{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - matt penny","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/mattypenny","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1545694","username":"mattypenny","bio":"Bloke from Salisbury, England. In my 60's, somewhat unbelievably.","pronouns":"he","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":198,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2024/02/1545694.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"88907771","content_html":"<p>I saw Andy Hamilton at Salisbury Playhouse last night. Very good.</p>\n<p>To my knowledge he’s the only person to pick Blue is the Colour on Desert Island Discs</p>\n<p>⚽ #ChelseaFC #cfc</p>\n<p>He made a joke about it not being worth remembering the name of Spurs managers, as they don’t last very long.</p>\n<p>I wondered why he didn’t...</p> <a href=\"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/24/i-saw-andy-hamilton-at.html\">mattypenny.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/24/i-saw-andy-hamilton-at.html","date_published":"2026-04-24T06:58:37+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-24 06:58","date_timestamp":1777013917,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116458386138191148","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mk7xavrcwl2i"]}},{"id":"88905835","content_html":"<p>I was sat on the Tube the other day opposite a bloke in shorts who had ‘Mum’ tattooed on one knee, and ‘Dad’ tattooed on the other.</p>\n<p>I don’t have any tattoos but I’m often curious about other people’s. Why did he have those on his kneecaps specifically? How did he he decide who got the right knee and who got...</p> <a href=\"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/24/i-was-sat-on-the.html\">mattypenny.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/24/i-was-sat-on-the.html","date_published":"2026-04-24T06:10:45+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-24 06:10","date_timestamp":1777011045,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116458197641613072","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mk7ukwdrta24"]}},{"id":"88849575","content_html":"<p><strong>Delighted</strong> that PSReadLine seems to be installed and on by default on Windows servers. The POC server I was mucking about on went down last night, and I thought I’d lost all the command history, which I was kind of depending on</p>\n<pre><code>$(Get-PSReadLineOption).HistorySavePath\n</code></pre><p>…shows where the ‘treasure’ lies</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/23/delighted-that-psreadline-seems-to.html","date_published":"2026-04-23T12:35:00+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-23 12:35","date_timestamp":1776947700,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116454052637734971","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mk5znzylug23"]}},{"id":"88803387","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://yamjam.bsky.social\">@yamjam.bsky.social</a> i don’t mind having a go…the sporting directors have made worse decisions</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mk42mw4lgk22","date_published":"2026-04-22T17:49:03+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-22 17:49","date_timestamp":1776880143,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88794932","content_html":"<p>Imho Pepsi tastes good in a glass, better in a can, but best in a china mug.</p>\n<p>No Idea why</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139254/2026/img-20260422-071030-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" alt=\"A colorful, abstract design featuring a figure holding a device adorns a blue mug placed on a countertop.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/22/imho-pepsi-tastes-good-in.html","date_published":"2026-04-22T17:24:00+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-22 17:24","date_timestamp":1776878640,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116449521163360711","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mk3zbhl2by2u"]}},{"id":"88793976","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://bluebaby1967.bsky.social\">@bluebaby1967.bsky.social</a> what they said ☝️</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mk3ygc3pu222","date_published":"2026-04-22T17:09:33+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-22 17:09","date_timestamp":1776877773,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88793977","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://yamjam.bsky.social\">@yamjam.bsky.social</a> we seem to generally have three or four managers still somewhere on the books at any one time!!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mk3yd7nfck22","date_published":"2026-04-22T17:07:50+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-22 17:07","date_timestamp":1776877670,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88793680","content_html":"<p>For goodness sake</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c9d4w8032vno\">Rosenior sacked by Chelsea after three months in charge </a></p>\n<p>⚽ #ChelseaFC #cfc</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/22/for-goodness-sake-rosenior-sacked.html","date_published":"2026-04-22T17:06:05+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-22 17:06","date_timestamp":1776877565,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116449448446264840","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mk3yaak3wt2r"]}},{"id":"88765247","content_html":"<p>While I was reading this I thought how great it was that when a writer sits down to write a book that book can be about anything.</p>\n<p>It can be about Romans or rabbits, or attack ships on the shoulder of Orion, or whatever.</p>\n<p>This one is a time slip murder mystery about a slightly flakey woman with a dysfunctional family and a random waiter.</p>\n<p>I really enjoyed it…but the thing I thought about a book being about anything was slightly undermined by the first bit of the Acknowledgements, which I just read</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Getting a book onto shelves is hard when that book doesn’t fit into a clear publishing category…</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Finished...</p> <a href=\"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/22/while-i-was-reading-this.html\">mattypenny.