Becca Talks
@beccatalks.bsky.social
Apparently most people have settled here away from the Bird Site so here I am. Expect mostly horses, cats, food, and sight-seeing. Not talking politics for a while if I can help it.
I actually don't disagree that the Rosetta Stone could stay in London. But this article's justifications for it are AWFUL.
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
The Rosetta Stone does not belong in Egypt
It was inevitable that the Grand Egyptian Museum outside Cairo would accompany its much-delayed opening with demands for the restitution of several of the most famous objects that have survived from t...
www.spectator.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I actually don't disagree that the Rosetta Stone could stay in London. But this article's justifications for it are AWFUL.
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
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This is just to say
I have beheld
the works
that you left
in the desert
At which
you were probably
hoping
I would despair
Forgive me
your legs were mighty
so vast
and trunkless
I have beheld
the works
that you left
in the desert
At which
you were probably
hoping
I would despair
Forgive me
your legs were mighty
so vast
and trunkless
Once upon a desert sandy
As through winds the trav'ling man he
Spied the face of Ozymandy
Lying, simply lying there
Suddenly there was some writing
Pon the plinth that he was sighting
That the sand and time were blighting
Quoth the statue, "Now despair"
As through winds the trav'ling man he
Spied the face of Ozymandy
Lying, simply lying there
Suddenly there was some writing
Pon the plinth that he was sighting
That the sand and time were blighting
Quoth the statue, "Now despair"
There was an old man you could gaze
At his works in despair in a daze
If you looked upon them
And were mere mortal men
'Ozymandias mighty', it says
At his works in despair in a daze
If you looked upon them
And were mere mortal men
'Ozymandias mighty', it says
October 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This is just to say
I have beheld
the works
that you left
in the desert
At which
you were probably
hoping
I would despair
Forgive me
your legs were mighty
so vast
and trunkless
I have beheld
the works
that you left
in the desert
At which
you were probably
hoping
I would despair
Forgive me
your legs were mighty
so vast
and trunkless
Who doesn't love Hamish? Fantastic ride by Tom Marquand to win the G3 St Simon Stakes.
October 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Who doesn't love Hamish? Fantastic ride by Tom Marquand to win the G3 St Simon Stakes.
When interests collide...
Decided to give you another teaser and another lesson... 🧵
Tried my best with vocab and English idioms and Egyptian grammar!
Read right to left
Line 1: Year 1717
Transliteration: rnpt 1717
Pronunciation: renpet 1717
#OFMD
Tried my best with vocab and English idioms and Egyptian grammar!
Read right to left
Line 1: Year 1717
Transliteration: rnpt 1717
Pronunciation: renpet 1717
#OFMD
October 23, 2025 at 7:45 AM
When interests collide...
Coffee and the wee tiniest bitesize delicacies from Dulcis, followed by book shopping, one for him, one for me. Guess which book is mine 😜
October 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Coffee and the wee tiniest bitesize delicacies from Dulcis, followed by book shopping, one for him, one for me. Guess which book is mine 😜
My long-suffering husband ♥️ took me to the Fitzwilliam Museum to the Made in Ancient Egypt exhibition. And then endured me explaining things to him. He is a good man.
I knew he was The One when he survived two hours in the British Museum with me a month into dating 😅
I knew he was The One when he survived two hours in the British Museum with me a month into dating 😅
October 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
My long-suffering husband ♥️ took me to the Fitzwilliam Museum to the Made in Ancient Egypt exhibition. And then endured me explaining things to him. He is a good man.
I knew he was The One when he survived two hours in the British Museum with me a month into dating 😅
I knew he was The One when he survived two hours in the British Museum with me a month into dating 😅
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the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
October 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
In better sporting news, what a day of #horseracing. Calandagan sealing his place as a top horse in Europe, Kalpana maintaining her crown, a 2yo race with 3 geldings finishing in the top 3, and two big-priced winners in Cicero's Gift (100-1 in the QE2) and Powerful Glory (200-1 in the Sprint).
October 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
In better sporting news, what a day of #horseracing. Calandagan sealing his place as a top horse in Europe, Kalpana maintaining her crown, a 2yo race with 3 geldings finishing in the top 3, and two big-priced winners in Cicero's Gift (100-1 in the QE2) and Powerful Glory (200-1 in the Sprint).
Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you'll never watch again, and one song you can't stand.
