Usman-Smith
@usmansmith.bsky.social
Now enjoying Malta sun & sea.
A life behind me of curious change and interesting people.
From Mancunia and yet travelling in both time & space here.
Join me for the craic & childlike adulting.
A life behind me of curious change and interesting people.
From Mancunia and yet travelling in both time & space here.
Join me for the craic & childlike adulting.
Simple daisy.
But to me it says why an old man loves it here.
Gozo in Winter?
My aches & pains are no longer coated in medication.
Yes, I am still taking some medication.
Some things when you are over 70 are with you for life.
But to get high on the life I worked so hard for?
Sunshine.
Family love!
But to me it says why an old man loves it here.
Gozo in Winter?
My aches & pains are no longer coated in medication.
Yes, I am still taking some medication.
Some things when you are over 70 are with you for life.
But to get high on the life I worked so hard for?
Sunshine.
Family love!
December 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Simple daisy.
But to me it says why an old man loves it here.
Gozo in Winter?
My aches & pains are no longer coated in medication.
Yes, I am still taking some medication.
Some things when you are over 70 are with you for life.
But to get high on the life I worked so hard for?
Sunshine.
Family love!
But to me it says why an old man loves it here.
Gozo in Winter?
My aches & pains are no longer coated in medication.
Yes, I am still taking some medication.
Some things when you are over 70 are with you for life.
But to get high on the life I worked so hard for?
Sunshine.
Family love!
A gentle walk across marsalforn this morning.
The sun's warm.
The sky's blue.
The flowers still bloom.
Winter here is gentle.
Some whitecaps on the waves, the sea is choppy.
After a week of illness I am tired but the sun feeds my love of life.
I hope wherever you are, this window on Gozo lifts you.
The sun's warm.
The sky's blue.
The flowers still bloom.
Winter here is gentle.
Some whitecaps on the waves, the sea is choppy.
After a week of illness I am tired but the sun feeds my love of life.
I hope wherever you are, this window on Gozo lifts you.
December 8, 2025 at 11:37 AM
A gentle walk across marsalforn this morning.
The sun's warm.
The sky's blue.
The flowers still bloom.
Winter here is gentle.
Some whitecaps on the waves, the sea is choppy.
After a week of illness I am tired but the sun feeds my love of life.
I hope wherever you are, this window on Gozo lifts you.
The sun's warm.
The sky's blue.
The flowers still bloom.
Winter here is gentle.
Some whitecaps on the waves, the sea is choppy.
After a week of illness I am tired but the sun feeds my love of life.
I hope wherever you are, this window on Gozo lifts you.
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I feel the #rift
forming in me
between the
part that's
light & happy,
& the shadow-me
that lurks & sulks
craving dark
empty spaces
to hide away in
like a bear in winter,
my joy hibernates
leaving gloom
to fester
as tradition demands,
I'll dress it in tinsel
& pretend
to be happy.
#BlueSkyRelay
forming in me
between the
part that's
light & happy,
& the shadow-me
that lurks & sulks
craving dark
empty spaces
to hide away in
like a bear in winter,
my joy hibernates
leaving gloom
to fester
as tradition demands,
I'll dress it in tinsel
& pretend
to be happy.
#BlueSkyRelay
December 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I feel the #rift
forming in me
between the
part that's
light & happy,
& the shadow-me
that lurks & sulks
craving dark
empty spaces
to hide away in
like a bear in winter,
my joy hibernates
leaving gloom
to fester
as tradition demands,
I'll dress it in tinsel
& pretend
to be happy.
#BlueSkyRelay
forming in me
between the
part that's
light & happy,
& the shadow-me
that lurks & sulks
craving dark
empty spaces
to hide away in
like a bear in winter,
my joy hibernates
leaving gloom
to fester
as tradition demands,
I'll dress it in tinsel
& pretend
to be happy.
#BlueSkyRelay
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Deleted scene from
Home Alone 2
Home Alone 2
December 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Deleted scene from
Home Alone 2
Home Alone 2
The sea today
And tomorrow
Always
Hiss of tide on pebble
Times clock
that we stop
At our peril
It never ends
It changes
As do we
Good or bad
The key?
Harmony
For we poison
We burn
Tides turn
The undertow
can pull us under
the dangers here
My steps behind me
Sand washed clear
I feel no fear
I should
And tomorrow
Always
Hiss of tide on pebble
Times clock
that we stop
At our peril
It never ends
It changes
As do we
Good or bad
The key?
