{"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. 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I remembered it being ok. I must have been very easily pleased.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mwy45q44hk24","date_published":"2026-10-03T14:33:13+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":"2026-10-03 14:33","date_timestamp":1791037993,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98490135","content_html":"<p>It’s the first day since around April that I’ve been able to go out whenever I want without sunscreen. Woohoo!</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139254/2026/screenshot-20261001-161843.png\" width=\"270\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Salisbury is experiencing sunny intervals at 68°F with a UV index forecast ranging from 0 to 2, indicating that sun protection is generally not required unless near water, snow, or outside for a long time.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/10/01/its-the-first-day-since.html","date_published":"2026-10-01T15:20:42+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":"2026-10-01 15:20","date_timestamp":1790868042,"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/117366329057541087","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mwt5vcrd3m2g"]}},{"id":"98490057","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://drannaclark.bsky.social\">@drannaclark.bsky.social</a> I think I read that Beckford was planning a huge mausoleum on what is now Manor Road, overlooking Salisbury</p>\n<p>On balance, I’m glad that that didn’t happen</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mwscz54hcs2h","date_published":"2026-10-01T07:19:57+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":"2026-10-01 07:19","date_timestamp":1790839197,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98412785","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://stamfordlola.bsky.social\">@stamfordlola.bsky.social</a> I think I’d want to do the team talk <em>and</em> come on for the last five minutes if I was paying that much</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mwoti2uoas2y","date_published":"2026-09-29T22:03:58+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":"2026-09-29 22:03","date_timestamp":1790719438,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98412786","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://stamfordlola.bsky.social\">@stamfordlola.bsky.social</a> yeah…I saw that.</p>\n<p>I mean it’s a nice enough dressing room, but not <em>that</em> nice</p>\n<p>I would quite like a picnic in the penalty area though. I’d pay for that.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mwohaznyuc2y","date_published":"2026-09-29T18:25:17+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":"2026-09-29 18:25","date_timestamp":1790706317,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98370346","content_html":"<p>#TodayILearned that:</p>\n<pre><code>Get-Item SomeFile.txt -Stream zone.Identifier\n</code></pre><p>shows whether Windows see the file as having been downloaded from the internet. If that returns anything other than an error, it’s from the internet so it either has to be digitally signed, or you need to set the execution policy to run it</p>\n<p>Via...</p> <a href=\"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/09/29/todayilearned-that-getitem-somefiletxt-stream.html\">mattypenny.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/09/29/todayilearned-that-getitem-somefiletxt-stream.html","date_published":"2026-09-29T15:05:16+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":"2026-09-29 15:05","date_timestamp":1790694316,"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/117354944078060048","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mwo43yexen2h"]}},{"id":"98232386","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://yakhunt.net\">@yakhunt.net</a> According to Rosemary Hill’s book Stonehenge , roundabouts were based on The Circus in Bath, which itself was based on Stonehenge</p>\n<p>Not entirely sure about that tbh</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mwh3pxccxs2a","date_published":"2026-09-26T20:10:15+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":"2026-09-26 20:10","date_timestamp":1790453415,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98216768","content_html":"<p>#TodayILearned that the word ‘eleven’ comes “from an Old English word meaning “one left over.””</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://experimentalliving.substack.com/p/making-english-gooder\">Making English Gooder - A.J. 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If they don’t, then it probably won’t.</p>\n<p>Note 1: in this context, ‘London’ counts as a regional accent</p>\n<p>Note 2: YMMV</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/09/25/this-much-i-know-if.html","date_published":"2026-09-25T16:08:59+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":"2026-09-25 16:08","date_timestamp":1790352539,"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/117332544682153808","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mwe5rw42m32c"]}},{"id":"98138180","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/100x/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2FjrtkAc59jQNQYM3WuWRPbkxGXt0.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>I didn’t watch the proper 70 UP but I very much enjoyed this 1965 off-shoot. Hats were clearly very much a thing for older women at the time.</p>\n<p>Watched: <a href=\"https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1777847\">70 Up: The Victorians</a> 🍿</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/09/25/i-didnt-watch-the-proper.html","date_published":"2026-09-25T07:17:48+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":"2026-09-25 07:17","date_timestamp":1790320668,"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/117330455937845877","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mwda42ufhv2c"]}},{"id":"98076553","content_html":"<p>I like the word ‘hoax’.