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\nI’m not sure whether I’d prefer to be the next Prime Minister, or the next Chelsea manager.
\nNeither role seems to have a great deal of job security, tbh
\nSix in eight years vs ten in ten years, according to the internet. Possibly not counting interims.
\n⚽ #ChelseaFC #cfc
\n\nThere was bit on the radio this morning about the Saints spying scandal, and then another bit about the new James Bond.
\nSurely the bloke behind the tree with the video camera is the ideal person to take on the role? ⚽😇🕵️♂️
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\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mlvwpbh6zs2x","date_published":"2026-05-15T18:13:12+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":"2026-05-15 18:13","date_timestamp":1778868792,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90181530","content_html":"I’ve been to see Jude Rogers talk about music, and both memory and memories at Salisbury Cathedral. Really interesting….will read the book
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\nThe Big Church always looks particularly good when it’s slightly damp
\n![\"A](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139254/2026/img-20260514-193332-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/05/14/the-big-church-always-looks.html","date_published":"2026-05-14T18:37:36+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":"2026-05-14 18:37","date_timestamp":1778783856,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116574379966048130","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mlthmovmyf2r"]}},{"id":"90168057","content_html":" My Crucial Track for 14 May 2026 - “Eleanor Rigby” by The Beatles \nShare a song you call something other than its official title. What do you call it?
\nFor a long time I called this song ‘Eleanor Rigsby’….I did think that was what it was actually called.
\nI did most of my growing up in the 1970s, and their...
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\nGoing slightly off-prompt - this is a song that made me re-evaluate another song.
\nThe song I listened to again is Celtic Symphony by the Wolfe...
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\nThe other song is Paint it black
\nIs that one you might have guessed?
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\nAn interesting read. It’s jarring how recent much of this is. I very briefly met one of the women mentioned and it’s weird to think she was involved in this stuff that feels like it should be way in the past
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\nThe crew had left them on their own there, and they chatted about what time it was, saying that there was no time of day, as all the time zones converge there.
\nThis hasn’t occurred to me before.
\nPerha...
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\n“Don’t Cry for Me Argentina (Miami Mix Edit)” by Madonna
\nI saw two champion level ballroom dancers dance to this, very close up, at the wonderful Rivoli Ballroom in South...
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\nNot many politicians get such warm words
\n\n\n\nYou are a voice for the voiceless\nLike thunder in the plain\nAn empathetic ear for the afflicted\nSelfless, humble, never vain
\n
@JohnPhilpin have you heard their “Ain’t Goin’ to Goa”? Love that song.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/89811569","date_published":"2026-05-08T15:18:20+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":"2026-05-08 15:18","date_timestamp":1778253500,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89771836","content_html":"Retirement project number 472 - decide which is my favourite Beatles LP. mattypenny.micro.blog
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\nSome kids are bypassing age-verification checks with a fake mustache | TechCrunch
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/05/07/of-course-i-disapprovebut-i.html","date_published":"2026-05-07T09:56:57+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":"2026-05-07 09:56","date_timestamp":1778147817,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116532695738802869","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mlaxaqbful2w"]}},{"id":"89710723","content_html":"I played football for the first time in a few weeks last night, and today I am feeling my age
\nPic by Francisco Goya, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139254/2026/francisco-de-goya-y-lucientes-i-am-still-learning-an-aprendo-wga10173-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/05/06/i-played-football-for-the.html","date_published":"2026-05-06T13:00:15+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":"2026-05-06 13:00","date_timestamp":1778072415,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116527761345887308","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3ml6r4yj2oa2r"]}},{"id":"89396802","content_html":" My Crucial Track for 01 May 2026 - “Listen to the Radio” by Nanci Griffith \nPost one of your favorite country songs.
\n“Listen to the Radio” by Nanci Griffith
\nThere are a bunch of things that I really like about this song. I like songs which mention other singers, and I think this is a great line:
\n\n\n“where would we be at times like these without the songs Loretta wrote”
\n
I also like the tempo, and the piano bit, and the way Nanci sings “I am” as “I-yam”. I like the mention of places like Tennessee, and Louisiana and the Pontchatrain - it’s all very exciting and kind of glamorous to an English bloke who...
