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I am really enjoying the Plastic app to catalogue my vinyl records. Something I have never done before.
\n\nThe way it recognises album covers where there are no barcodes is fantastic!
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\n\nOn the plus side, thanks to the ads, I’ve now reversed my thinning hair, got a six pack without exercising and have ordered a bottle of something called ‘Snake Oil™’.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://bestoftimes.micro.blog/2026/06/05/out-of-devilment-i-watched.html","date_published":"2026-06-05T15:28:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hodgson","url":"http://sulluzzu.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff976ec4895cce784b2c939f7f39f599a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"BestofTimes"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"15:28","date_timestamp":1780673300,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.lol/@bestoftimes/116698207649216862","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bcosirme25ab3ihuznj6shhf/post/3mnkhctejdy2e"]}},{"id":"91479473","content_html":"Annoyed that the battery in my toothbrush died suddenly after a short illness and a long life of seven years.
\n(Why do characters in movies never use electric toothbrushes?)
\n","summary":"","url":"https://bestoftimes.micro.blog/2026/06/03/annoyed-that-the-battery-in.html","date_published":"2026-06-03T17:48:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hodgson","url":"http://sulluzzu.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff976ec4895cce784b2c939f7f39f599a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"BestofTimes"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-03 17:48","date_timestamp":1780508935,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.lol/@bestoftimes/116687434403892510","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bcosirme25ab3ihuznj6shhf/post/3mnfo7qxnmg2c"]}},{"id":"91408294","content_html":"I find these templates incredibly useful for making notes and shapes. Because these are raised up from the paper they can be used with wet inks and fountain pens with no smearing.
\n
Calligraphic graffiti in Dundee
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://bestoftimes.micro.blog/2026/06/01/calligraphic-graffiti-in-dundee.html","date_published":"2026-06-01T17:25:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hodgson","url":"http://sulluzzu.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff976ec4895cce784b2c939f7f39f599a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"BestofTimes"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-01 17:25","date_timestamp":1780334748,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.lol/@bestoftimes/116676018941481105","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bcosirme25ab3ihuznj6shhf/post/3mnalyprrxu2e"]}},{"id":"91338439","content_html":"To the V&A in Dundee today and their ‘Catwalk’ exhibitions. Part of a wee jaunt to visit daughter no. 1.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/268/2026/img-8123.png\")
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\nI don’t know whether this is a lot over the time I’ve used this but it’s satisfying to see the statistics.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/268/2026/cleanshot-2026-06-01-at-16.38.582x.png\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://bestoftimes.micro.blog/2026/06/01/i-dont-know-whether-this.html","date_published":"2026-06-01T15:45:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hodgson","url":"http://sulluzzu.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff976ec4895cce784b2c939f7f39f599a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"BestofTimes"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-01 15:45","date_timestamp":1780328737,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.lol/@bestoftimes/116675625961776309","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bcosirme25ab3ihuznj6shhf/post/3mnagfwmkjf2q"]}},{"id":"91260699","content_html":"Updates to each of the ‘About’, ‘Now’ and ‘Stuff’ pages on the main blog.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://bestoftimes.micro.blog/2026/05/31/updates-to-each-of-the.html","date_published":"2026-05-31T11:43:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hodgson","url":"http://sulluzzu.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff976ec4895cce784b2c939f7f39f599a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"BestofTimes"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-31 11:43","date_timestamp":1780227814,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.lol/@bestoftimes/116669011698307255","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bcosirme25ab3ihuznj6shhf/post/3mn5ig2ewn22j"]}},{"id":"91068283","content_html":"I went to see the play ‘Sweat’ at the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh last night. It was powerful stuff, exploring the impact of the de-industrialisation in the USA in the early 2000s. The themes have stayed in my mind overnight.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://bestoftimes.micro.blog/2026/05/28/i-went-to-see-the.html","date_published":"2026-05-28T10:15:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hodgson","url":"http://sulluzzu.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff976ec4895cce784b2c939f7f39f599a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"BestofTimes"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 10:15","date_timestamp":1779963341,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.lol/@bestoftimes/116651682591391415","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bcosirme25ab3ihuznj6shhf/post/3mmvs5ot5y42s"]}},{"id":"91010492","content_html":"A wee treat to myself. A Seiko Rotocall vintage-inspired LCD. A watch warm by a lot of NASA Space Shuttle astronauts.
\n\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/268/2026/image-20260527-154323-7f066bfb-m.jpg\")
Does this exchange happen often or is it just to me?
\nThem: “Shall I send you her number?”
\nMe: “Yes please.”
\n ....... screenshot arrives .......\nMe: “WHY??!!!???”
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://bestoftimes.micro.blog/2026/05/25/updated-my-now-page.html","date_published":"2026-05-25T12:21:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hodgson","url":"http://sulluzzu.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff976ec4895cce784b2c939f7f39f599a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"BestofTimes"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-25 12:21","date_timestamp":1779711689,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.lol/@bestoftimes/116635186886310583","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bcosirme25ab3ihuznj6shhf/post/3mmohqcoe6i2b"]}},{"id":"90713256","content_html":"Part of me can’t quite believe I spent money on a screensaver for my Mac. That’s so last century!
\n","summary":"","url":"https://bestoftimes.micro.blog/2026/05/22/part-of-me-cant-quite.html","date_published":"2026-05-22T15:09:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hodgson","url":"http://sulluzzu.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff976ec4895cce784b2c939f7f39f599a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"BestofTimes"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-22 15:09","date_timestamp":1779462584,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.lol/@bestoftimes/116618860448924940","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bcosirme25ab3ihuznj6shhf/post/3mmh7pvokdy2x"]}},{"id":"90690988","content_html":"Going retro at work today.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/268/2026/image-20260522-084618-df883fd1-m.jpg\")
@patrickrhone it’s tough. I’ve been through it twice but it becomes great to see them spread their wings.
\nSecretly, we also came to enjoy the empty nest too. 🤫🤐
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/BestofTimes/90491261","date_published":"2026-05-19T15:14:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hodgson","url":"http://sulluzzu.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff976ec4895cce784b2c939f7f39f599a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"BestofTimes"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-19 15:14","date_timestamp":1779203691,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90356895","content_html":"The Christophers, 2025 - ★★★★: letterboxd.com
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The Christophers, 2025 - ★★★★: letterboxd.com
I’m happily using the Quiche browser on my iPhone. My only wish is for some way to open those open tabs in my Mac.
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\nI generally prefer to alternate between fiction and non-fiction.
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@ayjay One of things that struck me when I first read Gilgamesh years ago was that all the tropes of the modern buddy movie are there. Two people (one flawed) who initially hate each other develop grudging resprect and have to team up against a ‘baddie’ with one paying a high self-sacrificial price.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/BestofTimes/89880270","date_published":"2026-05-10T11:01:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hodgson","url":"http://sulluzzu.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff976ec4895cce784b2c939f7f39f599a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"BestofTimes"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-10 11:01","date_timestamp":1778410884,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89880142","content_html":"@ayjay I read that with interest because I have the Andrew George (thoughts?) translation of Gilgamesh sitting in my reading queue. I went to order the Simon Armitage but it’s not out in the UK until October this year!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/BestofTimes/89880142","date_published":"2026-05-10T10:56:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hodgson","url":"http://sulluzzu.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff976ec4895cce784b2c939f7f39f599a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"BestofTimes"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-10 10:56","date_timestamp":1778410607,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89846617","content_html":"A couple of splashes of colour among the garden weeds.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/268/2026/image-20260509-132852-7c3abe48-m.jpg\")
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\n@junethomas It caught my eye because I was curious to see if the shop was still in business.
\nSome years ago there was a basement flat just off St Stephen’s Street that had this in the window. flic.kr/p/5JjKpB
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/BestofTimes/89822831","date_published":"2026-05-08T19:56:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hodgson","url":"http://sulluzzu.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff976ec4895cce784b2c939f7f39f599a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"BestofTimes"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 19:56","date_timestamp":1778270177,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89813796","content_html":"@birming I’ve wondered that too. It seems more common in all ages but I don’t know whether I just missed it before.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/BestofTimes/89813796","date_published":"2026-05-08T16:07:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hodgson","url":"http://sulluzzu.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff976ec4895cce784b2c939f7f39f599a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"BestofTimes"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 16:07","date_timestamp":1778256454,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89813765","content_html":"Looking forward to a glass of this later.
\nDoes the pun only work well in Scotland?
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/268/2026/image-20260508-170619-c556d337-m.jpg\")
@JoeHoffman I’m delighted to learn that. Have a great weekend.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/BestofTimes/89813654","date_published":"2026-05-08T16:03:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hodgson","url":"http://sulluzzu.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff976ec4895cce784b2c939f7f39f599a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"BestofTimes"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 16:03","date_timestamp":1778256230,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89770385","content_html":"@JoeHoffman It’s from a book called ‘The Elements of Baking by Katarina Cermelj. Also where the coffee mascarpone Swiss roll from a couple of weeks ago was from.
\nSee posts passim
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/BestofTimes/89770385","date_published":"2026-05-07T16:01:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hodgson","url":"http://sulluzzu.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff976ec4895cce784b2c939f7f39f599a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"BestofTimes"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-07 16:01","date_timestamp":1778169675,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89738563","content_html":"Currently cooling. Gluten-free honey and sesame loaf.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/268/2026/image-20260506-221055-bb4f0bd4-m.jpg\")
Some delicious Persian food with a couple of colleagues tonight. And we had to share a bottle of Shiraz because that’s a region of southern Iran!
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\nThat was taken in Stockbridge through the door of the old gas lamp shop in St Stephen Street.
\nDoesn’t every town have shops selling gas lamps?! 😂
My wife made a lovely coffee and mascarpone gluten-free Swiss roll today. Absolutely delicious but I can already feel the blood flow slowing down!
\n\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/268/2026/image-20260503-210342-78f85da4-m.jpg\")
Stockbridge in Edinburgh today.
\n\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/268/2026/image-20260503-192923-55250991-m.jpg\")
@birming I found it a film that I kept thinking about after it finished. Reminded me of some Terrence Mallick films.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/BestofTimes/87599329","date_published":"2026-04-04T17:22:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hodgson","url":"http://sulluzzu.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff976ec4895cce784b2c939f7f39f599a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"BestofTimes"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-04 17:22","date_timestamp":1775323350,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87345525","content_html":"@manton Yes. I have a couple of recent books appearing in both shelves.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/BestofTimes/87345525","date_published":"2026-03-31T20:02:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hodgson","url":"http://sulluzzu.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff976ec4895cce784b2c939f7f39f599a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"BestofTimes"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-31 20:02","date_timestamp":1774987349,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87318181","content_html":"@manton is there a problem with Epilogue not removing books from ‘Currently reading’ when they are marked as finished?
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/BestofTimes/87318181","date_published":"2026-03-31T12:24:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hodgson","url":"http://sulluzzu.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff976ec4895cce784b2c939f7f39f599a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"BestofTimes"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-31 12:24","date_timestamp":1774959853,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86331839","content_html":"@jeremycherfas yes my wife was surprised by how difficult it is sending cards from Palermo. Then none of them arrived!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/BestofTimes/86331839","date_published":"2026-03-16T19:10:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hodgson","url":"http://sulluzzu.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff976ec4895cce784b2c939f7f39f599a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"BestofTimes"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-16 19:10","date_timestamp":1773688238,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"85516254","content_html":"@manton Is the micro.blog / Epilogue search for new books ‘underperforming’ at the moment? I’m having problems searching for and adding new books.
\nBased in the UK in case that’s a factor
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/BestofTimes/85516254","date_published":"2026-03-04T21:48:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hodgson","url":"http://sulluzzu.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff976ec4895cce784b2c939f7f39f599a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"BestofTimes"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-04 21:48","date_timestamp":1772660911,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84475431","content_html":"@patrickrhone I’ve been waiting all my life for a camera pendant! Finally I can be Doug McClure talking to Burgess Meredith.
\n\n","url":"https://micro.blog/BestofTimes/84475431","date_published":"2026-02-17T22:53:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hodgson","url":"http://sulluzzu.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff976ec4895cce784b2c939f7f39f599a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"BestofTimes"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-17 22:53","date_timestamp":1771368798,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"82346237","content_html":"@landocakes.bsky.social Available now or Kickstarter? Saw him live many times and some great shows.
\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bcosirme25ab3ihuznj6shhf/post/3mcpw7ddew22w","date_published":"2026-01-18T20:01:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hodgson","url":"http://sulluzzu.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff976ec4895cce784b2c939f7f39f599a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"BestofTimes"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-18 20:01","date_timestamp":1768766494,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81762235","content_html":"@adders 😂
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/BestofTimes/81762235","date_published":"2026-01-10T14:28:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hodgson","url":"http://sulluzzu.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff976ec4895cce784b2c939f7f39f599a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"BestofTimes"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-10 14:28","date_timestamp":1768055306,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81217584","content_html":"@strandlines does it help if I add tinkety-tonk old fruit and down with the nazis?
\nYes, a member of the church
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/BestofTimes/81217584","date_published":"2026-01-02T20:10:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hodgson","url":"http://sulluzzu.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff976ec4895cce784b2c939f7f39f599a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"BestofTimes"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-02 20:10","date_timestamp":1767384607,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81184387","content_html":"@secretedinburgh.bsky.social Joy’s in Candlemakers Row has some quirky local things.
\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bcosirme25ab3ihuznj6shhf/post/3mbgkagk6j22d","date_published":"2026-01-02T09:08:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hodgson","url":"http://sulluzzu.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff976ec4895cce784b2c939f7f39f599a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"BestofTimes"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-02 09:08","date_timestamp":1767344897,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"79125661","content_html":"@Munish @josephaleo is there any simple migration path between Day One and Apple’s journal?
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/BestofTimes/79125661","date_published":"2025-12-01T22:22:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hodgson","url":"http://sulluzzu.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff976ec4895cce784b2c939f7f39f599a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"BestofTimes"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-01 22:22","date_timestamp":1764627772,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"76022048","content_html":"@thisness that’s interesting. I’m find it better than the last season with more interaction between the leads. What’s the criticism?
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/BestofTimes/76022048","date_published":"2025-10-17T19:02:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hodgson","url":"http://sulluzzu.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff976ec4895cce784b2c939f7f39f599a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"BestofTimes"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-17 19:02","date_timestamp":1760727750,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"74745737","content_html":"@artkavanagh I don’t know what this is but it pops-up when I unlock the Mac. I thought it might have been LaunchBar but it’s not. Nothing in the Console logs either.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/BestofTimes/74745737","date_published":"2025-10-01T05:54:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hodgson","url":"http://sulluzzu.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff976ec4895cce784b2c939f7f39f599a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"BestofTimes"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-01 05:54","date_timestamp":1759298041,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"73839321","content_html":"@JohnBrady very common here in the UK and perfect for dipping into soft-boiled eggs!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/BestofTimes/73839321","date_published":"2025-09-18T13:42:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hodgson","url":"http://sulluzzu.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff976ec4895cce784b2c939f7f39f599a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"BestofTimes"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-18 13:42","date_timestamp":1758202959,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"73551649","content_html":"@JoeHoffman It’s such a fascinating period in history. I’m still half way through the three books I want to read and hope the third one is the best.
\nI do like that phrase of yours!
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