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Continue reading →: Bad timing
I had booked 4 theatre tickets to see Brian Friel’s play ‘Faith Healer”. I was certain it started at 7.30 pm. Unfortunately, I was wrong. Sitting at the bar in La Bottega, I texted my sister-in-law to ask if she and her husband wanted to grab a bite to eat…
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Continue reading →: National pride
Nationalism has got a bad reputation, appealing in many cases to racists and those on the far right in politics. But despite the use of national flags to provoke fear and hatred, there are instances where a sense of national pride is appropriate and celebrated. One such occasion occurred in…
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Continue reading →: Homework
Some writing about a cartoon or film… Barbed wire holding back prisoners in striped clothing staring forlornly beyond the camp. Two people (mice), their story told by Art Spiegelman, their son. His father now lives in New York and recounts the deathly, dark days of the Holocaust. Art notes every…
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Continue reading →: The 16th player
Last night, I watched the French take on the mighty South Africans at rugby. Their performance was electrifying. They attacked the strong Springbok defence with phase after phase of accurate and fast passes, eventually scoring the tries they had earned. Both national anthems rang out with the Springboks singing in…
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Continue reading →: When is un oeuf enough?
My blogging has been profusive of late. Obviously, some posts will have little merit, but quantity can not guarantee quality. As Michel de Montaigne probably never said, “ca suffit!”
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Continue reading →: A story goes with it…
As one of Damon Runyon’s characters from his book Runyon on Broadway used to say, “a story goes with it.” He was offering a tip for the winner of a horse race. I am offering a sentimental trip down memory lane accompanied by a poster made by my brother in…
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Continue reading →: Early morning Belfast
The cycle into town was an early one today, about 7.30. The inside lanes were free of parked cars, and hardly any buses overtook me. I didn’t have any plans, but wondered what would be open at that time. Established is one of my favourite places for coffee and poached…
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Continue reading →: How early is too soon?
October was way too early, five weeks before Christmas seems too soon for the big retail push. So what have I been doing in preparation for this Christian festival? Ordering a heapload of food from Marks and Spencer to be collected by me two days before Christmas day. Started my…
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Continue reading →: Let’s cut benefits
The Conservative party leader, Kevin Badenoch, will be making a speech to launch her party’s plans for saving public money. ‘Welfare that Works’ is the Tories’ policy document that outlines spending cuts such as £13,7 billion in sickness and disability benefit reforms. How predictable that a right-wing opposition party is…
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