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Magical creatures.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/07/29/for-i-think-the-fourth.html","date_published":"2026-07-29T21:24:13+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":"2026-07-29 21:24","date_timestamp":1785360253,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/117005370399028233","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mrsuebq3772a"]}},{"id":"94626023","content_html":"<p>🎶 My Crucial Track for 25 July 2026 - Penny Lane (2017 Mix) by The Beatles: <a href=\"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/07/25/081508.html\">mattypenny.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/07/25/081508.html","date_published":"2026-07-25T07:15:08+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":"2026-07-25 07:15","date_timestamp":1784963708,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116979383415621216","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mrhd2rtkcx2j"]}},{"id":"94624608","content_html":"<p>🎶 My Crucial Track for 24 July 2026 - Zombie by The Cranberries: <a href=\"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/07/25/my-crucial-track-for-july.html\">mattypenny.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/07/25/my-crucial-track-for-july.html","date_published":"2026-07-25T06:40:10+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":"2026-07-25 06:40","date_timestamp":1784961610,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116979245423648404","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mrhb3zuqts26"]}},{"id":"94566025","content_html":"<p>I failed to get down to the river path last night so I ended up just plodding around the industrial estate. I thought this was weirdly picturesque anyway #salisbury 🏃</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139254/2026/img-20260723-212427-hdr-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" alt=\"An industrial facility with large storage silos is surrounded by metal fencing and safety cones under a pink and purple sunset sky.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/07/24/i-failed-to-get-down.html","date_published":"2026-07-24T07:14:39+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":"2026-07-24 07:14","date_timestamp":1784877279,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116973720275662028","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mreslizymn2h"]}},{"id":"94517072","content_html":"<p>🎶 My Crucial Track for 23 July 2026 - Blue Jewel in the Sky (feat. Aine Furey) by Finbar Furey: <a href=\"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/07/23/my-crucial-track-for-july.html\">mattypenny.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/07/23/my-crucial-track-for-july.html","date_published":"2026-07-23T11:40:29+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":"2026-07-23 11:40","date_timestamp":1784806829,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116969102324812866","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mrcqxi445u2f"]}},{"id":"94476475","content_html":"<blockquote>\n<p>“Consider Jerry Seinfeld’s famous routine about how bizarre sports fandom is. The players are constantly moving from team to team, so we’re basically rooting for the uniform. We’re cheering for laundry.”</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https://open.substack.com/pub/experimentalliving/p/the-benefits-of-thinking-like-an?utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web\">The Benefits of Thinking Like an Alien - A.J. Jacobs </a></p>\n<p>⚽</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/07/22/consider-jerry-seinfelds-famous-routine.html","date_published":"2026-07-22T18:31:06+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":"2026-07-22 18:31","date_timestamp":1784745066,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116965054352730017","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mraxgpjopf27"]}},{"id":"94456106","content_html":"<p>I realise I’ve posted somethint similar to this before, but…….I played football last night for the first time in weeks. I feel like I’ve fallen down a long flight if stairs, several times.</p>\n<p>Pic: <a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Steps_to_Castle_Terrace_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5580996.jpg\">Steps to Castle Terrace by Richard Webb</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139254/2026/steps-to-castle-terrace-geograph.org.uk-5580996-m.jpg\" alt=\"A moss-covered stone staircase with metal railings leads upward through a park area with leafless trees.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/07/22/i-played-football-last-night.html","date_published":"2026-07-22T11:45:00+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":"2026-07-22 11:45","date_timestamp":1784720700,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94380688","content_html":"<p>🎶 My Crucial Track for 20 July 2026 - The Mickey Dam by Damien Dempsey: <a href=\"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/07/21/my-crucial-track-for-july.html\">mattypenny.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/07/21/my-crucial-track-for-july.html","date_published":"2026-07-21T07:54:43+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":"2026-07-21 07:54","date_timestamp":1784620483,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116956890058581659","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mr5dg2rf552r"]}},{"id":"94251872","content_html":"<p>That was fun. Some great football from both teams.</p>\n<p>It’s obviously coming home next time!   😃⚽</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/07/19/that-was-fun-some-great.html","date_published":"2026-07-18T23:11:36+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":"2026-07-18 23:11","date_timestamp":1784416296,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116943507865470449","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mqxfahx7yb2r"]}},{"id":"94245883","content_html":"<p>Quite nice to be watching a football match that I’m not feeling nervous about tbh  #EngFra ⚽</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/07/18/quite-nice-to-be-watching.html","date_published":"2026-07-18T21:01:35+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":"2026-07-18 21:01","date_timestamp":1784408495,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116942995702195494","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mqx5xke6vb27"]}},{"id":"94236297","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://defector.com\">@defector.com</a> The one that springs to mind is Dunkirk. I thought the convoluted timeline was pointless, and the incident at the end was in bad taste. And pointless.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mqwea2wq722d","date_published":"2026-07-18T13:21:12+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":"2026-07-18 13:21","date_timestamp":1784380872,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94179284","content_html":"<p>🎶 My Crucial Track for 12 July 2026 - The Rocky Road to Dublin (Live) by The Dubliners: <a href=\"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/07/17/my-crucial-track-for-july.html\">mattypenny.