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Pat H

@pats-musings.eurosky.social
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The musings of a married gay misfit. 🏳️‍🌈 Follow at own risk! 😁. Teetotal, Greyhound lover. Reasonably harmless. I prefer to tread lightly ♻️ and live in peace 🕊️ Please don't invite me to arguments, I will very likely decline.

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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 20/10/2026
Officially start my "new" role at work today. I say new when I've really been covering this job on a relief basis for over ten years, but it feels nice to have a more permanent role with predictable shift patterns. Thanks to those who offered support and good wishes along the way.
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 15/10/2026
I hope he does. Like many people, I don't feel the banks have paid nearly enough back to the taxpayer after being bailed out during the financial crisis of 2008. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Banks say Healey is planning Budget tax raid on their profits
Senior banking executives have told the BBC they expect to be "on the menu" in the chancellor's Budget tax later this month.
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 15/10/2026
Dogs constantly amaze me. We pour hundreds of billions into AI investigations and solutions, overlooking the huge potential of well trained and cared for canines. A dog will never need a power hungry data centre to do it's work. Well done Sgaith. ❤️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Dog that hunts invasive sea creature named animal of the year
Sgiath is thought to be the UK's first sea squirt-hunting dog and has been trained to sniff out the marine pest.
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 13/10/2026
Just read on the news that Russia has lost around half a million men in Ukraine, while Ukraine has lost around 150,000. Husbands, fathers, sons, brothers, grandchildren... slaughtered in the lunacy of a war that's going nowhere. I tend to agree with Harry Patch about the futility of war 👇
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 13/10/2026
This is sad news. He was great in Breaking Bad. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte dies aged 34
Mitte, who lived with cerebral palsy, starred as Walter White Jr in the Emmy-winning drama series.
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 06/10/2026
Is somebody eating cheese?
Greyhound Maggie is observing cheese eating very intently with her ears pointed to attention.
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 06/10/2026
I do like a mighty oak. 😁
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 05/10/2026
We regard straight masc men as toxic due to (amongst other things) their overly sexualised attitudes towards women, but it seems to me that many gay men can be just as bad. Gay social media can be rather lecherous actually. I'm afraid some of us need to examine ourselves. Soap box away, tin hat on.
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 05/10/2026
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026
I was just "accused" of camping it up in Aldi. Can you believe it? A masc blokey type like me?
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Man Prancing in Grocery Aisle
ALT: Man Prancing in Grocery Aisle
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026
If I hadn't agreed to work an extra four hours I would be home by now. Thinking of the extra money.
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026
We need to educate kids about the reality (or unreality) of porn rather than trying to stop them from watching it. It's always going to be a losing battle. Better to teach kids that while porn exists, it's in no way a reflection of most intimate relationships and that consent is paramount.
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026
Just signed. ✒️ Can you take 2 mins to respond to Ofwat's consultation to demand they BLOCK the water bill hike. If water companies can't survive without hiking our bills, let them go bust and bring them into public ownership. Deadline: midnight Thurs 24th Sept weownit.org.uk/NoBillHike
weownit.org.uk
Ofwat: No to water bills hike, let them go bust - Respond by midnight on Thursday 24th September
Demand that Ofwat says no to bill hikes. Let water companies go bust and bring them into public ownership for nothing.
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026
Sprained my foot now. I am so clumsy.
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026
Coming to the end of two weeks of annual leave from work, during which time, one or both of us has been unwell. A complete write off really. I was also unwell during my spring leave earlier this year. 🤷‍♂️ Maybe I'm just programmed for work?
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026
Fine folk of Bluesky, what is your opinion on sweet brioche burger buns? 👍 or 👎
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 13/09/2026
He who pays the piper calls the tune! No individual gives £36 million to a political party unless it gains them significant influence. Given Farage's comments about crypto currency it's easy to see where this is heading. It's deeply corrupt. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Reform receives second £36m donation in two days as crypto investor matches record
The party says the money will allow it to fight the next election on a "level playing field", while rivals have renewed calls for donations from individuals to be capped.
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 11/09/2026
Telly box ain't working now. Trust Virgin effing Media to piss on the parade.
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 11/09/2026
Got the job I applied for. We're having a chippy tea tonight to celebrate. How it's done up north.
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 11/09/2026
Trump says the US will never forget 9/11 and nor should they, but he has certainly forgotten the rallying response of America's friends and allies around the world on that terrible day - the same friends and allies who he now alienates on a bear daily basis.
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 11/09/2026
Disappointed that MPs voted against assisted dying. I will never forget seeing my sister struggle in the final hours of her life. It was excruciating and not how she would have wished her vibrant life to end. The hospice did what they could (within the law) but she deserved better. We all do.
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 06/09/2026
What is this, see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil? Of course not. I'm calling bs. It's as bad as Boris Johnson at the COVID parties. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Nigel Farage tells BBC he 'wasn't listening' in foreign donor talks
The Reform leader also told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that his family are "begging" him to leave his job.
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Bluesky Safety @safety.bsky.app · 02/09/2026
Dogpiling or harassing users is unacceptable. We have taken recent action against accounts for this behavior, and we will be increasing our efforts, consistent with our Community Guidelines.
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Community Guidelines - Bluesky
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 31/08/2026
Stop comparing yourself to others and thinking you don't measure up in some way, because the people you are comparing yourself to are very likely doing the same. Take yourself out of the loop. Here endeth the pep talk for Monday morning.... prompted by some posts I have seen on here in recent days.
