Rob McMinn
@robmcminn.uk
Author, blogger, Irish tea drinker, pizza perfectionist, Beatles person. UK and France. My novels are 100% organic with no artifical ingredients. Read more:
https://robmcminn.uk/fiction-and-non-fiction-books/
https://robmcminn.uk/fiction-and-non-fiction-books/
So. Farewell then, Marina Hyde.
It’s good news, I think. Term limits for opinion columnists should definitely be A Thing
It’s good news, I think. Term limits for opinion columnists should definitely be A Thing
October 2, 2026 at 1:38 PM
So. Farewell then, Marina Hyde.
It’s good news, I think. Term limits for opinion columnists should definitely be A Thing
It’s good news, I think. Term limits for opinion columnists should definitely be A Thing
Descaling the coffee machine, which has been nagging for this all week. It's so needy
October 2, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Descaling the coffee machine, which has been nagging for this all week. It's so needy
China is now the leading country accessing my blog. Previously it was Hong Kong SAR. I guess there are a bunch of Chinese LLMs being trained on my nonsense.
You're welcome
You're welcome
October 2, 2026 at 10:43 AM
China is now the leading country accessing my blog. Previously it was Hong Kong SAR. I guess there are a bunch of Chinese LLMs being trained on my nonsense.
You're welcome
You're welcome
I see Murderbot is in the new Stones video
October 1, 2026 at 8:42 PM
I see Murderbot is in the new Stones video
Every time I’ve watched Led Zep videos on YouTube, Jimmy Page’s guitar has been very out of tune. Is this a thing?
October 1, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Every time I’ve watched Led Zep videos on YouTube, Jimmy Page’s guitar has been very out of tune. Is this a thing?
Ooh. New kindle hardware with a snap-on cover which has page-turn buttons…
October 1, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Ooh. New kindle hardware with a snap-on cover which has page-turn buttons…
Just mowed grass but didn’t bother to collect the clippings. Yeah, yeah, mulching, whatever that is. Hoping OH won’t notice (by dint of their being carried into the house on the soles of shoes) 😬
October 1, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Just mowed grass but didn’t bother to collect the clippings. Yeah, yeah, mulching, whatever that is. Hoping OH won’t notice (by dint of their being carried into the house on the soles of shoes) 😬
Gearbox saga – an ending
The parking situation at the VW dealer in MK (artist's impression) Today, finally, the long saga of the EMERGENCY GEARBOX MODE was brough to a close. We had the actual problem fixed* in France over the summer, but on returning home and trying to use the other car key, we…
The parking situation at the VW dealer in MK (artist's impression) Today, finally, the long saga of the EMERGENCY GEARBOX MODE was brough to a close. We had the actual problem fixed* in France over the summer, but on returning home and trying to use the other car key, we…
Gearbox saga – an ending
The parking situation at the VW dealer in MK (artist's impression) Today, finally, the long saga of the EMERGENCY GEARBOX MODE was brough to a close. We had the actual problem fixed* in France over the summer, but on returning home and trying to use the other car key, we discovered that it had become "unpaired" from the car because an essential electronic component had been swapped out.
robmcminn.uk
October 1, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Gearbox saga – an ending
The parking situation at the VW dealer in MK (artist's impression) Today, finally, the long saga of the EMERGENCY GEARBOX MODE was brough to a close. We had the actual problem fixed* in France over the summer, but on returning home and trying to use the other car key, we…
The parking situation at the VW dealer in MK (artist's impression) Today, finally, the long saga of the EMERGENCY GEARBOX MODE was brough to a close. We had the actual problem fixed* in France over the summer, but on returning home and trying to use the other car key, we…
Lol, classic. “The head of the firm is dead at present” – a line worthy of Peter Cook
October 1, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Lol, classic. “The head of the firm is dead at present” – a line worthy of Peter Cook
Louisa back in Slow Horses. I love her 😍
September 30, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Louisa back in Slow Horses. I love her 😍
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Just faffed around with dual fuel tariffs. May have fucked up 😬
September 30, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Just faffed around with dual fuel tariffs. May have fucked up 😬
New Kynaston FINALLY in the house. I’d have had it a week ago if I’d ordered from Amazon 🙄
September 30, 2026 at 12:22 PM
New Kynaston FINALLY in the house. I’d have had it a week ago if I’d ordered from Amazon 🙄
Got rained on on my walk. This is the problem with hyperlocal weather forecasts
September 30, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Got rained on on my walk. This is the problem with hyperlocal weather forecasts
Words the Weather Gave Us by Grace Tierney (ARC review)
In one of his books (can’t remember which one) French polymath philosopher Michel Serres makes a big deal of the fact that in French, the same word – temps – means both weather and time. He makes the point, in his gnomish way, that since…
In one of his books (can’t remember which one) French polymath philosopher Michel Serres makes a big deal of the fact that in French, the same word – temps – means both weather and time. He makes the point, in his gnomish way, that since…
Words the Weather Gave Us by Grace Tierney (ARC review)
In one of his books (can’t remember which one) French polymath philosopher Michel Serres makes a big deal of the fact that in French, the same word – temps – means both weather and time. He makes the point, in his gnomish way, that since weather is a chaotic system, then time is too. Time is not a straight line, but fractal and folded.
