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New year, new website! Since I am now using my DNS as my user name on BlueSky, I thought it may be time to refresh my well-over-a-decade-old...

New year, new website!

Since I am now using my DNS as my user name on BlueSky, I thought it may be time to refresh my well-over-a-decade-old website.

So here is the update, coded by my own fair hands. it's simple but hopefully enough to satisfy any would-be cyber-stalker. www.zefrog.eu

And ever so slowly the night falls on the day and on another year...

And ever so slowly the night falls on the day and on another year...

Merry Christma to those who celebrate! If you are at a loose end this morning I wrote a not-Christmassy short story set at Christmas some...

Merry Christma to those who celebrate!

If you are at a loose end this morning I wrote a not-Christmassy short story set at Christmas some years ago. You can read it here (takes about 30min): https://storiesbync.myportfolio.com/

(It's no longer fun to stay at the... )World's first YMCA in central London to closehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0mv0vn821eo

(It's no longer fun to stay at the... )

World's first YMCA in central London to close
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0mv0vn821eo

It's no surprise that religionists are opposed to the assited dying bill. They will couch that in terms of respect for the sanctity of...

It's no surprise that religionists are opposed to the assited dying bill. They will couch that in terms of respect for the sanctity of life, but it's just another way to control people's lives. And Christianity comes with the added spur of its fetishisation of pain

#r4today

Allowing dying people to die a bit early is not just about pain-relief. It's also about dignity, avoiding loss of independence and...

Allowing dying people to die a bit early is not just about pain-relief. It's also about dignity, avoiding loss of independence and autonomy; something no palliative care can alleviate. What is the point of needlessly prolonguing something about to end anyway? And it's only a few months

#r4today

"Outrageous", says Biden. What is outrageous is his stubborn, constant and blinkered refusal to see anything even remotely bad in...

"Outrageous", says Biden. What is outrageous is his stubborn, constant and blinkered refusal to see anything even remotely bad in the way Netanyahu and Co are behaving. It's like Biden is being blackmailed. He didn't think the ICC's arrest warrant against Putin was outrageous at the time, so what's changed now that makes him willing to publicly dismiss and denigrate the work of an established international institution? #r4today

Those who have a problem with migrants are hypocrites who think they are better than other people (supremacists). They want migrants to...

Those who have a problem with migrants are hypocrites who think they are better than other people (supremacists). They want migrants to change (and become like them, knowing it's impossible), while at the same time being unwilling to change themselves in any way. They claim they want integration but time after time they show they are not willing to integrate themselves. #r4today

Having finished watching #CrossOnPrime (which I enjoyed, even if you can see the plot twists coming a mile off), I kinda feel like writing...

Having finished watching #CrossOnPrime (which I enjoyed, even if you can see the plot twists coming a mile off), I kinda feel like writing some #Reacher/ #Cross slash fiction... Anyone else getting inspired?

Coming from rural France, I've always been slightly puzzled by how posh British farmers (those seen on the news, at least) seem to be...

Coming from rural France, I've always been slightly puzzled by how posh British farmers (those seen on the news, at least) seem to be (accents, clothes, etc) #R4Today

All the special pleading on display yesterday from rich land-owners and giant retail chains shows how the wealthy have got used to see their...

All the special pleading on display yesterday from rich land-owners and giant retail chains shows how the wealthy have got used to see their interests pandered to by government. The changes they are complaining about are not even that radical. #r4today

I'm considering mothballing this account, which has never really taken off for me, and focusing my energies on BlueSky, which seems to...

I'm considering mothballing this account, which has never really taken off for me, and focusing my energies on BlueSky, which seems to finally be coming into its own.

I see some people, reacting to the Guardian announcement that it is leaving Twitter, are calling it a "far left" newspaper. Anyone...

I see some people, reacting to the Guardian announcement that it is leaving Twitter, are calling it a "far left" newspaper. Anyone doing that is really telling on themselves...

Nothing to see here, it's all very reasonable!Russian Lawmakers Pass Bill Banning ‘Childfree...

Nothing to see here, it's all very reasonable!

Russian Lawmakers Pass Bill Banning ‘Childfree Propaganda’
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/11/12/russian-lawmakers-pass-bill-banning-childfree-propaganda-a86994

It's all Meghan's fault, obv!

It's all Meghan's fault, obv!

Meanwhile on the Other Side, centrist dads Rory Stewart and Alistair Campbell are going out of their way to tell us what a nice and...

Meanwhile on the Other Side, centrist dads Rory Stewart and Alistair Campbell are going out of their way to tell us what a nice and considerate man Welby really is... 🙄

Has Yaxley-Lemon expressed his ire at the Archbishop of Canterbury's dereliction of duty, and utter disregard for Smyth's victims...

Has Yaxley-Lemon expressed his ire at the Archbishop of Canterbury's dereliction of duty, and utter disregard for Smyth's victims yet?

Justin Welby resigns just as Gary Linecker becomes available. Coincidence? I think not! You know what to do Charles

Justin Welby resigns just as Gary Linecker becomes available. Coincidence? I think not!

You know what to do Charles

There's a discussion on my local FB group about how unsafe the area is. And despite evidence provided that the place is in the London...

There's a discussion on my local FB group about how unsafe the area is. And despite evidence provided that the place is in the London average or below, that London is safer than the rest of the country, and that UK crime is going down, people simply won't change their mind. This is how Trump wins!

I'm so confused by this "free Palestine"/NHS poppy badge doing the rounds... what have these got to do together or with...

I'm so confused by this "free Palestine"/NHS poppy badge doing the rounds... what have these got to do together or with rememberance of past wars. And why is Princess Diana involved?!