Shirley 🏴
@ochil1965.bsky.social
I can see the Ochil Hills from my wee hoose. 💕
She/Her. Live in Clackmannanshire. 🏴
Mezzo Soprano in a community choir.
She/Her. Live in Clackmannanshire. 🏴
Mezzo Soprano in a community choir.
Just on our way home from Edinburgh after a lovely day. John had told me a month or so ago to block my diary for a surprise.
He had booked tickets for the Playhouse to see Dirty Dancing on stage! Excellent show and even better surprise!
He had booked tickets for the Playhouse to see Dirty Dancing on stage! Excellent show and even better surprise!
October 30, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Just on our way home from Edinburgh after a lovely day. John had told me a month or so ago to block my diary for a surprise.
He had booked tickets for the Playhouse to see Dirty Dancing on stage! Excellent show and even better surprise!
He had booked tickets for the Playhouse to see Dirty Dancing on stage! Excellent show and even better surprise!
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A festive evening? With a drink? In an old library? With a storyteller providing ghost stories by the fireside?
YES!!!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-yuletide...
(I booked within 3 milliseconds)
YES!!!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-yuletide...
(I booked within 3 milliseconds)
A Yuletide Evening of Ghost Stories
Festive beverages and fireside ghost stories in the historic library of No. 9 Queen Street.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 27, 2026 at 10:35 AM
A festive evening? With a drink? In an old library? With a storyteller providing ghost stories by the fireside?
YES!!!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-yuletide...
(I booked within 3 milliseconds)
YES!!!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-yuletide...
(I booked within 3 milliseconds)
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As we're getting into poppy-fucker season, if anyone wants to give them an apoplexy, may I present the Poppy Scotland Pride pin?
(The Scottish ones look more like a real poppy...)
(The Scottish ones look more like a real poppy...)
Poppyscotland Pride Pin | Poppy Scotland Shop
All profits from this Poppyscotland Pride Pin help deliver life-changing support to the Armed Forces community.
poppyscotlandshop.org.uk
October 23, 2026 at 8:17 AM
As we're getting into poppy-fucker season, if anyone wants to give them an apoplexy, may I present the Poppy Scotland Pride pin?
(The Scottish ones look more like a real poppy...)
(The Scottish ones look more like a real poppy...)
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It’s #publication day!
The Archaeologist’s Discoveries is now available in the UK and US - translations to follow! 👇
#books #kidlit #Archaeology #History 🏺
The Archaeologist’s Discoveries is now available in the UK and US - translations to follow! 👇
#books #kidlit #Archaeology #History 🏺
October 8, 2026 at 8:43 AM
It’s #publication day!
The Archaeologist’s Discoveries is now available in the UK and US - translations to follow! 👇
#books #kidlit #Archaeology #History 🏺
The Archaeologist’s Discoveries is now available in the UK and US - translations to follow! 👇
#books #kidlit #Archaeology #History 🏺
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Thinking out loud, most technology comes from need: we need to keep things cool so we invent fridges, we need to light our rooms more easily, so we invent lightbulbs.
AI is the opposite, we have this thing, what do we need it for?
So it’s being inserted into everything in the search for a purpose.
AI is the opposite, we have this thing, what do we need it for?
So it’s being inserted into everything in the search for a purpose.
Someone recently told me that AI will eventually be incorporated into my fridge, but I’m really struggling to work out what the use case there is.
The obvious one is telling me what I’ve run out of, but AI sucks so badly if it told me I’d only got two eggs left, I’d still check.
The obvious one is telling me what I’ve run out of, but AI sucks so badly if it told me I’d only got two eggs left, I’d still check.
September 10, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Thinking out loud, most technology comes from need: we need to keep things cool so we invent fridges, we need to light our rooms more easily, so we invent lightbulbs.
AI is the opposite, we have this thing, what do we need it for?
So it’s being inserted into everything in the search for a purpose.
AI is the opposite, we have this thing, what do we need it for?
So it’s being inserted into everything in the search for a purpose.
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The structure of DNA was discovered in the 1950s
Accordingly, the 1960s saw a massive increase in diagnosis of genetic disorders.
Blaming it on, say, Beatles music, would have been laughable
Unrelated: Channel 4's 'documentary' "The Great #ADHD Myth?" airs tomorrow
Accordingly, the 1960s saw a massive increase in diagnosis of genetic disorders.
Blaming it on, say, Beatles music, would have been laughable
Unrelated: Channel 4's 'documentary' "The Great #ADHD Myth?" airs tomorrow
Dean Burnett on Instagram: "A few people have replied to my recent criticisms about the imminent @channel4 'documentary' "The Great #ADHD Myth?" with arguments that the recent significant rise in ADHD diagnoses is something that does need to be investigated.
This post is my stance on why such arguments are invalid."
11 likes, 1 comments - drdeanburnett on August 17, 2026: "A few people have replied to my recent criticisms about the imminent @channel4 'documentary' "The Great #ADHD Myth?" with arguments that the recent significant rise in ADHD diagnoses is something that does need to be investigated.
This post is my stance on why such arguments are invalid.".
www.instagram.com
August 17, 2026 at 1:23 PM
The structure of DNA was discovered in the 1950s
Accordingly, the 1960s saw a massive increase in diagnosis of genetic disorders.