Harmony
For we poison
We burn
Tides turn
The undertow
can pull us under
the dangers here
My steps behind me
Sand washed clear
I feel no fear
I should
December 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The sea today
And tomorrow
Always
Hiss of tide on pebble
Times clock
that we stop
At our peril
It never ends
It changes
As do we
Good or bad
The key?
Harmony
For we poison
We burn
Tides turn
The undertow
can pull us under
the dangers here
My steps behind me
Sand washed clear
I feel no fear
I should
And tomorrow
Always
Hiss of tide on pebble
Times clock
that we stop
At our peril
It never ends
It changes
As do we
Good or bad
The key?
Harmony
For we poison
We burn
Tides turn
The undertow
can pull us under
the dangers here
My steps behind me
Sand washed clear
I feel no fear
I should
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This art by Vittorio Giardino perfectly captures the feeling of getting lost in a good book on a quiet summer afternoon. The dappled sunlight, a cool drink, and a great story. Pure bliss. ☀️📚 What are you all reading in the shade this week?
#booksky #readingcommunity #writersky
#booksky #readingcommunity #writersky
December 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM
This art by Vittorio Giardino perfectly captures the feeling of getting lost in a good book on a quiet summer afternoon. The dappled sunlight, a cool drink, and a great story. Pure bliss. ☀️📚 What are you all reading in the shade this week?
#booksky #readingcommunity #writersky
#booksky #readingcommunity #writersky
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"Say it!"
"No!"
"Say it, Hans."
"My name's not Hans!"
"I WILL drop you."
“Fine, okay, you win!”
“I need to hear you say it.”
"Die Hard is a Christmas movie!"
"No!"
"Say it, Hans."
"My name's not Hans!"
"I WILL drop you."
“Fine, okay, you win!”
“I need to hear you say it.”
"Die Hard is a Christmas movie!"
December 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"Say it!"
"No!"
"Say it, Hans."
"My name's not Hans!"
"I WILL drop you."
“Fine, okay, you win!”
“I need to hear you say it.”
"Die Hard is a Christmas movie!"
"No!"
"Say it, Hans."
"My name's not Hans!"
"I WILL drop you."
“Fine, okay, you win!”
“I need to hear you say it.”
"Die Hard is a Christmas movie!"
NOT my Britain!
My family, as with so many others, started with someone fleeing poverty & working at the bottom of the social ladder so beloved of 'The Upper Class'.
Today generations later we have become cornerstones of the country in business, arts & sciences.
War claimed many of us.
Proud of us.
My family, as with so many others, started with someone fleeing poverty & working at the bottom of the social ladder so beloved of 'The Upper Class'.
Today generations later we have become cornerstones of the country in business, arts & sciences.
War claimed many of us.
Proud of us.
December 7, 2025 at 10:25 AM
NOT my Britain!
My family, as with so many others, started with someone fleeing poverty & working at the bottom of the social ladder so beloved of 'The Upper Class'.
Today generations later we have become cornerstones of the country in business, arts & sciences.
War claimed many of us.
Proud of us.
My family, as with so many others, started with someone fleeing poverty & working at the bottom of the social ladder so beloved of 'The Upper Class'.
Today generations later we have become cornerstones of the country in business, arts & sciences.
War claimed many of us.
Proud of us.
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my great-grandparents arrived in the UK in the 1890s with nothing.
they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors.
their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen.
their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.
they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors.
their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen.
their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.
December 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM
my great-grandparents arrived in the UK in the 1890s with nothing.
they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors.
their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen.
their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.
they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors.
their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen.
their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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Marvelling at the range of involuntary noises “one” finds “oneself” emitting in middle age:
*Standing up - dying manatee winched from mineshaft
*Sitting down - air escaping from punctured pouffe
*Bending over - concussed bison wrestled into sack
*Sneezing - final roar of once-proud warrior race
*Standing up - dying manatee winched from mineshaft
*Sitting down - air escaping from punctured pouffe
*Bending over - concussed bison wrestled into sack
*Sneezing - final roar of once-proud warrior race
December 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Marvelling at the range of involuntary noises “one” finds “oneself” emitting in middle age:
*Standing up - dying manatee winched from mineshaft
*Sitting down - air escaping from punctured pouffe
*Bending over - concussed bison wrestled into sack
*Sneezing - final roar of once-proud warrior race
*Standing up - dying manatee winched from mineshaft
*Sitting down - air escaping from punctured pouffe
*Bending over - concussed bison wrestled into sack
*Sneezing - final roar of once-proud warrior race
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The sea ablaze with neon light.
