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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.
My stories
A Fistful of Rials
The story of a magic carpet-ride through Persia - Part Two.
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Ticket to Tehran
The story of a magic carpet-ride through Persia - Part One.
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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 - 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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Goody Two Shoes
It’s hard to find something to give up if you’re doing nothing bad in the first place.
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Pink
Posted on Fri, 16 May 2025
When my partner and I buy plants from a garden centre near to where we live, we ask what colour the flowers will be. The lady proprietor always replies 'mixed' which means that she has no idea. Generally they turn out to be pink.
The next...
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Weather or not
Posted on Thu, 15 May 2025
I used to treasure the words of my dear old Nan from Sunderland but I could never agree with her 'Cast ne'er a clout 'til May is out' proverb.
My determination to wear shorts and sandals from April to October means that sometimes a...
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Retirement
Posted on Tue, 13 May 2025
This is all very interesting stuff Harry. Good on you for getting through it all and good on you for sharing such personal information. You deserve a happy retirement and from what you've described of your stress-filled past, I'm sure you're...
Read full commentPosted in The Rest of My Life: The End of Work
Surfin' Safari
Posted on Sun, 11 May 2025
I enjoyed this Jenny. I always enjoy the way you relive your memories through poetry.
This one could be retitled Five Meet the Beach Boys, by Enid Blyton.
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Just checking
Posted on Mon, 12 May 2025
These lines worried me...
Do you check your phone before you pee in the morning or while you pee?
and
That stuff can wait until the evening,
Do you mean the phone checking can...
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Pick of the Dream Pops
Posted on Thu, 08 May 2025
It must be very difficult for any musical performers from Mullingar to succeed, living as they do in the shadow of the immortal Joe Dolan. So fair play to the Gone Forevers. I'm glad their lyrics are in Swedish. I wish Abba could have done the...
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Marillion
Posted on Wed, 07 May 2025
Oooh, thanks very much indeed Jenny. Your comment is almost as long as my post.
When I worked in Bristol there was a colleague who had previously been a roadie for Marillion and, as a consequence, Marillion agreed to be the live band at...
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And now for my next tick...
Posted on Wed, 07 May 2025
Ah now, I'm delighted by this news. I've been confined to the house most of the day by a huge thunderstorm so this has fair cheered me up.
Many thanks to you, your cat and your blackbird.
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Bravo!
Posted on Tue, 06 May 2025
Very well done Jane. Fingers crossed here for the book. Unlike IPFN, I do have a hat to eat if it doesn't get published but hats tend to give me indigestion, especially sombreros.
And it will get published anyway.
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for You - Part 61 (the end)
Ar Zhao
Posted on Wed, 07 May 2025
Ayup ar Zhao! Is tha lakin' at snooker terneet?
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