Proceeding from 29,12.07, I have a theory that more than basic intelligence is imparted in the genes, it includes advancement for us to have arrived technically where we are to day. My great grandchildren handling construction toys, telephones and other modern gadgets, with a rate of assimilation so great, I cannot but believe is to… Continue reading 30,12.07, Beauty, Originality and Aesthetics.
Month: December 2007
29.12.07, The F word and Romance
A caveat – what I write is from my own experience, reading and hearsay, not research. It all started through the paucity of good, amusing films, and the repetitious new versions of the old staples, like Kidnapped. Some have filled the gap, like Notting Hill and Love Actually, but I was brought up short when… Continue reading 29.12.07, The F word and Romance
28.12.07, A Rant About Food
I might lose another friend by talking about her cooking, but she can’t use a computer and her husband is too highbrow to read my blog, I’m probably safe. Have you ever bought defoliating choc-ices on a stick? Soph buys them because, after a gargantuan repast, they are all I can face for a sweet.… Continue reading 28.12.07, A Rant About Food
A Letter to the NI Toutist Board, or any TB.
This basically is a corollary to the two pieces on Ireland preceding it. Originally it was intended as a letter to the Northern Ireland Tourist Board, but as immigration seems to have taken hold, I think it could apply to a lot more. In effect I am writing to the NI Board and if it… Continue reading A Letter to the NI Toutist Board, or any TB.
65 Years Of An Englishman In Ireland, Part 2
Here I propose to deal with the leisure pleasures, and the quiet serenity of this beautiful island, North and South. For those who like walking or scrambling up small mountains, walking for the scenery, not to keep fit, there is such a varied scenery, from the sea shore, bays, inlets, cliffs and sandy beaches throughout… Continue reading 65 Years Of An Englishman In Ireland, Part 2
65 Years Of An Englishmsn in Ireland, Part 1
This is not a travelogue, and I’m not part of the Irish Publicity machine. What I write here is basically my own observations, interpretations and analysis, coupled with recent comments gleaned from newspapers. I write it, because I believe that over the next five years the Ireland that I have known and loved for all… Continue reading 65 Years Of An Englishmsn in Ireland, Part 1
Just For Christmas
What is Joy? What is Happiness? It may help at times to see the reverse state In facing a problem; to elucidate. A drunken night out with the boys is a ploy, It’s a relief, an escape, not really joy. The worst has happened they’ve given you the sack Stony broke and unhappy, you’re on… Continue reading Just For Christmas
25.12.07, Christmas Greetings
May I wish you, my readers, a happy Christmas, all you would wish for yourselves in 2008 and thank you for your interest. I find it interesting that I have ultimately arrived at a point where I have had no birthday present this year and will get nothing of great moment today, because I can’t… Continue reading 25.12.07, Christmas Greetings
24.12.07, Food Waste
We are constantly being reprimanded for the amount of food we waste – well, some of us. I wonder exactly how they know, has someone been rummaging in my bin when I put it out for collection? You couldn’t pay someone to do that, so it must be guesswork, or perhaps a new course at… Continue reading 24.12.07, Food Waste
23.12.07,Screaming Habdabs
It is only 2 am, but I woke tearing my hair shirt, because Gordon Brown made a statement I failed to understand, which then led to a deluge of queries. I had intended writing some lovely thoughts about the beauty of Ireland, because it’s the season of good cheer; but either Brown or I was… Continue reading 23.12.07,Screaming Habdabs