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Simon A.

@simona62.bsky.social
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I lurk, sometimes ‘like’, and occasionally comment. I try to follow people who seem pretty decent. Personal insults demonstrate you’ve lost the argument. UK based.

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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Morning, Mr. C. Are you mucking around with your stone again? This is what I was doing a couple of weeks ago (not just me…😂).
Picture of part completed drystane dyke, Blair’s College, Aberdeenshire.
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If you haven’t already seen it, “The Great Tapestry of Scotland” is worth a visit at it’s purpose built home in Galashiels. You’d want to allow a few hours to see it, and the cafe is good too.
Book cover: “The Great Tapestry of Scotland”
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I think it comes from the ‘Smith Commission Report Chapter 17 on devolution in Scotland… cy.theyworkforyou.com/sp/?id=2015-...
Part article by Linda Fabiani (SNP) on Scottish Devolution.
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Statistically 25% is quite a high chance, I’d say.
Book cover: if Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies.
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Very moist here on Mull. We did visit Mingal’s Cave yesterday, though.
Picture looking inside Mingal’s Cave on Staffa (near Isle of Mull/Iona).
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I was so enthralled I bought a book about it. It’s home, now in Galashiels was purpose built. It’s magnificent. Not something to rush, so allow a few hours. It has a pretty decent coffee shop. Anyway, perhaps interesting enough for you at some point in future. Informs on the history of Scotland…
Hardbook cover for “The Great Tapestry of Scotland”.
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Worth a read, I feel. AI models will go rogue. Unintended consequences and all that.
Book cover - If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies by Eliezer Yudowsky and Nate Soares.
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Right. I don’t brandish this often, but Red Card for you. 😂
Red referee card.
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
The government could do so much more to counter racism, yet successive governments seem to perpetuate it. Pandering to the extremists. I’m sick of it. Useful leaflet from the Army…
Army leaflet - Extreme Right Wing (XRW) Indicators & Warnings.
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
This is not a drill…👇
Book cover: ‘If Anyone Builds It Everyone Dies’.
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
I’d offer that the principles outlined in this book are also important, although this book does more by storytelling.
Book cover: ‘If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies’
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Red card for you! 😂
Red referee’s card
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Digital ID is not for me. Signed and shared. ☝️
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Yes. About 5km north west. Here’s a map.
Map showing Northton NW of Leverburgh.
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Northton beach, Isle of Harris. Perhaps you’ll go there…
Northton Beach, July 2018
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
I see Tesla sales increased in UK and reduced everywhere else in Europe. Related to the lack of reporting of protests in US by the BBC and MSM in UK, perhaps?
Chart showing Tesla sales drop in Europe except UK.
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Tesla sales falling everywhere in Europe except UK. Possibly linked to lack of coverage in MSM (esp. BBC) of what Orange man and EM are really doing in the US and the rising protests against them.👇
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
There’s a book. Worth a read.👇
Picture of ‘Vassal State’ by Angus Hanton
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Nice pic in the sunshine! Thanks for sharing. Here’s a view on Mumbles pier (from a few years ago).
View on Mumbles pier looking east.
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Ah yes. It’s lovely along the cliffs. A little bit more sheltered.
Shipwreck near cliffs at Rhossili
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Guess where I was on Monday…#Gower
View on Rhossili beach in the Gower Peninsula.
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Here is a calming scene through some trees near Dunkeld, Scotland early January. Take it easy Nicki.
Footpath through trees near Dunkeld, Scotland
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
A misty day where I am today. Anyway, Mumbles Pier and Lighthouse viewed from Blackpill (Sept 2018).
View of Mumbles Pier and lighthouse from Black Pill.
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Here’s one of Mumbles prom. From a few years ago😬
Photo looking along the promenade in Mumbles towards the pier.
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Nice mug. I’m pretty sure I got mine from the cafe/shop at the top of The Great Orme, Llandudno.
Red mug with the words “I’ll do it now in a minute” on the side
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Oh God! Red card for you! 😂
Red referee card.
