A sixty something male, happily settled with two adult brats and my rock of common sense. I've worked at lots of jobs, done lots of things, had many experiences hairy and otherwise and have met some really interesting people in my life as well as a fair share of pricks too. I have witnessed change, some of it just for the sake of it and I hope this blog will communicate the "how it was" as well as the "how it might all turn out." I am a libertarian, mildly catholic, strongly christian and I like to practice what I preach. I hope you enjoy my observations and some of them serve you well in your life.
We are fond of saying that the world is small and indeed, air travel has drastically shortened journey times. But when you’re blasting over any territory at 500 MPH while at 40,000 ft and you’re probably half asleep for most … Continue reading →
A guy I knew some years back was a senior employee in a large Pharmaceutical Company in Cork. He was highly intelligent and assured and very obviously comfortable in his life. One night I waxed lyrical on the (possible) … Continue reading →
“Publicans ‘may feel under pressure’ as Sky takes 100s of cases against pubs illegally showing matches. Sky says it takes the matters to court to protect its actual customers, while publicans say the cost of a subscription is too costly.” … Continue reading →
As a teenager living with my widowed Mother and one sister, we had a regulated home routine. The only money we got each school morning was the bus fare so there wasn’t a penny extra for sweets or fags. We … Continue reading →