This Sort of Thing
By Turlough
Fyodor Dostoevsky once said. ‘The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month.’
With this in mind I have taken to revealing on the worldwide web the contents of my journal once (maybe twice) a month, allowing fellow worldwide webbers to judge the level of foolery and comment accordingly.
But I am contractually obliged to produce precisely one hundred words per day; no more and no less. Hyphenated words only count as one and numbers and words written in the Cyrillic alphabet don’t count at all. I love loopholes!
Лесно е, като да вземеш бонбон от бебе.
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This Sort of Thing - November 2023 - First Half
In the words of the great philosopher and visionary, Ronan Keating, 'Life is a rollercoaster, you’ve just got to ride it.' But I'm more inclined to believe that life is a dodgem ride.
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This Sort of Thing - November 2023 – Second Half
Fyodor Dostoevsky once said. ‘The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month.’ With this in mind I have taken to revealing on the worldwide web the contents of my journal once (maybe twice) a month, allowing fellow worldwide webbers to judge the level of foolery and share their opinion.
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This Sort of Thing - December 2023 - Side A
Stand aside Tristram Shandy, this is The Life and Opinions of Turlough Ó Maoláin, Gentleman. Compiled during the early part of December 2023, at a rate of one hundred words per day.
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This Sort of Thing - December 2023 - Side B
Stand aside Tristram Shandy, this is The Life and Opinions of Turlough Ó Maoláin, Gentleman. Compiled during the late part of December 2023, at a rate of one hundred words per day.
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This Sort of Thing - January 2024 - Starter
Written at the rate of 100 words per day, this is the first part of my account of a journey from the settee to the corner of our kitchen where the kettle is.
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This Sort of Thing - January 2024 - Main Course
Written at the rate of 100 words per day, this is the second part of my account of a journey from the settee to the corner of our kitchen where the kettle is. At this point the kettle is switched on. I only wish, during that icy month, I could have said the same about myself.
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This Sort of Thing - February 2024 - Early Doors
Written at the rate of 100 words per day, this is the first part of my account of an arduous journey from the beginning of February to the middle of February.
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This Sort of Thing - February 2024 - Last Orders
Written at the rate of 100 words per day, this is the second part of my account of an arduous journey through February via the middle of nowhere.
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This Sort of Thing - March 2024 - L'ouverture
Words in papers, words in books. Words once sung by Elkie Brooks.
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This Sort of Thing - March 2024 - La finale
Words of comfort, words of peace. Words to fend off angry geese.
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This Sort of Thing - April 2024 - The Gametophyte Stage
Words to tell you what to do. Words as strong as Irn Bru.
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This Sort of Thing - April 2024 - The Sporophyte Stage
Eat your words but don't go hungry. Words can make you grow rotundly.
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This Sort of Thing - The Childhood Stage
From a Smoggie to a Culchie, a ten year journey.
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This Sort of Thing - May 2024 - Up to the Oche
Words of nuance, words of skill. Words when Leeds have lost four-nil.
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This Sort of Thing - May 2024 - Three Dart Finish
Words are stupid, words are fun. Words can ward off fierce nuns.
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Holiday on Ice
It's like being on a real holiday but without any danger of having to talk to people over breakfast.
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Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
We bought a Lamborghini (or maybe a Fiat… it’s definitely Italian).
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All the President’s Biscuits
Me and the world around me during the first half of July 2024, in 100 words per day.
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Crado Come Home
Me and the world around me during the second half of July 2024, in 100 words per day.
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For the Love of Irma Ogden
What I did during the first half of August 2024, at the rate of 100 words per day.
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Don't Mess with a Meteorology Man
What I did during the second half of August 2024, at the rate of 100 words per day.
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The Old Man and the Libyan Sea
A whimsical look at my involvement in the world during the first half of September 2024, at the rate of 100 words per day.
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Ex Crete
More whimsy, this time from the second half of September 2024, at the rate of 100 words per day.
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Seven Roofers Roofing
My contribution to world events during the first half of October 2024, described at the rate of one hundred words per day.
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The Tale of the Housemaid’s Knee
My contribution to world events during the second half of October 2024, again described at the rate of one hundred words per day.
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A Tale of Two Balkan Cities
Described at the rate of exactly one hundred words per day, this is what Turlough Ó Maoláins do for entertainment during the first half of the November month.
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Eight Out of Ten Bulgarians
Described at the rate of exactly one hundred words per day (which isn’t many but at least I try), this is the crazy sort of stuff I found myself doing during the latter half of November.
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Mad Dogs and Donkeys
The first half of the last twelfth of 2024, described at a rate of one hundred words per day.
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All the Chai in China
The last half of the last twelfth of 2024, described at a rate of one hundred words per day.
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The Mandarin Cherries
January 2025 (the early part) and the things that I saw and did in my usual one hundred words per day sort of way.
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Shenanigans with Catkins
January 2025 (the latter part) and the things that I saw and did in my usual one hundred words per day sort of way.
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Please Tell Him That I Said Hello
The events of February 2025 (the first part) in my neck of the copse, described using my usual one hundred words per day method.
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The Archers in Cyrillic Script
The events of February 2025 (the second part) in my neck of the area of land, smaller than a forest, that is covered with growing trees, described using my usual one hundred words per day method.
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Johnny Ten Levs vs Jack Daniels
It’s that one hundred words thing again, covering the first half of March when I was mostly in Bulgaria.
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