Not an artist, dog lover or avid reader. Profile pic: my bearded head staring in surprise but coloured in blue and green. Sometimes called the "blue-green wizard" avatar by friends.https://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.social/post/3mzkue3pnlc2lCan I just check: Is Trumpistan 2.0 at the "press conference held at a landscaping company near a sex shop that just happens to have a similar name to a major hotel chain" level of incompetence and disorganisation yet?05 Nov 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:52vxajrdkphpdsile55ctqls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzkue3pnlc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.social/post/3mzkgeqpl3c2lThey say you should warm up for exercise by stretching. But I woke up needing the loo just after 4am this morning, stretched before getting out of bed and pulled a muscle in my calf. So what's the warm up you should do before the stretching warm up?05 Nov 2026 08:14 +0000at://did:plc:52vxajrdkphpdsile55ctqls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzkgeqpl3c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.social/post/3mzhxts5y2k2hIn a break from US #midterms good news, here's a little morsel of #ClimateChange bad news, with a minor food impact: Rice Krispies will not longer be made with rice grains due to "changing weather conditions". Small news in itself, but a harbinger of what's to come? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqvg0y44ym7vo04 Nov 2026 08:49 +0000at://did:plc:52vxajrdkphpdsile55ctqls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzhxts5y2k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.social/post/3mzfmovhc522hOK, any shops that still have their fridges connected to the Internet after this new round of #FreezerHacking deserve everything they get. And a wake up call for Gov.UK on how dangerous the "Internet of Things" is, and how it is likely to stuff up resilience planning. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckq6ndq8l6v0o03 Nov 2026 10:24 +0000at://did:plc:52vxajrdkphpdsile55ctqls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzfmovhc522hhttps://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.social/post/3mz6qac2dec24If this true, then this Labour government under Burn'em is shaping up to be one of the more ecological destructive and climate illiterate ones we've had for a while. Let's hope everyone likes increased insurance costs, extreme weather related health costs, more expensive food, etc, instead, eh? [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Oct 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:52vxajrdkphpdsile55ctqls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz6qac2dec24https://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.social/post/3mz5v4dv4722wGuess what I'm doing this morning? Well, at the moment I'm shifting tables and chairs around... but in an hour it will be sharpening time! ✂️🔪🪓🛠️ #RepairCafe #repair #Loughborough [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Oct 2026 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:52vxajrdkphpdsile55ctqls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz5v4dv4722whttps://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.social/post/3mz4mndis3s22Those acers are beautiful but with the work ivolved I suspect they aren't cheap. #GardenersWorld30 Oct 2026 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:52vxajrdkphpdsile55ctqls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4mndis3s22https://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.social/post/3mz4mfgo2rk22Now that's what I call a production polytunnel. Ten thousand little trees... wow. #GardenersWorld30 Oct 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:52vxajrdkphpdsile55ctqls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4mfgo2rk22https://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.social/post/3mz4m6l257s22In one #GardenersWorld episode they show us people who rip up lawns to make flower beds, and now Adam shows us laying a new lawn with wildflowers built into it. So many options in gardening.30 Oct 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:52vxajrdkphpdsile55ctqls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4m6l257s22https://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.social/post/3mz4lsmq3xk22Hmm, a perennial chrysanthemum that likes full sun and a well dried (very stony!) soil might work in the long border at my adopted railway station. #GardenersWorld30 Oct 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:52vxajrdkphpdsile55ctqls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4lsmq3xk22https://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.social/post/3mz4laxdcac2eGood to see Adam hosting #GardenersWorld again this evening. This is the second or third different garden we've seen him start to create isn't it?30 Oct 2026 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:52vxajrdkphpdsile55ctqls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4laxdcac2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.social/post/3mz4geruqok2wIt's all very well recommending people who can afford it splash their cash on a wind up radio for emergencies, but someone needs to tell the Government and BBC so they don't keep dropping the analogue free to air radio stations we'd need to listen to! https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2026/oct/30/expert-guide-prepare-stockpile-emergency-uk30 Oct 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:52vxajrdkphpdsile55ctqls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4geruqok2whttps://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.social/post/3mz3r7oi5kc27Folk at my University have used their expert knowledge to look at the recent #Budget and look at its impact from the different perspectives of their specialities: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news/2026/october/autumn-budget-explained-loughborough/30 Oct 2026 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:52vxajrdkphpdsile55ctqls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz3r7oi5kc27https://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.social/post/3myzayyv3s22uJust had a couple of Urban Rajah Brussels Sprout Pakoras for lunch. Despite sounding a bit odd, they're really tasty - would recommend (I got them from Tesco this morning - I think they're a "festive" lunch option). Their website also has a load of great looking Indian recipes: urbanrajah.com https://urbanrajah.com/how-to-make-indian-curry29 Oct 2026 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:52vxajrdkphpdsile55ctqls/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzayyv3s22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.social/post/3myytalurm22uHmm, reduce the youth unemployment benefits bill, get rid of NEETs and increase defence spending as a proportion of UK GDP you say? How long before we see the word "conscription" appearing in the press? [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Oct 2026 08:16 +0000at://did:plc:52vxajrdkphpdsile55ctqls/app.bsky.feed.post/3myytalurm22u