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Male. Interested in Music. Comedy. Radio. TV. Film. History. Nostalgia. Food. Kindness. Politics. Nature. News. Now a pensioner. Single. How did that happen? Many years of health issues. Live in North East England. Near Darlington and Bishop Auckland.

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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 8h
Hurdle 1734 hurdle.games 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 ⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Final 1/2 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 score: 9,700
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Hurdle Word Game - Play Today's Hurdle Free | Arkadium
A daily word challenge with a twist
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 9h
Hardle 🟦🟪 #1697 6/8 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 hardle.herokuapp.com
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Hardle - Hard Wordle!
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 10h
Tightrope, a daily trivia game | Britannica Oct. 1, 2026 T I G H T R O P E ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ 🎉 My Score: 2410 www.britannica.com/quiz/tightrope
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Tightrope, a Daily Trivia Game | Britannica
A daily trivia game with 9 interesting questions. If you get three wrong…you lose. Question categories include science, arts, history, animals and math.
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 10h
Categories #853 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟩🟩🟩🟩 categories.clevergoat.com?ref=shared 🐐
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Categories | Daily Word Guessing Game
Test your word association skills with Categories, a challenging puzzle game where players group related words in a grid to uncover unique categories.
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 12h
#Llamagrama 535 - Pink October 🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢 💡7 🔤 9 #LlamaHerd #PinkOctober www.llamagrama.com
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Llamagrama - Play the Daily Word Puzzle Game
Challenge your vocabulary with Llamagrama, the fun and exciting daily word puzzle game. Start playing now!
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 12h
wordercise.com #2026-10-01 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 🔥 205-day streak (🏅 #2) | ✅ 1221 words solved (🏅 #6) The vowels and consonants had a meeting — they surrendered! 🏳️ #wordle #wordercise
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 12h
squareword.org 1704: 11 guesses 🟩🟨🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟧🟧🟨🟧🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨 <6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥 #squareword #squareword1704
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Squareword - Daily Word Puzzle Game
Play Squareword, the free daily word puzzle! Guess 5-letter words to uncover a 5x5 grid where every row and column forms a valid word. New puzzle every day!
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 12h
🧵Four hours straight of deep sleep so if that is my lot so be it. I am not cold. Nothing planned other than the same task. Getting there. A couple of Christmas treats ordered. Two for me🤣 and one for someone else. Neither arrives until late November/early December. 1/
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 21h
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq...
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Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86
Her family paid tribute to her in a statement calling her the "most wonderful mother" and a "cherished grandmother".
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🧵Raining. Dull. Chilly. 18°c/64.4f here. If I qualify for help with my utility bills as we go into Autumn and Winter the heating is going on this year. Only thinking of now. Not what the future holds. Today I may add extra clothes or wear a dressing gown around the house. 1/
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🧵Well its Wednesday. Middle of the week again. Slept most of the night away. A positive. Then again I also slept most of Tuesday evening away. I have had a light snack for breakfast. Meds and vitamins. More soon. Then back to the housework. It is going well. 1/
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🧵More so now...Like the many. Trying to live in the day. Not looking too far ahead. As a pensioner I am well aware my future time is limited anyhow. Being on a fixed amount you need to be frugal/thrifty. Hopefully some of us will still qualify for help such as 1/
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🧵Raining. Dull. Chilly. 18°c/64.4f here. If I qualify for help with my utility bills as we go into Autumn and Winter the heating is going on this year. Only thinking of now. Not what the future holds. Today I may add extra clothes or wear a dressing gown around the house. 1/
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🧵Well its Wednesday. Middle of the week again. Slept most of the night away. A positive. Then again I also slept most of Tuesday evening away. I have had a light snack for breakfast. Meds and vitamins. More soon. Then back to the housework. It is going well. 1/
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🧵More so now...Like the many. Trying to live in the day. Not looking too far ahead. As a pensioner I am well aware my future time is limited anyhow. Being on a fixed amount you need to be frugal/thrifty. Hopefully some of us will still qualify for help such as 1/
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hurdle 1733 hurdle.games 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 4/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 5/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Final 1/2 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 score: 9,800
hurdle.games
Hurdle Word Game - Play Today's Hurdle Free | Arkadium
A daily word challenge with a twist
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hardle 🟦🟪 #1696 5/8 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 hardle.herokuapp.com
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Hardle - Hard Wordle!
