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Continue reading →: Catch 23
In the negotiations with Hezbollah, the US envoy Yasmin Hawksmoor has brokered a deal that may seem outrageous to some Middle East watchers. Hezbollah has agreed to bomb some non critical Lebanese targets in exchange for Israel bombing their own illegal West Bank settlements. This hard fought compromise has definite economic…
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Continue reading →: Potus ego
The new President of the USA, Harold Flatulent, lost no time renaming classic monuments such as the Kennedy Centre, the Washington Memorial, and the Grand Canyon. Flatulence will dominate the skyline in New York City with the rebranding of the Empire State building and Times Square. Each new president will…
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Continue reading →: Three lions on a shirt
As an Englishman, I should be excited about my national football team competing in the World Cup. But as England fans know, you have to go back to 1966 for the last time England were World Champions. Disappointment is the norm for English fans. We will be hoping this is…
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Continue reading →: Many hands…
Our patio area has been a dumping ground for plastic boxes filled with teaching resources and sundry junk that we have no use for. Our contractor is going to replace the old slabs with something more attractive. So the junk had to go. Sean and Michael made light work of…
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Continue reading →: Xenophobia
If you take a taxi in Belfast you’re bound to enter into a conversation with most drivers. One subject that frequently comes up is immigration. The typical opinion is that immigrants have it too easy. Immigrants get preferential access to housing and social services and they don’t work for a…
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Continue reading →: Mob violence in Belfast
Racists were on the streets of Belfast last night causing mayhem by burning vehicles, setting fire to wheelie bins and attacking the homes of ‘foreigners’ who were rescued by the emergency services How much social media was responsible for the hundreds of masked men gathered to carry out these vicious…
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Continue reading →: Duck legs and white beans
Delicious casserole, easy to follow recipe, and accessible ingredients. I’ll be making this one again.
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Continue reading →: Pool
I have convinced myself that I have some ability when it comes to playing pool. Unfortunately, there is little evidence to back that fantasy up. My name is on the list to play the current winner-stays-on. The testosterone is building up, and the alcohol is disappearing fast. Do I play…
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Continue reading →: What’s the point?
You might be thinking that I have slipped into a well of gloom and depression. You’d be wrong because I am asking myself a serious question about democracy. The USA has a liberal government and a Constitution, a Senate and House of Representatives, and yet Donald Trump has made a…
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Continue reading →: No more physio
After four physio sessions I am like a new man, younger, fitter, and self delusional. Shari has discharged me from her expert ministrations. My calf muscle is no longer painful, and she has given me a bunch of exercises to strengthen my aged limbs.
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