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Continue reading →: Memories are made of this…
I popped into the Parlour Bar today in the hope that there might be someone I recognised As luck would have it, there were several familiar faces seated at a table near the entrance. Tony was as erudite as usual, Michael had ventured outside Queen’s and then came back to…
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Continue reading →: Lifestyle change
I live a slothful existence, staying up late to maximise my tv viewing. The trips on the e-bike are now mostly shopping trips and the lockdown walks a thing of the past. Needless to say, the diet is poor. Too many carbs, fatty meats and sweets. The alcohol consumption is…
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Continue reading →: Special Musical Operations
Vlad the Invader had warned Eurovision not to admit Ukraine to their hostile organization. Sharing the stage with the UK, France, Germany, Israel and other Nazi nations had to be repulsed. Brave Russian singers had gathered on Italy’s borders carrying out vocal exercises en masse. Vlad denied that the Russian…
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Continue reading →: Football retraction
Alright I was wrong. 120 minutes of soccer without a goal can be exciting. The FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Liverpool was fast and furious. Chelsea were under attack from the start but rallied after about 20 minutes of the first half Liverpool deserved the win having had most…
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Continue reading →: I’m not playing
So we’ve elected 90 MLAs to Stormont. The DUP came second to Sinn Fein. Does that mean that those MLAs will be getting down to business, dealing with rising energy costs, a health service at breaking point and schools trying to catch up after lockdown? No, of course not. Despite…
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Continue reading →: Snooker gods
The snooker gods were on his side, he felt their presence when he tried Those pots from distance, plants or doubles, Ronnie overcame his troubles Working to improve his game, not reading stories of his fame But focussed on the balls set up, before he lifts that silver cup He’ll…
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Continue reading →: Balls in their pockets
The final frame and the last red is on, expertly potted where’s the white ball gone? The crowd can exhale, the cue ball’s in balk, Ronnie looks at his cue and gives it a chalk Nothing is on, the colours well spread, Ronnie circles the table and scratches his head…
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Continue reading →: Self perception
Lockdown had some unexpected benefits. Anonymity was achieved with mask wearing. In my own case, I had planned some dental surgery on my front teeth and while the implants bedded into my jaws I was still able to get about with a mask to hide the missing teeth. I got…
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Continue reading →: Spain’s fascist dictator
I am watching a German documentary series about Franco. The ruthless megalomania of the man and the cruelty he inflicted on the Spanish people is shocking. It suited him to form an alliances with Nazi Germany during the civil war. The German bombing of Guernica that killed civilians and obliterated…
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