Reposted by ThomasAnna F. Walker @spyglassart.bsky.social · 10/08/2026When Shel Silverstein predicted AI 839995
Thomas @thomasprior.bsky.social · 03/08/2026I found this is an Irish poetry collection for young people. First published in 1975. This is the 2000 edition. A lovely piece of verse I can relate to. Great to see the kids getting enticed into drinking culture... 010
Reposted by ThomasThea O'Ryan Files @theaoryanfiles.bsky.social · 01/08/2026And then they throw in some Celtic languages and yoink bits of languages from around the world along the way. The result: a language where there are usually about 10 different ways to say something, but when it comes to writing, you sit at your desk for 20 minutes trying to think of one 🤣 #amwriting 1534258807
Reposted by ThomasTrades Union Congress @tuc.org.uk · 30/07/2026AI company Anthropic secretly bought millions of rare and out-of-print books to train its Claude AI model. They used a hydraulic-powered cutting machine to remove the pages for scanning before destruction. 711840707
Thomas @thomasprior.bsky.social · 29/07/2026My lady has joined me. Persuaded her to try a fruity one. Quite a feat given her dislike of beer. House blonde for me. 030
Thomas @thomasprior.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Local brew. Bitter and spicy. I took a tour of this brewery 21 years ago when I was last in Brughes. 030
Thomas @thomasprior.bsky.social · 29/07/2026As part of my miminally researched beer tour of Brughes I hoped to visit De Garre to try their house trippel which comes with free cheese, apparently. Unfortunately the owner has gone on holiday... 030
Thomas @thomasprior.bsky.social · 29/07/2026A pit stop in Paris to visit Notre Dame back on her feet after restoration and another very fast train to Brussela we are now in Brughes. The beer selection is myriad, so opted for a classic. 070
Thomas @thomasprior.bsky.social · 27/07/2026After a slow (relatively) wind along the south coast of France we're now leaving Marseille heading north and it's time to open the taps and see what this TGV baby can do... 000
Thomas @thomasprior.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Oui! A mixed crowd here. I'm just enjoying the Brooklyn IPA. 000
Thomas @thomasprior.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Climbing the hill in Nice. Motivational signage in use. 020
Thomas @thomasprior.bsky.social · 25/07/2026That'll do me. Slim pickins out this way when it comes to beer. 010
Thomas @thomasprior.bsky.social · 25/07/2026I didn't do any research. Just wanted somewhere to sit and read. Can't resist the draw of beer brewed onsite. But no doubt you can disabuse me of that understanding... 100
Thomas @thomasprior.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Another pit stop. Have to stay hydrated. Local micro brewery bar. Selection of easy going blondes with the mandatory brassée available. 120
Thomas @thomasprior.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Some holiday reading. I hope the new Bond movies stay gritty. Bond's world is a dark place as Fleming portrays it in the novels. 000
Thomas @thomasprior.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Goose Island still stands up well to all the IPAs that have followed it. On draught in the south of France. 050
Thomas @thomasprior.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Same for me! Though the gravel is hard on them. Need a canopy. 100
Thomas @thomasprior.bsky.social · 23/07/2026That resonates with me. The staff are ineffective in every 'Spoons branch. They are anchored to the till. Which fits with your supermarket analogy. The punters just line up where the server is. 000
Thomas @thomasprior.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Great to hear tgis. Do you remember the Borders book shop out there 20 odd years ago? I loved it. So many unusual books. Inevitably it became a clothes shop. I was gutted. 120
Thomas @thomasprior.bsky.social · 23/07/2026How does this queuing thing work at Wetherspoon? It throws me every time. And it only seems to happen at a 'Spoons. Is it imported from English pub culture? It's not right. A patron should step up to the bar and let nature take its course. 100
Thomas @thomasprior.bsky.social · 19/07/2026My son has had a few nasty knocks with Na Fianna but he seems to enjoy the carnage. 000
Thomas @thomasprior.bsky.social · 19/07/2026And my continued bemusement at the players engaging in it. One of the Galway boys just took a hurl to the groin... 100
Thomas @thomasprior.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Old man pint. My brother's dog, Old Man Frank, in the background. 010
Thomas @thomasprior.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Found one use for my surfeit of plums.Have a few others in mind. Jam, obviously. And just straight of the tree and in my belly. 010
Thomas @thomasprior.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Harley's ready for the sun. A Goldie has to stay cool somehow. 010
Thomas @thomasprior.bsky.social · 18/07/2026It is decent and like you say, more substantial, drifting towards the authentic lager end of things. Happily mine is 660ml bottle. A lovely measure for a warm day. 010
Thomas @thomasprior.bsky.social · 18/07/2026I've found my winner in the Italian lager niche. Offers more body and flavour than the others. Still on the easy going, light end of things but perfect for this sunny afternoon. 100
Thomas @thomasprior.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Plums are coming along nicely. Blueberries not so much but hopefully with some more sun things will improve. 010
Thomas @thomasprior.bsky.social · 14/07/2026That's a fair point. Just musing on my son's love of the pickled onion. We grab a few bags when in Newry for his periodic orthodontic appointments. 100
Thomas @thomasprior.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Sinking a few beers with @stephenclinch.bsky.social in the Porterhouse while he's back in the country for a few weeks for tax purposes. 030
