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🎲 Surprise on John PHI⑊PIN https://john.philpin.com/categories/surprise/ en Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:02:55 +1200 https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/19/todays-surprise-from-history-in.html Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:02:55 +1200 http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2026/01/19/todays-surprise-from-history-in.html <p><strong>Today’s Surprise From History</strong> - <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2022/11/21/my-drafts-inbox.html">🖇️ in 2020 - proud of my ‘Drafts Inbox; having only 6 entries.</a> - compare and contrast to 259 as of this morning.</p> <p><a href="https://john.philpin.com/search-space/?q=Today%27s+Surprise+From+History">🖇️🔎 Other Surprises</a></p> https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/18/todays-surprise-from-history-biggest.html Sun, 18 Jan 2026 13:43:38 +1200 http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2026/01/18/todays-surprise-from-history-biggest.html <p><strong>Today’s Surprise From History</strong> - <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2022/11/03/coordination-costs.html">🖇️ Biggest surprise here is that it is still marked 🚧 - so I guess I need to finish it off!</a></p> <p><a href="https://john.philpin.com/search-space/?q=Today%27s+Surprise+From+History">🖇️🔎 Other Surprises</a></p> https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/17/todays-surprise-from-history-bit.html Sat, 17 Jan 2026 16:33:02 +1200 http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2026/01/17/todays-surprise-from-history-bit.html <p><strong>Today’s Surprise From History</strong> - <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2022/02/03/building-on-an.html">🖇️ Bit by bit we are being divided and ‘taken out’. That was 2022.</a></p> <p><a href="https://john.philpin.com/search-space/?q=Today%27s+Surprise+From+History">🖇️🔎 Other Surprises</a></p> https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/16/todays-surprise-from-history-national.html Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:31:00 +1200 http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2026/01/16/todays-surprise-from-history-national.html <p><strong>Today’s Surprise From History</strong> - <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2019/06/07/today-its-national.html">🖇️ 2019 - national gun awareness day.</a></p> <p><a href="https://john.philpin.com/search-space/?q=Today%27s+Surprise+From+History">🖇️🔎 Other Surprises</a></p> https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/15/todays-surprise-from-history-this.html Thu, 15 Jan 2026 04:36:34 +1200 http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2026/01/15/todays-surprise-from-history-this.html <p><strong>Today’s Surprise From History</strong> - <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2023/01/09/im-going-to.html">🖇️ This was two years ago … nothing has changed</a></p> <p><a href="https://john.philpin.com/search-space/?q=Today%27s+Surprise+From+History">🖇️🔎 Other Surprises</a></p> https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/14/todays-surprise-from-history-reflecting.html Wed, 14 Jan 2026 08:39:00 +1200 http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2026/01/14/todays-surprise-from-history-reflecting.html <p><strong>Today’s Surprise From History</strong> - <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2022/08/05/its-amazing-how.html">🖇️ Reflecting on the pillow guy back in 2022 - and thinking also how easily it all went away.</a></p> <p><a href="https://john.philpin.com/search-space/?q=Today%27s+Surprise+From+History">🖇️🔎 Other Surprises</a></p> https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/17/todays-surprise-from-history-retro.html Tue, 13 Jan 2026 09:29:23 +1200 http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2026/01/17/todays-surprise-from-history-retro.html <p><strong>Today’s Surprise From History</strong> - <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2017/01/07/retro.html">🖇️ Retro.</a></p> <p><a href="https://john.philpin.com/search-space/?q=Today%27s+Surprise+From+History">🖇️🔎 Other Surprises</a></p> https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/12/todays-surprise-from-history-filling.html Mon, 12 Jan 2026 08:54:01 +1200 http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2026/01/12/todays-surprise-from-history-filling.html <p><strong>Today’s Surprise From History</strong> - <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2024/12/08/beautiful-downtown-burbank.html">🖇️ Filling in some Burbank history.