Ric Phillips
@ricphillips.bsky.social
Widower - trying to find my way.
I generally, and silently, poo poo the wearing of ear buds in cafes and such.
But Mr Human Doom Scroller and mansplainer at large - a regular at my cafe - has a loud voice and an absolutely endless supply of opinions.
In which case earbuds are a genuine gift from God.
But Mr Human Doom Scroller and mansplainer at large - a regular at my cafe - has a loud voice and an absolutely endless supply of opinions.
In which case earbuds are a genuine gift from God.
May 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I generally, and silently, poo poo the wearing of ear buds in cafes and such.
But Mr Human Doom Scroller and mansplainer at large - a regular at my cafe - has a loud voice and an absolutely endless supply of opinions.
In which case earbuds are a genuine gift from God.
But Mr Human Doom Scroller and mansplainer at large - a regular at my cafe - has a loud voice and an absolutely endless supply of opinions.
In which case earbuds are a genuine gift from God.
There’s a man comes to my favourite cafe with boundary issues… who might best be described as the human equivalent of doom scrolling.
It was a lovely morning. So I say out here to avoid him.
He walked out to me and launched into a monologue about the statistical distribution of prostate problems.
It was a lovely morning. So I say out here to avoid him.
He walked out to me and launched into a monologue about the statistical distribution of prostate problems.
April 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
There’s a man comes to my favourite cafe with boundary issues… who might best be described as the human equivalent of doom scrolling.
It was a lovely morning. So I say out here to avoid him.
He walked out to me and launched into a monologue about the statistical distribution of prostate problems.
It was a lovely morning. So I say out here to avoid him.
He walked out to me and launched into a monologue about the statistical distribution of prostate problems.
The Guardian take’s doomscrolling to depressing new levels
April 25, 2025 at 4:44 AM
The Guardian take’s doomscrolling to depressing new levels
Snap! 😀😎☀️
(Melbourne)
(Melbourne)
April 3, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Snap! 😀😎☀️
(Melbourne)
(Melbourne)
One of my neighbourhood walks…
April 2, 2025 at 11:26 PM
One of my neighbourhood walks…
In the years we were together Chrissie and I exchanged thousands of emails and texts.
It’s been nearly three years since she died, and I’ve only now found the courage to capture them all for preservation.
It’s astounding how much of her soul, and the love we shared, I found.
#grief #widower
It’s been nearly three years since she died, and I’ve only now found the courage to capture them all for preservation.
It’s astounding how much of her soul, and the love we shared, I found.
#grief #widower
April 2, 2025 at 4:11 AM
March 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Every morning it’s the same question…
What if my bliss is walking faster than I can?
What if my bliss is walking faster than I can?
March 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Every morning it’s the same question…
What if my bliss is walking faster than I can?
What if my bliss is walking faster than I can?
Can you guess which word I have muted?
February 11, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Can you guess which word I have muted?
You can’t see from this picture, but this window has no blinds or curtains.
So….WTF!!??
So….WTF!!??
February 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
You can’t see from this picture, but this window has no blinds or curtains.
So….WTF!!??
So….WTF!!??
Travelling by train.
Such a wonderful way to see all the beauty my city has to offer…
Such a wonderful way to see all the beauty my city has to offer…
February 7, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Travelling by train.
Such a wonderful way to see all the beauty my city has to offer…
Such a wonderful way to see all the beauty my city has to offer…
I keep getting follows from pretty young women like this who follow hundreds of middle aged men.
And only middle aged men.
One - I’m not buying it.
Two - Just what’s the game here? What are the creators of these accounts trying to achieve?
And only middle aged men.
One - I’m not buying it.
Two - Just what’s the game here? What are the creators of these accounts trying to achieve?
February 5, 2025 at 10:12 AM
I keep getting follows from pretty young women like this who follow hundreds of middle aged men.
And only middle aged men.
One - I’m not buying it.
Two - Just what’s the game here? What are the creators of these accounts trying to achieve?
And only middle aged men.
One - I’m not buying it.
Two - Just what’s the game here? What are the creators of these accounts trying to achieve?
My car is about to disappear for five days to have a panel repaired.
I can manage well enough on foot but I still thought it prudent to get as many pending car-dependent errands done as possible,
So a hectic day.
I’m looking forward now to a beer and the daily crossword.
I can manage well enough on foot but I still thought it prudent to get as many pending car-dependent errands done as possible,
So a hectic day.
I’m looking forward now to a beer and the daily crossword.
February 5, 2025 at 5:07 AM
My car is about to disappear for five days to have a panel repaired.
I can manage well enough on foot but I still thought it prudent to get as many pending car-dependent errands done as possible,
So a hectic day.
I’m looking forward now to a beer and the daily crossword.
I can manage well enough on foot but I still thought it prudent to get as many pending car-dependent errands done as possible,
So a hectic day.
I’m looking forward now to a beer and the daily crossword.
The sky above me is that deep infinite blue that always feels to me to be an emotion beyond joy and sorrow. Something beyond being human - but an emotion nonetheless.
Stare into it too long and you would not be shocked to find yourself falling upwards….
Stare into it too long and you would not be shocked to find yourself falling upwards….
February 1, 2025 at 5:53 AM
The sky above me is that deep infinite blue that always feels to me to be an emotion beyond joy and sorrow. Something beyond being human - but an emotion nonetheless.
Stare into it too long and you would not be shocked to find yourself falling upwards….
Stare into it too long and you would not be shocked to find yourself falling upwards….
Crossword and a beer on a warm Saturday afternoon.
