John Richardson

Hi, I’m John. I’m here to engage in decent and intelligent conversations- something that sadly ended when the bird died… I like wordplay and have a quirky sense of humour. Here’s a photo of my cat, Jonesey.

@georgetakei.bsky.social If you think European leaders are pushovers let me remind you that many grew up protesting hardline governments during the toughest of times. Here is the current Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, at a street protest in the 1970s. Cross him at your peril…

Slept in a U2 t-shirt and now I’m wide awake. I’m not sleeping.

@ciaraioch.bsky.social I don’t know if you’re aware but the RTE news feed here seems to be sharing almost hourly updates on the Pope’s situation. “Pope awake”. “Pope had good night’s sleep”. “Pope spoke for a few minutes”. Waiting for the “Pope sitting up having a cup of tea that’s ‘grand’”.

@frogs4girls.bsky.social saw this in Innsbruck today and thought of you…

@ticiaverveer.bsky.social

Going to meet a friend in Garmisch-Partenkirchen this weekend and on Saturday we’re going to Wank together for the whole day… maps.app.goo.gl/XDXyZ5wKcUzu...

Officially back to work today but, because of the way the week has fallen, we’ve been given the rest of the week off. Back on Monday! Instead I’m meeting a friend for a long walk along the Rhine followed by a slap-up meal in Austria!

Beautiful but eerie long walk this afternoon as fog descended on the Rhine Valley. Great views across to Austria but not much to see below as visibility drops to just a few metres.

Was asleep by 11. Slept through all the fireworks. Now enjoying my morning coffee with my cat at 6am. This is the *real* way to celebrate new year!

Just gave my place an end-of-year hoover. How can those two cats shed so much hair???

Just did my last workout of the year and it was a tough one! Feeling great after it but really sweaty… Now off for a 5km power walk in the frosty -5 weather and back for a nice, early dinner…

@stella-b.bsky.social

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My cats have been surprisingly quiet all week letting me sleep in until my alarm goes off. And then I found out why. They found the stash of dried food and have been helping themselves to it. 400g in five days. I was wondering why the litter trays were constantly in need of cleaning out…

The block button is getting an unusually lot of use this morning. Either the trolls have arrived or the honeymoon period here is over and people are going over to the dark side…

Me (setting my alarm for 5): I’m An early riser! My cat: Hold my beer…

The BBC doing their best to alienate their Welsh readership, I see… www.bbc.com/news/article...

Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn’t a selfie

#filmsky #scriptsky Repost with one of the the best film monologues you’ve ever seen. youtu.be/PDBiLT3LASk?...

what's a single frame from a film that could hang in an art gallery? #filmsky 📽️

Just got a confirmation from Duolingo that a friend has passed me in XP - seven years after I last logged on…

I had to spank my cat this morning. She didn’t do anything wrong. She just likes being spanked. She’s a complete perv.

Listening to Richard Boyd-Barrett, a man with the most middle-class name and upbringing, but who is active in working-class politics and I wonder if this is what 19th century Ireland saw in Charles Stewart Parnell.

What do I win?

I guess we still get the dregs of twitter/x over here. This guy going psycho on me because I blocked his friend. What an asshole.

Elon Musk reposted this photo of Donald Trump without his hairpiece and my stomach hurts so hard from laughing. 😂😂😂

My little silliness…

Just sharing this. No reason. It’s just so… 🥰 youtu.be/rvpCmKUo1Aw?...

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the richest man on Earth…

Funniest thing happened to me here today. A guy was engaging some idiot I had blocked (it was on one of my threads) so I politely told him to just block and move on. So he blocked me so he could continue their fight in my timeline!

Got my first hate replies this morning. Reached for the block button

Bluesky is so nice. I just logged on at 5:30, found I had six new followers, had a nice conversation with a Trans person (who had only positive comments in their TL), saw lots of cats in people’s posts, found out that Mark Hamill joined and said hello to a dozen random people.

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Sharing this brilliant skit of D’Unbelievables live on the Late Late Show. RIP Jon Kenny. Ye was feckin’ brilliant! youtu.be/gXbYvbR9piA?...

It’s happened. I now reach for Bluesky ahead of any other platform first thing in the morning. Hardly think of the Lone Schmuck site anymore.

Spent a very pleasant half hour last night rating people’s pizzas. Boy, there are some excellent pizzerias out there if that’s the quality they produce.

Fed my cat dried food at 1am because he was screaming like a banshee and I needed to sleep. 5am and he’s at it again. How’s your Saturday morning lie-in going?

Choreographer dances with his 68 year-old mother www.instagram.com/reel/Cbz55AA...