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Continue reading →: Life is not a marathon…
Don’t you hate sentences that begin ‘life is…’? Having said that, occasionally I get a bit philosophical. Longevity is not everyone’s chief ambition, and quality of life seems to be more important. In my senior years I am attracted to a gentler pace, or power assisted if we are talking…
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Continue reading →: The Felons
This bar in West Belfast is situated on the site of an Orange Hall. It has had a fantastic makeover and provides a superb venue for family events. There are paintings that depict subjects such as the famine ships, the Bloody Sunday massacre and the following poem by hunger striker,…
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Continue reading →: Follow Me
My parents had an eclectic mix of vinyl records, 45s, 78s and 33s. Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grappelli, Acker Bilk, Elgar, Beethoven, Flanders and Swann were a few of their records that I can remember. I really liked the song below another from their collection. When I was a little wolf…
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Continue reading →: Bigotry and hatred
We are not unique in this part of the world for displays of vile behaviour. The recent film of a crowd of men singing a song mocking the murdered newlywed, Michaela McAreavey is a new low in sectarianism. Divided society or not, we all have a responsibility to our fellow…
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Continue reading →: Dental aesthetics
Obviously, dental work such as implant surgery and crowns is completely different from tummy tucks and Botox injections. My genetic makeup gave me an inherited condition known as dentinogenesis imperfectum, whereby the dentine in the teeth does not form correctly. Sometimes this gives rise to brown-looking teeth that are shorter…
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Continue reading →: Bike blues
My usual reaction to fixing punctures is ‘that shouldn’t be too hard.’ There are one or two things to bear in mind when fixing punctures: make sure you check the tyre thoroughly for the possible cause and, do not trap the inner tube with the replaced tyre . Obviously I…
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Continue reading →: Medical Aesthetics
How would you like your Botox madam? Just the usual, Doctor. Three in the forehead. Will I take the bandages off your new nose? Not yet, I think. Could you be a sweety and freshen up my martini? I will send Justine right over. She will bring your drink and…
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Continue reading →: The real me
In this crazy world of self obsession I am adding to the dross by writing this blog. Whether you trust me to pen my own words or ask a team of cyber geeks to knock something out is entirely up to you. Suffice it to say there are those who…
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Continue reading →: Totalitarianism
My good friend, the cheese maker, William got me interested in a philosopher called Hannah Arendt. She was influenced by Martin Heidegger a member of the wartime Nazi party. As a Holocaust survivor that might seem a bit odd, but to be fair it would have been very unusual for…
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