Jonathan Bromley
@bromleyj.bsky.social
Lapsed physicist, retired nerd, choral music fanboy, drools over wilderness landscapes. Prone to extreme grumpiness in the presence of scientific illiteracy. Husband and fond supporter of a stellar Parkinson's advocate.
I hope Daphne is aware that my imposter syndrome greatly appreciates her constructive input.
December 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I hope Daphne is aware that my imposter syndrome greatly appreciates her constructive input.
nice, but... it's just THE SHAPE... looks for all the world as though the other side of it has a Green Man face
phase 1 of the transformation into Old Ghouls Quad
phase 1 of the transformation into Old Ghouls Quad
December 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
nice, but... it's just THE SHAPE... looks for all the world as though the other side of it has a Green Man face
phase 1 of the transformation into Old Ghouls Quad
phase 1 of the transformation into Old Ghouls Quad
Techies like me do this too. "I will patiently, courteously and smilingly help you with your embarrassingly simple IT problem, but don't expect me to exchange a civil word with you about anything else because I am convinced you are a doofus."
December 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Techies like me do this too. "I will patiently, courteously and smilingly help you with your embarrassingly simple IT problem, but don't expect me to exchange a civil word with you about anything else because I am convinced you are a doofus."
Strap down your balls!
December 9, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Strap down your balls!
Ah, the Feast of the Asumsion. Very a peeling.
December 9, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Ah, the Feast of the Asumsion. Very a peeling.
Damn you, @oxfordclarion.bsky.social. Far too much time wasted in fruitless searches for bishop/monkey puns.
December 9, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Damn you, @oxfordclarion.bsky.social. Far too much time wasted in fruitless searches for bishop/monkey puns.
Couple of days late, aren't you?
December 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Couple of days late, aren't you?
Nowhere near as hypertension-inducing as this afternoon's session helping an old friend verifying his identity with gov.uk to satisfy Companies House. He'd had a couple of failed attempts and the resulting rabbit-hole was of plutonic depth.
December 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Nowhere near as hypertension-inducing as this afternoon's session helping an old friend verifying his identity with gov.uk to satisfy Companies House. He'd had a couple of failed attempts and the resulting rabbit-hole was of plutonic depth.
Probably because you are a normal, same person. Dunno, can't think myself into that mindset.
December 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Probably because you are a normal, same person. Dunno, can't think myself into that mindset.
This is why I always pocket the first one, then move the next tyre's cap to the just-inflated one until the last tyre gets the pocketed cap.
Having a monumentally crap memory leads to many creative anti-forgetfulness solutions, each of which causes Mrs B to point out that I*might* have OCD traits.
Having a monumentally crap memory leads to many creative anti-forgetfulness solutions, each of which causes Mrs B to point out that I*might* have OCD traits.
December 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This is why I always pocket the first one, then move the next tyre's cap to the just-inflated one until the last tyre gets the pocketed cap.
Having a monumentally crap memory leads to many creative anti-forgetfulness solutions, each of which causes Mrs B to point out that I*might* have OCD traits.
Having a monumentally crap memory leads to many creative anti-forgetfulness solutions, each of which causes Mrs B to point out that I*might* have OCD traits.
I think your original "shit" works much better.
December 8, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I think your original "shit" works much better.
OK, I'll only be another minute.
December 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
OK, I'll only be another minute.
That little backwards nod at the end is, presumably, a haughty indication that failure to provide additional fussing would not find favour.
December 7, 2025 at 11:48 AM
That little backwards nod at the end is, presumably, a haughty indication that failure to provide additional fussing would not find favour.
Is this Glasgow/West Norwood Friendship Week?
December 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Is this Glasgow/West Norwood Friendship Week?
C'mon, these people have superhuman endurance. Big shout-out to the lovely cashier in Sainsbury's Peterborough today who combined efficiency, cheer and fun despite me being the 9,45îth customer today who had to be told to hold his Nectar QR code further away from the scanner.
December 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
C'mon, these people have superhuman endurance. Big shout-out to the lovely cashier in Sainsbury's Peterborough today who combined efficiency, cheer and fun despite me being the 9,45îth customer today who had to be told to hold his Nectar QR code further away from the scanner.
I hope you're satisfied with the outcome, namely, that my waking moments are now similarly haunted. It's a bit like that old paradox "try very hard not to think about a giant fried egg flying along a highway".
December 5, 2025 at 9:32 AM
I hope you're satisfied with the outcome, namely, that my waking moments are now similarly haunted. It's a bit like that old paradox "try very hard not to think about a giant fried egg flying along a highway".
It's actually fixing a packaging error. The product is a Smart Wraith, part of our Jacob Marley Wonderland collection, but we can remotely upgrade you to the Smart Wreath you ordered by a simple free-of-charge 273MB firmware update.
December 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
It's actually fixing a packaging error. The product is a Smart Wraith, part of our Jacob Marley Wonderland collection, but we can remotely upgrade you to the Smart Wreath you ordered by a simple free-of-charge 273MB firmware update.
Your pain duly felt.
December 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Your pain duly felt.
Rath of the Daleks?
December 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Rath of the Daleks?