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/09/24/i-like-the-word-hoax.html","date_published":"2026-09-24T07:03:25+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":"2026-09-24 07:03","date_timestamp":1790233405,"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/117324737000008576","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mwaotfdwci2j"]}},{"id":"98076316","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://mstblue.bsky.social\">@mstblue.bsky.social</a> we could do with a character like that</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mwaoj2ch3k2w","date_published":"2026-09-24T06:57:46+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":"2026-09-24 06:57","date_timestamp":1790233066,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98050381","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781585673360/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>“Into the face of the young man who sat on the terrace of the Hotel Magnifique at Cannes there had crept a look of furtive shame, the shifty, hangdog look which announces that an Englishman is about to talk French.”</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Currently reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781585673360\">The luck of the Bodkins</a> by P. 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Wolf and Yetta Weintrop intended to escape to the “New World” from Eastern Europe – they paid for a ticket to New York, but a dishonest ticket agent gave them a ticket to London.”</p>\n</blockquote>\n <a href=\"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/09/18/this-is-about-bud-flanagan.html\">mattypenny.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/09/18/this-is-about-bud-flanagan.html","date_published":"2026-09-18T13:36:29+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":"2026-09-18 13:36","date_timestamp":1789738589,"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/117292313712322529","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mvsc2ypgbf2n"]}},{"id":"97453775","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/danielpunkass\">@danielpunkass</a> nice!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/97453775","date_published":"2026-09-13T08:23:02+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":"2026-09-13 08:23","date_timestamp":1789287782,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97453732","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://mattypenny.bsky.social\">@mattypenny.bsky.social</a> Yeah, I think part of our problem is that our defenders haven’t played together enough</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mvdvxm6mjc2u","date_published":"2026-09-12T20:23:59+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":"2026-09-12 20:23","date_timestamp":1789244639,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97415235","content_html":"<p>Back at the home of the Champions of the World</p>\n<p>I didn’t <em>entirely</em> expect this would be 3rd against 4th when I got the tickets</p>\n<p>⚽ #ChelseaFC #cfc</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139254/2026/img-20260912-135827-hdr-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" alt=\"A football stadium with a well-maintained pitch and a large screen displaying the logos of Chelsea FC and their opponent, with a few spectators seated.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/09/12/back-at-the-home-of.html","date_published":"2026-09-12T13:01:22+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":"2026-09-12 13:01","date_timestamp":1789218082,"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/117258197824974969","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mvd5awhjf324"]}},{"id":"97403283","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780143039983/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\">\n<p>I should have got this stencilled on the kids' bedroom walls</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>“Honour thy father and thy mother, Daughter, authors of thy being, upon whom a heavy charge has been laid, that they lead their child in innocence and righteousness along the fearful narrow path to everlasting bliss, and render her up at last to her God a pious and a virtuous soul; 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Some of them look particularly good in a green-screen style</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139254/2026/screenshot-2026-09-11-120449.png\" width=\"283\" height=\"333\" alt=\"A green smiling poop emoji is positioned next to a yellow number 1, followed by the yellow numbers 2 and 3 below it on a black background.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/09/11/todayilearned-that-i-can-do.html","date_published":"2026-09-11T11:07:55+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":"2026-09-11 11:07","date_timestamp":1789124875,"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/117252088744656696","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mvagguljdb2n"]}},{"id":"97250773","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://mattcasmith.net\">@mattcasmith.net</a> I am so glad now that he didn’t go to the world cup</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mv4iak4tbc2r","date_published":"2026-09-09T21:29:48+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":"2026-09-09 21:29","date_timestamp":1788989388,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97250534","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://bassman93.bsky.social\">@bassman93.bsky.social</a> in 45 minutes….it’s just silly</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mv4hskuuts2r","date_published":"2026-09-09T21:21:59+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":"2026-09-09 21:21","date_timestamp":1788988919,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97250272","content_html":"<p>0-2 down, end up winning 6-3 against Dirty Leeds.