What's pleasing me today

Just opened a new jar of Nescafe. You can’t beat a fresh, quality coffee. Nectar of the gods.

Well reminded. Not had a hot chocolate for ages

I can't say I've ever considered a cup of Oxo. I quite like a nice chicken cup-a-soup though.

Forgot my shopping list. Remembered everything on it.

Impressive. How many items?

About 20, depending on how you count. (Is "get myself lunch for three days" one item or three?)

You should have written a draft instead of a list.

Apparently. Do keep up.

Just got the direct debit to my gas and electric provider reduced by £87. To about twice what it was in 2020.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s ‘oh I’m just a geeky kid who was trying to be a good guy while all my friends did crime’ act failing comprehensively to keep him out of jail.

What a world we live in where a bunch of barely-adults can steal $8bn.

From what I gather, Michael Lewis’s next book is about him but, rather than do the obvious pivot into “here’s where he stopped short of telling me about his crimes”, he’s kept it broadly sympathetic.

Yes, I’ve heard that. It sounds like he had a deadline to make and had to choose which way to go when things were less clear than they became. And he chose wrong.

My farts are absolutely brilliant today.

Leicester. Apparently they weren't very good and their fans think they might be faltering.

They can afford multiple off days and still get promoted comfortably unfortunately.