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The labor librarian @laborlibrarian.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Calvin and Hobbes really called it, didn’t they?

A black and white drawing from a Calvin and Hobbes strip. They are sitting together on a tree branch. Calvin says, with a furrowed brow, “isn’t it sad how some people’s grip on their lives is so precarious that they’ll embrace any preposterous delusion rather than face an occasional bleak truth?”

Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Oof. I'm currently reading @naomialderman.bsky.social's "Don't burn anyone at the stake today" and it's prompting me to rethink a lot of my smartphone use... This passage popped up this morning while staying at a friend's after a lovely evening out to see some music last night.

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Memento Mori @mementomori4950.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

This 👇🔥🔥

"Science is not about building a body of | known 'facts'. It is a method for asking awkward questions and subjecting them to a reality check, thus avoiding the human tendency to believe whatever makes us feel good."
Terry Pratchett

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

This photo should be on the front page of every single newspaper in America today.

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Feeling incredibly lucky to have found a copy of this @petefowlerart.bsky.social book - I've been after one for ages! Turns out it's an ex library book, but is in pristine condition!

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

@jeffvandermeer.bsky.social My wife got me the first three area X books in the shiny new paperback format a little while ago. It's half past 5 in the morning in the UK. I don't really want to be awake but I have a cup of tea and a cat on my lap. Time to dive in to a reread of Annihilation

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Sometimes, when I'm up earlier than I want to be I have a sneaky caramelised biscuit tea as my first cup of the day.... @yorkshiretea.bsky.social Oh, hello 5am 😴

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Hades is currently less than £7 on the Switch sale. Anyone care to help convince me to buy it?

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Just switched the TV over to Blue Planet and have now convinced myself there is a rich seam of insults to be had from David Attenborough narration. Imagine getting into and argument and whipping out a devastating phrase like "you pulsating bell!" or "You're nothing but a colonial jelly!"

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Suspect the use of an Everett Piano in Henry's house was a deliberate and very nice nod to the many worlds theory of Hugh Everett... #StrangerThings

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Fellow mid-forties humans - do you find you're waking up with headaches more often as you age or is it just me (though it may be the slightly higher alcohol and unhealthy food intake of the festive season)? Treating it with tea, toast, some quiet music and a good book...

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Didn't get any #Transformers for Christmas this year (though I do have two more Void Rivals books to read courtesy of my wife!) s Decided to open up the Comic Grimlock I bought for myself earlier on the year - he's an awesome figure and I'm really glad I got him over the studio series version!

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Since it's the time of the evening when we traditionally bust these out I want to play a game! Rank these snack classics: Top row L-R are assigned a-d Bottom row L-R are assigned e-h

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Finally watched It's a Wonderful Life, and it absolutely deserves classic status. Feel a bit silly for never having seen it, but sure it will become a Christmas tradition!

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Time for another episode of "absolutely winging the stew recipe" Sunday!

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Happy #Christmas #Caturday! Our cat Tiger has told me to share his beans, especially his rocket bean!

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

My 12yo has been allowed access to Fortnite, and it's making me miss simpler games like unreal tournament, team fortress and Spellbreak... The menus hurt my head.

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

We need more incentives like this in the UK - I can't claim money for travel during my work day yet I cycle or walk everywhere...

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Toby Jugs were basically the Funko pops of the 18/1900s weren't they?

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Pairing todays early morning reading from @chuckwendig.bsky.social "The Staircase in the Woods" with some Deathprod on the stereo. Appropriate that the current track playing is titled "Dead People's Things"....

The hardback cover of a special Ever night edition of Chuck Wendig's novel The Staircase in the Woods, featuring a cut through view of an impossible house.

Every room is different, unconnected but has some feature hinting at darkness, and the phrase "this place hates you" is etched into the paper of one wall.

