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My son Christian is running the London Marathon in 2027, raising funds for the @lordstaverners.bsky.social Please support his effort here: donate.giveasyoulive.com/fundraising/...

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One last plug for this piece on the National Counties Championship and how it is a great alternative to the lack of red ball cricket at this time of the summer: yahooovercowcorner.wordpress.com/2026/07/30/alternative-part-two/

Alternative Part TwoThe north Barcelona district of Sant Andreu would seem an odd place to begin a blog post about cricket. But there is resonance with the sport and the area of one of Europe’s most visited destinatio…yahooovercowcorner.wordpress.com

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This West Indies XI Could Beat The Rest Of The WorldLong before Abraham Lincoln became the 16 th president of the United States, he said these words in an address to the Young Men’s Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois: “All the armies of Europe, Asia, and ...garfieldrobinson1.substack.com

Well, this took a turn:

Kitty Kielland's take-no-prisoners entry into the debate about the role of women in the church. It was obviously written in a hurry. She misattributes Bible passages, gets some names wrong. But I wasn't trying for a scholarly edition, just her righteous indignation. Depressingly, still relevant.

The Woman Question- Wipf and Stock PublishersKitty Kielland's verve and confidence, scathing wit, and indignant ability (and willingness) to point out stupidity and hubris underpin her entry in the late...wipfandstock.com

don't think on your feet, it's notworth it

They were eating lobster?

A party that was actually anti-racist would be kicking this person out, not allowing them to run for the Governing Committee. There are many decent Greens who will be disgusted by this and I wish them all power fighting back against it. We know from experiance how hard that is.

Oh man. I'd completely forgotten about the BBC2W Ivor The Engine promos. All new, with Oliver Postgate and Anthony Jackson returning. They're up there with the Palin-voiced Clangers series in terms of bringing something back and it being just *right*. Here's one.

BBC 2W - Dai Station (2004, Wales)YouTube video by Mrs Mclwww.youtube.com

Reminded of this Will Self review of one of Rod Liddle's books, all the more damning for being scrupulously generous and fair www.theguardian.com/books/2014/m...

Selfish, Whining Monkeys by Rod Liddle review – why is he so angry?Will Self marvels as the controversial columnist condemns himself over 200 pageswww.theguardian.com

“What should not be acceptable is for leftwing parties to blunt their principles or to diminish hostility to one form of bigotry in the name of confronting another.” My @theobserveruk.bsky.social column: observer.co.uk/news/columni...

In its refusal to confront Islamist bigotry, the left has...The right seized on the ethnicity of the Berlin Pride attacker to demonise Muslims, but liberals have been hamstrung for fear of appearing illiberalobserver.co.uk

Neal Stephenson on why writing by hand is good for your brain and how to do it. Schools reducing lessons in handwriting cursive is maybe the biggest educational blunder of the past 20 years or so. By handwriting you combine motorcortex with abstractions & "engrave" knowledge. What a skill to have!