Rich, just an idea, but what if you went “for a walk” with Catie, and I jump out disguised a fat northern ginger bloke and shout give me your Rolexes and Cartier jewellery etc. you then you “fend me off” in a chivalrous manner thus gaining eternal respect and lust from Catie.
The only issue i can see is I’ve been on the telly loads and she might recognise me cos I’ve been on the telly loads as I said, so my appearances on telly which is a lot might scupper the plot. Channels like bbc1 bbc2 and bbc4 and Channel 4 have all been blessed with my acting skills, it could even be that Catie is a big fan of mine and therefore also scupper our brilliant plan. Can you subtly ask Catie about my hilarious tv roles and see if she knows me.
My son has done TKD since an early age. He's a neurodivergent lad and it's worked wonders for him. Hard recommend. No one messes with him (he is a gentle lad and because he blocks well there's no need to hit anyone) and the discipline is amazing.
First time here on your Sub Stack - although I saw your blood results on one of your emails a year or so ago and it was clear you had a blood dyscrasia then - sorry, should have messaged you then - assumed the NHS had it in hand.
I think I mentioned it earlier this year. May have put some results up, but by then the wheels were in motion (though went slowly as no one bothered to let me know the marrow results til my oncologist asked- I assumed no news was good news!) ta anyway!
are you sure? It seems unlikely (though not impossible) that I posted my actual bloods. And my oncologist was very quick to spot it in october (though it took a long time for anyone to take any action or let me know other results). Probably worth saying if you spot something like that in future!
As I recall, you mentioned issues with red cells, white cells *and* platelets (not the numbers themselves). When there are multilineage issues, it's normally time to see a haematologist to see what's going on in the bone marrow. Perhaps that was back in October - not sure when it was that you were referred to haem (thought it was later than that) but it all sounds now like it was in hand at the time you mentioned it.
I've lost track a bit of which parts of the Herring Comedy Empire I subscribe to (I think I'm a badger of some description) so can't recall completely down which channel this info arrived.
My eldest did judo from the age of 5 to 14; at that point he tried karate, brazilian jiu jitsu, mma and kickboxing. BJJ proved to be his passion so judo immediately fell by the wayside and the others didn’t interest him much … except that, in typical teenager style, I suddenly discovered a few weeks ago that he has taken up kickboxing again! He’s been doing weights at the martial arts gym as well as the BJJ, so when he’d leave the house with his kit I’d assumed it was business as usual. I’m curious as to how good he is: despite his diligence and knowledge in judo he almost always lost; however, one of the BJJ trainers said that he’s most likely to succeed in the long run if he continues to stick at it precisely because he has the key quality of not being bothered by losing, he just cares about learning the skills. But I always feel a bit bad for him because when my youngest tried judo, at 5, he had a natural gift for it and won most of the time without particularly trying, whilst being so kind with his partners that he was unanimously voted by his peers as best in the class to work with. Yet he gave it up after a year or so because he wasn’t particularly interested … I always feel bad for my oldest because across the board his diligence never earns the success which comes to his brother with such natural, careless ease. … Which is a very long way of saying that yes, do offer him a good range so that he can figure out which kind of martial art suits him best, if any 😂
Glad to hear you're both recovering. At least Wolfie isn't a cat - when ours has to wear a cone for a few weeks my mum kept having to rescue him from trying to climb through the garden fence & repeatedly getting stuck!
Pedantry alert! The hamstring definition looked suspect, so I had a look-see at oed.com (which is free to use with your library card btw), and I cannot find any evidence for the etymology suggested in your screenshot. Was it AI Rich? Or, possibly worse, one of the dodgy dictionary sites? I know that you are a rebellious graduand from Oxford, but, with all its limitations, the OED is ok, if less entertaining than (allegedly) made-up etymologies. I am a very old man.
Yay, Wolfie! Glad she's recovering! And you too, I suppose...
Rich, just an idea, but what if you went “for a walk” with Catie, and I jump out disguised a fat northern ginger bloke and shout give me your Rolexes and Cartier jewellery etc. you then you “fend me off” in a chivalrous manner thus gaining eternal respect and lust from Catie.
