@matigo You also work full-time+. I don’t - I just walk the dog, play for choirs & church services and generally mess around with music. Plenty of time to indulge my reading habit.
// @jussipekonen
@jussipekonen Well you see, that is impressive. I can only read books in English. I used to be ok with French, but I think I’d struggle now.
I have at least 6 non-fiction books on the go, but I find them hard going at times. Fiction I can finish in a day/overnight.
// @matigo
@matigo I've already read 29 - but then I have plenty of spare time. I aim to get through at least 52 over a year
// @jussipekonen
I'm not sure I like this new Homepod temperature feature…
Still, the aircon has brought the temp down from 30° to this, so I might pop it on a while longer - so noisy though.
@phoneboy Ah. I tried cider vinegar once (but with garlic - it wasn't good), but I never thought of making it into tea. 🤔 I do have local honey, but with not eating much bread, I find it difficult to use up.
@phoneboy What’s in the tea? I’m up for trying natural remedies.
My cat used to be a veritable trip hazard. And now I have a dog (with similar colouring, as it happens), who does pretty much the same.
@matigo Oh so do I. It’s always that, plus “lone actor”. Fair enough, not an organised terror attack, but calling these “isolated incidents” allows the authorities to continue to ignore the elephant in the room. The narrative is completely skewed. Pro-Palestine marchers - fine, freedom of speech. British marchers asking for their values to be upheld - far-right xenophobic fascists. I’m not saying they are blameless innocents, but far right they aren’t.
// @variablepulserate
Oh crap, the max temperature for tomorrow just keeps going up. 30°on Apple, 32° from the met office. Unfortunately I have to go out tomorrow afternoon and again in the evening. Just hope I can keep the lounge cool enough for Poppy. If I was in, I could just go upstairs & put the aircon machine on.
@variablepulserate Mental health issues, generally someone of middle-eastern or African origin. Seems this was a 17-year-old, some reports saying originally from Cardiff, some say he arrived last year. Allegedly "known to the security services". But whatever, what kind of disturbed piece of crap does this? Little kiddies enjoying a summer dance club, stabbed to death. I despair of this country at times. What have we become.
Shocking news from Southport today. I know I'm not exactly child-friendly, but this is just horrific. Seems like the usual story, too. ☹