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.
The Silicon Valley News is reporting widespread opposition to Trump's travel restrictions and I thought, well that's just Democratic California bitching 'cause Hilary wasn't elected. But one line did make me re-think. The biological Father of Steve Jobs was a … Continue reading →
An RTE investigative team went undercover to find out the extent of the waiting lists for hospitals in this country and what is the condition of those forced to wait. The result was an hour long documentary shown last Tuesday … Continue reading →
This is a whole new phenomenon that has crept into our way of life. It appears the underlying belief is that if something misfortunate happens to you or yours, then you have been wronged and by extension, someone else is … Continue reading →
The week before last, Enda Kenny was completely unambiguous when he ruled out a hard border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland post-BREXIT. Last week Theresa May came to Dublin and said exactly the same thing. Both leaders … Continue reading →