</a></p> <p><a href="https://john.philpin.com/search-space/?q=Today%27s+Surprise+From+History">🖇️🔎 Other Surprises</a></p> https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/11/todays-surprise-from-history-back.html Sun, 11 Jan 2026 08:46:33 +1200 http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2026/01/11/todays-surprise-from-history-back.html <p><strong>Today’s Surprise From History</strong> - <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2018/12/11/people-benjamin.html">🖇️ Back in 2018 I wrote a series of ‘true life’ stories about people I randomly met - this is Benjamin’s</a></p> <p><a href="https://john.philpin.com/search-space/?q=Today%27s+Surprise+From+History">🖇️🔎 Other Surprises</a></p> https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/10/todays-surprise-from-history-from.html Sat, 10 Jan 2026 08:33:06 +1200 http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2026/01/10/todays-surprise-from-history-from.html <p><strong>Today’s Surprise From History</strong> - <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2018/10/29/i-live-in.html">🖇️ From 8 years ago - you say complacent - I say complicit</a></p> <p><a href="https://john.philpin.com/search-space/?q=Today%27s+Surprise+From+History">🖇️🔎 Other Surprises</a></p> https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/09/todays-surprise-from-history-the.html Fri, 09 Jan 2026 08:30:00 +1200 http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2026/01/09/todays-surprise-from-history-the.html <p><strong>Today’s Surprise From History</strong> - <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2018/12/30/101659.html">🖇️ The Simple Life</a></p> <p><a href="https://john.philpin.com/search-space/?q=Today%27s+Surprise+From+History">🖇️🔎 Other Surprises</a></p> https://john.philpin.com/2026/02/10/todays-surprise-from-history-i.html Thu, 08 Jan 2026 08:29:00 +1200 http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2026/02/10/todays-surprise-from-history-i.html <p><strong>Today’s Surprise From History</strong> - <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2020/05/31/value-your-dreams.html">🖇️ I should do more Snickelcasts</a></p> <p><a href="https://john.philpin.com/search-space/?q=Today%27s+Surprise+From+History">🖇️🔎 Other Surprises</a></p> https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/07/todays-surprise-from-history-dont.html Wed, 07 Jan 2026 09:40:49 +1200 http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2026/01/07/todays-surprise-from-history-dont.html <p><strong>Today’s Surprise From History</strong> - <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2023/09/04/dont-trust-the.html">🖇️ Don’t Trust The Silos</a></p> <p><a href="https://john.philpin.com/search-space/?q=Today%27s+Surprise+From+History">🖇️🔎 Other Surprises</a></p> https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/06/todays-surprise-from-history-calling.html Tue, 06 Jan 2026 09:14:32 +1200 http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2026/01/06/todays-surprise-from-history-calling.html <p><strong>Today’s Surprise From History</strong> - <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2023/04/29/if-you-have.html">🖇️ Calling BS on ‘Great Thinking’ nearly three years ago.</a></p> <p><a href="https://john.philpin.com/search-space/?q=Today%27s+Surprise+From+History">🖇️🔎 Other Surprises</a></p> https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/05/todays-surprise-from-history-syria.html Mon, 05 Jan 2026 08:37:00 +1200 http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2026/01/05/todays-surprise-from-history-syria.html <p><strong>Today’s Surprise From History</strong> - <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2019/10/26/russia-says-us.html">🖇️ Syria - 2019 - Subject - Oil</a></p> <p><a href="https://john.philpin.com/search-space/?q=Today%27s+Surprise+From+History">🖇️🔎 Other Surprises</a></p> https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/04/todays-surprise-from-history-brexit.html Sun, 04 Jan 2026 13:38:57 +1200 http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2026/01/04/todays-surprise-from-history-brexit.html <p><strong>Today’s Surprise From History</strong> - <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2018/09/17/brexit-explained.html">🖇️ Brexit Explained</a> … 😂</p> <p><a href="https://john.philpin.com/search-space/?q=Today%27s+Surprise+From+History">🖇️🔎 Other Surprises</a></p> https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/03/todays-surprise-dikw-years-ago.html Sat, 03 Jan 2026 13:06:01 +1200 http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2026/01/03/todays-surprise-dikw-years-ago.html <p><strong>Today’s Surprise From History</strong> - <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2018/07/07/we-start-with.html">🖇️ DIKW - 8 years ago</a></p> <p><a href="https://john.philpin.com/search-space/?q=Today%27s+Surprise+From+History">🖇️🔎 Other Surprises</a></p> https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/02/todays-surprise-from-history-a.html Fri, 02 Jan 2026 08:35:00 +1200 http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2026/01/02/todays-surprise-from-history-a.html <p><strong>Today’s Surprise From History</strong> - <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2020/06/21/trumps-point-plan.html">🖇️ A Misnomer? This is no surprise - even 6 years later.