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
😂😂😂
Red (referee) card.
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Get yourself a bed of nails 😂; I’ve got one…
Bed of nails
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
Only joking! X
Red card!
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
I went there April 2023. It’s a great place to visit, although I’d recall getting there is/was a bit unsettling as you need to go through a housing estate if driving.
Front view of Thunderbolt Vulcan at Avro Museum
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
A pic from your gallery. Make it black & white.
Kisimul castle, Castlebay, Barra
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 03/11/2024
And this is Rocky…
Red Parrot in a car
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 15/10/2024
I have some Asian Tartan movies that are not for the faint hearted. One of them is called “Audition”. It starts pleasantly enough, but don’t watch it on your own. X
“Audition” DVD cover
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 07/10/2024
How about this one? On Scalpay (2017).
Tin shack on Isle of Scalpay.
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 06/10/2024
You could try this one. I’ve used the same recipe for over twenty years, and it avoids the faff of ‘ feeding’ the cake with alcohol after it’s been baked. If you leave it late or are pushed for time it can be started 4 days before Xmas, but remember to soak the fruit first.
Christmas cake recipe page 1Christmas cake recipe 2
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 05/10/2024
Mine’s a bit older…
Cover of Chicago Manual of Style. 9th Ed.
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 01/10/2024
For years, Shell was seen as a master of what is known as scenario planning. Not much would have got past them. Kees van der Heijden used to work for them. He authored two seminal books in the art of SP. That said, they truly messed up with Brent Spar though.
Picture of “The Sixth Sense” and “Scenarios” book covers, both by Kees van der Heijden.
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 30/09/2024
Not quite worthy of a red, but close!😂
Yellow referee card!
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 30/09/2024
Red card for you! X
Red card!
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 26/09/2024
And… here are some…fungi? Near Newtonmore, Scotland…
Picture of fungi on an old tree trunk.
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 18/09/2024
Yay! Sorted. TY so much.
Bluesky no. 2,518,714 user
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 12/09/2024
Here’s one I read earlier. It’s a great little read. Shaun Bythell wrote a ‘sequel’ but I’ve not read it. He wanders round his bookshop in Wigtown, Scotland barefoot.
Picture of cover of ‘Diary of a bookseller’ by Shaun Bythell.
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 09/09/2024
Red card for you! 😂
Red card!
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 08/09/2024
“Ever feel that the only thing that really trickles down is sewage?” This book remains valid in the age of austerity. A beautiful read. “The Street Sweeper” by the same author was good too.
“Three Dollars” by Elliot Perlman, picture of the book cover.
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 07/09/2024
Here’s night shot of the promenade. You may recognise where. I used to train (‘run’) along here in the 1970s.
View along the promenade along Swansea Bay near Oystermouth looking towards Mumbles pier, in the dark.
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 31/08/2024
Is that that the 18th Edition? Looks nice. I’ve got the ninth Ed. Quite old in comparison.
Picture of the Chicago Manual of Style, 9th Edition.
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 30/08/2024
I feel your pain. I fell asleep, got woken by the smoke alarm. Spuds boiled dry. My 18 Le Creuset pan was ruined. It was over twenty years old but managed to get a secondhand one (in better condition) on eBay. I don’t think you can get wooden handle ones anymore.
18in Le Creuset Pan pitted (damaged) base.
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 30/08/2024
The Cellist of S is excellent. So good I’d bought two copies and read it twice(!)🙄. The Passenger is good too although the ‘Passenger’ wasn’t mentioned again after about half-way through.
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 25/08/2024
I’ve read these recently too…”Gulag”is long but very much worth it. “One Day…” is short and less worth it. A bit harsh perhaps? Readable tho’ , I guess.
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Simon A. @simona62.bsky.social · 19/08/2024
I think the books I read are pretty varied in subject matter. Here are a couple from a few weeks ago…”The Diary of a Bookseller” is written by a purveyor of books in Wigtown. Affable chap, I recall him wandering around his shop in bare feet. Preferred this to the other one. Both enjoyable tho.
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