As someone who quite likes dogs and cats: this is 100% correct, and often leads to very weird and unhealthy relationships with the animals themselves
Jake’s Stream of Consciousness@skeetracer.bsky.social · 2mo ago
Jake’s Stream of Consciousness@skeetracer.bsky.social · 2mo ago
Once a bustling 20th-century tourist attraction, with rowing boats & a miniature pirate ship, Scarborough Mere, a natural lake) is now mainly a fishing area & tranquil haven for wildfowl (having taken over the former boat landing platforms) within the woodland of Oliver's Mount Country Park.
I'm sorry to bang on about columists but they and the people who commission them truly are behind so much damage to our society.
They worked out early that Jason Arday wouldn’t sue. So they went for him. Meanwhile people like Farage and Arron Banks are right there, but hang on, they might sue us, so let’s not
Fresh crop from the plum tree, soon to be devoured greedily.
#HappyBirthday Divina Galica, 82. An Olympic downhill skier before she ever took to racing, she was extremely brave, won races, & tried her hand at #F1. She’s also a lovely woman. Here’s a big @motor-sport.bsky.social interview I did with her not long ago. www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/arti...
Divina Galica: the brilliant racer who mixed ski slopes with F1 circuits
A British trailblazer on the ski slopes as well as the racing track, Divina Galica’s sporting life has been governed by speed. Matt Bishop hears her incredible story
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A bohemian ambience is developing in South Street - South Cliff's once elegant shopping neighborhood in Scarborough, Yorkshire's premier seaside resort. With pavement gardens, roof terraces & new salons, there's an improving vibe going on.
🧵Whitby Abbey is often claimed to be the most romantic ruin in Yorkshire, perched dramatically on its windswept cliff. I have to say I disagree. For me, this title requires a different atmosphere and a gentler, more intimate beauty. I think, Jervaulx Abbey surpasses it.
Anyone who gets annoyed by planned rail closures should give this a read. Sobering.
ianVisits@ianvisits.co.uk · 2w ago
Ignore the standings for a moment. Listen carefully. Beneath the discourse, beneath the doomposting, there’s a refrain, carried in a whisper on the wind: Go Jays Go.
Here’s the latest stop motion animation from my Tiny Angry Witch team. (I’m the writer, I can’t take credit for the animating!) It’s one of our longest, and it nearly drove us all mad, but we’re really proud of getting it made! 1 x Tiny Angry Witch 1 x broom No AI
Americans operate on a level of sentimentality that the rest of the world only achieves after five pints.
Delighted that I will be at this year's Seaside Heritage Network "Big Day Out" in September. This year it takes place in Scarborough, celebrating the 400th anniversary of Thomasin Farrer's discovery of the spa waters. The rest as they say is history. #Scarborough400 #Heritage #BesidetheSeaside
Brand new on Dirty Feed: Mary Tyler Moore's long-misunderstood 1978 variety series, Mary. Part One: www.dirtyfeed.org/2026/05/some... Part Two: www.dirtyfeed.org/2026/06/some... Part Three: www.dirtyfeed.org/2026/06/some... Part Four: www.dirtyfeed.org/2026/08/some...
If you can’t think of anything nice to say, I believe there’s a vacancy at The Spectator.
One time I thought I'd give AI a proper chance, a couple of months ago just asked my glasses what time the next bus from where I was left. It confidently told me a time. Which was completely wrong. Until they get rid of the "may be completely bollocks" caveat this stuff is basically useless.
🧵 6 posts. Plantation wealth left a lasting mark on Yorkshire through its grand country houses and estates. Profits from Caribbean plantations enabled wealthy British families to buy land, build homes, and secure social and political influence, embedding colonial wealth into the county's landscape.
Reporting any party's policy proposals as the top story three years clear of a general election is FITH. Reform's batshit gunboat diplomacy 'policy' being the top story on the Radio 2 7pm news is a clear indication that the BBC's news values have been bummed over a bin to the point of prolapse.
Producer: People have begun to notice your accent Tony: I spent 6 weeks in Somerset on a cider farm perfecting it! Prod: It's never the same for 2 performances. Sometimes it's Somerset, sometimes Suffolk, a bit of Welsh. Last week, I could swear we had a bit of Robert Newton!
The mineral spring that started Scarborough's journey from a historic port to a spa town, and then the world's first modern seaside resort, was discovered 400 years ago in 1626. In this week's Country Life magazine I uncover the architectural history of the famous #ScarboroughSpa
In the age of AI slop, people would do well to remember words ascribed to Samuel Johnson: "What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure"