Val Cobbin
@valcob.bsky.social
Keen reader and generally curious about life.
"Better drowned than duffers"
December 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
"Better drowned than duffers"
Bit scary tbh. Hope you had a better day.
December 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Bit scary tbh. Hope you had a better day.
Sorry to hear that. Wishing you a better day tomorrow (and at least it's Friday).
December 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Sorry to hear that. Wishing you a better day tomorrow (and at least it's Friday).
See, I did like this although I'm not sure it justified the hype completely. I really struggled with "Flesh".
December 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
See, I did like this although I'm not sure it justified the hype completely. I really struggled with "Flesh".
Enjoyed this, but will I need to rewatch the first series, or does it work as a standalone?
December 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Enjoyed this, but will I need to rewatch the first series, or does it work as a standalone?
Grown up compromise and pragmatism is needed. Which is exactly why it's hard to feel optimistic at this point.
December 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Grown up compromise and pragmatism is needed. Which is exactly why it's hard to feel optimistic at this point.
Well said. The MAGA grip feels deep though.
December 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Well said. The MAGA grip feels deep though.
They are lucky (although they won't feel it).
December 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
They are lucky (although they won't feel it).
Seen a lot of Austen themed stuff coming up on Christmas radio and TV.
December 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Seen a lot of Austen themed stuff coming up on Christmas radio and TV.
More shocking footage of hungry and neglected felines:
December 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
More shocking footage of hungry and neglected felines:
Slightly melancholic reflection that this one seemed the height of modernity.
December 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Slightly melancholic reflection that this one seemed the height of modernity.
TIL that the Green Party doesn't just focus on transactivism and Gaza.
December 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
TIL that the Green Party doesn't just focus on transactivism and Gaza.
Who knows where the time goes - Sandy Denny
December 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Who knows where the time goes - Sandy Denny
On a midnight in midwinter when all but the winds were dead...
December 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
On a midnight in midwinter when all but the winds were dead...
It's a lovely thread to scroll through.
December 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
It's a lovely thread to scroll through.
I always think this is the worst poem in the Quiller-Couch Oxford Book of Verse. Up there with McGonaghall.
December 6, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I always think this is the worst poem in the Quiller-Couch Oxford Book of Verse. Up there with McGonaghall.
Hotel California for me.
December 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Hotel California for me.
No-one with any sort of ear for language could accept that. British slang is glorious.
December 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
No-one with any sort of ear for language could accept that. British slang is glorious.