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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…
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Look to Taiwan
It would appear that 99% of the universe is either in lockdown or close to it. Apart from Taiwan, where it seems that life is carrying on without much change. So how can it be that a country which is geographically located right beside China, where COVID-19 began, is dealing with the crisis so much…
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The inevitable comes to pass
My Good Self was feeling the need. The need for the black stuff. There was only one thing for it. It had to be the old 130 bus, Clontarf seafront, Marine Hotel combination. And so of a beautiful but windy Monday morning I wandered forth by the sea more in hope than expectation. A compilation…
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Chess update
My Local Michelin Star Cafe had shut up shop. The chilli con carne was no more. The eggs benedict and americano breakfast was a pleasant but fading memory. All of which led to the inevitable question; would the steady march of My Good Self towards the status of Supreme Chess Grandmaster of the Entire Solar…
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Letter from Milan
My Good Self had been doing a little bit of multi tasking yesterday morning. I found myself simultaneously tackling the arduous tasks of dozing in the hay and listening to the BBC World Service. Tough going. An Italian writer by the name of Ilaria Bernardini began to talk of her present day experience in her…
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Nature rules the roost
Human society has made many great advancements over the centuries. Walking on the moon. The Dubs winning the five in a row. Guinness. And here we are now finding ourselves in something of a ‘static’ period of our existence. Everything seems to be on hold. Only that a basic principle of life would have it…
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Miracles do happen
My Good Self had somehow stumbled upon an establishment that was still serving the black stuff. In my humble mind, there was just no question about it. It was a miracle. Yesterday morning had kicked off at 5.30 with Shay Byrne doing his thing on RTE Radio One’s ‘Rising Time’. The standard morning rituals were…
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St. Patrick’s Day
My Good Self was getting into the swing of this self isolation gig. The fact that my standard day for many years now has been one of 99.9% self isolation is neither here nor there. I was still playing my part. Doing my bit for the country. Clearly I am a man very much ahead…
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The need for distraction
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar gave an excellent address to the nation last night. He spoke from the heart and covered all aspects of the current situation. He is the right man to lead the country through these turbulent times. One of the things he talked about was the importance of taking some mental distance from present…
Blind light 