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/22/while-i-was-reading-this.html","date_published":"2026-04-22T09:11:18+00:00","author":{"name":"matt 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href=\"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/21/how-to-set-up-a.html\">mattypenny.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/21/how-to-set-up-a.html","date_published":"2026-04-21T17:03:38+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-21 17:03","date_timestamp":1776791018,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116443783182978201","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mjzhpy5cpx2r"]}},{"id":"88717725","content_html":" My Crucial Track for 21 April 2026 - “Famine” by Kate Nash \n<p><em>What is your favourite cover song?</em></p>\n<p>“Famine” by Kate Nash</p>\n<p>This is certainly my favourite <strong>new</strong> cover song. It’s Kate Nash (who had a hit with Foundations and was in Glow on Netflix) doing Sinead O’Connor.</p>\n<p>The instrumentation is different, and there’s...</p> <a href=\"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/21/my-crucial-track-for-april.html\">mattypenny.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/21/my-crucial-track-for-april.html","date_published":"2026-04-21T16:39:46+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-21 16:39","date_timestamp":1776789586,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116443690258233711","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mjzgfxpmrb2z"]}},{"id":"88509221","content_html":"<p>Lots of Spurs fans in transit this morning. There’s a feeling of waiting outside the Headmaster’s office, to take their punishment</p>\n<p>I almost feel sorry for them</p>\n<p>Almost.</p>\n<p>⚽ #ChelseaFC #cfc</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/18/lots-of-spurs-fans-in.html","date_published":"2026-04-18T11:21:18+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-18 11:21","date_timestamp":1776511278,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116425443491146962","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mjrd42ocvf2d"]}},{"id":"88507702","content_html":"<p>Interesting as always from <a href=\"http://iandunt.bsky.social\">@iandunt.bsky.social</a> , however ‘Rejoin’ is a <em>rubbish</em> word.</p>\n<p>In the same way that ‘Brexiteer’ sounded more swash-buckling and exciting than ‘Remainer’, ‘Return’, for example, is a lot cooler than ‘Rejoin’.</p>\n<p>Batman returns, the thin white duke returns, the magnificent seven return etc</p>\n<p>T...</p> <a href=\"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/18/interesting-as-always-from-ianduntbskysocial.html\">mattypenny.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/18/interesting-as-always-from-ianduntbskysocial.html","date_published":"2026-04-18T10:47:30+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-18 10:47","date_timestamp":1776509250,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116425317354938218"]}},{"id":"88507521","content_html":"<p>I’m delighted for Super Frankie Lampard.</p>\n<p>Someone wrote that he’ll always be Frank Lampard of Chelsea, and I totally agree.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/18/im-delighted-for-super-frankie.html","date_published":"2026-04-18T10:41:31+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-18 10:41","date_timestamp":1776508891,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116425287709268894","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mjrav7pirr24"]}},{"id":"88434258","content_html":"<p>I took this last night when I was out plodding around Salisbury.</p>\n<p>I like the way the shop window reflections work with the model of the Ralph Feinnes, who I vaguely remember from school.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139254/2026/2da32b57e8-m.jpg\" width=\"451\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A mannequin with a pale, eerie face resembling a fantasy or horror character is displayed in a dimly lit setting with reflections of a street outside.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/17/i-took-this-last-night.html","date_published":"2026-04-17T09:10:42+00:00","author":{"name":"matt 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wearing a casual striped shirt and the other in a suit.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/15/i-really-enjoyed-ive-read.html","date_published":"2026-04-15T07:48:30+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-15 07:48","date_timestamp":1776239310,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116407626458753360","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mjjfvu3end2j"]}},{"id":"88258498","content_html":"<p>Brilliant</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139254/2026/5f8bbb21a2-m.jpg\" width=\"471\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Daily Star cover featuring Trump's  depiction of himself as Jesus, with the headline &quot;You're not the Messiah, you're a very naughty boy&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/14/brilliant.html","date_published":"2026-04-14T21:32:15+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-14 21:32","date_timestamp":1776202335,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116405207425944961","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mjidjudiif2q"]}},{"id":"88250571","content_html":"<p>The words to “All things bright and beautiful” were published in 1848.</p>\n<p>They were written by Cecil Frances Alexander, who lived in Strabane. 1848 was the time of the Irish ‘famine’, which makes the line about “the poor man at the gate” quite dark.</p>\n<p>To be fair, the famine may not have had such an impact in Strabane at the time the verse was written - I don’t know.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The rich man in his castle,\nThe poor man at his gate,\nGod made them, high or lowly,\nAnd ordered their estate</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Reminded of this by Kate Nash’s new version of Sinead O’Connor’s song</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://youtu.be/_Vvj3shK0rk?si=jfUoZu52Po_ddXEB\">youtu.be/_Vvj3shK0…</a></p>\n\n<div>\n  <p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Vvj3shK0rk\">youtube.com/...