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Terence Mullan
I shaved my head again today. I shave it every couple of months to disguise the fact that I’m going bald.
Yes, we decided to just be
Posted on Tue, 06 Feb 2024
Yes, we decided to just be friends.
Read full commentPosted in This Sort of Thing - January 2024 - Starter
A mesmerising display indeed.
Posted on Mon, 05 Feb 2024
A mesmerising display indeed.
Such displays aren't seen so much these days. I remember watching them as a child as they almost obliterated Belfast City Hall and the surrounding buildings. A fantastic feature of nature to see but...
Read full commentPosted in A Murmuration of Starlings
I'm fully aware that Bruce
Posted on Mon, 05 Feb 2024
I'm fully aware that Bruce Springsteen is a well-meaning, nice fella who wrote good music with clever lyrics which often questioned the establishment, for people of my generation. I take my hat off to the man. But I'm afraid I found it all very...
Read full commentPosted in Jungleland (by Bruce Springsteen) : A (Belated) Review by Alfred Muggins
Facebook needs an 'absolutely
Posted on Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Facebook needs an 'absolutely horrified' emoji to click on these days Di. And if yer man Zuckerberg says there's no room for it, they could take away the smiley face one which has outserved its usefulness.
Read full commentPosted in It’s the little things
Nice words Rhiannon. You
Posted on Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Nice words Rhiannon. You really bring out the colours of a month that many folks might consider a bit dull.
Read full commentPosted in January Skies
It's good to have nice
Posted on Tue, 30 Jan 2024
It's good to have nice memories Dougie, but it's good to make new memories too. There's nothing we can do about what lies ahead of us and we can't change the past. It's best to live for the moment, as your poem suggests.
I hope the old...
Read full commentPosted in Aubade
Tea in shops other than tea shops.
Posted on Sat, 27 Jan 2024
Hello Jenny.
I'm really pleased that you enjoyed reading this. However I get the impression from your words that you haven't been reading. I hope you're not unwell but if you are I hope that you're feeling a lot better very soon.
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Read full commentPosted in The Great Falafel Kerfuffle
Farsi Photos
Posted on Sat, 27 Jan 2024
It delights me that you find my writing so interesting Di, so thank you very much for that.
And, in the hope that I'm not twisting the ABC rules and regulations, here's a link to the photographs that I took while I was in Iran.
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Read full commentPosted in The Great Falafel Kerfuffle
Slithery squelchiness
Posted on Sat, 27 Jan 2024
I really like the slithery squelchiness of this. Great words for a January walk.
Read full commentPosted in Above Weobley
A man written about after his
Posted on Fri, 26 Jan 2024
A man written about after his passing is surely a man worthy of respect.
I'm sorry for the loss of your good friend.
Read full commentPosted in Cheers
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