robmcminn.uk
September 30, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Words the Weather Gave Us by Grace Tierney (ARC review)
In one of his books (can’t remember which one) French polymath philosopher Michel Serres makes a big deal of the fact that in French, the same word – temps – means both weather and time. He makes the point, in his gnomish way, that since…
In one of his books (can’t remember which one) French polymath philosopher Michel Serres makes a big deal of the fact that in French, the same word – temps – means both weather and time. He makes the point, in his gnomish way, that since…
Words the Weather Gave Us by Grace Tierney (ARC review)
In one of his books (can’t remember which one) French polymath philosopher Michel Serres makes a big deal of the fact that in French, the same word – temps – means both weather and time. He makes the point, in his gnomish way, that since weather is a chaotic system, then time is too. Time is not a straight line, but fractal and folded.
robmcminn.uk
September 30, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Words the Weather Gave Us by Grace Tierney (ARC review)
In one of his books (can’t remember which one) French polymath philosopher Michel Serres makes a big deal of the fact that in French, the same word – temps – means both weather and time. He makes the point, in his gnomish way, that since…
In one of his books (can’t remember which one) French polymath philosopher Michel Serres makes a big deal of the fact that in French, the same word – temps – means both weather and time. He makes the point, in his gnomish way, that since…
Just made a super-hot chipotle chilli steak and noodles dish #foodsweats 🥵
September 29, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Just made a super-hot chipotle chilli steak and noodles dish #foodsweats 🥵
I bet this has to do with GLP-1 drugs
My own personal experience is that the desire to drink alcohol almost completely disappears. Don't see myself buying any whisky for the foreseeable
My own personal experience is that the desire to drink alcohol almost completely disappears. Don't see myself buying any whisky for the foreseeable
On the rocks? Scotch distilleries pause production as unsold ‘whisky loch’ grows
Demand for Scotland’s most famous export has slumped, with industry facing job cuts and closures
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2026 at 11:48 AM
I bet this has to do with GLP-1 drugs
My own personal experience is that the desire to drink alcohol almost completely disappears. Don't see myself buying any whisky for the foreseeable
My own personal experience is that the desire to drink alcohol almost completely disappears. Don't see myself buying any whisky for the foreseeable
Request for Burnham and his team. No more of this kind of thing. Don't trail a speech in advance. Let the press report on it after you've given it. So sick of this kind of non-news
September 29, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Request for Burnham and his team. No more of this kind of thing. Don't trail a speech in advance. Let the press report on it after you've given it. So sick of this kind of non-news
30 minutes on the rowing machine today. Ded 🚣
September 29, 2026 at 8:49 AM
30 minutes on the rowing machine today. Ded 🚣
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[UKpol, RAF Fairford]
If you're the police and you've caught a gang of international state-sponsored terrorists, you don't release them on bail a day later.
So were they
* fly-tipping
* dogging
* lost
or something else?
#fairford #gloucestershire #raf #usaf
If you're the police and you've caught a gang of international state-sponsored terrorists, you don't release them on bail a day later.
So were they
* fly-tipping
* dogging
* lost
or something else?
#fairford #gloucestershire #raf #usaf
September 28, 2026 at 4:19 PM
[UKpol, RAF Fairford]
If you're the police and you've caught a gang of international state-sponsored terrorists, you don't release them on bail a day later.
So were they
* fly-tipping
* dogging
* lost
or something else?
#fairford #gloucestershire #raf #usaf
If you're the police and you've caught a gang of international state-sponsored terrorists, you don't release them on bail a day later.
So were they
* fly-tipping
* dogging
* lost
or something else?
#fairford #gloucestershire #raf #usaf
I’ve not seen anyone comment on the disparity in size between the TNG shuttlecraft (poky London bedsit) and the SNW shuttlecraft (200 square metres, en-suite in every bedroom)
September 28, 2026 at 4:20 PM
I’ve not seen anyone comment on the disparity in size between the TNG shuttlecraft (poky London bedsit) and the SNW shuttlecraft (200 square metres, en-suite in every bedroom)
Choosin’ Breakfast
There was some discourse over the weekend about the record-breaking number one single 'Choosin' Texas' by Ella Langley. I think it revolved around the idea (on one side) that anyone who claims not to have heard (of) it is lying in order to look cool; and (on the other) that it's…
There was some discourse over the weekend about the record-breaking number one single 'Choosin' Texas' by Ella Langley. I think it revolved around the idea (on one side) that anyone who claims not to have heard (of) it is lying in order to look cool; and (on the other) that it's…
Choosin’ Breakfast
There was some discourse over the weekend about the record-breaking number one single 'Choosin' Texas' by Ella Langley. I think it revolved around the idea (on one side) that anyone who claims not to have heard (of) it is lying in order to look cool; and (on the other) that it's perfectly possible in today's atomised culture not to have any awareness of incredibly popular things.
robmcminn.uk
September 28, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Choosin’ Breakfast
There was some discourse over the weekend about the record-breaking number one single 'Choosin' Texas' by Ella Langley. I think it revolved around the idea (on one side) that anyone who claims not to have heard (of) it is lying in order to look cool; and (on the other) that it's…
There was some discourse over the weekend about the record-breaking number one single 'Choosin' Texas' by Ella Langley. I think it revolved around the idea (on one side) that anyone who claims not to have heard (of) it is lying in order to look cool; and (on the other) that it's…