</a></p>\n</div>\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/14/the-words-to-all-things.html","date_published":"2026-04-14T17:23:13+00:00","author":{"name":"matt 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Magical.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mjhtarcj322c","date_published":"2026-04-14T16:43:44+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-14 16:43","date_timestamp":1776185024,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88230967","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://movingthrough.bsky.social\">@movingthrough.bsky.social</a> I’m really hacked off we let him go!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mjgwwtjwmc2e","date_published":"2026-04-14T08:17:06+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-14 08:17","date_timestamp":1776154626,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88152604","content_html":"<p>Well played Hungary !</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139254/2026/hungary-240-animated-flag-gifs.gif\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" alt=\"Hungarian flag\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/13/well-played-hungary.html","date_published":"2026-04-13T10:00:25+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-13 10:00","date_timestamp":1776074425,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116396815848178154"]}},{"id":"88096912","content_html":"<p><em>Love</em> the Star’s headline, although you do need to be of a certain age,  and have watched UK Sunday afternoon telly</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139254/2026/screenshot-20260412-1118112.png\" width=\"471\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A newspaper cover features headlines about the Artemis II crew landing, free horse racing tickets, and wildlife passes, along with multiple images including parachutes, astronauts, and a man drinking from a shoe.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/12/love-the-stars-headline-although.html","date_published":"2026-04-12T11:10:03+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-12 11:10","date_timestamp":1775992203,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116391432116201847","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mjc7rjprkd2p"]}},{"id":"87993033","content_html":"<blockquote>\n<p>At 8:01 PM on April 6th he is temporarily distracted by videos on the internet. He posts a colour video of New York from the early 20th Century and writes: “New York City, 1929!” Not long afterwards, at 1:06pm on April 7th, he threatens genocide</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>I don’t agree with eveverything that Mr Dunt says here:</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/p/the-battle-against-trump-is-a-battle-f75?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=android&amp;r=26274q\">open.substack.com/pub/iandu…</a></p>\n<p>…but I can’t disagree with very much of it</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/10/at-pm-on-april-th.html","date_published":"2026-04-10T17:17:32+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-10 17:17","date_timestamp":1775841452,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116381552267525633","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mj5ten56tq2u"]}},{"id":"87992388","content_html":"<p>A quotation about quotations.</p>\n<p>Also applies to amusing anecdotes, and rousing speeches.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139254/2026/img-20260410-1804582-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"582\" alt='A sketched figure is accompanied by the quote \"A witty saying proves nothing\", attributed to Voltaire, with text in French stating Un bon mot ne prouve rien.' loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/10/a-quotation-about-quotations-also.html","date_published":"2026-04-10T17:10:57+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-10 17:10","date_timestamp":1775841057,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116381527691504483","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mj5szlc2ko2w"]}},{"id":"87990764","content_html":" My Crucial Track for 10 April 2026 - “The Ballad of David Seaman” by Murray Lachlan Young \n<p><em>Post one of your favourite ballads</em></p>\n<p>I’m not proud of myself for this. It doesn’t say good things about my character that I take nearly as much pleasure in the failures of the Arsenal as I do in the success of Chelsea, but there you are.</p>\n<p>Also, David Seaman seems like a good chap. I should be ashamed of myself.</p>\n<p>This hardly qualifies as a ‘track’, but I know it as ‘The Ballad of David Seaman’, and it is a good song.</p>\n<p>The scene is set at the end of the European Cup Winners Cup final in Paris in 1995.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>It was in the...</p>\n</blockquote> <a href=\"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/10/my-crucial-track-for-april.html\">mattypenny.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/10/my-crucial-track-for-april.html","date_published":"2026-04-10T16:46:44+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-10 16:46","date_timestamp":1775839604,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87824850","content_html":"<p>Powershell to show extentions for Azure VM’s</p>\n<pre><code>Get-AzVM | select -expand Extensions | select @{L='ComputerName'; E={$_.id.split('/')[-3]}}, @{L='Extension'; E={$_.id.split('/')[-1]}}\n</code></pre>","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/08/powershell-to-show-extentions-for.html","date_published":"2026-04-08T08:31:54+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-08 08:31","date_timestamp":1775637114,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116368154459877521","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mixuxzh7vu26"]}},{"id":"87798244","content_html":"<p>Nice bit about chalk figures</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/apr/07/walk-through-mysterious-giant-chalk-figures-southern-england\">The Guardian - On the shoulders of giants: roaming among England’s famous chalk figures</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/07/nice-bit-about-chalk-from.html","date_published":"2026-04-07T21:56:16+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-07 21:56","date_timestamp":1775598976,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116365656615619228","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3miwri4z34y2w"]}},{"id":"87595625","content_html":"<p>Port Vale coming to Stamford Bridge embodies the romance of the FA Cup. Jumpers for goalposts, Corinthian spirit, and all that</p>\n<p>Still hoping to hear “You’ve had you day out, now ‘go’ off home” early in the first half, though</p>\n<p>⚽ #ChelseaFC #cfc</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139254/2026/01kn9zmab83b575v5m30-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" alt=\"Logos of Chelsea Football Club and Port Vale F.C. are placed side by side.