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/07/17/my-crucial-track-for-july.html","date_published":"2026-07-17T16:45:16+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":"2026-07-17 16:45","date_timestamp":1784306716,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116936326016415168","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mqu76n5msr2t"]}},{"id":"94167677","content_html":"<p>The few days between a semi-final loss and a third place playoff, that many people don’t care about must be a real drag. The players probably just want to get on home ⚽</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/07/17/the-few-days-between-a.html","date_published":"2026-07-17T12:45:59+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":"2026-07-17 12:45","date_timestamp":1784292359,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116935384763196759","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mqtrsjbm572b"]}},{"id":"94167141","content_html":"<p>#TodayILearned the word <em>ouroboros</em></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The ouroboros… is an ancient symbol depicting a snake or dragon[4] eating its own tail. <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros\">Ouroboros - Wikipedia</a></p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>via this bit:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>And if LLMs end up training on blogs made by AI slop and having as their basis this ouroboros of generated text, then it’s possible that a Wikipedia-type thing — written and curated by a human — could become even more valuable.  <a href=\"https://asteriskmag.com/issues/08/the-depths-of-wikipedians\">The Depths of Wikipedians—Asterisk</a></p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Pic: <a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Serpiente_alquimica.jpg\">anonymous medieval illuminator; uploader Carlos adanero</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139254/2026/serpiente-alquimica-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"596\" alt=\"A red and green serpent is depicted biting its own tail, forming a circular shape around ancient Greek text.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/07/17/todayilearned-the-word-ouroboros-the.html","date_published":"2026-07-17T12:36:00+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":"2026-07-17 12:36","date_timestamp":1784291760,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116935346355224158","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mqtrb3gds422"]}},{"id":"94110302","content_html":"<p>England may be out of the World Cup, but Chelsea are still World Champions.</p>\n<p>&lt; takes cover…&gt;</p>\n<p>⚽ #ChelseaFC #cfc</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/07/16/england-may-be-out-of.html","date_published":"2026-07-16T14:36:26+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":"2026-07-16 14:36","date_timestamp":1784212586,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116930156963012086","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mqrhj65ma22y"]}},{"id":"94068125","content_html":"<p>Never mind..</p>\n<p>Roll on 2030.. It will come one day. ⚽</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139254/2026/2030-fifa-world-cup-logo.svg.png\" width=\"577\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Colorful abstract shapes resembling stylized hands and a sun are depicted, accompanied by the text Hearing Interpreter beneath.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/07/15/never-mind-roll-on-it.html","date_published":"2026-07-15T21:31:53+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":"2026-07-15 21:31","date_timestamp":1784151113,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116926130197138944","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mqpoc6xquf2t"]}},{"id":"93881570","content_html":"<p>I don’t know one end of a tennis racket from the other but it seems like the women’s game has longer rallies and fewer games in the match. More fun on both counts</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/07/12/i-dont-know-one-end.html","date_published":"2026-07-12T15:52:00+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":"2026-07-12 15:52","date_timestamp":1783871520,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116907804600872363","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mqhjuihisy2h"]}},{"id":"93881504","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://doctoad.bsky.social\">@doctoad.bsky.social</a> yes that’s true. we often didn’t even qualify when I was 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I loved it…but it was very much my sort of thing</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/93518347","date_published":"2026-07-06T10:08:52+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":"2026-07-06 10:08","date_timestamp":1783332532,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93469573","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://gillybee66.bsky.social\">@gillybee66.bsky.social</a> I loved Mbappe just laughing at them when they were trying to wind him up</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mpv6b24lwc2d","date_published":"2026-07-05T08:36:31+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":"2026-07-05 08:36","date_timestamp":1783240591,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93372809","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/nancywisser@mastodon.social\" class=\"u-url mention\">@nancywisser</a></span> I’ve been thinking about that, now and then. It seems awfully sad - especially seeing as they aren’t at all like European robins, apart from the colour</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/93372809","date_published":"2026-07-03T14:11:03+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":"2026-07-03 14:11","date_timestamp":1783087863,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93308592","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://danherb10.bsky.social\">@danherb10.bsky.social</a> was that in London? I used to know someone who did mobile libraries in Tower Hamlets</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/93308592","date_published":"2026-07-02T12:47:24+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":"2026-07-02 12:47","date_timestamp":1782996444,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93188352","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://mattypenny.bsky.social\">@mattypenny.bsky.social</a> Actually ‘type’…which seems even stupider.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mpj3k4x2hc24","date_published":"2026-06-30T13:15:58+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":"2026-06-30 13:15","date_timestamp":1782825358,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92907132","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> terrific value - thanks!