Matthew Kimberley

I won $50 in Amazon vouchers and now the Thursday Murder Club series from @richardosman1.bsky.social is my Christmas companion. Late to the party. But only fashionably late.

Hello to the 23 of you. Just saw Mufasa. Could have done with not being a musical, but enjoyed it very much.

22 of you! Two football teams. Captains up for the toss pls.

I can’t tell you the thrill of saying hi to my 21 followers when I was at three when I started this ritual. So I won’t. But it feels like the old days again. Dead nostalgic.

Worth testing. Limited downside.

I missed this morning’s good morning. Good morning this evening.

the first 'premeditated' 'fuck' on British radio - if we discount British wartime propaganda broadcasts - was on Radio 3 on 25 April 1968 - a production of Pinter's 'Landscape', which had recently been banned from the stage by the Lord Chamberlain. The Controller of Radio 3 at the time ...

LinkedIn needs more thought leaders.

Blue skies in Malta, BlueSky. 20 of us (me included) at five tables of four pls. Pub quiz kicks off soon.

Morning squad. Steady at 17.

Not at all. I learnt about Clarke from the Rogue Heroes TV show. Then read the brilliant book by Ben Macintyre. This is the obvious much-needed follow on. The most fascinating character.

I have just placed an order. Very excited to read this. Thank you Robert.

I also read in bed. Time is anywhere between five mins and 30 mins before I fall asleep. I also have the terrible habit - especially when reading non-fiction - of getting interested in something mentioned in the book and having to Google it … which takes me down a rabbit hole.

Every year I say I’m going to read more. Every year I do not read more. What’s your reading routine? When? Where? In bed? On the train? First thing in the morning? Snatched moments? Kindle in your bag all the time? Or paperbacks stacked round the house? Thanks! #booksky

Good morning to all 16 of you. I’ll have company on the subs bench today!

Movie poster for Rye Lane.

Friday. Watched Rye Lane. You should absolutely watch it too. All of it is good. If you’re a Londoner it will be extra special.

Morning friends. There are 15 of you now. Enough for some decent representation on a rugby field. I’ll go back row.

The Non Obvious Book Awards longlist is up today. Very, very happy to have made the list. #booksky

www.nonobviousbookawards.com/2024/

Agreed. “Impressive” is exactly the word that kept popping up when reading. Excellent piece of writing too.

And one of you brought a friend. Splendid. 11 good mornings.

10 of you today. Wonderful. We should do drinks soon.

Reclaiming the term "snowflake" on behalf of Christmas. ❄️

Seven cups of warm English tea. Good morning.

Six smiles and nods this morning. Warm handshakes and even a hug or two.

Imagine how good they’ll feel when they’re back in your life in X years …

Having a toddler is accepting that movies are for other people. Having older kids is accepting that their movies are now your movies.

I have daydreams about sticking my umbrella in phone thieves’ bicycle spokes, flooring them, “inadvertently” breaking the fingers on both of their hands. I get arrested but I’m unapologetic and am hailed as a modern day hero by Piers Morgan.

Probably a conversation for my shrink.

Good morning to the five of you. I smell the first waft of being cold pitched in the DMs this morning.

High fives all round. Three times in total.