Blaming it on, say, Beatles music, would have been laughable
Unrelated: Channel 4's 'documentary' "The Great #ADHD Myth?" airs tomorrow
Accordingly, the 1960s saw a massive increase in diagnosis of genetic disorders.
Blaming it on, say, Beatles music, would have been laughable
Unrelated: Channel 4's 'documentary' "The Great #ADHD Myth?" airs tomorrow
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I absolutely do not care or need to know how many small boats crossed the channel in the past 24 hours. Stop putting it in the news.
July 22, 2026 at 10:49 AM
I absolutely do not care or need to know how many small boats crossed the channel in the past 24 hours. Stop putting it in the news.
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⛰️ UK and Ireland geography facts that feel wrong but are true:
Edinburgh is west of Manchester.
Liverpool is north of Dublin.
Bristol is east of Edinburgh.
Shetland is closer to Norway than London.
Edinburgh is west of Manchester.
Liverpool is north of Dublin.
Bristol is east of Edinburgh.
Shetland is closer to Norway than London.
July 14, 2026 at 8:28 PM
⛰️ UK and Ireland geography facts that feel wrong but are true:
Edinburgh is west of Manchester.
Liverpool is north of Dublin.
Bristol is east of Edinburgh.
Shetland is closer to Norway than London.
Edinburgh is west of Manchester.
Liverpool is north of Dublin.
Bristol is east of Edinburgh.
Shetland is closer to Norway than London.
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In six days god created heaven and earth. On the seventh day, in the interest of balance, Laura Kuenssberg interviewed satan.
July 5, 2026 at 1:12 PM
In six days god created heaven and earth. On the seventh day, in the interest of balance, Laura Kuenssberg interviewed satan.
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July is a pivotal moment. Up and down the country, hundreds of thousands of people are marching for trans rights, choosing joy, choosing solidarity 🏳️⚧️
🗣️ Add your voice and show you stand with trans people
https://goodlaw.social/z073
🗣️ Add your voice and show you stand with trans people
https://goodlaw.social/z073
I stand with trans people | Good Law Project
goodlaw.social
July 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM
July is a pivotal moment. Up and down the country, hundreds of thousands of people are marching for trans rights, choosing joy, choosing solidarity 🏳️⚧️
🗣️ Add your voice and show you stand with trans people
https://goodlaw.social/z073
🗣️ Add your voice and show you stand with trans people
https://goodlaw.social/z073
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Teachers interested in sustainability, this is for you! UCL's Schools for Sustainable Futures programme is launching & they are looking for pilot schools to run projects and get free support from UCL. See the link for more information. Do spread the word!
climateeducation.org.uk/storage/news...
climateeducation.org.uk/storage/news...
June 16, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Teachers interested in sustainability, this is for you! UCL's Schools for Sustainable Futures programme is launching & they are looking for pilot schools to run projects and get free support from UCL. See the link for more information. Do spread the word!
climateeducation.org.uk/storage/news...
climateeducation.org.uk/storage/news...
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June 12, 2026 at 7:48 AM
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Resistance takes all shapes and forms.
June 2, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Resistance takes all shapes and forms.
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June 1, 2026 at 8:05 AM
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You know why Trump is asleep in public so much? He promised to deliver The American Dream but doesn’t understand metaphor.
May 31, 2026 at 6:38 AM
You know why Trump is asleep in public so much? He promised to deliver The American Dream but doesn’t understand metaphor.
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Any trans friends out there who are happy to answer a couple of questions? We have a trans customer at the moment and want to make sure that we pre-empt a couple of issues and make sure she is comfortable/safe throughout her course.
May 30, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Any trans friends out there who are happy to answer a couple of questions? We have a trans customer at the moment and want to make sure that we pre-empt a couple of issues and make sure she is comfortable/safe throughout her course.
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17th May is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia - #IDAHOBIT.
The date commemorates the World Health Organisation’s decision in 1990 to remove homosexuality from its classification of diseases.
We don’t need a cure.
The date commemorates the World Health Organisation’s decision in 1990 to remove homosexuality from its classification of diseases.
We don’t need a cure.
Waving Pride Progress Flag
Alt: Waving Pride Progress Flag
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May 17, 2026 at 9:32 AM
17th May is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia - #IDAHOBIT.
The date commemorates the World Health Organisation’s decision in 1990 to remove homosexuality from its classification of diseases.
We don’t need a cure.
The date commemorates the World Health Organisation’s decision in 1990 to remove homosexuality from its classification of diseases.
We don’t need a cure.
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One of the greatest garden path ledes I've ever read.
I think this maybe the most niché bit of trivia I’ve ever heard.
May 15, 2026 at 8:23 AM
One of the greatest garden path ledes I've ever read.
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A request - I am looking for a Glasgow Central constituency office, which is ideally an accessible, affordable, shop front in an area served by public transport. If anyone spots something, please do get in touch!
May 10, 2026 at 11:54 AM
A request - I am looking for a Glasgow Central constituency office, which is ideally an accessible, affordable, shop front in an area served by public transport. If anyone spots something, please do get in touch!
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Today is #NationalPenguinDay so we're remembering that time we made a Penguin out of Penguin Books.
It's a Penguin Penguin. 🐧
It's a Penguin Penguin. 🐧
April 25, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Today is #NationalPenguinDay so we're remembering that time we made a Penguin out of Penguin Books.
It's a Penguin Penguin. 🐧
It's a Penguin Penguin. 🐧