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TWF @simplikissimus.bsky.social · 1d

Top lavatorial reading matter from Blanning, and title bang on message for correct approach to activities in the Throne Room……
Huzzah! #18thC #PopularHistory #PursuitofGlory #TimBlanning

Tim Blanning pop history book in the loo

TWF @simplikissimus.bsky.social · 8d

Aye……tech-guy the believer, priest the skeptic was a nice touch, the comic dialogue is well done.

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TWF @simplikissimus.bsky.social · 8d

It’s an absolute belter.

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Meg @roaringmeg.bsky.social · 13d

Darmstadt #Germany Artists’ colony at Mathildenhohe - some great examples of work by Peter Behrens, Joseph Maria Olbrich et al. #Secessionists #Architecture A memorable visit Sept 2024

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TWF @simplikissimus.bsky.social · 15d

…….well if there were a few million Nufrancs of (stolen) working capital 🤷 might work

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TWF @simplikissimus.bsky.social · 15d

Absolutely! Only got a fraction of the original stuff. Ta

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TWF @simplikissimus.bsky.social · 16d

The drama is incredible in the conference scenes. You can ‘see’ the minor tells and expressions on Ayers/Mallory/Azov, etc faces as the power balance shifts…..

TWF @simplikissimus.bsky.social · 16d

This was pretty much perfect. Extreme show-don’t-tell. Dialogue that crackles with tension, the fragile versus the brutal……Pell Station is a spin gravity Sevastopol. The 80s vintage means it reeks of #TravellerRPG and #2300AD so right up my jump route

CJ Cerryh’s outstanding Hugo Winner, Downbelow Station

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TWF @simplikissimus.bsky.social · 25d

That was very cool. Ta!

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TWF @simplikissimus.bsky.social · Aug 29

Fun fact: Trocal is also the name of a single-ply roofing membrane.

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TWF @simplikissimus.bsky.social · Aug 27

Meanwhile en France…..
think I’ll stick with the Bachata

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TWF @simplikissimus.bsky.social · Aug 14

Winters Tale. Set in olden times when the Czech Republic had a Riviera

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TWF @simplikissimus.bsky.social · Aug 14

Perfection! Also……..

m.youtube.com/watch?v=2zxL...

The Pastels / Tenniscoats - Vivid Youth (2009)

YouTube video by Domino Recording Co.

m.youtube.com

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TWF @simplikissimus.bsky.social · Aug 7

I recall his description of the beautiful medieval core of Heidelburg, then a few pages later the revelation that all he has just depicted will be destroyed a few years later.

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TWF @simplikissimus.bsky.social · Aug 7

Aye…..I’ve always been a fan of Durrell but amongst the gold there’s some horrific (male) entitlement baked in. Some you can live with but other stuff is 😬

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TWF @simplikissimus.bsky.social · Aug 7

Never read any Steinbeck!……Riddley Walker gets a lot of mentions in the grogsphere….some quality stuff for the list there, ta.
As for 60s USA got been eyeing up Trout Fishing in America for a while.

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TWF @simplikissimus.bsky.social · Aug 6

Crikey I’d forgotten all about Dali’s Car! I’ll queuing up Japan now.

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TWF @simplikissimus.bsky.social · Aug 6

Amen to Pattern Language

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TWF @simplikissimus.bsky.social · Aug 6

There’s tons of course; but this…...
Anyway, you don’t get owt for nowt; so recommend us back!

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TWF @simplikissimus.bsky.social · Jul 15

I’ll just have the pie thanks.

#MIF #Northernquarter #Stevensonsquare

Graffiti art Stevenson Square Manchester

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TWF @simplikissimus.bsky.social · Jul 11

Oh my, Rickie Lee Jones 😻 #Totp #totp2 #bbc4

TWF @simplikissimus.bsky.social · Jul 8

Went there back in 2003, seem to remember you ordered them as batches that went up exponentially 2, 4, 8, and topping out at 16? Might’ve misremembered. Flipping gorgeous though.

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TWF @simplikissimus.bsky.social · Jul 8

Tour d’Yorkshire!

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Dr Scumme @little-tyke.bsky.social · Jun 26

Lets have some Oldhammer stuff. Politically satirical banners are a staple. My Mercenary Half Orcs :"The Company of Bastards" takes its inspiration from political detritus. Mostly Citadel C10 from mid 80s. Some modern plastic #Northstarminiatures #oldhammer #paintingminiatures

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TWF @simplikissimus.bsky.social · Jun 23

Amen.
In con games, (to date the only type I’ve run) you definitely need a bit of Stage Management early and late. Act ll can be a bit loosey goosey.

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