Frank
@frankhopper.bsky.social
Return of the linguist
Affable biker - W800, CB750, CBR1000RR
RPM static cyclist
Lamentably slow 5K Parkrunner
Serial punner
Supporter of good causes
Resisting retirement
Affable biker - W800, CB750, CBR1000RR
RPM static cyclist
Lamentably slow 5K Parkrunner
Serial punner
Supporter of good causes
Resisting retirement
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February 1, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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January 31, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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A leisurely Brandon ParkRun after a 3 week break.
Great to be under the trees again and the sandy soil meant no mud.
Met up with a teaching assistant from way back when. “I still remember those French trips.”
As do I.
Will aim to shave a little off that very slow time next week, as ever.
Great to be under the trees again and the sandy soil meant no mud.
Met up with a teaching assistant from way back when. “I still remember those French trips.”
As do I.
Will aim to shave a little off that very slow time next week, as ever.
January 31, 2026 at 12:48 PM
A leisurely Brandon ParkRun after a 3 week break.
Great to be under the trees again and the sandy soil meant no mud.
Met up with a teaching assistant from way back when. “I still remember those French trips.”
As do I.
Will aim to shave a little off that very slow time next week, as ever.
Great to be under the trees again and the sandy soil meant no mud.
Met up with a teaching assistant from way back when. “I still remember those French trips.”
As do I.
Will aim to shave a little off that very slow time next week, as ever.
I have always enjoyed rhetoric.
January 29, 2026 at 10:24 PM
I have always enjoyed rhetoric.
Busy going nowhere.
Spin: RPM 107.
Sweatathon.
Spin: RPM 107.
Sweatathon.
January 29, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Busy going nowhere.
Spin: RPM 107.
Sweatathon.
Spin: RPM 107.
Sweatathon.
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January 28, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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January 27, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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The long overdue return to BodyPump.
A toughie. (The release, not Frank)
A toughie. (The release, not Frank)
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ALT: a man wearing a shirt that says heaven ain 't dead
media.tenor.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:11 AM
The long overdue return to BodyPump.
A toughie. (The release, not Frank)
A toughie. (The release, not Frank)
Suella defects.
Wasn’t she in Dallas?
Wasn’t she in Dallas?
January 26, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Suella defects.
Wasn’t she in Dallas?
Wasn’t she in Dallas?
The fortnightly boy-minding comes round quickly.
And coincides with granny’s music workshop, which is elsewhere.
Just saying.
And coincides with granny’s music workshop, which is elsewhere.
Just saying.
January 26, 2026 at 11:23 AM
The fortnightly boy-minding comes round quickly.
And coincides with granny’s music workshop, which is elsewhere.
Just saying.
And coincides with granny’s music workshop, which is elsewhere.
Just saying.
I’ve always taken advertising with a generous pinch of salt. Even more so since AI has taken over.
Top tip: if your seemingly helpful comparison site lists the only con as “often sells out”, then the bots are speaking with forked tongues.
Top tip: if your seemingly helpful comparison site lists the only con as “often sells out”, then the bots are speaking with forked tongues.
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ALT: a close up of a man 's face with a beard making a sad face
media.tenor.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
I’ve always taken advertising with a generous pinch of salt. Even more so since AI has taken over.
Top tip: if your seemingly helpful comparison site lists the only con as “often sells out”, then the bots are speaking with forked tongues.
Top tip: if your seemingly helpful comparison site lists the only con as “often sells out”, then the bots are speaking with forked tongues.
A dreary day.
Off to the gym to warm up on the bike before exerting what pass for muscles on various machines.
Off to the gym to warm up on the bike before exerting what pass for muscles on various machines.
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ALT: a man in a black tank top is lifting weights in front of a rack of dumbbells that say iron grip
media.tenor.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:06 PM
A dreary day.
Off to the gym to warm up on the bike before exerting what pass for muscles on various machines.
Off to the gym to warm up on the bike before exerting what pass for muscles on various machines.
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January 24, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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Almost awake.
Returned to collect the meds I’d left behind. A good excuse for a run-out on the W800.
It was sunny, but 7°C and a little nippy, but not too cold for the kindly officer manning a speed camera.