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\nI’m an idiot.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/30/i-did-a-manual-import.html","date_published":"2026-04-30T08:00:39+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":"2026-04-30 08:00","date_timestamp":1777536039,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116492602723539862","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mkp5ijyiab23"]}},{"id":"89272402","content_html":"@cheesemaker congratulations! But be careful…half-marathoning can turn into a habit 😀
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/89272402","date_published":"2026-04-29T21:08:12+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":"2026-04-29 21:08","date_timestamp":1777496892,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89245455","content_html":"@mattypenny.bsky.social - a club legend (Super Frank, as an interim)
\n….and none of them have worked out, in one way or another
\nSo…what sort of manager are we going to get next? And how will it work differently?
\n⚽ #ChelseaFC #cfc
\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mkncnwgfmc2u","date_published":"2026-04-29T14:28:02+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":"2026-04-29 14:28","date_timestamp":1777472882,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89238296","content_html":"I took this last night. It doesn’t really work as a photo, but it’s one of my favourite views of Salisbury Cathedral. It’s across two lots of water meadows - so it’s as far again away as Constables painting
\nIt’s from close to this bit on Google Maps. Be careful of the tree roots.
\n![](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139254/2026/img-20260428-194539-hdr-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/29/i-took-this-last-night.html","date_published":"2026-04-29T12:34:24+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":"2026-04-29 12:34","date_timestamp":1777466064,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116488022018371752","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mkn4fv3vmu2h"]}},{"id":"89238318","content_html":"\n\nMay those who love us love us.\nAnd those that don’t love us,\nMay God turn their hearts.\nAnd if He doesn’t turn their hearts,\nMay he turn their ankles,\nSo we’ll know them by their limping.
\n
An Irish blessing, from iausa - Irish Sayings, Proverbs, and Prayers for St. Patrick’s Day
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/04/29/may-those-who-love-us.html","date_published":"2026-04-29T12:34:12+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":"2026-04-29 12:34","date_timestamp":1777466052,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116488023335766544","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mkn4g4wn6i2u"]}},{"id":"89226221","content_html":"@adders whose kit is that?
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/89226221","date_published":"2026-04-29T08:15:27+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":"2026-04-29 08:15","date_timestamp":1777450527,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89184067","content_html":"I also went to see my old pals Christopher the Giant and Hobnob in Salisbury Museum
\n\n\nThe Salisbury Museum is outstanding and I urge you to go there at once’.\nBill Bryson, in ‘Notes from a Small Island'
\n
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![\"A](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139254/2026/dc-butfxgaarpoj-1-m.jpg\")
\nThis is Barbara Hepworth’s ‘Crucifixion’ in the cloisters of Salisbury Cathedral
\nMy dad was a welder. He did a bit of a fix-up on it. Bless him.
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\nSpotted a minor muck-up. Michael Healey’s name changed to Martin Healey at one point. I’m 99.9% sure I only noticed because my much-missed father-in-law was Michael Healy.
\nEditing is hard.
\nFinished reading: What the Night Brings by Mark Billingham 📚
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\nwe were great for 20 minutes, then it felt like we were grinding it out a bit
\nit was the best I’ve seen Fernandez play
\nthe ‘new’ Wembley stadium is growing on me, even though it’s still horrible to get to and from
\na young friend of mine says his South...
\nI saw Andy Hamilton at Salisbury Playhouse last night. Very good.
\nTo my knowledge he’s the only person to pick Blue is the Colour on Desert Island Discs
\n⚽ #ChelseaFC #cfc
\nHe made a joke about it not being worth remembering the name of Spurs managers, as they don’t last very long.
\nI wondered why he didn’t...
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\nharpercollins.co.uk/products/…
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\n\nI’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
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\nHow else would this be patriotic?
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\nGary Neville says “Arsenal have been Arsenaled”
\n⚽ #ChelseaFC #cfc
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\nThe tiger was above the Babur, which was a relatively upmarket Indian in Honor Oak
\nI imagine the Elephant might be gone. Lots of redevelopment going on there. Maybe they’ll keep it
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