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/92907132","date_published":"2026-06-25T20:35:19+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":"2026-06-25 20:35","date_timestamp":1782419719,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92868234","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/nancywisser@mastodon.social\" class=\"u-url mention\">@nancywisser</a></span> I never knew there was such a thing as an American robin. Live and learn!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/92868234","date_published":"2026-06-25T09:43:23+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":"2026-06-25 09:43","date_timestamp":1782380603,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92757694","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/amerpie@social.lol\" class=\"u-url mention\">@amerpie</a></span> I only knew the Highwaymen version - thanks!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/92757694","date_published":"2026-06-23T19:58:16+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":"2026-06-23 19:58","date_timestamp":1782244696,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92744258","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/nancywisser@mastodon.social\" class=\"u-url mention\">@nancywisser</a></span> that’s great! - good to get these things checked out</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/92744258","date_published":"2026-06-23T16:34:14+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":"2026-06-23 16:34","date_timestamp":1782232454,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92726687","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/JdeBP@mastodon.scot\" class=\"u-url mention\">@JdeBP</a></span> very good. When’s he going to be on Question Time?</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/92726687","date_published":"2026-06-23T12:01:12+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":"2026-06-23 12:01","date_timestamp":1782216072,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92726370","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/nancywisser@mastodon.social\" class=\"u-url mention\">@nancywisser</a></span> Larry the cat probably runs things anyway</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/92726370","date_published":"2026-06-23T11:56:09+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":"2026-06-23 11:56","date_timestamp":1782215769,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92726326","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/nancywisser@mastodon.social\" class=\"u-url mention\">@nancywisser</a></span> Thanks, Nancy. I’m pretty good really. I had a small skin issue, but it’s hopefully sorted now</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/92726326","date_published":"2026-06-23T11:55:18+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":"2026-06-23 11:55","date_timestamp":1782215718,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92648972","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ayjay\">@ayjay</a> I broadly agree. However, personally, ‘soccer’ grinds my gears not because of nationality but because of class. I was a vaguely working-class child who went to a rugby-playing grammar school, and it was always referred to as ‘soccer’, as if rugby and soccer were alternative forms of football</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/92648972","date_published":"2026-06-22T09:45:08+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":"2026-06-22 09:45","date_timestamp":1782121508,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92414754","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://samwhyte.bsky.social\">@samwhyte.bsky.social</a> I enjoyed Ben Scott’s Jeeves and the Ace of Clubs…and I don’t have audible but I imagine Mark Steel’s book about trying to find his biological parents would be good.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/92414754","date_published":"2026-06-18T08:05:58+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":"2026-06-18 08:05","date_timestamp":1781769958,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92312763","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://mattypenny.bsky.social\">@mattypenny.bsky.social</a> yes, that’s another one!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mogllalgds24","date_published":"2026-06-16T19:59:44+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":"2026-06-16 19:59","date_timestamp":1781639984,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92247706","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/JdeBP@mastodonapp.uk\" class=\"u-url mention\">@JdeBP</a></span> yeah, I think maybe wealthy people in fiction in general tend to be suspect - Gatsby, anyone in Dickens etc I guess fiction isn’t typically written by wealthy people? I think maybe Bruce Wayne seems particularly incongruous post-  Elon, Epstein, Zuckerberg et al</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/92247706","date_published":"2026-06-15T21:51:49+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":"2026-06-15 21:51","date_timestamp":1781560309,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92247361","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/amerpie@social.lol\" class=\"u-url mention\">@amerpie</a></span> reminds me of the  series a few of us (mainly me tbh) did on twitter with the hashtag #PeopleIWouldRatherHaveAsPrimeMinisterThanBorisJohnson</p>\n<p>it was just photos, but I summarised it here</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://mattypenny-tweets.micro.blog/2019/10/22/060400/\">mattypenny-tweets.micro.blog/2019/10/2…</a></p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/92247361","date_published":"2026-06-15T21:40:38+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":"2026-06-15 21:40","date_timestamp":1781559638,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92247203","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/dokem\">@dokem</a> a great word ‘scrobble’. The internet has given us some awful words, but scrobble is lovely</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/92247203","date_published":"2026-06-15T21:35:15+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":"2026-06-15 21:35","date_timestamp":1781559315,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92177251","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://seanjones.org\">@seanjones.org</a> One of them was a Solent Kestrel with my youngest</p>\n<p>en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_…</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mob7vlldic24","date_published":"2026-06-14T16:47:28+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":"2026-06-14 16:47","date_timestamp":1781455648,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91664190","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://govindajeggy.bsky.social\">@govindajeggy.bsky.social</a> Five alive!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mnn5n5j3qc2l","date_published":"2026-06-06T17:13:42+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":"2026-06-06 17:13","date_timestamp":1780766022,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}