Darren Leathley
@dmleathley.bsky.social
From Yorkshire, in Dublin.
Leeds United Bielsa widow. #lufc
Films, music, crosswords and other puzzles, #CalendarMaths, swimming, beer, stuff.
May contain puns.
Professional data wrangler. Won't fit all your concerns in a CHAR(300).
Not an owl.
Leeds United Bielsa widow. #lufc
Films, music, crosswords and other puzzles, #CalendarMaths, swimming, beer, stuff.
May contain puns.
Professional data wrangler. Won't fit all your concerns in a CHAR(300).
Not an owl.
SWIM REPORT
70 lengths / 1.75 km / 1.09 miles
Late leaving home, so drove - nowhere to park on the street 😬
Eventually parked, in the pool at 8.40
Swam more or less constantly for 50 minutes
One faffer, one bloke taking a rest in my lane, one French woman taking exception to bloke... I just swam.
70 lengths / 1.75 km / 1.09 miles
Late leaving home, so drove - nowhere to park on the street 😬
Eventually parked, in the pool at 8.40
Swam more or less constantly for 50 minutes
One faffer, one bloke taking a rest in my lane, one French woman taking exception to bloke... I just swam.
November 25, 2025 at 10:44 PM
SWIM REPORT
70 lengths / 1.75 km / 1.09 miles
Late leaving home, so drove - nowhere to park on the street 😬
Eventually parked, in the pool at 8.40
Swam more or less constantly for 50 minutes
One faffer, one bloke taking a rest in my lane, one French woman taking exception to bloke... I just swam.
70 lengths / 1.75 km / 1.09 miles
Late leaving home, so drove - nowhere to park on the street 😬
Eventually parked, in the pool at 8.40
Swam more or less constantly for 50 minutes
One faffer, one bloke taking a rest in my lane, one French woman taking exception to bloke... I just swam.
(Sid James-like guttural laugh)
November 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
(Sid James-like guttural laugh)
Seagull on O'Connell on O'Connell Street, taking in the view over the Liffey
November 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Seagull on O'Connell on O'Connell Street, taking in the view over the Liffey
SWIM REPORT
64 lengths / 1.6km / 0.99 miles
A testing swim: accompanying child wanting out after about fifteen minutes, some nitwit more involved in a fight to the death with the water than swimming through it - tempered by the slower older bloke who was sound
64 lengths / 1.6km / 0.99 miles
A testing swim: accompanying child wanting out after about fifteen minutes, some nitwit more involved in a fight to the death with the water than swimming through it - tempered by the slower older bloke who was sound
November 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM
SWIM REPORT
64 lengths / 1.6km / 0.99 miles
A testing swim: accompanying child wanting out after about fifteen minutes, some nitwit more involved in a fight to the death with the water than swimming through it - tempered by the slower older bloke who was sound
64 lengths / 1.6km / 0.99 miles
A testing swim: accompanying child wanting out after about fifteen minutes, some nitwit more involved in a fight to the death with the water than swimming through it - tempered by the slower older bloke who was sound
#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched #FilmSky
• The Predator King
• Tatiana Maslany tour-de-force
• Run, Powell, run!
• Saltaire looking fine
• The Predator King
• Tatiana Maslany tour-de-force
• Run, Powell, run!
• Saltaire looking fine
November 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched #FilmSky
• The Predator King
• Tatiana Maslany tour-de-force
• Run, Powell, run!
• Saltaire looking fine
• The Predator King
• Tatiana Maslany tour-de-force
• Run, Powell, run!
• Saltaire looking fine
SWIM REPORT
80 lengths / 2km / 1.24 miles
Cold and getting in late from youngest's rugby training led me to think "to hell with it, I'll take the car into town"
Parked on Townsend Street, metres from the sports centre
Swim? Uneventful.
Car? Was still there.
Result!
80 lengths / 2km / 1.24 miles
Cold and getting in late from youngest's rugby training led me to think "to hell with it, I'll take the car into town"
Parked on Townsend Street, metres from the sports centre
Swim? Uneventful.