In the next room a trio is running through a nice selection of jazz classics.
In the next room a trio is running through a nice selection of jazz classics.
February 1, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Crossword and a beer on a warm Saturday afternoon.
In the next room a trio is running through a nice selection of jazz classics.
In the next room a trio is running through a nice selection of jazz classics.
Some mornings I’m disinclined to set the bar so high.
If I get a couple of things done and speak to at least one friend that’ll do.
If I get a couple of things done and speak to at least one friend that’ll do.
January 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Some mornings I’m disinclined to set the bar so high.
If I get a couple of things done and speak to at least one friend that’ll do.
If I get a couple of things done and speak to at least one friend that’ll do.
I used to read the news over morning coffee.
Now I just scan the news and mostly spend the time doing all sorts of little music theory quizzes on my tablet.
Now I just scan the news and mostly spend the time doing all sorts of little music theory quizzes on my tablet.
January 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I used to read the news over morning coffee.
Now I just scan the news and mostly spend the time doing all sorts of little music theory quizzes on my tablet.
Now I just scan the news and mostly spend the time doing all sorts of little music theory quizzes on my tablet.
And now this morning my local coffee haunt is running a smooth jazz playlist.
Music devoid of nostalgia and mawkishness is always helpful - especially at the beginning of the day.
Music devoid of nostalgia and mawkishness is always helpful - especially at the beginning of the day.
January 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
And now this morning my local coffee haunt is running a smooth jazz playlist.
Music devoid of nostalgia and mawkishness is always helpful - especially at the beginning of the day.
Music devoid of nostalgia and mawkishness is always helpful - especially at the beginning of the day.
My watering hole has finally had enough Aussie rock classics and switched to smooth jazz.
Which I greatly appreciate.
I mean, INXS were a good band but I don’t need to hear Devil Inside and New Sensation every day in the 2020s.
Ditto Cold Chisel, Icehouse, Divinyls, et. al.
Which I greatly appreciate.
I mean, INXS were a good band but I don’t need to hear Devil Inside and New Sensation every day in the 2020s.
Ditto Cold Chisel, Icehouse, Divinyls, et. al.
January 24, 2025 at 5:33 AM
My watering hole has finally had enough Aussie rock classics and switched to smooth jazz.
Which I greatly appreciate.
I mean, INXS were a good band but I don’t need to hear Devil Inside and New Sensation every day in the 2020s.
Ditto Cold Chisel, Icehouse, Divinyls, et. al.
Which I greatly appreciate.
I mean, INXS were a good band but I don’t need to hear Devil Inside and New Sensation every day in the 2020s.
Ditto Cold Chisel, Icehouse, Divinyls, et. al.
Wow - and I’m her 56th follow!
Who falls for this bullshit?
Not a joke account either, it’s actually posting like it’s her.
Who falls for this bullshit?
Not a joke account either, it’s actually posting like it’s her.
January 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Wow - and I’m her 56th follow!
Who falls for this bullshit?
Not a joke account either, it’s actually posting like it’s her.
Who falls for this bullshit?
Not a joke account either, it’s actually posting like it’s her.
An old friend explained to me how seasoned long term travellers substituted routine for place as a way to limit home sickness.
I’ve adapted that to help cope with a #grief that is more like homelessness and homesickness than I can describe.
Another day robotting through the markers to get by.
I’ve adapted that to help cope with a #grief that is more like homelessness and homesickness than I can describe.
Another day robotting through the markers to get by.
January 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
An old friend explained to me how seasoned long term travellers substituted routine for place as a way to limit home sickness.
I’ve adapted that to help cope with a #grief that is more like homelessness and homesickness than I can describe.
Another day robotting through the markers to get by.
I’ve adapted that to help cope with a #grief that is more like homelessness and homesickness than I can describe.
Another day robotting through the markers to get by.
Last couple of days I put back in rotation some of the music Chrissie and I used to listen to together.
Nope!
Huge emotional mistake. I’m in no way ready.
Back to the comforting unemotional cadences of smooth jazz.
#grief #bereavement
Nope!
Huge emotional mistake. I’m in no way ready.
Back to the comforting unemotional cadences of smooth jazz.
#grief #bereavement
January 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Last couple of days I put back in rotation some of the music Chrissie and I used to listen to together.
Nope!
Huge emotional mistake. I’m in no way ready.
Back to the comforting unemotional cadences of smooth jazz.
#grief #bereavement
Nope!
Huge emotional mistake. I’m in no way ready.
Back to the comforting unemotional cadences of smooth jazz.
#grief #bereavement
Another day.
On which I reflect, yet again, in order to follow something you must first be able to spot it somewhere in the distance.
On which I reflect, yet again, in order to follow something you must first be able to spot it somewhere in the distance.
January 2, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Another day.
On which I reflect, yet again, in order to follow something you must first be able to spot it somewhere in the distance.
On which I reflect, yet again, in order to follow something you must first be able to spot it somewhere in the distance.
My usual morning coffee spot is unavailable today.
The rituals and habits I use to create a sense of place are most disrupted on the days when they are most needed.
#grief #bereavement
The rituals and habits I use to create a sense of place are most disrupted on the days when they are most needed.
#grief #bereavement
December 31, 2024 at 9:31 PM
My usual morning coffee spot is unavailable today.
The rituals and habits I use to create a sense of place are most disrupted on the days when they are most needed.
#grief #bereavement
The rituals and habits I use to create a sense of place are most disrupted on the days when they are most needed.
#grief #bereavement