Trying to work out if the impressive captain of the victorious Manchester Uni team has modelled himself on the Flumps or on Benny from Crossroads. #UniversityChallenge

Field of bluebells

As today is the day for putting on photos of bluebells, these were on my run this morning.

It’s bad enough that my children consider it normal that their school and synagogue and youth clubs have security guards, and that they do regular invacuation drills. I’d rather that it didn’t become normal for them for Jewish buildings to be firebombed.

My cat (Pepper) trying to work out her new hi-tech cat flap gives a similar look to the one I give when a witness gives an answer that scuppers my client's case.

Once you’ve gone Mac…

Trump statement that his deleted post depicted him as a doctor, not Jesus.

Trump depicted as Jesus-like, not as a doctor.

One can see his point. It's how my local GP cures me of all ailments too.

Wondering whether there was something contractually exciting about Peter Withe's Villa contract, that you wish to celebrate on the forthcoming 44th anniversary of his European Cup winning goal?

The best response is often to refuse to negotiate unless and until they reflect and take a more rational, reasonable approach. They are often so desperate for a deal that in spite of the initial aggression they end up settling far below what your client would be prepared to pay.

Just trying to think of some British Professors who would describe themselves as prominent. Struggling to get past Professor Matt Goodwin, Professor Plum and Professor Yaffle. I feel all others would be more modest.

Though his death is not a consequence, just perhaps a global relief.

I admire you for holding out hope that he will end up in prison. Alas that was my dashed hope for him during the last administration.

It shouldn’t have been for the Jewish community and the government to point out that a repeated antisemite who last year brought out a song called Heil Hitler was not an appropriate person to headline the Wireless Festival. What on earth were the organising committee thinking of?

Palwin is never something that should tempt anyone (whether the 10, 11 or 4).

Alas if only there was a kosher l’Pesach wine of this quality. Doubtless beats the four glasses of Kedem we had at our Seders!

I’ve printed the Mah Nishtanah in Cat just in case Pepper agrees to do it.

Seder Table

Chag Kasher v’Sameach to those who celebrate.

I hope it’s ear-steamingly good! Chag Sameach to you and yours (is this Ozymandias’ first Seder? It’s Pepper’s first and she has already had a walk across our table reenactment of the splitting of the sea with a look of disdain in her eye!)

Trump claims Iran’s equipment has been decimated.

As @davidallengreen.bsky.social would note, if Iran’s equipment is only decimated, there is plenty left still to shoot.

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Just to the left of the first array of daffodils. My eye went first of all though to under the trampoline, which is one of my kitten’s favourite spots in our garden.

Is “at school in the other side of the Millennium Bridge” the euphemistic way of saying you were at City of London?

Thankfully not engaging in sheep worrying. Does that law extend to cats?

Similarly, the taxidermy and butchery communities are sitting up and taking note of claims that the USA has eviscerated Iran.

NYT description of the Trump White House Ballroom, including a staircase with no purpose

Trump living by the mantra of Tevye's If I Were a Rich Man song in Fiddler on the Roof, with his staircase going nowhere, just for show.

I long for the days when the only LLM we spoke about were the postgraduate type.

Secure Premises Appeal

Thanks Sean. Here's a link to their Charity Extra page. Unfortunately as well as new ambulances, they also now need somewhere more secure to keep them when not active. Our local Hatzola's ambulances are parked in a nursery car park. I shudder at copycat acts.

www.charityextra.com/hatzola-emer...

5 weeks in a Premier Inn? Would the clients not stump up the cash for anywhere more conducive to a healthy working environment? I tend to avoid hotels for anything over 2 days, and book an AirBnB with a decent working space and the opportunity to eat more healthily than hotels & restaurants allow.

I really must learn not to make a rare foray onto Twitter each time that an horrific antisemitic act occurs in the UK.

Great news and thoroughly well deserved recognition.

“Not Nice” surely?