Basil

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Basil's Blog / Digital Garden.

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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
Show threadBasilJul 2, 2025
I forgot that having line breaks in my alt text completely shags the markdown on my website.
BasilJul 2, 2025
Email to my MP, who I'm done with.
Show threadBasilJun 22, 2025
The other quote that lives in my head almost constantly of late —

"How do you go bankrupt? Two Ways. Gradually and Then Suddenly."
BasilJun 22, 2025
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
Show threadBasilJun 22, 2025
@ghostdancer always intended to come back to this in a more timely manner, but then obviously I forgot.

The next 5 were also excellent.

I should probably blog about our trip to the Balkans for our 10 year anniversary.
BasilJun 22, 2025
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.

BasilJun 9, 2025
Really slogging through the 2nd Expanse book, Caliban's War. Feel like I've been reading it for years.
Show threadBasilJun 9, 2025
@jamie they are pretty tasty. But it's a lot to get through, and Mrs Basil will not like these.

I'd happily make some if I was feeding a bunch of folk. I saw some blogs about adding them in a Martini in place of an olive.
BasilJun 9, 2025
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.

BasilMay 5, 2025
Opened a birthday present early since I'll be travelling on the day.

My first Japanese knife.

Shiny.