when my dad was about this guy's age he was biking and a driver hit him, thankfully at extremely low speed. dad still needed reconstructive shoulder surgery and mom is terrified of him going for long rides I am becoming a humorless screaming harpy about bad driving lately and that's part of why

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Greggs

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I'm a rather odd person, a jigsaw bit that won't fit in many social contexts. So I've long learned not to be too bothered about others' approval. But gosh, I desperately hope *she* would have liked me.

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Ursula K. LeGuin's birthday today. The compassion of her work first drew me in. I don’t mean that guilt-tinged concern that often passes for compassion, but a thirst to make us truly feel - for people, but for dragons too. And the fires within us that those dragons represent. I miss her so much.

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Not sure how much money closing Radio 4 extra will save. I am happy to forgo my £22 a year from repeat fees if that helps.

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