James Handscombe
jameshandscombe.bsky.social
James Handscombe
@jameshandscombe.bsky.social
Executive Principal, Mathematician, Teacher, Wordsmith not necessarily in that order.
If it’s not tricky you’ve missed summit so still draw a piccy
January 25, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Good luck!
January 25, 2026 at 4:47 PM
La Marseillaise has a sternly written note.
January 25, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Depends on how many verses you’re doing - if it’s the whole thing you might need more than one!
January 25, 2026 at 2:48 PM
I’m sure that’s part of it, but if you knew you were going to shoot people at the slightest excuse, I think you’d be bound to be a little concerned they’d do the same to you (especially if you believed any of the rhetoric you were spouting)
January 25, 2026 at 12:34 PM
This is the free speech Reform are fighting for - the right to abuse those too weak to stand up for themselves whilst living in fear of the backlash if they say anything against the strong.
Trump’s rights to lie about immigrants are safe, but if you misleadingly report his actual words - lawsuit.
January 25, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Yes - this combination is a spectacularly unpleasant one.
January 25, 2026 at 9:26 AM
I’m with you - I suspect it’s an poorly thought-through inconsistency.
Fortunately in maths you can generally replace it with the animal without any undesirable consequences (which is not true in, for example, chemistry)
January 25, 2026 at 8:41 AM
1. Don Quixote: Gordon Lightfoot
2. Dangling Conversation: Simon and Garfunkel
3. The Fate of Ophelia: Taylor Swift
4. Norwegian Wood: The Beatles
5. Tangled up in Blue: Bob Dylan
January 24, 2026 at 9:21 AM
And this is how I refind Jay - thank you.
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Fortunately she’s not wallowed in the weeks after - I think she enjoys writing about hope more than misery (I certainly enjoy those bits of her books more)
January 23, 2026 at 8:01 AM
“Maybe that’s because I’m a Scorpio, or because I’m better at communication”
Maybe it’s because she’s a Scorpio that she hates song lyric town?
January 23, 2026 at 7:36 AM
I am a great fan of the MacNeice - this is a cleverly done response.
January 23, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Is Trump saying that people who lie should face consequences for the harm they do?
Because that might be a policy I could get behind.
Or is he saying that only applies to people who aren’t him because he can lie with impunity.
Because that sounds anti-American (and not in the good and fun way)
January 22, 2026 at 6:31 PM
I’ll take definitely over 35 - that’s not too far from the truth.
January 22, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Possibly even polite AND terse.
January 22, 2026 at 7:51 AM