:: Celery
:: Titanic
:: Radiohead's entire discography, I'm sorry, something about it just sets me on edge
:: Celery
:: Titanic
:: Radiohead's entire discography, I'm sorry, something about it just sets me on edge
Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you'll never watch again, and one song you can't stand.
- liver
- lawrence of arabia
- karma chameleon
- liver
- lawrence of arabia
- karma chameleon
October 12, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you'll never watch again, and one song you can't stand.
:: Celery
:: Titanic
:: Radiohead's entire discography, I'm sorry, something about it just sets me on edge
:: Celery
:: Titanic
:: Radiohead's entire discography, I'm sorry, something about it just sets me on edge
Happisburgh.
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It's hays-bruh. Because Norfolk.
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It's hays-bruh. Because Norfolk.
What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?
October 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Happisburgh.
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It's hays-bruh. Because Norfolk.
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It's hays-bruh. Because Norfolk.
Do people not already do this? My list currently includes Akhenaten, Ay, Horemheb, Richard III, Napoleon, and Plato because I hold him responsible for the whole Atlantis obsession.
Everyone should do this. Pick some random, long dead historical fecker and get really into the hating of them. Planning to go and spit on their grave levels of loathing. Any Roman emperor would suffice nicely.
September 20, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Do people not already do this? My list currently includes Akhenaten, Ay, Horemheb, Richard III, Napoleon, and Plato because I hold him responsible for the whole Atlantis obsession.
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On 27th August 2015, The Shepherd's Crown, the last book Sir Terry Pratchett completed before he died, was published.
To mark the ten year anniversary, we have a message from Rob Wilkins:
To mark the ten year anniversary, we have a message from Rob Wilkins:
August 27, 2025 at 8:35 AM
On 27th August 2015, The Shepherd's Crown, the last book Sir Terry Pratchett completed before he died, was published.
To mark the ten year anniversary, we have a message from Rob Wilkins:
To mark the ten year anniversary, we have a message from Rob Wilkins:
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Most of the internet used to be like this. This is actually the default, it took companies enclosing the internet and adding weird, soul-killing incentives to make people behave the way they do now. In a way, there is truly nothing special about Wikipedia except that it survived longer.
“Wikipedia is this economic anomaly. In many ways, it’s sort of magical that people will just volunteer without explicit economic incentives to create artifacts that are meant to share knowledge with everyone in the world”
July 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Most of the internet used to be like this. This is actually the default, it took companies enclosing the internet and adding weird, soul-killing incentives to make people behave the way they do now. In a way, there is truly nothing special about Wikipedia except that it survived longer.
This is a couple months too late for the Kentucky Derby, but:
Panic Attack Twix
Panic Attack Twix
Fatigued Tortilla Chip
July 23, 2025 at 1:53 PM
This is a couple months too late for the Kentucky Derby, but:
Panic Attack Twix
Panic Attack Twix
Early morning riding lesson in 28°C heat the day after a blood donation? Not the smartest move I've ever made.
If anyone needs me I'll be necking rehydration drinks in front of a fan for the rest of the day.
If anyone needs me I'll be necking rehydration drinks in front of a fan for the rest of the day.
July 1, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Early morning riding lesson in 28°C heat the day after a blood donation? Not the smartest move I've ever made.
If anyone needs me I'll be necking rehydration drinks in front of a fan for the rest of the day.
If anyone needs me I'll be necking rehydration drinks in front of a fan for the rest of the day.
#Wimbledon Day 1.
Ons, why do you insist on hurting me?? 😭
(I hope she's ok, I only ever want that lovely woman to do and be well)
Also, how do any of them play in this heat? 🥵
Ons, why do you insist on hurting me?? 😭
(I hope she's ok, I only ever want that lovely woman to do and be well)
Also, how do any of them play in this heat? 🥵
June 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
#Wimbledon Day 1.
Ons, why do you insist on hurting me?? 😭
(I hope she's ok, I only ever want that lovely woman to do and be well)
Also, how do any of them play in this heat? 🥵
Ons, why do you insist on hurting me?? 😭
(I hope she's ok, I only ever want that lovely woman to do and be well)
Also, how do any of them play in this heat? 🥵
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With the global climate right now, I encourage people to treat your space on social media like a home, or a garden. One that makes you happy, and is a space where you can invite your neighbors over to. Be happy, and keep the happiness of others in your heart and mind always.
