Semi-retired IT consultant. Experienced in software dev, IT audit, testing, info security management. Still active in whatever engages or angers me (eg #PostOfficeScandal). Match reporter for Dundee FC. Loves writing. See clarotesting.wordpress.com.https://bsky.app/profile/jamesdchristie.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesdchristie.bsky.social/post/3muctxr2ucs2jDundee FC 1 Hibs 2. The Dark Blues never got going today and both teams ended up with what they deserved. My report for the Dee club website. https://dundeefc.co.uk/match/hibernian-10/30 Aug 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:lffl3dfbfdy7zf66w26tikdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3muctxr2ucs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesdchristie.bsky.social/post/3mu4w24dlxk25It's still...28 Aug 2026 08:11 +0000at://did:plc:lffl3dfbfdy7zf66w26tikdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4w24dlxk25https://bsky.app/profile/jamesdchristie.bsky.social/post/3mtp2risjj22mDundee United 0 Dundee FC 2. Pleasing. I don't need to say any more.😊 My report for the club website. https://dundeefc.co.uk/match/dundee-united-9/22 Aug 2026 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:lffl3dfbfdy7zf66w26tikdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtp2risjj22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesdchristie.bsky.social/post/3mtegldtzy22xI was going through the desk of my mother, who is 98, and came across a wonderful informal photo I had never seen before. It was taken at my parents' wedding in December 1951 in Dundee. Dad was 28 and Mum was 23. They were very happily married for 49 years.18 Aug 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:lffl3dfbfdy7zf66w26tikdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtegldtzy22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesdchristie.bsky.social/post/3mtbfsd7zb22nHere is an economically illiterate statement from History graduate Robert Jenrick. Economic theory doesn't care about nationality. "Forcing British workers to pay for the benefits of foreigners is not just economically illiterate but plain immoral." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly555430nno17 Aug 2026 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:lffl3dfbfdy7zf66w26tikdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbfsd7zb22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesdchristie.bsky.social/post/3mt55oh6ums2eAberdeen 3 Dundee FC 0. After an even first half the Dons settled the Premier Sports cup tie with three quick goals early in the second half and there was no way back for the Dee. My report for the club website. https://dundeefc.co.uk/match/aberdeen-14/15 Aug 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:lffl3dfbfdy7zf66w26tikdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt55oh6ums2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesdchristie.bsky.social/post/3msll2x6amk2gDundee FC 2 Aberdeen 0. The Dons got off lightly today. Dundee were excellent, and Joe Bevan put in a sensational attacking performance. My report for the Dundee website. dundeefc.co.uk/match/182132/08 Aug 2026 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:lffl3dfbfdy7zf66w26tikdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3msll2x6amk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesdchristie.bsky.social/post/3msfm7633o22uWe go to the Isle of Jura once or twice a year. This is one of my favourite Jura photos. Sometimes in Scotland you don't have to try very hard to spot the wildlife. You can just stop the car and take a photo.06 Aug 2026 08:18 +0000at://did:plc:lffl3dfbfdy7zf66w26tikdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfm7633o22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesdchristie.bsky.social/post/3ms7mbtsxlc2nCeltic 1 Dundee FC 0. Defeat in Glasgow, but a good team performance by the Dark Blues in the toughest fixture they could have been given to start the Premiership season. My report for the club website. https://dundeefc.co.uk/match/celtic-12/03 Aug 2026 23:04 +0000at://did:plc:lffl3dfbfdy7zf66w26tikdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7mbtsxlc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesdchristie.bsky.social/post/3mridpznvtk2lDundee FC 4 Clyde 0. That was an odd game in the Premier Sports Cup. The Dark Blues were slow to get going and were well off the pace for the first hour, but ended up running away with a game they might have won even more convincingly. My report for the club website. dundeefc.co.uk/match/clyde/25 Jul 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:lffl3dfbfdy7zf66w26tikdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mridpznvtk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesdchristie.bsky.social/post/3mr6r6gu6hc2vRoss County 1 Dundee FC 1. A poor performance in the Premier Sports Cup by the Dark Blues who were lucky to get a draw and can hardly complaing about losing the penalty shoot-out for the bonus point. My report for the club website. https://dundeefc.co.uk/match/ross-county-8/21 Jul 2026 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:lffl3dfbfdy7zf66w26tikdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6r6gu6hc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesdchristie.bsky.social/post/3mqn52ki6t22fAnnan Athletic 0 Dundee FC 5. The Dark Blues dealt with Annan professionally in this Premier Sports Cup match and blew their hosts away in a blistering second half. My report for the club website. dundeefc.co.uk/match/annan/14 Jul 2026 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:lffl3dfbfdy7zf66w26tikdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqn52ki6t22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesdchristie.bsky.social/post/3mqf5wzeiuc2hDundee FC 4 Airdrie 2. An entertaining League Cup game, with superb goals, and some poor defending. Both sides have reason to be happy with aspects of their performance, but Dundee will have to improve before the league campaign starts. My report for the club website. https://dundeefc.co.uk/match/airdrieonians-5/11 Jul 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:lffl3dfbfdy7zf66w26tikdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqf5wzeiuc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesdchristie.bsky.social/post/3mq7zqmwbgk2vThis really is not going down well in Scotland. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj3gdj300lyo09 Jul 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:lffl3dfbfdy7zf66w26tikdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7zqmwbgk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesdchristie.bsky.social/post/3mq2xt7awis2rFarage is presenting a by-election as a contest between the electorate of Clacton and the rules applying to all MPs. He wants the by-election to supplant a parliamentary investigation. If he wins he will argue that a victory at the polls trumps the law. That is unacceptably dangerous.07 Jul 2026 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:lffl3dfbfdy7zf66w26tikdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2xt7awis2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesdchristie.bsky.social/post/3mq27b7bnis2rThe Trump/FIFA scandal showed something we all knew about Trump. There might be no appeal process for red cards in the World Cup, and a ban is mandatory, but rules and the law are for little people to worry about. Trump doesn't think they apply if you have the phone number of the FIFA President.07 Jul 2026 08:37 +0000at://did:plc:lffl3dfbfdy7zf66w26tikdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq27b7bnis2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesdchristie.bsky.social/post/3mpsukevg6s2iI reported this comment on Facebook. The response was that it was acceptable and would not be removed.04 Jul 2026 10:37 +0000at://did:plc:lffl3dfbfdy7zf66w26tikdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpsukevg6s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesdchristie.bsky.social/post/3mplat3i3rk22It's International Joke Day, so here is my favourite (and very ancient) Scottish joke. "What's the difference between Bing Crosby and Walt Disney?" "Bing sings and Walt disnae."01 Jul 2026 09:55 +0000at://did:plc:lffl3dfbfdy7zf66w26tikdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplat3i3rk22https://bsky.app/profile/jamesdchristie.bsky.social/post/3mozydm2sws2cA reminder. Boris Johnson was lying, and still is, about the UK's Covid vaccince rollout being dependent on Brexit. It happened while we were still subject to EU laws. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jun 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:lffl3dfbfdy7zf66w26tikdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mozydm2sws2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesdchristie.bsky.social/post/3mouokgdwhc2qI'm not sure the warning of extreme heat I just got from the Met Office is really justified.22 Jun 2026 10:30 +0000at://did:plc:lffl3dfbfdy7zf66w26tikdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mouokgdwhc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesdchristie.bsky.social/post/3mo3t4yxn3c2dRussia's war against Ukraine was supposed to be over by Sunday. It has now lasted two days longer than the First World War One and five months longer than the USSR's involvement in the Second World War.12 Jun 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:lffl3dfbfdy7zf66w26tikdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3t4yxn3c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesdchristie.bsky.social/post/3mnzbb7q5n22wWonderfully, Red Kites are now almost a common sight round here in Perthshire. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Jun 2026 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:lffl3dfbfdy7zf66w26tikdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzbb7q5n22whttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesdchristie.bsky.social/post/3mnwyf5urns2pThis is Tommy Robinson welcoming the support of Russian neo-Nazis, who do not believe Ukraine has a right to exist and the Russian invasion is fully justified. Still, they're white patriots, so that makes them ok.10 Jun 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:lffl3dfbfdy7zf66w26tikdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwyf5urns2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesdchristie.bsky.social/post/3mns4pjctqk2b"Of course we're not racist but..." There was a small* anti asylum seeker demo in Perth at the weekend. The report in today's Courier suggests that this little mob could do with some PR advice. * The protestors were outnumbered 3 to 1 by counter-demonstrators.08 Jun 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:lffl3dfbfdy7zf66w26tikdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mns4pjctqk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesdchristie.bsky.social/post/3mnavksxqos2lFor several years my only anxiety dream has been failing to get to a Dundee FC football match I am supposed to report on. Last night in my dream I suddenly realised I could just use my club account to watch the live stream. Isn't tech wonderful? End of anxiety dreams. :-)01 Jun 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:lffl3dfbfdy7zf66w26tikdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnavksxqos2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesdchristie.bsky.social/post/3mn7q6igr622xIf you want to learn about modern Turkey Alexander Christie-Miller's "To The City" is a very good start. I enjoyed it and recommend it strongly. 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