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Marcus Kelson

@marcuskelson.bsky.social
8.5K followers 2.9K following 37K posts

Retired journalist, at the ABC for three decades, madly in love with Virginia, 38 years married, swimmer and swim teacher, has reviewed film, music and more for 40 years off and on. No DMs unless l know you.

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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 12h
So in Greek Mythology at least this is how we became - fashioned from clay with the spittle of Zeus…
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
like I said the other day - putting unrelated headlines together, might be time for a rethink @australia.theguardian.com ?
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
so this...
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
wanker alert...my nine albums...
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
V has just gone to have a shower and mentioned all she’d like for the next couple of days is a Greek salad - so l had a poke around in the fridge and voila!
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Maybe an idea to keep the headlines separate…
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Well the Thyme and Rosemary are starting to show signs of life but l have no idea what is happening to the little shop of horrors Oregano - might need to chop and freeze some before long…
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Yes please…
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
from my friend, Jane, on FB...
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Not one to usually spruik pink socks or supermarket specials but 1.5 kilos - $30 at Coles.
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
if you were in any doubt...
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right …
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
looks like President Oompa J Loompa can't remember if he took the red pill or the blue pill...
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Going to say maybe 10 years ago or more - they should have been the new Daft Punk 🤣
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Juxtaposition.
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
so yeah this is happening...and yes V's brother Pete is playing Stanley...
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Madam Defarge will be knitting...
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Blind leading the deaf update..
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Last photo after last and third swim this week at North Sydney Pool 3.3 kilometres today - what a blessing to be able to use this - driving back to Canberra tomorrow after dropping Chris off at the airport - he’s heading back to Berlin, such a gorgeous special time with our boy…
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Not often you get to swim in a pool set in Paradise so you may as well make the most of it while you can - 3.6 kilometres 😻
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
four years ago in Paris...need to be back again soon...dieting French style..
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
So my wife ordered the pancakes …
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Eating out tonight - Indian as it happens :)
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
What is the most iconic outdoor swimming pool on the planet - not a question - 3.2 kilometres in this oblong pond…😝
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Having a BBQ at the cousins this afternoon - this is a fine Canberra brewed beer - 1.7 standard drinks in every can - most of us just stop at the one …
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Dear world 1955 is calling…
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Some trees were knocked over - prompting town Burghers to proclaim ‘we rebuild.’
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
some thoughts...
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Anyone else feel seen?
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
now I know 'hot priest' is playing Ian Charleson in a new movie about the gay actor who died of AIDS complications in 1990 - so what am I doing right now? Classic!
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
OK Canberra kids…do this …
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Easiest potato salad you’ll ever make.
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Prime Ministership material?
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Some of the best reviewers are on Facebook…
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Coupla clowns…
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Good morning…
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
latest news from the failed state... @nytimes.com
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
from my mate Neil on facebook...
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I cannot speak to the truth of this but I like the vibe...
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Anyone else remember the 70’s and 80’s?
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Last couple of green curries I’ve made thrown in the eggplant and courgettes raw and they tend to be slightly underdone or if l add five minutes the chicken gets a bit harder - char-grilled with a bit of salt - I’ve split the atom yet again!
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Son number two hasn’t had a home cooked meal in more than a year so green chicken curry with char grilled veges it shall be :)
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I've seen this photo before...
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
One of the best Vietnamese places I’ve been to outside South East Asia - big call l know but bloody delicious…
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
My boys assure me neither is on any spectrum - we report you decide - Laurence’s birthday lunch…
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
how to do a bird sculpture - whereas in Canberra we have this...the penis owl...
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Temptation is a cruel mistress …
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
google begs to differ...
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Fresh horrors on a daily basis…
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Jesus, Death and Hildegard of Bingen - hey l don’t make the rules - Medieval Fair - Queanbeyan …
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