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    One room at a time

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    December 8, 2022

    The ceiling has been plastered and painted. A bright LED light has been fitted flush with the ceiling and a mirror has been fitted along one wall above the waist high tiling. The bathroom had stood neglected for the last couple of years. The leaking ceiling had fused the light…

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    Off the rails

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    November 30, 2022

    There once was a timetable. It was an optimistic timetable which alloted small amounts of time dedicated to academic studies. Then reality took over. Whatever time has been spent productively has been to try and keep up with my module’s schedule or study for an assignment. This year, the first…

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    Felons again

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    November 27, 2022

    The lure of the local hostelry called Felons has me pretending to catch up on my studies. The whiskey and pint of the black stuff are the real draw. A quick look at Harvard referencing and booking an online tutorial (to replace the one I dodged yesterday)’and any pretence at…

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    Well and truly plastered

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    November 23, 2022

    Our bathroom ceiling had two long cracks caused by a leaking flat roof. Having had the flat roof replaced, it was time to sort out the interior. The local plasterer was every bit as good as his online reviews. He worked solidly to leave a smooth finish and took away…

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    Dublin by train

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    November 21, 2022

    Using my 60+ card I am off to Dublin on the Enterprise train for free. A great chance to catch up with my reading for my course. Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is interesting for is depiction of a mean old man oblivious to the plight of the urban poor…

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    Arts and humanities

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    November 19, 2022

    My distance learning course is proving a success. I am learning so much about Mozart and his gifted sister, Nannerl. Their father, Leopold, had a lot to do with Wolfgang’s success. He encouraged Wolfgang to tour Europe as a performer and composer. Wolfgang secured a salaried position in his home…

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    If integrity has no need of Rules

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    November 18, 2022

    Albert Camus put forward the idea that those whose integrity was beyond reproach had no need of society’s strictures. This premise assumes that there are those who are capable of self regulation. It is a bit elitist to think that a small group of individuals do not need to conform…

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    A rich banquet of rugby

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    November 13, 2022

    English Roses fought valiantly against the Black Ferns, but didn’t quite overcome a sturdy New Zealand defence. A capacity crowd at Eden Park certainly got their money’s worth. The Black Ferns world champions again. For couch potatoes like me, there were Autumn Internationals on Prime Video. The surprise results were…

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    Back to school

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    November 8, 2022

    The need to refresh my grey matter before it turned to mush has me studying Psychology and Humanities at undergraduate level. I have studied with the Open University before and they make distance learning easy as long as you follow their path towards weekly goals. Needless to say, I am…

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    Whiskey week

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    July 30, 2022

    I was invited to join three other guys on a guided walk learning about the history of whiskey making in Belfast. Was it a mistake to drink three pints of Guinness before the tour started? Possibly. We were fed a bowl of stew along the way and more history than…

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