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A lovely day
The great singer/songwriter Bill Withers has moved on. Ain’t no sunshine when he’s gone. And so My Dear Reader, it’s just the two of us here for a little chat today. It had been an early kick off yesterday morning, quarter after five bells, the guitar practice had begun, the first mug of tea was…
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The homeless gelato gig
It was The Downtown Dude wot did it. He had sent me the lovely photo of the great staff in Holles Street Hospital enjoying the gelato he had donated to them, and he asked me to think of some other similar avenues that could be explored in this regard. My Good Self immediately put the…
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Along the North Quays
When I was a younger lad than I am now, and the grey hairs and the belly were nowhere to be seen, the quayside area beyond the Custom House down to East Wall was something of a ‘no fly’ zone. There really was nothing going on there but the rent. And the rent was most…
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Flattening the curve with South Korea
If Taiwan has led the way in terms of preventing a significant outbreak of COVID-19, then it seems that South Korea has been to the fore in terms of flattening the curve once the virus takes up residence as it has done in most countries. February 29 was the worst day for South Korea with…
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Spaghetti April Fool
We all still need to laugh. Now more than ever. One of the upsides of COVID-19 has been the sharing of funny videos, photos and jokes. Today, April 1, is traditionally the day for a little bit of light mischief. One of the more infamous April Fool jokes over the years was actually played by…
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Reaching out
It was The Skiing Chess Dude wot did it. We had been exchanging a few of the old electronic missals and he was telling me that he was using the current situation as an opportunity to make contact with a few bodies that he had not heard from in a while. This seemed to My…
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200 not out
And the blog goes on. The double century has arrived. 200 not out. What started out as an experiment has become something of a happy obsession. And so once again My Dear Reader, I thank you for your continued support. Yesterday morning marked the official beginning of Irish Summertime with the clocks going forward one…
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Return to the dentist
Not a good time for the teeth to start talking. But what’s a body to do? If they start chattering away, then they must be listened to. And last week, pre lockdown, one of my teeth in particular started to give me that ‘extra sensitivity’ talk. And so it was out with the blower and…
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The Mad Piper Guy
I had been up with The Guitar Man on Synge Street. I was ambling along down Aungier Street when I made the radical decision to cut across to Stephens Green for a wee wander, a bit of online chess and some scribbling. I was due to hook up with The Downtown Dude on Dawson Street…
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Balcony weather
Spring was in the air. Temperatures were rising. The balcony was calling, loud and clear. My Official Residence is blessed with a very pleasant west facing balcony which catches the setting afternoon sun. Whenever the sun happens to shine. And lo and behold, it was shining yesterday afternoon. Earlier I had been out and about…
Blind light 