Southend syndrome?

US tourist takes wrong boat, ends up Southend fan: bbc.com

Almost-five year old happily repeating his new favourite word: “TITS!”

Soon-to-be-eleven year old, “Stop it! You can’t say that word!”

Parents: “Hold on. Where did you learn that word?!”

I should be watching United in the derby, of course. But I don’t have any of the pay-to-view sports channels, and the illegal streams require switching off my vpn, a million pop-ups and a stream that usually craps out after about twenty minutes. Plus United usually do better when I’m not watching.

Potatoes planted out in bags!

Green bags and compost bins are lined up against a wooden fence in a garden.

Bunged up, constantly sneezing, sore itchy eyes…

The image displays a pollen forecast, showing low grass pollen, severe tree pollen, and no weed pollen.

Israel appears to commit war crimes with impunity.

Video footage appears to contradict Israeli account of Gaza medic killings: bbc.com

Every time I finger my spurtle with it’s decorative thistle head, I can’t help but think of Gordon and @andyc@mastodon.me.uk ’s advice to tell him to “f*** off” (“not literally!”) after he offered extremely comprehensive and unsolicited post-podcast advice on my audio-editing “workflow”.

Easter Bonnet Parade is now Spring Bonnet Parade.

TIL what a nonce is.

Missed this important news item the other day.

Ealing and Hillingdon boroughs to combine.

A draft crest unveiled this morning features a red London bus flanked by a pair of disgruntled foxes, above a Latin motto which loosely translates as “We tried our best, honest.”