</a></p> <p><a href="https://john.philpin.com/search-space/?q=Today%27s+Surprise+From+History">🖇️🔎 Other Surprises</a></p> https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/01/todays-surprise-from-history-fonts.html Thu, 01 Jan 2026 08:28:00 +1200 http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2026/01/01/todays-surprise-from-history-fonts.html <p><strong>Today’s Surprise From History</strong> - <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2020/06/30/cataloging-all-the.html">🖇️ Fonts are not just a 2025/6 thing</a></p> <p><a href="https://john.philpin.com/search-space/?q=Today%27s+Surprise+From+History">🖇️🔎 Other Surprises</a></p> https://john.philpin.com/2025/03/30/post-by-bradenslen-johnphilpin-the.html Sun, 30 Mar 2025 08:19:49 +1200 http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2025/03/30/post-by-bradenslen-johnphilpin-the.html <p><a href="https://micro.blog/bradenslen/60847022">A Reply from Brad to Me</a> by <a href="https://micro.blog/bradenslen">@bradenslen</a></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin">@JohnPhilpin</a> The little sign that tried. It’s being 902ed otherwise it would be in service and a very good sign.</p> </blockquote> <p>Trying an idea … courtesy of Micro Social .. I will report back.</p> https://john.philpin.com/2025/03/29/post-by-dave-elon-you.html Sat, 29 Mar 2025 08:10:57 +1200 http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2025/03/29/post-by-dave-elon-you.html <p><a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/193305/elon-musk-donald-trump-tesla-protest">People are getting behind this …</a> by <a href="https://micro.blog/dave">@dave</a></p> <blockquote> <p>Elon you can’t speak for your customers. The car is great, but you suck. <a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/193305/elon-musk-donald-trump-tesla-protest">newrepublic.com</a></p> </blockquote> <p>😎</p> https://john.philpin.com/2025/03/29/post-by-jaredwsmith-now-that.html Sat, 29 Mar 2025 08:09:59 +1200 http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2025/03/29/post-by-jaredwsmith-now-that.html <p><a href="https://jaredwsmith.com/2025/03/28/now-that-i-had-a.html">The Fediverse</a> by <a href="https://micro.blog/jaredwsmith">@jaredwsmith</a></p> <blockquote> <p>Now that I had a few minutes to import my Mastodon follows, Micro.blog is really taking shape quite nicely as my primary Fediverse presence. Kudos to <a href="https://micro.blog/manton">@manton</a> for how he’s rapidly evolved his product to be a first-class Fediverse citizen.</p> </blockquote> <p>Concurrence - I just wish he made it clearer which part of the Fediverse is being followed when you look at follow lists.</p> https://john.philpin.com/2025/03/29/post-by-bradenslen-daily-quote.html Sat, 29 Mar 2025 08:06:25 +1200 http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2025/03/29/post-by-bradenslen-daily-quote.html <p><a href="https://ramblinggit.com/2025/03/28/daily-quote-the-covers-of.html">Ambrose - courtesy of Brad</a> by <a href="https://micro.blog/bradenslen">@bradenslen</a></p> <blockquote> <p>The covers of this book are too far apart. <strong>Ambrose Bierce</strong></p> </blockquote> <p>Magic! Love Ambrose.</p> https://john.philpin.com/2025/03/29/post-by-bradenslen-headline-musk.html Sat, 29 Mar 2025 08:05:36 +1200 http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2025/03/29/post-by-bradenslen-headline-musk.html <p><a href="https://ramblinggit.com/2025/03/28/headline-musk-threatens-to-sic.html">Revenge Is Power</a> by <a href="https://micro.blog/bradenslen">@bradenslen</a></p> <blockquote> <p>Headline: <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tesla/638174/elon-musk-tesla-protest-free-speech-fox-news">Musk threatens to sic the government on people ‘pushing’ Tesla ‘propaganda’ | The Verge</a></p> </blockquote> <p>Elon Musk says he’s “going to go after” Tesla critics</p> <p>Sounds like he’s starting to crack under the pressure. Keep going.</p> <p>The share value is still positive compared to only a year ago .. still a lot of work to be done.</p> https://john.philpin.com/2024/04/17/surprise-me-is.html Wed, 17 Apr 2024 11:29:27 +1200 http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2024/04/17/surprise-me-is.html <p><a href="https://john.philpin.com/surprise-me">🎲 Surprise Me!</a> is now the phrasing in my single post footer - replacing ‘Random’ .. seemed more in keeping with the tone that I am trying to achieve on this blog - not to mention that it is consistent with the other places I reference this functionality.</p>