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Suspect I'm hitting the brick wall / cliff edge with my physical fitness. Any fellow millennials out there got advice for routines to get into as a borderline 45yo to prevent back pain? I walk/cycle to work a number of times a week so I'm not inactive, just starting to struggle with my back!

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Restocking the caddy of happiness @yorkshiretea.bsky.social - still need to get some more biscuit brew....

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

First creme eggs spotted! Really starting to feel like Christmas now!

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Why is it no one has made a modern version of Cannon Fodder? That game was so much fun...

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

How is it that peeling a boiled egg properly is never an easy task? I'd genuinely love to know the secret to doing it correctly.

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Friends of Bluesky, I will give you three guesses which part of my waterproof trousers turned out no longer to be waterproof after a 25 minute bike ride to work today...

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Proposal to strip @ticketmaster.com of their "Master" rank for destroying everyone's hopes and dreams on a weekly basis. No Hayley Williams tickets for our family... #Ticketmaster #Ticketbastard

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Booked in for #PredatorBadlands tonight with my Son - should be fun!

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

A question from my daughter after passing a bunch of teenage boys hanging out in the generic black puffer/tracksuit uniform with their bikes: "Do you think boys would actually choose to dress like that if they weren't in a big group?. Are they just afraid to stand out?"

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Clawing back some sanity through physical media and games with the kids tonight. Record selection got a little silly.

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Finally bought myself a copy of the complete thesis recurring from Bandcamp since I miss having the app so much.... @gregory-euclide.bsky.social

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Rewatched @dantrachtenberg.bsky.social's brilliant Prey. It's better than either of the original Predator Films, and I'm really looking forward to Badlands. Going to have to rewatch Killer of Killers now...

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Anyone know what time I should buy things from @bandcamp.com to ensure the Bandcamp Friday rules apply and any artists get 100%? (I'm in the UK)

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

My timehop just reminded me it's 6 years since I read Wanderers by @chuckwendig.bsky.social - good job none of that sort of came true eh?

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Naturally, I'm getting a cold at the tail end of my week off.

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Toblerone really is peak chocolate

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

I think America are missing a trick here. All someone needs to do is invent a machine which runs on bullshit and then they can just strap it to Donald Trump. Energy crisis solved. ...and he'd actually become useful!

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Nothing quite like the sound of a few lads on the train sodcasting terrible dance music while they tear through a few cans to make you appreciate your headphones....

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Just finished the first of the @chuckwendig.bsky.social Star Wars Trilogy "Aftermath" - never really read much Star Wars stuff in print but this is a lot of fun. Important messages tucked away in there too!

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Happy #Caturday folks! Here's Tiger Hobbes, getting his snuggles in before I have to go do parenting stuff and shopping...

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Reacquired a book I'd lent out and opened it randomly to a page yesterday... I'd already contemplated booking today off at short notice but this sealed the deal!

A section of the book "Silence" by Erling Kagge which reads:

"Another form of luxury is to be unavailable. To turn your back on the daily din is a privilege. Letting others take over tasks in your absence. The decision not to reply to text messages or pick up when the phone rings. Expectations from colleagues, business connections and family that are not important to you are handed over to someone else or ignored altogether."

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Good morning at work including some lovely words from a visitor about what they saw - time for a celebratory biscuit brew and a Tunnocks tea cake I think! @yorkshiretea.bsky.social

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Time for another round of "winging it" Sunday Stew in the slow cooker!

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Finally watched @hamiltonmusical.bsky.social with my wife and kids last night (at the cinema no less!) and it was truly excellent. Going on to my short list of Musicals I will voluntarily watch and genuinely enjoy 🤩

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

6am in the UK, and #earlyrisersbookclub choice is @chuckwendig.bsky.social's Star Wars Trilogy which I found second hand a while back. Appropriate stuff given the current state of the world... Pro tip: fascism bad!

A hardback copy of Star Wars Aftermath with a cat peacefully sleeping on its owners lap in a darkened room at 6am.

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