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Ryanair blues
Yesterday saw My Good Self book a flight to the Land of Haggis (Scotland). The Queen of Scotland has invited me over for a few days of strolling and imbibing. When royalty comes knocking on the door, My Good Self feels obliged to respond. Having recently singlehandedly saved the world from the carbon footprint on…
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The future is music
Recently My Good Self experienced something of a cloudy period. This was nothing new in my humble existence to date. It has happened before. No doubt it will happen again. The ensuing challenge of any cloudy period is to react in the appropriate manner. Sometimes this is easier said than done. Many moons ago, when…
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The Great Institution of Chatham Street
Grafton Street is the unofficial main street of The Fabulous Fair City. Along with its side streets, it has everything. Shops, pubs, clubs, cafes, theatres, restaurants, you name it and its there. Not forgetting the buskers of Grafton Street who perform there daily and add to the atmosphere. It wouldn’t be quite the same without…
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Christmas Day
And so it’s Christmas. And what have we done? Christmas is a strange time of the year. It’s a time when families are expected to come together. Even if they don’t get along. It’s a time when people feel pressured to buy gifts, some of which will not be fully appreciated. It’s a time of…
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Santa is coming
It’s Christmas Eve babe. But I’m not in the drunk tank. And an old man said to me that Santa is on the way. So how exactly does he do it? How does one man get around to every child that has written to him and deliver requested gifts all across the land? It comes…
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A day of rebuilding
For every period of ‘cloudiness’ there follows a period of rebuilding. A return to basics. Yesterday morning kicked off at the relatively respectable hour of 8.30. Tea, radio and guitar were the first ports of call. Tea is reassuring. Radio is company. Guitar is therapy. The Belgian Boy dropped in around 12. Time for coffee…
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A cloudy evening
From time to time My Good Self experiences the phenomenon known as ‘cloudiness’. Yesterday evening was something of a cloudy evening. I was watching the Boys from Anfield (Liverpool) on tv. For no obvious reason a certain mental tiredness came upon me. I had been due to pop out for a ‘catch up’ with The…
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Notorious RBG
Notorious RBG is the affectionate name given to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, US Supreme Court Justice. This week she spoke about the impeachment process facing President Trump. She urged the US senate, who will decide Trumps fate, to observe its constitutional duty and be impartial. Her words will most likely fall on deaf ears. Given that…
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A Ton Up
Todays post marks the one hundredth in my humble blogging career. A milestone of sorts. My Good Self started writing this blog in August of this year, on the suggestion of my good friend,The Guinness Pensioner. I am very grateful to her. The human brain is quite a complex organ. It needs to be exercised…
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Another election
The dust has only just settled on the UK general election. It now seems it’s time for the Irish politicians to take centre stage. We can’t have our Big Brother Across The Water hogging the limelight for too long. Fianna Fáil leader Micheal Martin has written to Fine Gael Taoiseach Leo Varadkar seeking clarification on…
Blind light 