Matt Braithwaite
@mattbraithwaite.bsky.social
Half hours on Earth, what are they worth? I don’t know.
Having just finished The Complete Short Stories: The 1950s by Brian Aldiss my chief emotion is delirious relief that I never need read Brian Aldiss ever again.
December 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Having just finished The Complete Short Stories: The 1950s by Brian Aldiss my chief emotion is delirious relief that I never need read Brian Aldiss ever again.
Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #13: Look at that. Invisible repair. As good as new.
December 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #13: Look at that. Invisible repair. As good as new.
Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #12: I think I need some new trail shoes.
December 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #12: I think I need some new trail shoes.
Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #11: a crow.
November 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #11: a crow.
Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #10: hibernating rowing boats in Finsbury Park.
November 22, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #10: hibernating rowing boats in Finsbury Park.
Reposted by Matt Braithwaite
Watching the darts.
Having had discussions with @skipratmedia.bsky.social and @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social we have agreed we all wish we had been pro darts players. Not that we are that bothered about darts but if any of us had been pros then our walk on music would be THIS! youtu.be/5AywIL5_eYM?...
Having had discussions with @skipratmedia.bsky.social and @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social we have agreed we all wish we had been pro darts players. Not that we are that bothered about darts but if any of us had been pros then our walk on music would be THIS! youtu.be/5AywIL5_eYM?...
Tenpole Tudor - Swords Of A Thousand Men
YouTube video by stiffrecordsuk
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November 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Watching the darts.
Having had discussions with @skipratmedia.bsky.social and @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social we have agreed we all wish we had been pro darts players. Not that we are that bothered about darts but if any of us had been pros then our walk on music would be THIS! youtu.be/5AywIL5_eYM?...
Having had discussions with @skipratmedia.bsky.social and @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social we have agreed we all wish we had been pro darts players. Not that we are that bothered about darts but if any of us had been pros then our walk on music would be THIS! youtu.be/5AywIL5_eYM?...
Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #9: the Grimpen Mire.
November 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #9: the Grimpen Mire.
Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #8: world’s smallest step pyramid.
November 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #8: world’s smallest step pyramid.
Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #7: Dulwich College, school of P.G. Wodehouse:
“Jeeves' eyes had taken on the look of cautious reserve which you see in those of parrots, when offered half a banana by a stranger of whose bona fides they are not convinced.”
“Jeeves' eyes had taken on the look of cautious reserve which you see in those of parrots, when offered half a banana by a stranger of whose bona fides they are not convinced.”
November 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #7: Dulwich College, school of P.G. Wodehouse:
“Jeeves' eyes had taken on the look of cautious reserve which you see in those of parrots, when offered half a banana by a stranger of whose bona fides they are not convinced.”
“Jeeves' eyes had taken on the look of cautious reserve which you see in those of parrots, when offered half a banana by a stranger of whose bona fides they are not convinced.”
Parkin made, stored away until next weekend.
October 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Parkin made, stored away until next weekend.
I don’t know, but I didn’t want to risk it so I waited until this afternoon.
Is it still a criminal offence to put the central heating on before the clocks go back?
October 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I don’t know, but I didn’t want to risk it so I waited until this afternoon.
Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #6: Did some post-run scanning and somehow contrived to register two runners in the same finishing position. That’s a new one. “A fool with a tool is still a fool.”
October 25, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #6: Did some post-run scanning and somehow contrived to register two runners in the same finishing position. That’s a new one. “A fool with a tool is still a fool.”
Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #5: “We’re digging up the road!”
October 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #5: “We’re digging up the road!”
Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #4: the back door of Konk Studios.
October 11, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #4: the back door of Konk Studios.
Show us the last four albums you listened to
(I do rather tend to binge-listen)
(I do rather tend to binge-listen)
October 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Show us the last four albums you listened to
(I do rather tend to binge-listen)
(I do rather tend to binge-listen)
Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #3: a fallen tree near Ally Pally. Though not that random given the weather, I suppose.
October 4, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #3: a fallen tree near Ally Pally. Though not that random given the weather, I suppose.
Not saying I’m hungry but I ran to work on an empty stomach and I’ve just hallucinated a Cadbury Creme Egg on the spiral stairs.
October 2, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Not saying I’m hungry but I ran to work on an empty stomach and I’ve just hallucinated a Cadbury Creme Egg on the spiral stairs.
Just bought some grips to stop my specs slipping off my face.
September 28, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Just bought some grips to stop my specs slipping off my face.
Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #2: Halloween fever is already upon us.
September 27, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #2: Halloween fever is already upon us.
Me on the way to the Rapture
September 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Me on the way to the Rapture
This would have made a good one for my new series on random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun. Unfortunately when I saw it I was not on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun.
September 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This would have made a good one for my new series on random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun. Unfortunately when I saw it I was not on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun.
Reposted by Matt Braithwaite
I was in Fallowfield and saw a surprising number of mattresses compared to my normal parkrun.
September 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I was in Fallowfield and saw a surprising number of mattresses compared to my normal parkrun.
Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun - #1 in what might be an occasional new series: an abandoned office chair in the street.
September 20, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun - #1 in what might be an occasional new series: an abandoned office chair in the street.
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