Simon dē Gulielmō 🐧

@simonwilliamson@mastodon.world
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Somewhat introverted Australian Online English Teacher. Was once a library assistant. Currently (temporarily) on the Central Coast of NSW Australia. I have lived in Asia and Europe for quite a number of years. Originally from Sydney.

Header Image: Photo of Veliko Tarnovo in Bulgaria. The curved side of a steep ridge covered in old and modern houses.

PronounsHe/him 🌈
Speaks🇬🇧 #english; 🇩🇪 #german; to a lesser degree other languages.
LikesEating 🍣 sushi, 🍩 cinnamon doughnuts and drinking ☕ choco cappuccinos.
Interests#languages; #travel; #history; #art; #landscapes; #architecture; #books.
Show threadSimon dē Gulielmō 🐧34m ago
@MarkAsser That's Adelaide for you.
Show threadSimon dē Gulielmō 🐧40m ago
@MarkAsser He's older than all my great-grandparents (I have a surplus due to second marriages).
Simon dē Gulielmō 🐧1h ago
Ben1h ago

We've all been there

'Medway Council took my 20ft elephant slide - I want it back'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2k1djpqyvko.amp

'Medway Council took my 20ft elephant slide - I want it back' - BBC News

Trevor Robinson is asking Medway Council to return the slide he rescued from being sent to landfill.

BBC News
Simon dē Gulielmō 🐧6h ago
Nick 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️6h ago

I didn’t know “antimony” was a metal. It sounds like an obscure mediaeval sin, like ordaining a termite nest to a paid clerical position.

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/US-Battery-Makers-Declare-National-Emergency-After-Chinas-Antimony-Ban.html

U.S. Battery Makers Declare National Emergency After China's Antimony Ban

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OilPrice.com
Simon dē Gulielmō 🐧6h ago
Mark Asser6h ago

We definitely need to spend more time considering monotremes.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/jun/20/long-beaked-echidnas-yes-please-a-cartoon-for-people-who-cannot-bear-any-more-news-about-anything-dreadful

Long-beaked echidnas? Yes please! A cartoon for people who cannot bear any more news about anything dreadful

Let the echidna discourse begin!

The Guardian
Show threadSimon dē Gulielmō 🐧6h ago
@MarkAsser I didn't know that David Attenborough had a long-beak. :)
Show threadSimon dē Gulielmō 🐧10h ago
@MelissaBearTrix I hope that person isn't a meteorologist - there is a difference between a Beaufort Scale and a Beaumont one.
Show threadSimon dē Gulielmō 🐧10h ago
@RickiTarr I think you need to major in Bigotry to get the required discredits for the degree. :)
Show threadSimon dē Gulielmō 🐧11h ago
@hannah A number of my ancestors converted to marry Catholics, so that means (under that definition) I'm descended from perverts.
Show threadSimon dē Gulielmō 🐧15h ago
@MarkAsser I guess it truly has gone to the dogs. :)