HARMLESS RANTING & RAVING
If you stroll south out of Newry today and stick to the main road you will pass a currently unmarked point on the road where you cross from Co. Down into Co. Louth. You will actually have crossed from … Continue reading →
John Mallon
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 SHEER MAGNITUDE OF IT!
Twice a week I indulge in what I call, the Lotto dream. For a few modest quid I can mentally masturbate on all of the things I could do with the one chance I'll ever have of knowing real money … Continue reading →
A TAXI LESSON
Life, I believe, has its own natural balances and you only get in bother when you swing the pendulum too wildly one way or the other. 'Going off the rails,' should refer to a temporary period off the behavioral tracks … Continue reading →
BANKING ON YOUR HOME
Back in August 2016 I wrote a piece entitled, "Who owns what?" A year before that in July 2015 I wrote another on a similar topic entitled, "Whose Liable?" The subject matter was about our homes and the banks and the necessary … Continue reading →