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Continue reading →: Zip it
Luggage can be frustrating if you are struggling to zip it up, either because you’ve tried to cram too much in or you’ve one of those zips that catches on the loose stitching around it. My backpack has served me well for a while now, but through brute force I…
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Continue reading →: Strange exercises
I have just had my second physio session for my damaged left calf muscle. There has been a huge improvement in my muscle strength, having done the recommended reps of standing on tiptoe with my left foot and bending my right knee. Shari did an initial assessment of my progress…
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Continue reading →: Domenico Modugno Italian singer
Francesco, the effusive owner of La Bottega (the best Italian restaurant in Belfast, and one of the most authentically Italian restaurants in Ireland) recommended this singer to me and told me to pay attention to the Italian lyrics of this song ‘Meraviglioso’…my Italian is not up to much, but thats…
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Continue reading →: Unforseen consequences
I overdid the fast walking from the pub to the rugby ground to get there by kick off. A few days later, my left calf muscle was quite sore. It wasn’t getting any better so I booked an appointment with a physio. It turned out that the cause of my…
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Continue reading →: Special relationships
In the philosophical debate about global justice, there are divided opinions on the duties and obligations people have towards one another. There are some who think that, rather than accept that people around the world are of equal standing in terms of reciprocal ethical duties, they consider that there are…
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Continue reading →: Controlled aggression
Martial arts such as: Aikido, Karate, and Judo are renowned for their spiritual aspect and the emphasis on self-defence rather than aggressive attacking moves. A recent taxi ride made me aware of the rule in karate when going for the blue belt. The aspiring combatant must withstand 3 minutes of…
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Continue reading →: Chicken and vegetable pie
I was reunited with Mary Berry’s cookbook recently and had some ready rolled short crust pastry in the fridge. Her recipe for chicken pie with veg was easy to follow even though there was quite a lot of prep. I ran out of pastry for the top of the pie,…
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Continue reading →: Things that make you go mm (2)
Having worked out a study timetable that allocated two hours a day for Saturdays and Sundays, I went looking for a book online by a guy called Scheffler. My search pointed me towards an ebook that has ridiculously small font print size. I won’t bore you with the medical issues…
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Continue reading →: Italian afternoon quaffing
Three hours of studying Global Justice on a notepad and my eyes are tired. A Caffè Shakerato is just the thing to revive the flagging cyclist before he heads homewards..
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Continue reading →: Landscape gardening
Our rear garden slopes down from the patio area to where we planted a tree about 25 years ago. Then it levels off where there is a patch of grass. We decided to level off the slope and fill it with grit and topsoil. That took ton bags of soil…
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