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My local Spar shop
For many years, I regarded my local Spae shop as something of a constant. Foolishly, I fell into the idea that the layout would never change. Silly me. I met the owner today and I told him that he needed to put more ladders into the place. I don’t think that he believed me.
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Guilt free alcohol
By times when I order a bottle of alcohol in my local Spar shop some remarks are made by the person serving me. Today I ordered a large bottle of Jameson whiskey along with some Lemsips. No remarks were made to me. I am looking forward to my next cold.
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The elusive present
In order to understand the mind it would appear that one must observe it. If you do get around to noticing what goes on upstairs then it quickly becomes apparent that a lot of regret and worry occur. The past and the future. To have a chance of getting the best version of ourselves it…
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Jimmy C
I first met Jimmy C at the top of Grafton Street a few years ago. He was busking and playing one of my favourite songs, Forever autumn. Subsequently, whenever I came across him he would play a tune for me. I invited him to the gig in The Great Institution. He came along and made…
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Anger and understanding
Anger clouds understanding. For as long as anger exists it is impossible to see the wood from the trees. Fortunately, I managed to offload a little bit of anger this week. I feel that I am approaching the idea of being a reasonable human being. It has only taken 60 years.
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Keeping Glen alive
Although I grew up close to where he grew up, I did not know Glen Hansard. I did come across him once in The Great Institution, We exchanged a few amusing lines. He died tragically last week. My intention is to keep him alive through our sessions every six weeks as he was a patron…
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Miracles do happen
Mam would have wanted me to leave no stone unturned with regard to my brothers. And so I gave it one last shot. And what do you know? There was a bit of progress, It would appear that there is a crack in everything and this is how the light gets in. Anger clouds understanding.…
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Quality over quantity
More and more I find myself being selective with regard to those that I spend time with. I am 60 years old and closer to the exit door than the entrance. It just seems like the logical thing to do. 
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Musical progress
A new music session was started up by a friend earlier this year. It is one where I get the opportunity to play classical guitar. It is in a pub in suburban Dublin. As such there are distractions so it is a good challenge. For me it is the arena. The latest edition of this…
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Right and wrong
I was chatting with a friend today about my sibling issues. To a large extent, it all boils down to a simple matter of right and wrong. Accepting that I am not always right, there are times when I definitely have something reasonable to say. My friend told me of somebody he knew who never…
Blind light 