Angus, not the county

Sorry, can't help myself, *Kilbarchan!

I'm delighted to announce that the paperback of Upon A White Horse: Journeys In Ancient Britain and Ireland will be published on April 23 by @headlinebooks.bsky.social. Just in time, I hope, for better weather that will allow people to visit some of the beautiful old places I write about.

Did you mean 'all *thanks* to one ... trick'?

The third person feminine pronoun in the nominative is 'she', not 'her'.

'It's overwhelming': Plastic from 1960s Canada washes up on Orkney's Sanday One litter picker says he has seen a huge increase in the amount of plastic washing up on Sanday this year.

And when you think of what hasn't made landfall...

BBC News - 'It's overwhelming': Plastic from 1960s Canada washes up on Orkney beach
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🇫🇷 Macron: Two years ago, the world learned of the death of Alexei Navalny, whose memory I honor.

At the time, I expressed my conviction that his death revealed the Kremlin's weakness and its fear of any opposition figure. It is now clear that it was premeditated. Truth always prevails in the end.

the loss of the World Service would be a tragedy and huge lost of soft power for Britain

Something here has been lost in reported speech:

Mr Farrell: “It’s not instantaneous but death would result from this shotgun blast in seconds or minutes?”

Dr McNamee: “Yes.”

...

She further claimed that Mr Low’s death would have occurred around eight to 16 hours after being discovered.

It's the original postcode lottery. It *will* be you.

The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling | Editorial Editorial: With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the UK’s greatest cultural asset and most trusted international news organisation must be supported

It’s beyond insane that the BBC World Service might end in 7 weeks when its funding runs out. A beacon of information, education and UK soft power - Ministers would be crazy not to find money to support it

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

He's the *permitted fake opposition.

Glorious light and sky, skiers ahead.

Apparently, Rubio got a standing ovation by the Munich Security Conference crowd for a cliched speech, while telling journalists the US is doing everything to end the "senseless" war in Ukraine. What the hell, Europeans? Think of your dignity for Chrissakes!

It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this

My brother Garry has dementia and is currently lost somewhere in the Chester area. If anyone should spot him please call the police on 999. We'd appreciate reposts. @shitchester.bsky.social

Haven't read it, but it didn't 'decide' anything.

"Just a bunch of people going to each other's houses."

Much as I like Pride & Prejudice I find it impossible to deny that this is the greatest review of it of all time. www.tom-cox.com/why-reading-...

You want the definition of "dramatic"?

I found it.

Russia killed opposition leader Alexey Navalny using a rare dart frog toxin, five European countries say — Meduza Russian opposition leader Alexey was Navalny was killed in prison using a rare dart frog toxin, five European countries said in a joint statement on February 14.

Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was killed in prison using a rare dart frog toxin, five European countries said today in a joint statement.
meduza.io/en/feature/2...

You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.

Yes, Gary had an empathetic not-too-judgy take on his skills tests, probably a touch of been-there-done-that fellow-feeling.

Funny, though, the contestant saying cranachan is a kind of Eton Mess, when in fact, as everyone knows, Eton Mess is a kind of cranachan.

Yes, it *is* absolutely compelling, but baffling, to contemplate that there will be a million views of the book I've just finished that aren't word-for-word mine, if these million views have ever even made it into words, that is.

Enjoying Masterchef the Professionals and nice to have Gary back

Has he ditched the definite article in speech too?

A letter from Martin Lewis, co-signed by Austin Lafferty (Solicitor, former President of the Law Society of Scotland), to Angela Constance MSP (Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs) and Fiona Brown (Office of the Public Guardian).

Page 2 of the letter.

An open letter to the Scottish Government asking it to improve the Power Of Attorney system…

No water, no heating, no power, -15 degree weather outside.

It is not on the front pages of your newspapers, but Ukraine is living through a humanitarian disaster right now because of Russian bombardment and the world has barely noticed.

Allan Massie obituary: Acclaimed novelist, critic and commentator The writer lived in the Borders and excelled in historical novels which merged the personal and political.

BBC News - Allan Massie obituary: Acclaimed novelist, critic and commentator
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I like Armando's stubbornly Germanic pronunciation of Epstein. That'll show 'em.

Vintage portrait of a man wearing glasses, a patterned suit, and a striped tie, exuding a formal and professional demeanor. The image has a sepia tone, typical of early 20th-century photography.

6 February 1905 | A Czech Jew, Julius Justitz, was born in Bílkovice.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from the #Theresienstadt Ghetto on 18 May 1944. He perished in Schwarzheide on 30 December 1944.

Pencil sketch of a cossack warrior