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Continue reading →: Beauty tames the beast
This week, if you saw images of Belfast in the news, you probably saw police officers in riot gear take a pounding from the usual suspects. If you live or work here, you know how to avoid the battlegrounds and might even be allowed to leave work early to avoid…
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Continue reading →: Summer hols reading
What have I been reading this summer holiday? Stonemouth by Iain Banks, The possibility of an island by Michel Houellebecq, Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski, Jamrach’s Menagerie by Carol Birch and The Business by Iain Banks. OK, I dipped into a Jeremy Clarkson, but it really was as bad as…
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Continue reading →: Les vacances en France
Before I easyjet my way to Bordeaux (where Michel de Montaigne played his part in local government during turbulent times) I thought I’d pen some more twaddle. Luckily I managed to delete my first attempt at picking up where I left off by hitting a key that obviously detects words poorly…
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Continue reading →: Rainy day in London Town
London is a great place to lose yourself. My one-day,all zones travel card saw me visit William in his railway arches in Bermondsey. The cheese guru was hard at it in his cool railway arches, but offered to cook me lunch and introduced me to his co-workers. My travels took…
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Continue reading →: Grey matters
Greyness pollutes our well-being. A dull, rainy, cloudy day in an urban environment should carry a health warning – in bright orange. Spring isn’t far away and the mating rituals will soon begin. Peacocks are, of course, male. Humans are not always as flamboyant, and it would take a lot…
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Continue reading →: Rasta rhythms
The half beat rhythm of reggae music really rocks. This is a sentence that sounds much better with a Carribean accent. Your man David Rodigan has done much to promote reggae, and his move to Radio1 Xtra in the UK is good news. I came to reggae late. Notting Hill…
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Continue reading →: Plunge time for me to read my poetry to an unknown audience
There is a monthly open mic night here in Belfast, at the Crescent Arts Centre, on the first Friday evening of the month. I will be tossing my name into the hat this Friday, and wondering if I will get a chance to perform any of my odes. I hope…
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Continue reading →: Stroke info – pass it on
Stroke – simple ways of telling the signs and saving a life Stroke has a new indicator, they say if you forward this to ten people, you stand a chance of saving one life. Blood Clots/Stroke – They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue: During a BBQ, a woman…
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Continue reading →: Too many words or not enough?
I admire those who can describe something beautifully with very few words. Looking back at that sentence, I am now trying to condense it. But it’s not just about brevity, there’s so much more to language. The spaces between words, the absence of sound, pregnant pauses, alliteration, onomatopoeia… R.S. Thomas…
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Continue reading →: A tootle around town
Yippee – a day off, to recharge the batteries and experience the wonderful, natural beauty of Belfast on my bicycle. A proper breakfast, of course (3 beef sausages, 2 rashers of bacon and 3 slices of honey bread with seeds) set me up for the day. I took a packed…
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