</p>\n<p>As they say… imagine not being Chelsea.</p>\n<p>⚽ #ChelseaFC #cfc</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/09/09/down-end-up-winning-against.html","date_published":"2026-09-09T21:19:13+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":"2026-09-09 21:19","date_timestamp":1788988753,"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/117243167574472820","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mv4hnvzswo2z"]}},{"id":"97100691","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social\">@rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social</a> I wonder what he’d have wanted TV to be</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3muw6qomlfk2k","date_published":"2026-09-07T09:23:54+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":"2026-09-07 09:23","date_timestamp":1788773034,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97100528","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://mattypenny.bsky.social\">@mattypenny.bsky.social</a> Thank you. I’m a bit sore this morning, but it was good fun. 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Huge thanks to all involved, particularly to whoever kept the Portaloos so clean. Marvellous work.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139254/2026/screenshot-20260906-1547372-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"476\" alt=\"A mapped route is traced along the River Thames and surrounding areas including Shadwell, Poplar, Rotherhithe, Bermondsey, and the Isle of Dogs.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/09/06/at-miles-i-thought-i.html","date_published":"2026-09-06T15:17:46+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":"2026-09-06 15:17","date_timestamp":1788707866,"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/117224759812618756","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3muuc32ypii2g"]}},{"id":"97062079","content_html":"<p>🎶 My Crucial Track for 05 September 2026 - Give It Up by KC and the Sunshine Band: <a href=\"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/09/06/154952.html\">mattypenny.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/09/06/154952.html","date_published":"2026-09-06T14:49:52+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":"2026-09-06 14:49","date_timestamp":1788706192,"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/117224649871590930","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3muuaj2d2kr2z"]}},{"id":"97059470","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jaitalking\">@jaitalking</a> it’s in London. Starts at tower bridge, then east end/docklands over tower bridge then down to Greenwich. it’s a great run</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/97059470","date_published":"2026-09-06T13:17:01+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":"2026-09-06 13:17","date_timestamp":1788700621,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97059352","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://mattypenny.bsky.social\">@mattypenny.bsky.social</a> very much like me!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3muu2ddkvoc2p","date_published":"2026-09-06T12:59:31+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":"2026-09-06 12:59","date_timestamp":1788699571,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97008437","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://samwhyte.bsky.social\">@samwhyte.bsky.social</a> “hangover clothes with good PR” actually sounds kind of ideal</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/97008437","date_published":"2026-09-05T11:41:00+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":"2026-09-05 11:41","date_timestamp":1788608460,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97007843","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://mattypenny.bsky.social\">@mattypenny.bsky.social</a> undoubtedly</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3muoqsgxrns2m","date_published":"2026-09-04T10:25:42+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":"2026-09-04 10:25","date_timestamp":1788517542,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96946275","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://mattypenny.bsky.social\">@mattypenny.bsky.social</a> Acronym stupidity syndrome?</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3muoka72umc2m","date_published":"2026-09-04T08:28:07+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":"2026-09-04 08:28","date_timestamp":1788510487,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96903809","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://mattypenny.bsky.social\">@mattypenny.bsky.social</a> Just had notification from my bank that the moneys gone out :)</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mukc4sn2ik2s","date_published":"2026-09-02T15:52:25+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":"2026-09-02 15:52","date_timestamp":1788364345,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96903810","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://mattypenny.bsky.social\">@mattypenny.bsky.social</a> Yes…it would be nice to know one way or another - it’s not all that far off now</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mukbppifg22s","date_published":"2026-09-02T15:45:05+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":"2026-09-02 15:45","date_timestamp":1788363905,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96811568","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://aliquack.bsky.social\">@aliquack.bsky.social</a> I think the Origin Story guys are fantastic, but maybe not quite as good as Marc Almond</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mui3alrxjs2r","date_published":"2026-09-01T18:43:56+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":"2026-09-01 18:43","date_timestamp":1788288236,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}