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/04/port-vale-coming-to-stamford.html","date_published":"2026-04-04T16:06:12+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-04 16:06","date_timestamp":1775318772,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116347297960937684","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3miomlmplcc2g"]}},{"id":"87595447","content_html":"<p>Death on the Nile is on telly atm. Is this the most starry cast ever?</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The novel was adapted into a 1978 feature film, Death on the Nile, starring Peter Ustinov for the first of his six appearances as Poirot. Others in the all-star cast included Bette Davis (Miss Van Schuyler), Mia Farrow (Jacqueline de Bellefort), Maggie Smith (Miss Bowers), Lois Chiles (Linnet Doyle), Simon MacCorkindale (Simon Doyle), Jon Finch (Mr Ferguson), Olivia Hussey (Rosalie Otterbourne), Angela Lansbury (Mrs Otterbourne), Jane Birkin (Louise), George Kennedy (Mr Pennington), Jack Warden (Dr Bessner), I. S. Johar (Mr...</p>\n</blockquote> <a href=\"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/04/death-on-the-nile-is.html\">mattypenny.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/04/death-on-the-nile-is.html","date_published":"2026-04-04T16:00:57+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-04 16:00","date_timestamp":1775318457,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116347277368658870","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3miomccinxk25"]}},{"id":"87577101","content_html":"<p>Mortimer took a dive.</p>\n<p>I don’t know why, but he took a dive.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139254/2026/a0b872573b353d82ce761b99037d55a3f124ba313597cabb3fa3f2c32266934e-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"A group of people, each displaying different facial expressions, are featured alongside the title Last One Laughing 2 with two individuals prominently holding colored cards.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/04/mortimer-took-a-dive-i.html","date_published":"2026-04-04T07:31:31+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-04 07:31","date_timestamp":1775287891,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116345269898135360","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3minprejpr326"]}},{"id":"87577053","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://mstblue.bsky.social\">@mstblue.bsky.social</a> congratulations!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mimnfx3vg22d","date_published":"2026-04-03T21:17:23+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-03 21:17","date_timestamp":1775251043,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87515902","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/matthewhurst\">@matthewhurst</a> I read this novel about him a few years back</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/sunday-at-the-cross-bones-john-walsh\">harpercollins.co.uk/products/…</a></p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/87515902","date_published":"2026-04-03T07:11:07+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-03 07:11","date_timestamp":1775200267,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87515617","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/matthewhurst\">@matthewhurst</a> it’s this one</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0m0kzjq?partner=uk.co.bbc&amp;origin=share-mobile\">www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/pl…</a></p>\n<p>I’d previously read a bit about him. He was one of those Victorian or Edwardian men who was keen on ‘helping’ women, but possibly had ulterior motives. A sad but quite interesting story</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Davidson\">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haro…</a></p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/87515617","date_published":"2026-04-03T07:01:16+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-03 07:01","date_timestamp":1775199676,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87379192","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://8stringandsushi.bsky.social\">@8stringandsushi.bsky.social</a> it seems like Kid Rock is being seen as a member of your Royal Family?</p>\n<p>How else would this be patriotic?</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mig5m75wzs2w","date_published":"2026-04-01T07:18:34+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-01 07:18","date_timestamp":1775027914,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86986121","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://fakehistoryhunter.net\">@fakehistoryhunter.net</a> tbh I didn’t know D’Artagnan was a real person</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/86986121","date_published":"2026-03-26T07:48:19+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-26 07:48","date_timestamp":1774511299,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86444607","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/vazquez\">@vazquez</a> I like to think I’m the Messi of I.T….. whereas everyone knows I’m just messy</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/86444607","date_published":"2026-03-18T08:57:04+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-18 08:57","date_timestamp":1773824224,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86402514","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/nancywisser@mastodon.social\" class=\"u-url mention\">@nancywisser</a></span> I’d recommend this book too, written by the same chap. It’s maybe a bit expensive given there aren’t many words to it…but it’s a bit like a children’s book in that I’ve re-visited it often</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fmattypenny.