The only issue i can see is I’ve been on the telly loads and she might recognise me cos I’ve been on the telly loads as I said, so my appearances on telly which is a lot might scupper the plot. Channels like bbc1 bbc2 and bbc4 and Channel 4 have all been blessed with my acting skills, it could even be that Catie is a big fan of mine and therefore also scupper our brilliant plan. Can you subtly ask Catie about my hilarious tv roles and see if she knows me.
If not then great, your brilliant plan is a go.
You'll just have to practise making sad eyes if you want more attention from Catie
I’m guessing that Wolfie was castrated as a pup? So you’re one ahead of him.
She started with no testicles so always been the victor there.
Ooops. Serves me right to try being a smart arse.
Possible RAACN news: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/25/new-york-humanoid-robot-teachers-school
Kids these days don’t know how lucky they are!!
Rich, I think you need to wear a plastic cone around your neck when at home and in public. You’ll get more sympathy.
My son has done TKD since an early age. He's a neurodivergent lad and it's worked wonders for him. Hard recommend. No one messes with him (he is a gentle lad and because he blocks well there's no need to hit anyone) and the discipline is amazing.
First time here on your Sub Stack - although I saw your blood results on one of your emails a year or so ago and it was clear you had a blood dyscrasia then - sorry, should have messaged you then - assumed the NHS had it in hand.
Cheers.
DrNot
I think I mentioned it earlier this year. May have put some results up, but by then the wheels were in motion (though went slowly as no one bothered to let me know the marrow results til my oncologist asked- I assumed no news was good news!) ta anyway!
are you sure? It seems unlikely (though not impossible) that I posted my actual bloods. And my oncologist was very quick to spot it in october (though it took a long time for anyone to take any action or let me know other results). Probably worth saying if you spot something like that in future!
As I recall, you mentioned issues with red cells, white cells *and* platelets (not the numbers themselves). When there are multilineage issues, it's normally time to see a haematologist to see what's going on in the bone marrow. Perhaps that was back in October - not sure when it was that you were referred to haem (thought it was later than that) but it all sounds now like it was in hand at the time you mentioned it.
I've lost track a bit of which parts of the Herring Comedy Empire I subscribe to (I think I'm a badger of some description) so can't recall completely down which channel this info arrived.
All the best BTW (obviously!)
My eldest did judo from the age of 5 to 14; at that point he tried karate, brazilian jiu jitsu, mma and kickboxing. BJJ proved to be his passion so judo immediately fell by the wayside and the others didn’t interest him much … except that, in typical teenager style, I suddenly discovered a few weeks ago that he has taken up kickboxing again! He’s been doing weights at the martial arts gym as well as the BJJ, so when he’d leave the house with his kit I’d assumed it was business as usual. I’m curious as to how good he is: despite his diligence and knowledge in judo he almost always lost; however, one of the BJJ trainers said that he’s most likely to succeed in the long run if he continues to stick at it precisely because he has the key quality of not being bothered by losing, he just cares about learning the skills. But I always feel a bit bad for him because when my youngest tried judo, at 5, he had a natural gift for it and won most of the time without particularly trying, whilst being so kind with his partners that he was unanimously voted by his peers as best in the class to work with. Yet he gave it up after a year or so because he wasn’t particularly interested … I always feel bad for my oldest because across the board his diligence never earns the success which comes to his brother with such natural, careless ease. … Which is a very long way of saying that yes, do offer him a good range so that he can figure out which kind of martial art suits him best, if any 😂
Glad to hear you're both recovering. At least Wolfie isn't a cat - when ours has to wear a cone for a few weeks my mum kept having to rescue him from trying to climb through the garden fence & repeatedly getting stuck!
Pedantry alert! The hamstring definition looked suspect, so I had a look-see at oed.com (which is free to use with your library card btw), and I cannot find any evidence for the etymology suggested in your screenshot. Was it AI Rich? Or, possibly worse, one of the dodgy dictionary sites? I know that you are a rebellious graduand from Oxford, but, with all its limitations, the OED is ok, if less entertaining than (allegedly) made-up etymologies. I am a very old man.
Graduand is someone who hasn't yet been through the graduating process. Surely this has happened to RH by now!
It's just the ceremony to pick up his degree he hasn't attended, he told the story on AIOTM (AIOTM!)
Righto (AIOTM).