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Colin Macqueen

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Milling through the grinder, grinding through the mill. #MDANT Gloucestershire, UK

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 3h

This Dal Makhani recipe included a secret tip to avoid such issues.

Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 5h

It is.

Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 9h

It was just time to choose today’s t-shirt. Mind if join you?

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 1d

[Exit King.]

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 1d

The Grand Old Dike of York
He had 12 million quid
He gave it all to someone he never met
For something he never did.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 1d

The Grand Old Dike of York
He had 12 million quid
He gave it all to someone he never met
For something he never did.

Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 1d

#FallFriday

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 1d

Petition to replace all the mandatory Ten Commandments displays with the Beatitudes.

Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 2d

Dome - Dome 2 (1980)

One of many Wire side projects, this time Lewis and Gilbert’s sonic explorations. More structured that Dome 1 but still pretty much out there.

"We went into the studio with almost no preparation," Graham Lewis said, "no preconceived ideas as to what it could be."

LP spinning on a rather sexy turntable. The cover art is a monochrome rendition of some kind of architectural schematic or similar.

Back cover track listing:

A1 The Red Tent I
A2 The Red Tent II
A3 Long Lost Life
A4 Breathsteps
A5 Reading Prof. B
B1 Ritual View
B2 Twist Up
B3 Keep It

Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 2d

This choice of quoted lyrics in Leeds puzzled me.

Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 2d

Heron on the Severn

📷 Mrs Mac

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 5d

Post you from a different era

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 6d

Loving the new Neko.

Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 6d

Making Dal Makhani. This recipe includes a counterintuitive tip to reduce the morning after effects.

Recipe includes “stir frequently to prevent burning on the bottom”.

Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 6d

You signing up to sing?

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 7d

“Test rig blew Friday night”

(Published Monday morning)

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 7d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/

hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 7d

"The chancellor approved it"

Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 7d

Well done!

Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 7d

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At the last guess I still had three options. 🫥

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Michael Stipe @michaelstipe.bsky.social · 7d

and I feel fine

jamma10.bsky.social @jamma10.bsky.social · 8d

Toilet, Bristol UK circa 2015

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks - I had no idea he was an MDANT too. Followed.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 8d

One for the #MDANT folks:

Something I’ve done in retirement is take up stone carving. I was intrigued to find this book recommended in one of the online groups and ordered a copy. It’s just arrived and guess who wrote the back cover blurb?

@reversediorama.bsky.social
@memorialdevice.bsky.social

Book cover - King of Dust by Alex Woodcock

Back cover blurb by David Keenan (author of This Is Memorial Device, and so much more).

'A personal and illuminating pilgrimage into the mysterious deep time of the medieval stonemason's art'

Carving of a five point star set into rough limestone

Carving of a triangular basketweave pattern in limestone.

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Gibby @thegibbon.bsky.social · 9d

I guess if it isn't 9.8m/s² then the implications for the stability of the entire planet really are pretty alarming

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 8d

Nine? Congrats!

We did C2C in 1989. Returned to The Lion this summer and picked up a rock at the same spot to carve a little tribute.

Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 9d

Good evening!