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    One bike good, two bikes better

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    August 23, 2016

    The backup bike is making a weird clunking noise. I suspect it’s the bottom bracket, but what do I know? Austin has been keeping me pedalling ever since I moved to Belfast. His bicycle workshop is a hive of activity and a great place to discuss all manner of things.…

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    Donegal in the dark

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    August 20, 2016

    We arrived as the sun was going down That is my excuse for not figuring out how to switch the mains fusebox on. We spent a pleasant evening in the local hotel watching smartly dressed young women gather for what appeared to be a reunion do. Eventually the country music…

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    Damp moistness

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    August 19, 2016

    The moisture has done nothing to dampen my enthusiasm for the weekend outing to the wilds of Donegal with the miscreant. Gales may blow, rain will fall but there will be turf fires and Gaelic spoken in cosy bars in the locality.

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    Donegal weekend

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    August 18, 2016

    The anticipation of a weekend break in Donegal is delicious.This is the first chance we have had this summer to stay for any length of time in my mother-in-law’s house near Falcarragh. I went to retrieve the not stolen bike this morning. Needless to say, things did not go smoothly.…

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    False memory/accusation

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    August 17, 2016

    How embarrassing – at 11:30 last night our youngest was out on the town and phoned home. “You still have your backup bike at home?” Yes – “Were you near the Duke of York on Saturday?” Yes – “Your bike is locked up nearby.” How could I have missed seeing…

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    Flooded toilet

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    August 16, 2016

    The miscreant, who has a bad dose of sunburn, came into the kitchen where I was preparing a roast dinner to tell me that the bathroom floor was flooded. My speed up those stairs was a personal best. We stopped the toilet from chucking water over the floor. I say…

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    Birthday week – day 3 – theft

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    August 15, 2016

    Last night we ventured out to the Crescent Arts Theatre arriving a wee bit late for the start of Closer. We were asked to come back about 8:30 pm during the intermission, so we went to the nearest bar and kicked our heels for a bit. When we returned, the…

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     İ want Serenity and Happiness…no really, don’t we all want that?

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    August 14, 2016

    İ want Serenity and Happiness I want happiness, hear the birds chirp and silence. I want calm, only to see the beauty and peacefulness. I want emotions, just loving feeling and serenity. I want good days, days where everyone smiles and joy. the sound of sea waves, tunes and music…

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    Party time

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    August 13, 2016

    Birthday cake is tricky…there are unwritten rules and conventions to be observed. I had failed to grasp this principle and paid the price – bigtime. My improvised tea fruit cake with drizzle orange icing sugar was roundly mocked. To be fair, it became a sticky, stodgy disappointment before I put…

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    Tricast Betting

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    August 12, 2016

    Hanging around on the Lisburn Road yesterday evening, I wandered into the bookies curious to find out what bets they could accept on the Olympic games. It was mutually agreed that I could take a punt on predicting who would be 1st, 2nd or third in the men’s 100m – tricast betting.…

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