June 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
With the global climate right now, I encourage people to treat your space on social media like a home, or a garden. One that makes you happy, and is a space where you can invite your neighbors over to. Be happy, and keep the happiness of others in your heart and mind always.
I have now had eight riding lessons. But this week I was on a prissy princess of an ex-polo horse who hates the steps, so I, all 175lbs of me, had to get LEGGED UP. Onto a 16hh2 horse. By my teeny tiny instructor. It was clumsy and ungainly, but I DID IT.
I am ridiculously proud 😅
I am ridiculously proud 😅
June 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I have now had eight riding lessons. But this week I was on a prissy princess of an ex-polo horse who hates the steps, so I, all 175lbs of me, had to get LEGGED UP. Onto a 16hh2 horse. By my teeny tiny instructor. It was clumsy and ungainly, but I DID IT.
I am ridiculously proud 😅
I am ridiculously proud 😅
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but… isn’t the point of drinking coffee to sit there and read a book while you do?
the decline of reading for fun is maybe the single most depressing thing about the technological era we’re living through
the decline of reading for fun is maybe the single most depressing thing about the technological era we’re living through
June 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
but… isn’t the point of drinking coffee to sit there and read a book while you do?
the decline of reading for fun is maybe the single most depressing thing about the technological era we’re living through
the decline of reading for fun is maybe the single most depressing thing about the technological era we’re living through
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Regular reminder:
"May you live in interesting times" is not a blessing but a curse.
Which I fear most of us understand all too well.
So dear people: "May you live in boring, calm, quiet times".
It's also not Chinese or ancient:
quoteinvestigator.com/2015/12/18/l...
"May you live in interesting times" is not a blessing but a curse.
Which I fear most of us understand all too well.
So dear people: "May you live in boring, calm, quiet times".
It's also not Chinese or ancient:
quoteinvestigator.com/2015/12/18/l...
June 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Regular reminder:
"May you live in interesting times" is not a blessing but a curse.
Which I fear most of us understand all too well.
So dear people: "May you live in boring, calm, quiet times".
It's also not Chinese or ancient:
quoteinvestigator.com/2015/12/18/l...
"May you live in interesting times" is not a blessing but a curse.
Which I fear most of us understand all too well.
So dear people: "May you live in boring, calm, quiet times".
It's also not Chinese or ancient:
quoteinvestigator.com/2015/12/18/l...
Ok, on reading the article I mostly agree with it. You shouldn't be allowed to buy or sell human remains AT ALL and they certainly shouldn't be used for artistic purposes. But mummies and other preserved bodies are genuinely of historical interest (and would absolutely be on display in Egypt).
Ancestral remains should no longer be displayed in UK museums, say MPs
Ancestral remains should no longer be displayed in UK museums, say MPs
Remains brought to Britain as part of colonialism, such as Egyptian mummies, should be repatriated, a report says
The public display of human remains in the UK, including the ancient Egyptian mummies in the British Museum, is offensive and should be…
www.theguardian.com
June 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Ok, on reading the article I mostly agree with it. You shouldn't be allowed to buy or sell human remains AT ALL and they certainly shouldn't be used for artistic purposes. But mummies and other preserved bodies are genuinely of historical interest (and would absolutely be on display in Egypt).
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Today marks 194 years since the birth of Amelia Edwards, who founded the @theees.bsky.social in 1882
Through events and books this #PrideMonth, we'll share new information about her life and legacy, including her relationships with other women and travels in Europe.
ℹ️ www.ees.ac.uk/resource/rem...
Through events and books this #PrideMonth, we'll share new information about her life and legacy, including her relationships with other women and travels in Europe.
ℹ️ www.ees.ac.uk/resource/rem...
June 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Today marks 194 years since the birth of Amelia Edwards, who founded the @theees.bsky.social in 1882
Through events and books this #PrideMonth, we'll share new information about her life and legacy, including her relationships with other women and travels in Europe.
ℹ️ www.ees.ac.uk/resource/rem...
Through events and books this #PrideMonth, we'll share new information about her life and legacy, including her relationships with other women and travels in Europe.
ℹ️ www.ees.ac.uk/resource/rem...
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From a humanist perspective, we can't argue with this sage advice. Party on (it's Friday!) 🎉
June 6, 2025 at 9:15 AM
From a humanist perspective, we can't argue with this sage advice. Party on (it's Friday!) 🎉