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Continue reading →: International Terrorism
September 11th 2001 was a shocking day when four commercial airplanes were hijacked. Two were deliberately flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York and one was flown into the outer wall of the Pentagon. On the fourth plane, Flight 93, passengers fought with the…
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Continue reading →: Borders
The UK is not flavour of the month in Europe. Our government were so out of step with the rest of the EU on the Syrian refugees crisis, it needed the UK public to remind them about the compassion and humanity we owe to our fellow human beings. If ever we…
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Continue reading →: Football madness
Yesterday evening I foolishly volunteered my services for 5-a-side football to raise money for a worthy charity. Our team consisted of Jonny, a fine dribbler, Michael our goal scorer (who I substituted) Stephen (impressive in goal), Conor, another dribbler and David who attempted some fancy moves, some of which came…
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Continue reading →: Seasonal Warning
Today is decidedly nippy in Belfast. Strolling about in my shirtsleeves to get my coffee, I was reminded of the approaching change in the seasons. I’m not ready for autumn just yet, I haven’t been to Donegal this year, so autumn will have to wait. I will be lighting barbecues…
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Continue reading →: The Health of the Nation
A couple of news stories caught my attention recently. The NHS has started a programme for its staff to look after their well being, recognising that the emphasis had focused too much on the patient and not enough on their staff. The other story on the radio this morning concerned an…
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Continue reading →: Hairy Bikers – signed up member of the diet club
I’m taking another crack at losing some weight. Slimming World is very popular in these parts, but I’m not comfortable going to weigh-ins locally. Tempted by the reasonable price and the special offer (4 months for the price of 3), I will be giving them my vital stats and starting the…
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Continue reading →: Teamwork
The invalid miscreant is still laid up in his brother’s bedroom waiting for his bones to mend. We took the opportunity to clear out his old room and give it a couple of coats of white emulsion. When I say we, I mean my wife and the youngster. I was…
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Continue reading →: Numb nose and a good heart
My dentist is a thoroughly decent fellow, I have inherited my father’s teeth, which means that my mouth is full of crowns. Crowns and a fondness for sweets do not go well together. This year I have had extensive work done on my teeth and crowns under the NHS. Having reached…
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Continue reading →: Peace at any price
Here we are again debating if the IRA has gone away. The murders that involved former members of the IRA on the streets of Belfast has caused another halt to business at the Northern Ireland Assembly, and disgust among right thinking citizens. Whether former paramilitaries are now acting as advisers…
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