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Men and women
Along with the rest of the country I have been shocked by the brutal murder of Ashling Murphy. There are no words for this. However life goes on and given that I am a man i can easily carry on with my own little existence relatively unaffected. Not so easy for the women of Ireland.
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A pleasant chat
It’s not that often these days that a female voice addresses me from beneath my feet so in some ways a visit to my talking weighing scales is always a pleasant experience. Until she actually speaks. ‘Hello’, she said in her welcoming way. I declined the opportunity to return her greeting for fear of what…
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Happy New Year
I was picking up a few essentials in My Local Spar earlier this evening. Pringles, Haagen Dazs, the standard life enhancing stuff. I overheard a pleasant chat between a cashier and a customer which ended with a few laughs and an exchange of New Year good wishes, and it occurred to me that this kind…
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My Dublin family
Many years ago, in a different life, my good friend The Queen of Staines asked me a question. She’s that kind of person. ‘Would you like to be a father Peter?’, she inquired of me one day in the office we shared on Chancery Street. I thought for a moment or two and then replied;…
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Dearie me
So there I was, swanning around the Great Institution’s of Chatham Street, Merrion Row, Balfe Street, The Lotts and Wicklow Street. Having the time of it. The whole gig was going swimmingly well. Until I decided to hop onto the weighing scales. 92 kilos. Dearie me. There was only one thing for it. The Weight…
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When people of difference meet
So there I was, making my way through Summerhill and Ballybough en route to Santry and the Friday rendezvous with The Kilkenny Lady. I approached a small group of people who seemed to have most of the path taken up. I was a little surprised when there was no movement with a view to letting…
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Where exactly is ‘here’?
So there I was, having just polished off a very pleasing coffee and almond croissant in The Great Institution of Wicklow Street, also known as Le Perroquet cafe, when I had an interesting exchange with one of the waitresses. I had made my way to the counter with a view to settling my affairs and…
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Ireland united
I happened upon the BBC Radio religious programme ‘Beyond Belief‘ today. Amongst other things the show, presented from Belfast, discussed idea of a united Ireland in the era of Brexit. It seems the youth of the six counties see more practical value in being a part of Europe than the UK and so a united…
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Practice brings comfort
I’ve been getting to know a little more of late about a thing called stoicism, and am currently listening to an audiobook on the subject entitled ‘A guide to the good life’. Stoicism is an ancient Greek and Roman philosophy of life which is full of practical strategies for dealing with the ups and downs…
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A modern day Messiah
So there I was, tuning in to the bould Marty Whelan on Lyric fm when whose voice should I hear wafting gently across the airwaves only the great Michael Harding? Given that I am not much of a reader I have never read any of Mr. Harding’s books however this has never stopped me appreciating…
Blind light 