Game
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Wordle 1,929 4/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟨🟨⬛🟨 🟩🟨🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#Llamagrama 534 - Head Scratcher 🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢 💡7 🔤 13 #LlamaHerd #HeadScratcher www.llamagrama.com
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Llamagrama - Play the Daily Word Puzzle Game
Challenge your vocabulary with Llamagrama, the fun and exciting daily word puzzle game. Start playing now!
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Catalogues - Tuesday, September 29, 2026 2 guesses 1️⃣ 😻 ⚪ 🟢 ⚪ 🟢 ⚪ 🟢 🟢 🟢 ⚪ 🟢 🟢 🟢 ⚪ 🟢 www.newyorker.com/puzzles-and-...
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tightrope, a daily trivia game | Britannica Sep. 30, 2026 T I G H T R O P E ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ 💔 🎉 My Score: 2240 www.britannica.com/quiz/tightrope
britannica.com
Tightrope, a Daily Trivia Game | Britannica
A daily trivia game with 9 interesting questions. If you get three wrong…you lose. Question categories include science, arts, history, animals and math.
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
wordercise.com #2026-09-30 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 🔥 204-day streak (🏅 #2) | ✅ 1215 words solved (🏅 #6) All hearts intact — bow down, words! 👑 #wordle #wordercise
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Get word wise with Wordercise!
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#waffle1713 2/5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🔥 streak: 8 ⭐ #wafflerookie wafflegame.net
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Waffle
The waffle-shaped daily word game.
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
squareword.org 1703: 14 guesses 🟩🟨🟨🟩🟨 🟧🟧🟨🟧🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟩🟨🟩🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩 <6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥 #squareword #squareword1703
squareword.org
Squareword - Daily Word Puzzle Game
Play Squareword, the free daily word puzzle! Guess 5-letter words to uncover a 5x5 grid where every row and column forms a valid word. New puzzle every day!
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Starting some housework at 7pm after a rest. It may take 30 minutes. Then start again on stage 2 which is much easier. I have had roast chicken and bacon sandwiches and a coffee for tea.
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Burnham...no suprises. Triple Lock has been hammered for weeks. If the cost of living can be lowered. Utility bills. Help is still given in other ways such as Personal Allowance being raised. Housing Benefit. PIP. UC and Carer's Allowance improved etc...technically we can survive.
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Paul @pzw4569.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Yes, I think the same can be said of most politicians- 10% substance and 90% waffle. 🤬
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Paul @pzw4569.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Expecting him to cancel the triple lock. It will be interesting to hear how he intends to mitigate this.
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I will miss Burnham's speech. Other things going on. Not expecting great things. But later I will hear the bad news without sitting through the un-necessary stuff. The speech may last an hour or more. The points can be actually be said in minutes.
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🧵🤔 Yes people who work do pay taxes. Spend money. Keep services and the economy going. Pay forward towards future pensions. But no one ever asks... If the retired have enough to live on. It could be that if they need less state financial help to survive. 1/
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HT4Ecosocialism @ht4ecosocialism.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Reuse/recycle.
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Already done some tidying. Taken meds and meds. More of both after 9.30am. Then washing and dressing around 11am. Out around 11.30am for crisps for tomorrow to share at our music club. Collect painkillers at the chemists whilst on the way to the informal diabetes group.
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#r4today Hands up who wanted to hear Chris Mason's analysis of Lucy Powell's interview with Nick Robinson?