#nightsky #auroraborealis #auroraboreal #auroraboreale #auroraborealisnotifications #northernlights
#nightsky #auroraborealis #auroraboreal #auroraboreale #auroraborealisnotifications #northernlights
December 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The sea ablaze with neon light.
#nightsky #auroraborealis #auroraboreal #auroraboreale #auroraborealisnotifications #northernlights
#nightsky #auroraborealis #auroraboreal #auroraboreale #auroraborealisnotifications #northernlights
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December 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I feel I should be awarded the inaugural Bluesy peace prize.
I have not killed anyone or started any wars.
Ever.
This puts me streets ahead of yesterday's FIFA Peace Prize winner.
I also try to be nice.
Funny too.
Helpful.
If this starts trending I will start shopping for a nice tuxedo & bow tie.
I have not killed anyone or started any wars.
Ever.
This puts me streets ahead of yesterday's FIFA Peace Prize winner.
I also try to be nice.
Funny too.
Helpful.
If this starts trending I will start shopping for a nice tuxedo & bow tie.
December 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I feel I should be awarded the inaugural Bluesy peace prize.
I have not killed anyone or started any wars.
Ever.
This puts me streets ahead of yesterday's FIFA Peace Prize winner.
I also try to be nice.
Funny too.
Helpful.
If this starts trending I will start shopping for a nice tuxedo & bow tie.
I have not killed anyone or started any wars.
Ever.
This puts me streets ahead of yesterday's FIFA Peace Prize winner.
I also try to be nice.
Funny too.
Helpful.
If this starts trending I will start shopping for a nice tuxedo & bow tie.
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Let's talk about panettone instead! And yes, I made this a couple years back...
December 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Let's talk about panettone instead! And yes, I made this a couple years back...
Sometimes I just remember.
My daughter is now me.
I am now my father.
It's enough.
My daughter is now me.
I am now my father.
It's enough.
December 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Sometimes I just remember.
My daughter is now me.
I am now my father.
It's enough.
My daughter is now me.
I am now my father.
It's enough.
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The White House surrenders at 138 million views. Sabrina wins.
December 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The White House surrenders at 138 million views. Sabrina wins.
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🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
75% of Reform UK’s donations have come from just three rich men
Calls grow for donation caps as Democracy for Sale research reveals that three-quarters of Reform’s funding comes from a trio of wealthy donors
democracyforsale.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
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Remember if you receive a flyer in post from reform with an sae, don't bin it, reply with your thoughts as it will cost them & take up time going through the postal returns.
December 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Remember if you receive a flyer in post from reform with an sae, don't bin it, reply with your thoughts as it will cost them & take up time going through the postal returns.
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happy bday English writer Christina Rossetti, b.1830.
“What are heavy? sea-sand and sorrow.
What are brief? today and tomorrow.
What are frail? spring blossoms and youth.
What are deep? the ocean and truth.”
“What are heavy? sea-sand and sorrow.
What are brief? today and tomorrow.
What are frail? spring blossoms and youth.
What are deep? the ocean and truth.”
December 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
happy bday English writer Christina Rossetti, b.1830.
“What are heavy? sea-sand and sorrow.
What are brief? today and tomorrow.
What are frail? spring blossoms and youth.
What are deep? the ocean and truth.”
“What are heavy? sea-sand and sorrow.
What are brief? today and tomorrow.
What are frail? spring blossoms and youth.
What are deep? the ocean and truth.”
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An extraordinary story. I knew bits of it, but to hear it set out so clearly is a revelation. Outstanding work by @carolecadwalla.bsky.social and @peterjukes.bsky.social
I Cannot Help
open.spotify.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
An extraordinary story. I knew bits of it, but to hear it set out so clearly is a revelation. Outstanding work by @carolecadwalla.bsky.social and @peterjukes.bsky.social
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Am in Sicily and we are going for food
😜
😜
December 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Am in Sicily and we are going for food
😜
😜