Long Dark Tea Time
@gentlyholistic.bsky.social
Seeking refuge from Twitter and Sunday afternoons
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
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Australian innings victory before close of play
December 6, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Australian innings victory before close of play
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Oh Pope FFS.
December 6, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Thomas Wolsey (1529)
Oh Pope FFS.
December 6, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Thomas Wolsey (1529)
Oh Pope FFS.
December 6, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Bad mental health choice of the day. I'm going to turn on the Ashes commentary. Here goes...
December 6, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Bad mental health choice of the day. I'm going to turn on the Ashes commentary. Here goes...
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Arthur put his hands over his eyes, hung his head and shook it slowly from side to side in sadness and horror at the craziness of things.
December 6, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Arthur put his hands over his eyes, hung his head and shook it slowly from side to side in sadness and horror at the craziness of things.
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you know how i know im a 44yo dad? how much i laughed at this shit
December 6, 2025 at 3:31 AM
you know how i know im a 44yo dad? how much i laughed at this shit
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England 177 behind, with 3 hours under floodlights to come. I will have to emotionally hedge myself by betting on a 3 day win for the Aussies #TheAshes 🏏
a man in a blue sweater is sitting in front of a window and looking down .
ALT: a man in a blue sweater is sitting in front of a window and looking down .
media.tenor.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:12 AM
England 177 behind, with 3 hours under floodlights to come. I will have to emotionally hedge myself by betting on a 3 day win for the Aussies #TheAshes 🏏
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@actualnames.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Nominative determinism for this Australian ambulance service director.
Nominative determinism for this Australian ambulance service director.
November 29, 2025 at 8:15 PM
@actualnames.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Nominative determinism for this Australian ambulance service director.
Nominative determinism for this Australian ambulance service director.
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Persuasive letter on populism as a cognitive short-cut in the @financialtimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Persuasive letter on populism as a cognitive short-cut in the @financialtimes.com
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I'm heading to Waterstones Nottingham Thursday. Come along and hear Marisa and me discuss Ambrose Parry and the forthcoming Quite Ugly One Evening.
www.waterstones.com/.../an-eveni...
www.waterstones.com/.../an-eveni...
November 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I'm heading to Waterstones Nottingham Thursday. Come along and hear Marisa and me discuss Ambrose Parry and the forthcoming Quite Ugly One Evening.
www.waterstones.com/.../an-eveni...
www.waterstones.com/.../an-eveni...
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"I am," Marvin acknowledged bitterly, "in particularly scintillating form at the moment."
November 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"I am," Marvin acknowledged bitterly, "in particularly scintillating form at the moment."
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The face of a dog who has never eaten in his entire life.***
***He ate dinner 10 minutes ago.
***He ate dinner 10 minutes ago.
November 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The face of a dog who has never eaten in his entire life.***
***He ate dinner 10 minutes ago.
***He ate dinner 10 minutes ago.
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One of those mornings where I think ‘I should mute all the cricket talk’, but it’s somehow so delightfully British, as everyone starts hopeful, only to succumb to the disappointment of reality.
November 22, 2025 at 6:57 AM
One of those mornings where I think ‘I should mute all the cricket talk’, but it’s somehow so delightfully British, as everyone starts hopeful, only to succumb to the disappointment of reality.
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Good morning cricket fans and, obviously, ffs.
November 22, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Good morning cricket fans and, obviously, ffs.
One of those Poms
I’m gonna hold off on the thoughts and prayers to all the Poms who’ll be waking up a bit later and seeing their batting scorecard. I need to bear in mind that we have to still bat again and the way things are going anything can happen. Holy shit this has been one crazy test match. 🏏 #Ashes
November 22, 2025 at 6:43 AM
One of those Poms
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This is a truly horrible excuse for a test match. The Ashes as T20.
November 22, 2025 at 6:24 AM
This is a truly horrible excuse for a test match. The Ashes as T20.
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November 22, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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Going to bed early and getting a decent night’s sleep: good, sensible, invigorating for the day ahead
Waking up early and checking the cricket score: Terrible, appalling lapse in judgement, day ruined
Waking up early and checking the cricket score: Terrible, appalling lapse in judgement, day ruined
November 21, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Going to bed early and getting a decent night’s sleep: good, sensible, invigorating for the day ahead
Waking up early and checking the cricket score: Terrible, appalling lapse in judgement, day ruined
Waking up early and checking the cricket score: Terrible, appalling lapse in judgement, day ruined
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Meanwhile, in Devon...
November 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Meanwhile, in Devon...