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.
I'm not often surprised at the utterances of Enda Kenny, our Taoiseach and leader but his speech in the Dail today truly knocked me for six. I hardly had time for a cup of tea after writing this, when up pops … Continue reading →
Water charges and now bin charges threaten to topple our new fragile Government and the various parties have been trying to tippy-toe around both issues until they get themselves organized. I've written about it here already. This lunchtime the EU's (non-elected), … Continue reading →
Grandad has summed up much of the BREXIT fallout so far and I totally agree with his observations. Incredibly tonight I then read that Nicola Sturgeon is suggesting that Scotland could overturn the democratic decision of the English and the Welsh. Though … Continue reading →
The state of being British ……….. or Irish, or French, or German or anything else for that matter is an accident of birth. Be grateful because you could have been born in America! I'm Irish and that's fine with me … Continue reading →