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Birthday surprise ruined
Bureaucracy. Red tape. Officialdom. Call it what you will. No matter where in the world you are, its end goal seems to be to make
Unidentified biting thingey
I have a question for you all: If I fall asleep to the sound of a mozzie buzzing around the bedroom and wake up with
Olympic-size lessons
I’m not a massive fan of the Olympic Games. For me, it’s not about who wins what for which country; it’s more about how people
2021 Grateful 20: The price of wood and sparkling wine
I enjoy a good wallow. I’m prone to bouts of melancholy. For me, paranoia is the vanguard of depression. Some days it’s difficult to get
2021 Grateful 21: Lifelong learning
If I envy others anything, it’s their knowledge. So, I might get a twinge or two about a house or a new appliance, but that
2021 Grateful 22: Two slices of a pizza life
Today is my mate’s birthday. Were he still gracing the world with his presence, he’d be in fancy dress somewhere celebrating. He was a great
2021 Grateful 23: I wake to sleep
I can’t imagine life without books. I love where they send me. The lovable Mike Romeo, from the pen of Toby Neal, introduced me to
Growing old gracefully
The Debs, that student dinner dance in Leaving Cert year, was the first in a series of milestone events. Then came the 21sts. And the
2021 Grateful 24: Rant by a fool
The inimitable Pat Browne moved on this week and my world will be a lot less colourful without him. We were in school together many
2021 Grateful 25: Christmas in July
It took seven months for the envelope to get from Ireland to Hungary. For seven months, the small package languished in the bowels of some
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