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A victim of a series of accidents, as are we all.

Expect sarcasm, dogs, puns, sport, beer, cycling, tech, pubs. Sometimes several of these at once.

so it goes.
The Bloghttps://trivial.observer
My Main Accounthttps://sarcasm.stream/@basil
My μ Journalhttps://soitgoes.pub
I forgot that having line breaks in my alt text completely shags the markdown on my website.
Email to my MP, who I'm done with.
The other quote that lives in my head almost constantly of late —

"How do you go bankrupt? Two Ways. Gradually and Then Suddenly."
Here we are reducing the old quip that "it’s easy to spot the terrorist, he’s the guy with the smaller bomb" to a complete absurdity.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn81g4e0nlyo
Palestine Action to be banned after RAF base break in

The home secretary will move to proscribe the Palestine Action group in the coming weeks, the BBC understands

BBC News
The time my dog was high as kite.

https://trivial.observer/blog/2025/06/20250622/
My Dog is a Pothead | Trivial Observations

On a fine sunny Fraday a few weeks ago, Mrs basil takes the dog to work with her like normal. At 11am she calls me to say something is wrong. Scout doesn’t want to walk, eat, or drink. She calls the vet and then tries giving her a teaspoon of honey. A little while later the dog can’t really stand or sit, can barely hold her head up without losing her balance, and still wont drink anything.

Really slogging through the 2nd Expanse book, Caliban's War. Feel like I've been reading it for years.
A video popped across my timeline of people taste testing pickled grapes. I'd never had them before and was intrigued

https://trivial.observer/blog/2025/06/20250609/
Pickled Grapes | Trivial Observations

A week or so ago I saw a short video of 2 guys doing a taste test from a jar of pickled grapes. They seemed to enjoy them and I was very intrigued by the sweet and sour prospect. After searching around for a few different “recipes” the gist was always the same with some small variations, so like I often do when I cook… I just winged it. The Method 330ml of cider vinegar.

Opened a birthday present early since I'll be travelling on the day.

My first Japanese knife.

Shiny.
I tire of the floss bros and the context matters brigade with their constant steam of bad faith bullshit in defence of childish nonsense.

https://trivial.observer/blog/2025/03/20250322/
The Gnus Who Came to Tea | Trivial Observations

Recently “The GIMP” had a new a major version released which has once again led to some increase in chatter about the name. I saw a poll on the fediverse that simply asked if you love it or you hate it. A reply there asked what was this issue, implying they had missed any discontent. I took this on good faith and explained. I should have known better, they seemed to be fishing for an opportunity to dismiss said complaints more directly.

New strap day.
I don't know what the name is for the straps that come with the Seiko's that I've bought but they don't look particularly nice and they are just painful to wear.