Paul Harper 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇪🇺🇬🇧🏴
@twinklebutt.bsky.social
Left-leaning (but not loonie left) pragmatist, realist, atheist cis-male gay. Vocal trans supporter. Insta-blocks bigots and never argues with idiots for more than a few messages - so if your thread goes quiet, I've muted it for that reason. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇪🇺🇬🇧
Ouch. That'll do, Grommit...
November 25, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Ouch. That'll do, Grommit...
My career path.
A flat straight line which was by design. I used to drive HR mad by resisting their attempts at moving me to a management role. "I have no desire to enter ICI's expendable middle management team" in my annual review convinced them. It was a really good call as it turned out.
A flat straight line which was by design. I used to drive HR mad by resisting their attempts at moving me to a management role. "I have no desire to enter ICI's expendable middle management team" in my annual review convinced them. It was a really good call as it turned out.
November 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
My career path.
A flat straight line which was by design. I used to drive HR mad by resisting their attempts at moving me to a management role. "I have no desire to enter ICI's expendable middle management team" in my annual review convinced them. It was a really good call as it turned out.
A flat straight line which was by design. I used to drive HR mad by resisting their attempts at moving me to a management role. "I have no desire to enter ICI's expendable middle management team" in my annual review convinced them. It was a really good call as it turned out.
Hubby was happy with dessert - this is genuinely what they bought to us!
November 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Hubby was happy with dessert - this is genuinely what they bought to us!
Thank you Blacklock, Manchester, you never disappoint! Lovely lunch with hubby as usual.
November 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Thank you Blacklock, Manchester, you never disappoint! Lovely lunch with hubby as usual.
Christmas supplies bought...
November 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Christmas supplies bought...
The only way anyone can analyse a two-day Ashes victory is "Both sides played shite, but one side played slightly less shite than the other." @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 10:22 AM
The only way anyone can analyse a two-day Ashes victory is "Both sides played shite, but one side played slightly less shite than the other." @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social
This was my view. You can just about make out Little Ben.
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This was my view. You can just about make out Little Ben.
Ouchies tomorrow, I think! Happy with the new record weight, though. Good session.
November 19, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Ouchies tomorrow, I think! Happy with the new record weight, though. Good session.
Crikey, there are some memories in this 4-CD set! That's my next few gym sessions soundtracks sorted...
November 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Crikey, there are some memories in this 4-CD set! That's my next few gym sessions soundtracks sorted...
What fictional creature/villain traumatized you as a child?
November 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
What fictional creature/villain traumatized you as a child?
My Erasure collection. Great for gym workouts.
November 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
My Erasure collection. Great for gym workouts.
Current reading. 69 books finished so far this year, a new record.
November 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Current reading. 69 books finished so far this year, a new record.
Or to put it another way:
November 14, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Or to put it another way:
Share something that reminds you of your childhood
November 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Share something that reminds you of your childhood
Eek. Going to ache later...
November 12, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Eek. Going to ache later...
Must be bloody mad at 6am Sunday!
November 9, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Must be bloody mad at 6am Sunday!
It's 7th November, so of course, Manchester's Christmas markets are open... Nice to see a bit of Albert Square open for the first time since before we moved up here, though.
November 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
It's 7th November, so of course, Manchester's Christmas markets are open... Nice to see a bit of Albert Square open for the first time since before we moved up here, though.