I thought I was hearing things when I heard thunder yesterday but pulled up a live lightning map and it showed the storm travelling east across by Lisburn towards Comber. The sky to the south did look quite dark.

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Willing to believe that Baloucoune is actually doing a one handed press up here.

It's terrible that people are out in these lose-lose situations. I've decided not to reward his behaviour today with a reply - which he'd turn into a dialogue. Maybe next time he'll think about it twice.

It's a small business and there's no union. I have started to document stuff. Honestly can't believe how he can't see his behaviour is harassing and bullying. Can only assume he doesn't care.

Toxic bastard. Unfortunately they still exist.
For me, today I'm now thinking about work when I shouldn't be, and if I reply to him today he gets rewarded for breaking boundaries he ignored but he'll be mad as hell if I don't.

Was off for 2½ months in the end, going back earlier this month but phasing back into work again gradually. Today is supposed to be a non-working day but boss has tried to call me, then left a voicemail, then text messaged me.

As a replacement possibly, assuming the game is going to plan.

Just saw a post by a local health and fitness guru saying she'd spent the last 30 years studying fitness, movement, hormones, metacognition (whatever that is).
She's 43. Hard paper round, as they say.

Donald Trump’s new 15% global tariff will most greatly benefit countries he has singled out for heavy criticism, including China and Brazil. Long-standing US allies including the UK, the EU and Japan will suffer the largest hit from the new levy. ft.trib.al/O1tXfR7

Disappointing, both on the lack of gold front and the breakage. Is it within warranty?

Are you carrying gold bar in it?

On form it was England all day long, with Ireland only turning up for the second half in the previous games. I checked odds yesterday, England 2/7 and Ireland 6/1, and I still didn't think it was worth a tenner.

More like it.

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No. No. No. Why can English commentators never have the grace to concede they were outplayed. What an odd way to describe what happened.

I don't care what anyone says, I think England might have a chance against Italy...

Grim

Well they say dog turds...

Are the foreign countries in the room with us now?

That's shit. I was supposed to get a call today about my own situation, which didn't happen for some reason. Maybe next week.

Look, you know no one in his orbit has the cajones or crayon skills to sketch that out for him.

Without meaning to sound glib, the chances of Iran getting bombed this weekend just spiked.

If you ever find yourself wondering how things like the Epstein story happened, consider the mid-level newspaper editor who admitted in a public judicial inquiry that he destroyed a woman’s life and drove her to suicide to try and impress Piers Morgan.

Good grief. It certainly gives the impression ethics was not a desirable quality in journalism at that time. And, of course, Morgan's name is in the middle of it.

Who's saying Madeira cake isn't a lunch?

This is exactly how they should be treated. Want your day in court? No problem, just conduct yourself in the appropriate way. Want to make up your own rules, no can do. Nothing like sitting in a cell festering in the consequences of your own actions.

Complete dose. Think rules and laws don't apply to them.

Nearly perfect, could have done with a little more salt but fine with butter on it.

I'm sure it'll come with all the necessary warnings about accuracy, and people can decide how they want to treat the results as they see fit.
Ha, not at all.

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We didn't see the worst of it because she had a stroke, which would eventually lead to her death. The father of a friend of mine developed it quickly, and it robbed them of him towards the end.
I put down a few words about my mum at the time, just to try and process what was happening.