Jim Steel
@theejimsteel.bsky.social
Adrift in the Anthropocene
The James Tassie in Shawlands has closed down and there's a sign above it that says, "Run your own pub".
Bit passive-aggressive, eh?
Bit passive-aggressive, eh?
October 3, 2026 at 6:39 AM
The James Tassie in Shawlands has closed down and there's a sign above it that says, "Run your own pub".
Bit passive-aggressive, eh?
Bit passive-aggressive, eh?
Today's adventure was out to Braehead for the 'flu jag. They're still building ships on the Clyde. Type 26 frigates, unless I'm much mistaken. Hope they're never used in anger.
September 22, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Today's adventure was out to Braehead for the 'flu jag. They're still building ships on the Clyde. Type 26 frigates, unless I'm much mistaken. Hope they're never used in anger.
Took a wee wander around the Glasgow Necropolis today. Met lots of Victorians.
September 21, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Took a wee wander around the Glasgow Necropolis today. Met lots of Victorians.
I wondered why my pedometer count was down compared to yesterday when I'd just gone for a 3-hour walk today. Then I realised that a large part of that had been spent in the Hunterian Art Gallery. I hadn't exactly been speed walking.
Possibly the only gallery named after a potential serial killer.
Possibly the only gallery named after a potential serial killer.
September 19, 2026 at 10:25 PM
I wondered why my pedometer count was down compared to yesterday when I'd just gone for a 3-hour walk today. Then I realised that a large part of that had been spent in the Hunterian Art Gallery. I hadn't exactly been speed walking.
Possibly the only gallery named after a potential serial killer.
Possibly the only gallery named after a potential serial killer.
New phone, hence radio silence. Gradually getting around to signing back into everything.
September 16, 2026 at 8:49 AM
New phone, hence radio silence. Gradually getting around to signing back into everything.
All fuzzed up after yesterday's COVID vaccination. Also got a great big fuzzy cat tucked into me.
Today's a day for doing nothing
Today's a day for doing nothing
September 8, 2026 at 2:36 PM
All fuzzed up after yesterday's COVID vaccination. Also got a great big fuzzy cat tucked into me.
Today's a day for doing nothing
Today's a day for doing nothing
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Today is Bandcamp Friday! For 24 hours, we waive our revenue share, so even more of every purchase goes to the artists and labels behind the music.
Go forth. The music is waiting: https://bit.ly/4gECRzG
Go forth. The music is waiting: https://bit.ly/4gECRzG
September 4, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Today is Bandcamp Friday! For 24 hours, we waive our revenue share, so even more of every purchase goes to the artists and labels behind the music.
Go forth. The music is waiting: https://bit.ly/4gECRzG
Go forth. The music is waiting: https://bit.ly/4gECRzG
Good grief! Not only the wrong eighty-year-old again, but this time it's even the wrong eighty-year-old from Home Alone 2.
August 26, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Good grief! Not only the wrong eighty-year-old again, but this time it's even the wrong eighty-year-old from Home Alone 2.
Rest in power. youtu.be/F0Ccg8Rg1-c
Dolly Parton Down From Dover
YouTube video by Jeff Pike
youtu.be
August 26, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Rest in power. youtu.be/F0Ccg8Rg1-c
"They're eating the horses! They're eating the bacteria!"
August 24, 2026 at 4:10 PM
"They're eating the horses! They're eating the bacteria!"
Watched a bit of Jaws last night. I'd forgotten what a perfectly-paced film it was. I'd also forgotten how much Williams borrowed from Benjamin Britten.
August 24, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Watched a bit of Jaws last night. I'd forgotten what a perfectly-paced film it was. I'd also forgotten how much Williams borrowed from Benjamin Britten.
I don't know if he's been officially confirmed as the new Scotland manager yet, but you have to type an awful lot of letters from his name into the Wikipedia search bar before his entry pops up. Generally not a good omen.
August 15, 2026 at 4:39 PM
I don't know if he's been officially confirmed as the new Scotland manager yet, but you have to type an awful lot of letters from his name into the Wikipedia search bar before his entry pops up. Generally not a good omen.
The Last House.
Yeah, you develop an interesting perspective on it when you haven't left the house for nearly a fortnight.
Yeah, you develop an interesting perspective on it when you haven't left the house for nearly a fortnight.
August 13, 2026 at 5:30 PM
The Last House.
Yeah, you develop an interesting perspective on it when you haven't left the house for nearly a fortnight.
Yeah, you develop an interesting perspective on it when you haven't left the house for nearly a fortnight.
Great. *Now* the sky is clear.
Anyway, today will bring its own rewards. Win or lose, he's being consigned to the dustbin of history.
Anyway, today will bring its own rewards. Win or lose, he's being consigned to the dustbin of history.
August 13, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Great. *Now* the sky is clear.
Anyway, today will bring its own rewards. Win or lose, he's being consigned to the dustbin of history.
Anyway, today will bring its own rewards. Win or lose, he's being consigned to the dustbin of history.
If you look to the skies this evening, it might be possible to see Count Binface's spaceship arriving over Clacton for tomorrow's by-election.
It has been suggested that you can use a colander to watch it safely. Just be careful not to strain your eyes.
It has been suggested that you can use a colander to watch it safely. Just be careful not to strain your eyes.
August 12, 2026 at 1:42 PM
If you look to the skies this evening, it might be possible to see Count Binface's spaceship arriving over Clacton for tomorrow's by-election.
It has been suggested that you can use a colander to watch it safely. Just be careful not to strain your eyes.
It has been suggested that you can use a colander to watch it safely. Just be careful not to strain your eyes.
Found season five of For All Mankind to be unbearably smug, but Star City is a delight.
August 4, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Found season five of For All Mankind to be unbearably smug, but Star City is a delight.
Always had a soft spot for those little land trilobites.
‘They are such neat, busy little folk’: the unexpected superpowers of the common woodlouse
This detritivore – known by a range of colourful names – tidies up our world and can withstand toxic pollution
www.theguardian.com
August 3, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Always had a soft spot for those little land trilobites.
The latest issue of Remains. Quality horror.
August 3, 2026 at 1:22 PM
The latest issue of Remains. Quality horror.
Dunfermline have to either not win or beat St Mirren by 5 clear goals in order for Queen's Park to qualify for the knockout stages of the League Cup. I'm getting flashbacks to the World Cup.
July 26, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Dunfermline have to either not win or beat St Mirren by 5 clear goals in order for Queen's Park to qualify for the knockout stages of the League Cup. I'm getting flashbacks to the World Cup.
My latest WhatsApp message.
"I've fixed the fridge again. It's same to come home."
"I've fixed the fridge again. It's same to come home."
July 23, 2026 at 5:56 PM
My latest WhatsApp message.
"I've fixed the fridge again. It's same to come home."
"I've fixed the fridge again. It's same to come home."
Some truly beautiful photos here.
Moon mountains and star dust: David Malin astrophotography awards 2026 – in pictures
From auroras and nebulas to deep sky star clusters, the competition features submissions from amateur astronomers and photographers from Australia and around the world
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Some truly beautiful photos here.
My daughter is most emphatically not a fan of Bela Tarr.
July 16, 2026 at 7:26 PM
My daughter is most emphatically not a fan of Bela Tarr.
Every Thursday is bin day in our street. That's surely an omen.
July 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Every Thursday is bin day in our street. That's surely an omen.
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