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Jillian Renee: You Are Enough Motivation
ALT: Jillian Renee: You Are Enough Motivation
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Create the Ripple @createtheripple.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
“Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.” Eckhart Tolle We carry so much, often without even realising it. A little reminder that we don’t have to carry it all today. 🧡 Art by themindfuldoodles #SelfCompassion #LettingGo
A warm, hand-drawn illustration on a cream background with the words, “You don’t have to carry it all today.” Eight colourful backpacks are arranged across the image, each representing something we may be carrying emotionally or mentally. They are labelled: “the expectations”, “the overthinking”, “the need to please everyone”, “the unfinished things”, “the fear of disappointing someone”, “the comparison”, “the pressure to have it all figured out”, and “the things that can wait”. The backpacks are purple, green, yellow, pink, blue, orange, turquoise and coral, with small decorative details including hearts, flowers, a storm cloud and a clock. Hand-drawn hearts, flowers, stars, leaves and colourful marks surround them. At the bottom, the words read, “A lighter tomorrow is possible.” The overall image feels gentle, reassuring and encouraging.
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 29/08/2026
Just sneezed so hard, I nearly blew out a contact lens. Life update ✅😂
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton's faith was strong and she lived it with gentleness and dignity; never preaching, never judging, never condemning. She put her fame and wealth to great use and lived a good life. If there is a stairway to heaven I'm sure Dolly is ascending it now in her best stilettos to rise in glory.
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 24/08/2026
Good morning from Lincolnshire.
A Lincolnshire field as the sun rises.
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 21/08/2026
Interview done. ✅ I think it went okay, so now just have to wait for other candidates to have theirs before I discover if I have the job.
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Switchboard - LGBTQIA+ Support Line @switchboard.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Are you a business that wants to show your support for the trans+ community, make it clear that your venue is a safe space, or simply like to help others? Complete our online marketing materials request form to order your free resources from Switchboard today.
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 18/08/2026
A lovely trip out with the husband this morning to the tip. The fun of married life. 🤣
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 11/08/2026
Just had my two pennorth. www.national-conversation.ox.ac.uk
national-conversation.ox.ac.uk
The National Conversation
I just took part in The National Conversation to share my views on what it's really like living in our area right now. It's a major UK-wide project by researchers at Oxford University, and it only tak...
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 11/08/2026
I have applied for a transfer to a different work location. It will offer me a lot more predictability and a lot less travel. I would have to get used to working regular nights again, but I have done all of that before.
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 10/08/2026
This will definitely be used.
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 10/08/2026
Colleague: "We haven't got a mouse" Me: "Well, that's good isn't it?" Colleague: "Not really, but it's a touch screen" Me: "Oh, I thought you was on about rodents" I mean, wouldn't you? 🤔
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 09/08/2026
At what age is appropriate to buy a shower mat?
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 07/08/2026
"If she's not careful, she'll be laughing on the other side of her face" Where do crazy expressions like this even come from? 🤔
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 07/08/2026
I have been trying to change my profile pic for ages and every time I try to upload a new pic I get an error message that says "Could not find blob" ... does anyone know wtf this means and how to overcome it?
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 22/07/2026
I really do go down some rabbit holes... doing a crossword puzzle and one of the clues was "Where Zog ruled" (I didn't know, so of course, I had to find out). Thirty minutes later I now know about King Zog 1 of Albania and his extended family. Welcome to my crazy mind!
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 21/07/2026
The husband called me "basic" when I said I would dance the Argentine Tango or Rumba with Ted from Schitts Creek. 🤷‍♂️
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Schitts Creek: Look Up, Ted Mullens
ALT: Schitts Creek: Look Up, Ted Mullens
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 21/07/2026
Oh, it's been a night! This morning's (much needed) coffee comes in my Greyhound Trust mug.
A picture of a mug of black coffee. The mug has a cartoon picture of a black and white Greyhound.
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 10/07/2026
Just managed to avoid a head on crash with another driver who was going the wrong way around a roundabout. I think the heat is getting to some people.
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ILGA-Europe @ilgaeurope.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Pride is one of the most visible expressions of the freedoms to peacefully protest. We're calling on the European Commission to help protect Pride, and the freedoms that make it possible. Add your name to our open letter. Share this post. Join the movement. bit.ly/3QXdNuS #ProtectPride
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 05/07/2026
This 👇 Created just after the Second World War when the country was on its knees, by a Labour government that wouldn't indulge any naysayers. If it could be done then, it can certainly be done now.
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 05/07/2026
The grammar nazi in me has surfaced again at the presence of an apostrophe in Cleethorpes. Having spotted it, I now have to resist being a total dick for the next five hours, aware there is a red biro in the drawer waiting to be used. I need to tell myself to leave it.
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 05/07/2026
Am I the only gay who's not a gamer (or a gaymer 🙂) ? The closest I ever got to gaming was Wii fit boxing... back in the day. Twas a good little workout actually. Btw, this isn't me throwing shade on any gays who game. Just know that I have a lot of love and respect for many of you. ❤️
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 04/07/2026
If you've spotted circular shaped cutouts in the leaves in your garden, you should feel pleased. You've been helping the leaf-cutter bee in their search for nest-building materials.
A close-up of a rose bush where the foliage has several neat semi-circles cut out of the leaf edges.
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 03/07/2026
It really disappoints me to see/hear a woman refer to another woman as a slag. It's bad enough coming from nasty and misogynistic men, but to hear it from a woman is just awful. I feel it gives more ammunition to men who harbour disrespectful attitudes to women.
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 03/07/2026
Friday afternoon vibes. Hope your day is good so far.
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Pat H @pats-musings.eurosky.social · 02/07/2026
Just been reading the late Paul O'Grady's account of owning Geese (which he nicknamed the Geesestapo). 😂 Suffice to say, he realised it wasn't for the faint hearted. Geese really are vicious birds. Only his smallest dog was brave enough to take them on.
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