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Leonardo DiCaprio Laughing as Jay Gatsby
ALT: Leonardo DiCaprio Laughing as Jay Gatsby
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I purchased a spare rapid boil kettle yesterday. A basic supermarket model. Reliable. Inexpensive. I also decided to get a new toaster. I forgot that I already have a two slice model. It is OK. But again basic. I have an even older one. Decades old. It looks it. Going to throw that away. 1/
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I purchased a spare rapid boil kettle yesterday. A basic supermarket model. Reliable. Inexpensive. I also decided to get a new toaster. I forgot that I already have a two slice model. It is OK. But again basic. I have an even older one. Decades old. It looks it. Going to throw that away. 1/
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#r4today 🧵Been all around the houses...numerous official Labour g'ment and party websites. Plenty of detail on who is attending the 2026 conference. Fringe events. Companies. Lobbying groups. Unions. Speeches that have already happened. Transcripts. We know Burnham speaks 1/
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🧠 Quiz of the Day - Sep 29 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 Score: 10/10 Think you can do better? quizoftheday.co.uk
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Categories #851 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟪🟪🟪🟪 categories.clevergoat.com?ref=shared 🐐
categories.clevergoat.com
Categories | Daily Word Guessing Game
Test your word association skills with Categories, a challenging puzzle game where players group related words in a grid to uncover unique categories.
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Canuckle 1599 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟥⬜🟥 🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥 🔥 streak: 1 www.canucklegame.ca
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Canuckle - A daily Canadian word game
Guess the hidden word in 6 tries. A new puzzle is available each day.
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hurdle 1732 hurdle.games 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Final 1/2 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 score: 10,200
hurdle.games
Hurdle Word Game - Play Today's Hurdle Free | Arkadium
A daily word challenge with a twist
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hardle 🟦🟪 #1695 8/8 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 hardle.herokuapp.com
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Hardle - Hard Wordle!
Game
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wordle 1,928 4/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟨🟩⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1206 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
wordercise.com #2026-09-29 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 🔥 203-day streak (🏅 #2) | ✅ 1209 words solved (🏅 #6) Didn't lose a single heart — ice cold! 🧊 #wordle #wordercise
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#waffle1712 2/5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🔥 streak: 7 ⭐ #wafflerookie wafflegame.net
wafflegame.net
Waffle
The waffle-shaped daily word game.
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
squareword.org 1702: 12 guesses 🟩🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟧🟨🟧🟧🟧 🟩🟨🟨🟨🟩 <6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥 #squareword #squareword1702
squareword.org
Squareword - Daily Word Puzzle Game
Play Squareword, the free daily word puzzle! Guess 5-letter words to uncover a 5x5 grid where every row and column forms a valid word. New puzzle every day!
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tightrope, a daily trivia game | Britannica Sep. 29, 2026 T I G H T R O P E ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ 💔 🎉 My Score: 2000 It was going so well...not a bad score. Previous game would not allow me to play for 24 hours. No idea why. www.britannica.com/quiz/tightrope
britannica.com
Tightrope, a Daily Trivia Game | Britannica
A daily trivia game with 9 interesting questions. If you get three wrong…you lose. Question categories include science, arts, history, animals and math.
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Whoo Hoo as far as my housework its finally a win win. Overall my mood is good. But this is hanging over me now. It may never happen. I may be worrying for nothing...I bet I am not alone. I know I am not because this is being done to many. Not just pensioners. bsky.app/profile/gild...
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Another rest. So close now regarding my tasks indoors. So I am just going to keep going. What I moved onto the landing is reduced. I may move what is there into the garage. Its easier to work out there. And out there its not in the house. Out of sight. "That" room is tidy.
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The Random Jottings of Gildersleeve @gildy65.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Another rest. So close now regarding my tasks indoors. So I am just going to keep going. What I moved onto the landing is reduced. I may move what is there into the garage. Its easier to work out there. And out there its not in the house. Out of sight. "That" room is tidy.
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