No hi-viz and so clearly income-generation rather than deterrence.
It was sunny, but 7°C and a little nippy, but not too cold for the kindly officer manning a speed camera.
No hi-viz and so clearly income-generation rather than deterrence.
January 24, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Returned to collect the meds I’d left behind. A good excuse for a run-out on the W800.
It was sunny, but 7°C and a little nippy, but not too cold for the kindly officer manning a speed camera.
No hi-viz and so clearly income-generation rather than deterrence.
It was sunny, but 7°C and a little nippy, but not too cold for the kindly officer manning a speed camera.
No hi-viz and so clearly income-generation rather than deterrence.
Another overnight grand parenting gig.
But this morning there’s gym club and soft play.
A sausage roll is in order.
I’d rather be Parkrunning and so that’s a double whammy.
But this morning there’s gym club and soft play.
A sausage roll is in order.
I’d rather be Parkrunning and so that’s a double whammy.
January 24, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Another overnight grand parenting gig.
But this morning there’s gym club and soft play.
A sausage roll is in order.
I’d rather be Parkrunning and so that’s a double whammy.
But this morning there’s gym club and soft play.
A sausage roll is in order.
I’d rather be Parkrunning and so that’s a double whammy.
Good to meet one’s hero in the flesh.
Well, hardboard.
Well, hardboard.
January 18, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Good to meet one’s hero in the flesh.
Well, hardboard.
Well, hardboard.
Frank flies undone at Hendon.
January 17, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Frank flies undone at Hendon.
My local council is quicker to respond to its red rating on HMG’s pothole map than it is to fixing potholes.
January 12, 2026 at 8:42 PM
My local council is quicker to respond to its red rating on HMG’s pothole map than it is to fixing potholes.
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January 10, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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Frank, quite a few years ago.
January 10, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Frank, quite a few years ago.
Child-minding duties.
An all-day and overnighter mega-session.
Including a 4th birthday party and one dance class.
I know how this bouncy castle feels.
An all-day and overnighter mega-session.
Including a 4th birthday party and one dance class.
I know how this bouncy castle feels.
January 10, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Child-minding duties.
An all-day and overnighter mega-session.
Including a 4th birthday party and one dance class.
I know how this bouncy castle feels.
An all-day and overnighter mega-session.
Including a 4th birthday party and one dance class.
I know how this bouncy castle feels.
A trip to the barber.
“Bonjour Monsieur. The usual?”
“Bonjour Matt. Yes. The Coconut please.”
“Numéro trois!”
Matt’s French vocab grows faster than my dwindling thatch.
“Bonjour Monsieur. The usual?”
“Bonjour Matt. Yes. The Coconut please.”
“Numéro trois!”
Matt’s French vocab grows faster than my dwindling thatch.
January 9, 2026 at 8:31 AM
A trip to the barber.
“Bonjour Monsieur. The usual?”
“Bonjour Matt. Yes. The Coconut please.”
“Numéro trois!”
Matt’s French vocab grows faster than my dwindling thatch.
“Bonjour Monsieur. The usual?”
“Bonjour Matt. Yes. The Coconut please.”
“Numéro trois!”
Matt’s French vocab grows faster than my dwindling thatch.
Bought this 10 years ago.
Reminded me of my misspent youth.
Reminded me of my misspent youth.
January 8, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Bought this 10 years ago.
Reminded me of my misspent youth.
Reminded me of my misspent youth.
The plan to enjoy a leisurely morning coffee at Krazy Horse was scuppered by the emporium’s even more leisurely festive break.
Oh well, there’s always serious metal to ogle.
New Year Resolutions:
Do not buy any more bikes.
Put more miles on those I have.
Oh well, there’s always serious metal to ogle.
New Year Resolutions:
Do not buy any more bikes.
Put more miles on those I have.
January 8, 2026 at 12:09 PM
The plan to enjoy a leisurely morning coffee at Krazy Horse was scuppered by the emporium’s even more leisurely festive break.
Oh well, there’s always serious metal to ogle.
New Year Resolutions:
Do not buy any more bikes.
Put more miles on those I have.
Oh well, there’s always serious metal to ogle.
New Year Resolutions:
Do not buy any more bikes.
Put more miles on those I have.