If you have a moment, I'd love for you to read my new article:
THE PEOPLE AROUND US WON'T BE HERE FOREVER. CHERISH THEIR PRESENCE WITH JOY
gurdeeppandher.substack.com/p/lifetime

Let sadness come and go like passing clouds in the sky of your consciousness, but make sure to extend a warm invitation to joy as well, allowing both emotions to coexist naturally in your heart, each teaching valuable lessons about the full spectrum of human experience, leading to fulfilment.

Two words for certain types of people, should you need them:

microlipet: one who gets all worked up over nothing.

struthonian: the person who buries their head in the sand and says ‘Problem? What problem?’.

Having bought the US election, Musk now wants to buy ours. This ketamine-infused menace thinks global domination is his to buy.
And Farage is grasping for his money.These repulsive men weaponise prejudice for power. They feed off ignorance, resentment and inadequacy.
If they succeed, we have failed.

Todays Poll: Self-service v staffed checkouts? You've 10 items in your supermarket shopping basket. There are two equal queues to a similar number of staffed & self-service checkouts.

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/j0qkgx/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">I'm male: Self-service
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/j0qkgx/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">I'm male: Staffed
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/j0qkgx/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">I'm female: Self-service
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/j0qkgx/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">I'm female: Staffed

📊 Show results

Today’s poem is called ‘This is Not the Poem I Had Hoped to Write’.

This is both sad and infuriating.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Stop watching the news and start listening to music. I cannot stress enough how fucking amazing this is for your mental health.

Comedy-goers: I’d like to hear what you think is a fair price for a touring standup show. Arts centre or smallish theatre. 90 mins with interval. It’s not just about me; you might not know I also help produce many other tours. Do share this around - it’s keenly debated, shall we say. Thank you!

If you like a quiet end to your Sunday, join Chester Cathedral Nave Choir as they sing the service of Compline tomorrow (and most other Sundays) at 6pm

My word of the day (and personal recommendation) is ‘snerdling’ (18th century): nestling cosily beneath the covers and holding off the day a little longer.

Morning.

I don't care how brazen this is: if this gets 20 reposts I'll post about one of the greatest tasks of my Taskmaster series, which would be talked about today as much as the trouser theft/texting/song etc, but which was NEVER BROADCAST ON THE SHOW. Or 10, whatever. I'd probably do it for 1.

I’m not going to leave X just yet - I hate that sense of being driven away from a place I used to love. But after one day on here, I already know how much prefer it.

So if you see this and would be kind enough to share it to let people find me, that would be hugely appreciated. Thank you.

New trailer for my Channel 5 show. It’s about Gladiators. Such lucky timing. 😜