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A screenshot of Google where the original poster has been looking at the opening times of a business/service/organisation
It states that it is closed today Sunday and Tomorrow Monday for holiday hours advising ‘Imbolc being observed’ as the reason.
#SpeirGorm
A screenshot of Google where the original poster has been looking at the opening times of a business/service/organisation
It states that it is closed today Sunday and Tomorrow Monday for holiday hours advising ‘Imbolc being observed’ as the reason.
#SpeirGorm
I like that Google Maps has decided to go with "Imbolc (Observed)" as the name of Ireland's new February public holiday.
February 1, 2026 at 1:56 PM
I'm a fan of some of these places for food (posted this from the Fumbally!) but would generally avoid the coffee. Haven't tried Legit or Flower & Bean.
January 30, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I'm a fan of some of these places for food (posted this from the Fumbally!) but would generally avoid the coffee. Haven't tried Legit or Flower & Bean.
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I did think he'd keep up the "standing up for women" charade for longer though.
January 10, 2026 at 5:03 PM
I did think he'd keep up the "standing up for women" charade for longer though.
That's it! Not too many books as usual. I'm currently working on The Real Charlotte by Sommerville and Ross. Lots of housecat action for some reason in 19th century Limerick.
January 2, 2026 at 9:36 PM
That's it! Not too many books as usual. I'm currently working on The Real Charlotte by Sommerville and Ross. Lots of housecat action for some reason in 19th century Limerick.
(The book also came with this signed print from the man himself thanks to @goshcomics.bsky.social)
January 2, 2026 at 9:36 PM
(The book also came with this signed print from the man himself thanks to @goshcomics.bsky.social)
8. Maybe saving the best for last, this collection of mind-altering early Sláine strips from @2000ad.bsky.social Some of the Mick McMahon strips are quite possibly the best comic pages ever rendered.
January 2, 2026 at 9:36 PM
8. Maybe saving the best for last, this collection of mind-altering early Sláine strips from @2000ad.bsky.social Some of the Mick McMahon strips are quite possibly the best comic pages ever rendered.
7. In comics, I loved this chunk of Lovecraftian pulp from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips.
January 2, 2026 at 9:36 PM
7. In comics, I loved this chunk of Lovecraftian pulp from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips.
(As an aside I also saw a production of Macbeth this year and Macbeth's "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" speech SLAPS)
January 2, 2026 at 9:36 PM
(As an aside I also saw a production of Macbeth this year and Macbeth's "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" speech SLAPS)
6. This was apparently a big hit: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin.
I thought it was fine. Again should have been right up my street but reminded me of Ready Player One with the density of nerd culture nostalgia service.
I thought it was fine. Again should have been right up my street but reminded me of Ready Player One with the density of nerd culture nostalgia service.
January 2, 2026 at 9:36 PM
6. This was apparently a big hit: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin.
I thought it was fine. Again should have been right up my street but reminded me of Ready Player One with the density of nerd culture nostalgia service.
I thought it was fine. Again should have been right up my street but reminded me of Ready Player One with the density of nerd culture nostalgia service.
5. I read some other non-fiction including Mapmatics by Paulina Rowinska. This has some excellent chapters on the maths behind maps but some of the later chapters stretch the concept pretty thin.
January 2, 2026 at 9:36 PM
5. I read some other non-fiction including Mapmatics by Paulina Rowinska. This has some excellent chapters on the maths behind maps but some of the later chapters stretch the concept pretty thin.
4. A much more satisfying leftie read was the graphic novel version of Robert Tressell's The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Scarlett & Sophie Rickard. Not a classic in comics terms but a strong adaptation.
January 2, 2026 at 9:36 PM
4. A much more satisfying leftie read was the graphic novel version of Robert Tressell's The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Scarlett & Sophie Rickard. Not a classic in comics terms but a strong adaptation.
3. I'm afraid I couldn't get along at all with Hotel Lux by Maurice J Casey. Should have been right up my alley but I was driven mad by the author inserting himself into the story and constantly trailing what an amazing story he had uncovered without actually telling it.
January 2, 2026 at 9:36 PM
3. I'm afraid I couldn't get along at all with Hotel Lux by Maurice J Casey. Should have been right up my alley but I was driven mad by the author inserting himself into the story and constantly trailing what an amazing story he had uncovered without actually telling it.
2. I caught up with To Be a Machine by @oconnellmark.bsky.social. Excellent stuff although I feel the techno eccentrics he unearthed for this have since been eclipsed somewhat by more public figures in recent years.
January 2, 2026 at 9:36 PM
2. I caught up with To Be a Machine by @oconnellmark.bsky.social. Excellent stuff although I feel the techno eccentrics he unearthed for this have since been eclipsed somewhat by more public figures in recent years.