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Al Clements
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“I would call Alan the single most astonishing, sort of, mind” - Joe Posnanski.

My book "Magic Hat: Madejski, McGhee and Reading FC" is out in April 2026
https://tinyurl.com/MadMcGhee Big Green Bookshop
https://tinyurl.com/uptheding Amazon
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December 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
@ruthkapelus.bsky.social and @thatbootlegguy.bsky.social with the kind of analysis the NFL needs to add to its programming
Philip Rivers used to live 15 minutes from me when he played in San Diego. His next door neighbor had a holiday party for the entire travel ball program that J played for. Rivers and his wife brought over cookies. Most importantly: his shirt wasn’t dorkily tucked into his shorts
Okay so now I know he has 10 kids, a grandkid and hasn’t played in 5 years.

Please nobody tell me anything bad about him, I’m very invested in him winning and somehow ending up in the Superbowl.
December 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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also: gravy jones' locker
December 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
🚨 wholesome bald headed content alert 🚨

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Every December, I read holiday-themed books to preschoolers of military families. Three years ago, a little girl asked why my head is so shiny. I think about her often.
A child in a shopping cart told me she liked my sparkles while pointing at some grey hairs on my head, and honestly, I appreciate that perspective shift.
December 14, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I drive our child 30 minutes to school. We take turns choosing songs. I have heard of NONE of the bands they listen to.

Sometimes the only words said are "Song?" and then my choice.

It fills my heart with joy when they add a song I like to their rotation 🥰
My son is going to a concert tomorrow headlined by a rapper I barely know. I wonder if this is how my parents felt when I saw Run-DMC in 1993
December 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
If they were discussing the concept of relativity, I wish they would share a nice easy version with me as I can never get my head around it. Any physicists have an easy way for me to understand it @physgal.bsky.social or @philplait.bsky.social ?
“only discussed concepts” 🤔
#MetsSky #LGM
December 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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We just moved into the "that sounds like a January problem" part of December.
December 11, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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just had a massive unexpected car related bill so if 100 people would like to buy a book that would be great 😅

www.stefmo.co.uk/product-page...
The House on Utopia Way (Paperback) | Stefan Mohamed
The world is coming apart at the seams.Reality is relative. The concept of truth no longer applies. This is all wrong. And detective Johnny Orange is going to find out what's really going on - or lose...
www.stefmo.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
@craigcalcaterra.bsky.social testing your Anglophileness to its limits
Our Columbo.
December 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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CHRISTMAS RAFFLE LAUNCH!

I'm doing a raffle.

Tickets are just £2 each!

You can win all these SIGNED books + £50 to spend.

More importantly, every ticket you buy will help buy books for two amazing schools.

TWO POUNDS.

More here.

www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-ex...

Please share.
December 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Rewatched some Star Trek tonight.
Still wild how a show about warp drives and weird nebulae ends up teaching the cleanest lessons about being human.
Every episode says the same thing in its own way:
‘Be curious. Be brave.

…Try not to fire phasers unless you really have to.”
December 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Randall Cunningham is my favourite NFL player
December 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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I do not care for this at all
December 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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No question.

Always.
December 10, 2025 at 6:14 AM
You will be visited by three spirits
December 9, 2025 at 6:41 AM
This makes me cry little happy tears www.youtube.com/shorts/tbM62... #autism
Ron "looks after" April #short
YouTube video by Parks and Recreation
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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NEWS — MLB's Take the Field initiative, which is meant to help "develop and grow women looking to enter various aspects of baseball operations" is no longer an initiative just for women and is now "a co-ed event," and has been since at least October. www.mlb.com/inclusion/ta...
December 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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It’s Sunday lunchtime guys, for god’s sake let your hair down a little and buy a jigsaw
December 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Around every chocolate-related holiday (Halloween, Christmas, Easter etc) I will be receiving FIFA's "Doesn't surreptitiously steal the kids holiday chocolate when they are out" award.
In roughly 2 1/2 weeks, I’mma be taking home FIFA’s “Got all his holiday shopping done in time and won’t be at the mall on Xmas Eve” award, son. This year I mean it!
In honor of the completely fake #FIFAPeacePrize what is your hopeful fake award for the stuff you wish you did but don’t actually do?

Mine is the #FIFACleansAsHeCooksCertificate
December 7, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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When George gets the urge to throw the knuckleball again
go for it kirby. listen to the voices
December 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I'm trying to mash together infusing and infuriating. Infusiating? Infusiarating? Infuriasing? Damn it, I can't quite make it work
Today's boomer complaint: stop infusing ice water with stuff, hotel buffet operators. Don't no one want their ice water tasting like orange peel, cucumbers or any other fruit and vegetable foolishness ✌🏾
December 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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A sunset
December 5, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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some secrets aren’t meant to be known

according to my kids when I ask who ate all the pringles
December 5, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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First year selling my art at Christmas without the Other site, where most of my sales came from, as well as losing US orders to new tariffs, so it'll be a tough one - I put huge work into every order, so even if you can't buy, shares help get them in front of eyes. GRMA! www.ciaraioch.com/artprints
December 3, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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It's Wednesday evening guys, for god's sake let your hair down a little and buy a jigsaw
December 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM