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The markup is important here.
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I’m really impressed by this advertising campaign for what is a fairly solid but unexciting blended whisky. The knowledge of the target audience and twist of humour is perfect.
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Updated my ‘now page’.
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\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/268/2026/image-20261110-200438-e096f47c-m.jpg\")
Edinburgh at night.
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I was decidedly ‘Laodicean’ about the Christmas pudding this year but Christmas is saved. Things will be getting steamy tomorrow but just in the kitchen.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://bestoftimes.micro.blog/2026/11/07/i-was-decidedly-laodicean-about.html","date_published":"2026-11-07T22:30:57+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":"2026-11-07 22:30","date_timestamp":1794090657,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.lol/@bestoftimes/117577525912822477","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bcosirme25ab3ihuznj6shhf/post/3mzqx6ib5zw25"]}},{"id":"100606938","content_html":"“The most important rule is the round system. When you go to the pub with a group, one person buys drinks, and then the next person buys the next. This is not optional; … and failing to buy your round is one of the surest ways to earn a quiet but lasting disapproval from your British friends.”
\n\n😂
\n","summary":"","url":"https://bestoftimes.micro.blog/2026/11/06/the-most-important-rule-is.html","date_published":"2026-11-06T08:11:33+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":"2026-11-06 08:11","date_timestamp":1793952693,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.lol/@bestoftimes/117568486987731276","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bcosirme25ab3ihuznj6shhf/post/3mzmwq2jy6r24"]}},{"id":"100588451","content_html":"I was buying this year’s Christmas pudding whisky and saw this, possibly my favourite Scotch whisky. I was powerless to resist!
\n\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/268/2026/image-20261105-223411-233d82e8-m.jpg\")
Setting-up custom presets on a Ricoh GRIIIx is a modern version of programming the VCR.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://bestoftimes.micro.blog/2026/10/31/settingup-custom-presets-on-a.html","date_published":"2026-10-31T18:42:15+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":"2026-10-31 18:42","date_timestamp":1793472135,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.lol/@bestoftimes/117536991168379628","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bcosirme25ab3ihuznj6shhf/post/3mz6x5g4sbp2c"]}},{"id":"99985010","content_html":"I always wear the same necklace except in the run-up to Halloween when this little fella comes out. When the jaw is hinged open, the gems pop into the eye sockets.
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I’m delighted with my new Yard O Led inks. The Beau Blue and Hope Pink are so lovely that I’ve ordered a bottle of the green too.
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Updates to my ‘now’ page.
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On a whim I was researching Lord Peter Wimsey’s Daimler Double-Six: “Mrs Merdle”. What a beauty!
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/BestofTimes/99632514","date_published":"2026-10-21T18:32:44+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":"2026-10-21 18:32","date_timestamp":1792607564,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99629080","content_html":"I see pinboard.in seems to be down. Does anyone know how long it’s been offline?
\n","summary":"","url":"https://bestoftimes.micro.blog/2026/10/21/i-see-pinboardin-seems-to.html","date_published":"2026-10-21T17:32:05+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":"2026-10-21 17:32","date_timestamp":1792603925,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.lol/@bestoftimes/117480091505349194","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bcosirme25ab3ihuznj6shhf/post/3myfokgzwue23"]}},{"id":"99432773","content_html":"Heretical corruption of classic Maltese snack? Seasonal delight? I can’t decide.
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Today’s view.
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Today I read The Driver’s Seat by Muriel Spark. A very strange book. Great writing but a little underwhelming.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://bestoftimes.micro.blog/2026/10/14/today-i-read-the-drivers.html","date_published":"2026-10-14T21:05:43+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":"2026-10-14 21:05","date_timestamp":1792011943,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.lol/@bestoftimes/117441297952380691","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bcosirme25ab3ihuznj6shhf/post/3mxuhb6gwe42v"]}},{"id":"98939469","content_html":"I just orderd a new small notebook for a family holiday that’s coming up soon. I really like the size of this bu I love the labelling on the front cover!\n(It’s a company called Iconic and the paper is Nippon Paper)
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\n@ridwan I know. And I really enjoy when he mischievously makes the production team laugh.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/BestofTimes/98888617","date_published":"2026-10-08T17:52:23+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":"2026-10-08 17:52","date_timestamp":1791481943,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98856775","content_html":"As a stationery nerd my ears pricked-up with Bill Nighy talked about getting his new hard-backed diary. Now I really want to know what he uses!
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\n\nOne was taking perfectly-cooked rice and baking it back to raw crunchiness. The other was the huge amount of salty fish sauce involved.
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\n\nAnd I sound so old…
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\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/268/2026/image-20261003-122950-62e777d8-m.jpg\")
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\nSome postcards heading out into the wild. Heading to some of the ‘Analog Tools’ people.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/268/2026/image-20261003-105056-c6482439-m.jpg\")
Over on the big blog I’ve been re-evaluating my Apple browser choices. Concluding that third-party browsers are on balance better but it’s close.
\nI wonder if I’ve missed anything.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/BestofTimes/96784436","date_published":"2026-09-01T19:53:17+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":"2026-09-01 19:53","date_timestamp":1788292397,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95781855","content_html":"@Miraz I think I will…
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/BestofTimes/95781855","date_published":"2026-08-14T19:47:48+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":"2026-08-14 19:47","date_timestamp":1786736868,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95257208","content_html":"@todd For me now, yes. A few years ago when I was involved in lots of stuff to do with my kids’ school they were perfect. I was just frustrated by my lack of visible progress.
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\nSecretly, we also came to enjoy the empty nest too. 🤫🤐
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\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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\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,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89596757","content_html":"@junethomas Following you back now.
\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?! 😂
@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,"edit_url":null,"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,"edit_url":null,"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?
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\nBased in the UK in case that’s a factor
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