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I forgot that having line breaks in my alt text completely shags the markdown on my website.

Email to my MP, who I'm done with.

Hi Mark,

For what little it may be worth, I noted your vote today, and wanted to convey my complete disgust at the insulting watering down of the word terrorism, that should be an insult to everyone that has suffered in the face of it, and the appalling implications this vote has on our country.

I voted for your predecessor, through gritted teeth, when Corbyn was your leader. I voted for you, with hope and cautious enthusiasm, despite concerns Keir Starmer was not up to the task.

I have been left disappointed at almost every turn with this government's actions and moral leadership. The welfare bill, the immigration rhetoric, the kowtowing to Reform. This vote was the final straw, and your vote told me all I need to know about where you personally stand on the important issues facing this country.

It's difficult to tell if I'll ever be able to vote for Labour again, but I can guarantee, with complete and absolute certainty, I will never again cast my vote for you. You have shown me who you are.

I truly hope you find a less shameful path forwards into your future endeavours.

All the best,

The other quote that lives in my head almost constantly of late —

"How do you go bankrupt? Two Ways. Gradually and Then Suddenly."

Here we are reducing the old quip that "it’s easy to spot the terrorist, he’s the guy with the smaller bomb" to a complete absurdity.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn81g4e0nlyo

@ghostdancer always intended to come back to this in a more timely manner, but then obviously I forgot.

The next 5 were also excellent.

I should probably blog about our trip to the Balkans for our 10 year anniversary.

The time my dog was high as kite.

https://trivial.observer/blog/2025/06/20250622/

Really slogging through the 2nd Expanse book, Caliban's War. Feel like I've been reading it for years.

@jamie they are pretty tasty. But it's a lot to get through, and Mrs Basil will not like these.

I'd happily make some if I was feeding a bunch of folk. I saw some blogs about adding them in a Martini in place of an olive.

A video popped across my timeline of people taste testing pickled grapes. I'd never had them before and was intrigued

https://trivial.observer/blog/2025/06/20250609/

Opened a birthday present early since I'll be travelling on the day.

My first Japanese knife.

Shiny.

A Masakage Shimo Nakiri knife in my hand.

I tire of the floss bros and the context matters brigade with their constant steam of bad faith bullshit in defence of childish nonsense.

https://trivial.observer/blog/2025/03/20250322/

New strap day.
I don't know what the name is for the straps that come with the Seiko's that I've bought but they don't look particularly nice and they are just painful to wear.

My new watch, a Seiko Alpinist, on my wrist with a new brown leather strap. In the background, and out of focus, my dog is waiting impatiently for me to throw her ball.

@david_chisnall like the scene (if I recall correctly) where the structural engineer explains how they are fucking up the building in the camp and presents her credentials. Then gets murdered.

Definitely need that date magnifier ripping off. Absolutely hideous.

New watch day.

A Seiko Alpinist (SPB209J1). A watch with a chrome case, brown and brass face, and cathedral hands.

Have got through a full year of the lifebook. Had zero expectations I'd be able to keep it up. Having the digital and analogue copies saved me at many points.

My microblog. The digital duplicate of my lifebook at soitgoes.pub. Showing the entry for Today on the 10th February.

My lifebook held open on the page for the 10th of February.

The day I learned the value of being parented by a responsible adult

https://trivial.observer/blog/2025/02/20250207/

Ah, the tab groups have returned after the sync was re-enabled... That makes no sense... But I'll take it.

I had to download a backup of the encryption key from Vivaldi on my laptop and upload it on my phone to get sync working.

As far as the tab groups go... Guess I'll just not use them anymore.

I've been a happy Vivaldi user for a while now, but suddenly, problems

https://trivial.observer/blog/2025/02/20250201/

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