Sunday is a day of rest
The weather was beautiful when I went to get the newspapers this morning. It was warm and there were very few clouds in the sky. Looking out over the harbour gave me a bit of an uplift. My normal weather barometer is the view from my bedroom window towards the Comeragh mountains. The weather from [...]
The law of unintended consequences
I’m officially on holiday for the next two weeks and my main aim is not to wear any trousers for another fortnight. Seriously, that’s it. I have brought a pair of un-ironed trousers with me but if I want to wear them, I’ll have to iron them. And I hate ironing. I don’t talk to [...]
I read it in the paper so it must be true july26
Hugo Rifkind’s People column in today’s London Times had this story: The designer Cath Kidston is working with the charity Shelter on its new campaign to combat child homelessness. Call us cynical, but we’re not sure the 130,000 British children without homes will find much use for her tie-in creation. It’s a keyring. I read [...]
Karma is real
I ordered my new car today and it’s the Ford S-Max. I haven’t decided on a pet name yet. LOL, it’s a sporty people-carrier! Jokes are already circulating on the Internet about the stupidity of calling the car SMACKS (say SMAX out loud) when it’s target buyers are young families with kids. Because mine is [...]
The Egyptian
I went to the gym before work this morning and The Egyptian inspired me to write something. The Egyptian always seems to arrive at the gym just as I’m finishing my workout. It’s impossible to initiate a conversation of any sort because, even though we both favour a particular section of the changing rooms, we’re [...]
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