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Pins and no needles

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Hi, A few items of note this week. In national news, there’s a few things on my radar. There’s new legal powers where anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime is classed as an aggravated offence. Given the loss of the Pink Punters nightclub to an alleged arson incident, dare I say that hate crime is sadly all too topical. [ Update 2/5/2026 – BBC News reports “no evidence of criminality was found”. ] It’s been a long time since I went to Pinks. I think it was for an anniversary of the UK Angels. Visiting Pink Punters seems quite the rite of passage for many in our community, and I hope the owners are able to rebuild in time. I think it would […]

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Wax and wane

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Hi, Let’s start with the good stuff and see where we go eh? 🙂 Focus on the good, not the perfect That probably would’ve made a better title for the whole post, but hey ho, here we are! 😉 I was out with the doggos the other day, and while they were enjoying their umpteenth sniffing stop of Guess the Wildlife*, I paused to enjoy the warmth of the sun, birdsong in the trees, and the beauty of nature. The bluebells and crocuses are out (and fabulous! 😁); there’s a few late snowdrops, and I think I spotted some cowslips or primroses on my travels too. All very much a feast for the eyes given the blaze of colour away […]

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Dumb ideas for the history book

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Hi, The other day I happened to fall on an article about the positives of journaling. Now, I think we can say that blogging isn’t quite the same as the former, but it may not be sat too far away on the bench. Yes, there’s stuff I do not write about on YATGB. There are family matters, stories that aren’t mine to tell, and – honestly – things that I think are fab, but would bore the socks off you. Stop that snoring at the back! 😉 Differences aside, I think there’s still something magical about the old blogging lark. Firstly, there is the ability to write about the Good Stuff, whatever that is. For me, that – despite the […]

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Inspired

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Hi, Ah the warmth of the turning to spring, a day off, and a proverbial pocketful of, uhh, positives. What’s not to like? 🙂 Lights in dark woods I could’ve said ‘literary inspo’, but I are an Old, and not down with ‘da kidz’. Do you still put ‘yo’ on the end of that to maintain your props or cred? Sorry, I mean ‘rizz’. 🙃 Okay, enough with the unhip dadness vibes. I’m GenX, so I don’t give a ***k 😁 [ breath…. and focus ] I do not read as much as I used to. Like most of my hobbies, they lean towards the geeky and nerdtastic, because that’s exactly the sort of things I like. Left of the […]

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Ignoring the stream of negativity

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Hi, After last week’s micro-wobble, a visit to Chams to see friends and some time out of ‘bloke mode’ has done me a world of good. Funny that such a simple thing – well, I say simple! – helps me settle and become comfortable again. I suppose that “birds of a feather” phrase, in that it’s people who get it, and who understand. No need to keep the proverbial mask on, and conversations flows naturally, with no second guessing. Maybe a shorter phrase would be authenticity 🙂 But, this all this helps. Reasons indeed to be thankful. Self Care At the start of the week, I tried a bit of self-care to help push the cobwebs away, and let in […]

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That’s no moon

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Hi, I nearly started the introduction with “hello there”, which may ring a few bells if you’re a sci-fi nerd (like me) or have used the Internet any time in the last ten years 😉Still, we have our title, and possibly, a tie in with the graphic below. I feel that labels are shortcuts and as such, trim a long story to a short one – and in some cases, a single word. However, if the history of YATGB has taught me anything, it’s that I don’t do short explanations 🙃 Excuse me while I rev up the hyper-waffle-drive… 😉 Two scoops of ice-cream…. a dash of maple syrup…. and we’re off! [ Today I learned: To be genderfluid may […]

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