Car? Was still there.
Result!
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
SWIM REPORT
80 lengths / 2km / 1.24 miles
Cold and getting in late from youngest's rugby training led me to think "to hell with it, I'll take the car into town"
Parked on Townsend Street, metres from the sports centre
Swim? Uneventful.
Car? Was still there.
Result!
80 lengths / 2km / 1.24 miles
Cold and getting in late from youngest's rugby training led me to think "to hell with it, I'll take the car into town"
Parked on Townsend Street, metres from the sports centre
Swim? Uneventful.
Car? Was still there.
Result!
So #BetteridgesLaw applies to podcast titles.
November 20, 2025 at 11:47 AM
So #BetteridgesLaw applies to podcast titles.
"We need to make more electrons!"
Damn right.
Damn right.
November 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
"We need to make more electrons!"
Damn right.
Damn right.
One showing per day?!
November 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
One showing per day?!
EVERYBODY MINCE NOW!
November 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
EVERYBODY MINCE NOW!
...constructed!
November 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
...constructed!
Today's constructive activity...
November 16, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Today's constructive activity...
Don't know what I did to upset Púca, but he gave me a (possibly fully warranted) right scratching.
November 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Don't know what I did to upset Púca, but he gave me a (possibly fully warranted) right scratching.
Maybe the 'destroy the BBC' lot are on to something...
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Maybe the 'destroy the BBC' lot are on to something...
(sends wallet inspector round to Downing Street)
#ThePolitics
#ThePolitics
November 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
(sends wallet inspector round to Downing Street)
#ThePolitics
#ThePolitics
SWIM REPORT - GET IN THE SEA 2: ATLANTIC BOOGALOO
Couple of hundred metres again
Mate came along today - chat and swim, could catch on
Good swimming conditions, yet with a stronger pull from the current than yesterday
Less seawater swallowed, result
Couple of hundred metres again
Mate came along today - chat and swim, could catch on
Good swimming conditions, yet with a stronger pull from the current than yesterday
Less seawater swallowed, result
November 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
SWIM REPORT - GET IN THE SEA 2: ATLANTIC BOOGALOO
Couple of hundred metres again
Mate came along today - chat and swim, could catch on
Good swimming conditions, yet with a stronger pull from the current than yesterday
Less seawater swallowed, result
Couple of hundred metres again
Mate came along today - chat and swim, could catch on
Good swimming conditions, yet with a stronger pull from the current than yesterday
Less seawater swallowed, result
Important neon signs for a bar
November 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Important neon signs for a bar
SWIM REPORT: ATLANTIC OCEAN EDITION
Couple of hundred metres?
Not very cold, soon got used to the temperature
Swam up and down for about twenty minutes
Couple of hundred metres?
Not very cold, soon got used to the temperature
Swam up and down for about twenty minutes
November 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
SWIM REPORT: ATLANTIC OCEAN EDITION
Couple of hundred metres?
Not very cold, soon got used to the temperature
Swam up and down for about twenty minutes
Couple of hundred metres?
Not very cold, soon got used to the temperature
Swam up and down for about twenty minutes
SWIM REPORT
Not / Very / Far
Head-clearing exercise along with pool volleyball in the kidney-shaped pool at the apartments
Aim for tomorrow: get in the sea!
Not / Very / Far
Head-clearing exercise along with pool volleyball in the kidney-shaped pool at the apartments
Aim for tomorrow: get in the sea!
November 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
SWIM REPORT
Not / Very / Far
Head-clearing exercise along with pool volleyball in the kidney-shaped pool at the apartments
Aim for tomorrow: get in the sea!
Not / Very / Far
Head-clearing exercise along with pool volleyball in the kidney-shaped pool at the apartments
Aim for tomorrow: get in the sea!
Poolbeg Towers in cocktail form.
November 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Poolbeg Towers in cocktail form.
Decent pint of plain.
November 7, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Decent pint of plain.