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The Newsreader on iplayer. Maybe I mentioned it when series 1 was on. Now it's up to series 3. It's an Aussie drama centred, as you'll have guessed, in a TV newsroom. The characters are strong, flawed, likeable. Look out for the head of the newsroom. I won't say too much about him. He's a...

Supermarket shoppers who pick stuff up then deposit it in random aisles. Lidl earlier. I was in the hardware section (gardening stuff, drill attachments etc). And there in amongst it is a big bag of carrots. Presumably some well-intentioned vitamin A junkie got distracted by a welding mask...

I've only been to Lanzarote, albeit three times. Last time was December 2024. We stayed in Puerto Calero (no beach) but, having walked south on day one and north on day 2, Mrs Bear was bored so we hired electric bikes whereupon we covered a fair bit of the island. It's a very cycleable if...

I just need to write this down. No agenda. I dreamed about my dad last night. Our family garden bore a peculiar resemblance to the enormous playing fields at the school I started at a few months after his death in 1974. In my dream our massive lawn - the size of several rugby pitches - had...

Monday Night Football. Los Angeles Chargers haven't exactly blown the Raiders away (yet!) but nevertheless they look a different level.

It's perhaps a bit soon but I've done some research and Mrs Kirk isn't bad looking.

What I find fascinating is how many people must've been in on this hit. There was of course the gunman, those who aided him/his disappearance, then those who caused the post-shooting distraction at the meet. Presumably in time the investigation will join the dots. My bet is it's white...

Harrison, the guy dismissed in that clip, had a curious innings, facing 36 deliveries of which 25 were dot balls, three he hit for 4 and two went for 6. It must've been some sort of passive-aggressive mishmash. They're back underway. Carlson has got a wicket. Glamorgan still lead by over 100...

I'm going to jinx it by mentioning that the Raiders are ahead in Q4 despite being on the road. How bad must those Patriots be?

I'm hugely disappointed in her. She was one of my faves. Unfortunately she had to go.

The book "Friday Night Lights" drew on the economic decline in North Texas, and how following their local high school was a lot of peoples' escape. The pressure and abuse grown adults placed on these high school kids wasn't nice.

The Netflix series about Hurricane Katrina is a really tough watch. Note: episode 1 is tedious but it gets better.

Lloyd is yet to impress. Newport are an admittedly poor side but he looks to be the weakest element in their midfield.

Impressive. He must be a heck of a shot to pick off the dog with a shotgun without injuring the people it was attacking. Pity, thinking about it, that the owner didn't catch at least a few pellets.

Oh ok. Ta. I'd read a statement from Ospreys last May saying why they wouldn't sign it then a week later I read an article saying that consequently the WRU were giving notice on the current setup. But beyond thinking it's a massive cockup I'm very much an ignorant casual onlooker.