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1917
The King of Staines had spoken. He had informed My Good Self that the movie ‘1917’ was a classic. A ‘must see’. It is a rare thing indeed to hear such a profound pronouncement coming from the great man himself. Almost as rare as a defeat for The Boys From Anfield (Liverpool). When the King…
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A New Era
The Six Nations Rugby Championship kicked off this weekend. It’s the dawn of a new era for The Boys In Green (Ireland). Former head coach Joe Schmidt and captain Rory Best have stepped out. Andy Farrell and Jonny Sexton have stepped in. The tournament got going in Cardiff with a Welsh demolition of Italy, 42-0.…
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Roger
When My Good Self was a slightly younger lad than I am now, and grey hairs were nowhere to be seen, the road marking on my street were miraculously transformed into tennis courts come summertime. And not just any old tennis courts. Naturally enough we always played at Wimbledon. Mostly in centre court, occasionally numbers…
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Crisis and opportunity
In every crisis lies an opportunity. Yesterday was Brexit Day. The day when the United Kingdom left the European Union after 47 years. Was it ever really fully in the EU? Sterling and miles rather than kilometres would suggest not. The departure of the UK from the EU is not a crisis and indeed it…
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Election Fever
The countdown is on. Saturday, February 8, is the day that Ireland decides its new political direction. The current Fine Gael led government has performed reasonably well, however change would appear to be in the air. Polls indicate that Fianna Fáil will complete their Phoenix like comeback after near annihilation following the banking crisis in…
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Return to my guitar
guitar My Good Self has been learning classical guitar for around five years now. Of the four instruments that I play, it is the one that speaks to me best. It is also the most difficult and challenging of the four to learn. The learning path that I have chosen is graded exams with Trinity…
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Three trains and a boat
It was time to head home. It had been a very pleasant 10 days in Staines Palace and on the slopes in Tignes. All good things come to an end sometime. It was an early kick off. Breakfast in the Palace at 6, Staines train station at 7. Assistance is sourced and soon I am…
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Equality and light
The world will always be an unequal place. It’s just the way it is. Equal pay between men and women remains a global issue. Equal rights for black and white will never fully come to pass. Full equality between vision impaired skiers and sighted guides is, however, standard practice on three of the four groups…
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End of the line
So that’s it until March. Another week on the planks safely negotiated. It had been a great week in many ways. Meeting up again with old friends, cruising around the slopes and dropping in to various cafes. However a slight discomfort for My Good Self does exist in relation to this particular trip in that…
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The Seamless Ski Guide
The last day of skiing. The final countdown. The loud conversation that I had been having with my right shoulder had dissipated to a mere whisper. It was all good. Ready to rock and roll down the slopes once again. My man for the day was The Seamless Ski Guide. Keeping us company were The…
Blind light 