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F4de22db0bd.png\" width=\"446\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A charming illustration of a house with a red roof and a woman holding a guitar, accompanied by the title If Nick Drake Came to My House and the author's name, Mackenzie Crook.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/86402514","date_published":"2026-03-17T18:28:35+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-17 18:28","date_timestamp":1773772115,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86306526","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://sozdba.bsky.social\">@sozdba.bsky.social</a> Hi Shane, good to see you again. Your Irish will be fantastic by the time that happens….and hopefully you’ll still be able to recognise your dad!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mh3klch6qs2m","date_published":"2026-03-15T08:46:14+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-15 08:46","date_timestamp":1773564374,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86149791","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/boffbowsh@mastodon.me.uk\" class=\"u-url mention\">@boffbowsh</a></span> as I get older…. increasingly like real life, sadly</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/86149791","date_published":"2026-03-13T20:21:13+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-13 20:21","date_timestamp":1773433273,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"85963636","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://iandunt.bsky.social\">@iandunt.bsky.social</a> you don’t much like him, then?</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/85963636","date_published":"2026-03-11T10:38:07+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-11 10:38","date_timestamp":1773225487,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"85284120","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/mattypenny\">@mattypenny</a> A measure  of justice done :)</p>\n<p>Gary Neville says “Arsenal have been Arsenaled”</p>\n<p>⚽ #ChelseaFC #cfc</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/85284120","date_published":"2026-03-01T17:18:32+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-01 17:18","date_timestamp":1772385512,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"85131234","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/mattypenny\">@mattypenny</a> I think the chap on the BBC just said that “this would go down in history as a historic moment”</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/85131234","date_published":"2026-02-27T08:37:12+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-27 08:37","date_timestamp":1772181432,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84594909","content_html":"<p>@SteelShodLever The cat is still there - my eldest did a nostalgic bus trip a few months ago</p>\n<p>The tiger was above the Babur, which was a relatively upmarket Indian in Honor Oak</p>\n<p>I imagine the Elephant might be gone. Lots of redevelopment going on there. Maybe they’ll keep it</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/84594909","date_published":"2026-02-19T15:45:07+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-19 15:45","date_timestamp":1771515907,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84594907","content_html":"<p>@SteelShodLever Horniman is great - both inside and the gardens. Spent a lot of time there</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/84594907","date_published":"2026-02-19T15:45:06+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-19 15:45","date_timestamp":1771515906,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84594905","content_html":"<p>@SteelShodLever I was there probably three years ago and it was much the same tbh, but I think they were about to start re-hashing it all</p>\n<p>They used to say it was the first indoor shopping centre in the UK.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/84594905","date_published":"2026-02-19T15:45:05+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-19 15:45","date_timestamp":1771515905,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84594904","content_html":"<p>@SteelShodLever It was really. If it was the first indoor shopping centre then it hadn’t been touched since.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/84594904","date_published":"2026-02-19T15:45:04+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-19 15:45","date_timestamp":1771515904,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84594902","content_html":"<p>@SteelShodLever We lived around Lewisham and Catford for a long time, but moved  back to Salisbury about 20 years ago</p>\n<p>I still miss living there, or at least some aspects of living there.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/84594902","date_published":"2026-02-19T15:45:03+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-19 15:45","date_timestamp":1771515903,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84594899","content_html":"<p>@portraitinflesh I think of Guilty Pleasures in the same way I think of World Music</p>\n<p>It’s good to have a label for something that maybe needed a label…..but it’s a rubbish label</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/84594899","date_published":"2026-02-19T15:45:01+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-19 15:45","date_timestamp":1771515901,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84594887","content_html":"<p>@GrocerJackUK @cfcNath94 I’m not disagreeing but you could also argue United and Arsenal’s problems are partly because of having one manager for a long time. You need to have one eye on whatl comes next as well. It’s tricky.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/84594887","date_published":"2026-02-19T15:44:45+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-19 15:44","date_timestamp":1771515885,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84594882","content_html":"<p>@JosephWatkins That 1% is sweet though</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/84594882","date_published":"2026-02-19T15:44:37+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-19 15:44","date_timestamp":1771515877,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}