“Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I put it to you that on the said date, Saturday 11th May, an egregious crime was committed in the vicinity of St. Catherine’s Park in Leixlip. A heinous act that has gone unchallenged for too long. An act of vandalism against good typographic layout that has caused unnecessary … More Alone, we are…
I am finally getting around to rebuilding my shed/workshop/man cave (delete as appropriate). For a whole range of reasons I need not trouble you with, the original was in the wrong place, and must be… replaced! It will be a fun project, although a lot of work, considering I am a one-man-band. The new one … More Not everything is a documentary…
Well, as Gary said earlier (and I paraphrase somewhat), that’s the evening’s entertainment sorted! As it turned out, he is as impatient as I am, and sat down and watched our film this afternoon, and has given it five stars. Now, I didn’t ask if that was out of ten. Nor would I point out … More A Hike in the Hills Film
Life has been busy of late, though since the Slieve Bloom Way, not so much in terms of running. A few, short ones, plus a good deal of walking, and a few dips in the lake. As compensation, I spent a lot of hours watching the Olympics, in the hope that some of that incredible … More Weddings and funerals…
IN WHICH WE DO OUR ‘ONE MAD THING A YEAR’ ALONG THE SLIEVE BLOOM WAY, GET A LITTLE WAYLAID AMONGST THE PINES, AND INVENT A NEW TERM FOR UNPLANNED DETOURS… From a toponymic point of view, Slieve Bloom takes its name from an ancient mythical character called Bladma. As it’s old Irish, the ‘d’ is … More A hike in the hills
I’ve mentioned Gary’s blog before. Everything about it is effortlessly cool. Unlike some bloggers who ramble on ad nauseam (Who? Moi?), this author delivers beautifully crafted, compact pieces of loveliness. There hadn’t been much activity in the last few months, to the point where I was worried we may have been robbed of his elegant … More A tale of two Garys
IN WHICH RUNNING CONTINUES TO BE SPORADIC, WE PAY HOMAGE AT THE FESTIVAL ALTAR OF ALL FESTIVALS; A PLAN BEGINS TO BE, IF NOT HATCHED, AT LEAST INCUBATED, AND WE BID A SAD FAREWELL TO A DEAR FRIEND The weekend before last saw Gary and I saunter around the town. It’s a sort-of circumnavigational loop, … More Simply outstanding in my own field…
It’s been a busy few weeks. I have been back out on the road again, whilst managing to get in one of my favourite runs. At the weekend, I was off down to Cork for another stadium gig, with lots of airport pickups. With some of the crew arriving on Friday for the Saturday gig, … More Lights! Camera! Inaction…
The European Athletics championships are on this week, and although the national broadcaster are showing a lot of the events, on Friday evening, they have opted for the testosterone-fuelled rugby instead. The athletics has been relegated to the Player on the laptop, for those that have it. Ordinarily I would be stuck to the rugby, … More Some mixed news to relay…
I am still awaiting confirmation that I have a ticket for the Dublin Marathon. Its popularity has seen it move from an event that most folks could be confident they would get a ticket for, to a lottery system, in a fairly short space of time. It was inevitable really. It moved to the more … More That’s what friends are for…
