2024-04-17 13:17
I happened to be up and about at around ten. My mobile rang with an unknown number but I answered it anyway. It was the bloke who is supposed to be calling here at eleven to measure up our w… Read More
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Grandad casts a politically incorrect and jaundiced eye on Ireland and the world in the new millennium
2024-04-16 12:43
While the world attempts to rip itself apart, life in the Manor continues peacefully apace. I may have mentioned my new little hobby? I confess that the memory continues to play tricks and o… Read More
2024-04-15 12:01
Contrary to popular belief, I do have a serious side. Not only that but I am actually very quiet and reserved, generally speaking. I like silence. When I’m with a friend I’m not… Read More
2024-04-14 11:21
I have a regular routine first thing in the morning, [or whenever I get up]. I suppose my routine is different from anyone else’s but that’s by the by. It usually ends though wit… Read More
2024-04-13 14:13
Life has thrown up another annoyance. It’s not a problem as such, just something that pisses me off every night. Those lovely lads who insisted on replacing nice little windows with ug… Read More
2024-04-11 10:52
Things got a little more hectic in the last 48 hours. My last ramble mentioned how knackered we were after early starts and the invasion of builders and electricians. Little did I know when… Read More
2024-04-09 11:20
Mayhem! I set the alarm last night for half seven this morning. This is not my idea of a good way to start a day. My old grey matter needs its eight hours to function properly so while I got… Read More
2024-04-08 11:01
Yesterday, James posted a comment in my little rant about my windows. If you are feeling really daring, do a side-by-side comparison of the two and post them on the web. Caption to read, one… Read More
2024-04-07 11:53
I attach for your delectation, a photograph. I would ask you to guess, based on maturity, intelligence and gravitas, which of these nice people you think is destined to become our Glorious L… Read More
2024-04-06 11:17
Herself had her radio on yesterday. It was the usual waffle that RTE pumps out and I wasn’t really listening. I just caught snatches of conversation from time to time. One little snipp… Read More
2024-04-05 12:36
I know I shouldn’t complain. Gift horses and all that shit. But there again, at my age it is apparently mandatory that I complain about everything and anything. So here goes. They have… Read More
2024-04-03 11:17
I made a couple of phone calls yesterday. I have now arranged for a bloke to fix up my lighting next week. The other call was to annoy the people who are supposed to be insulating the Manor… Read More
2024-04-02 11:32
I am confused by these “hate” laws. One has been introduced in Scotland, so naturally we have to have one here too. First of all, what constitutes hate? If I say I hate tripe [th… Read More
2024-04-01 13:33
At last winter is over. Sort of. We have endured a season of bank holidays and have jumped the final hurdle – playing around with clocks. They say that putting the clocks forward gives… Read More
2024-03-30 12:43
I don’t quite know how long my tether is. I must be nearing the end of it though. It started on Thursday night. For no reason whatsoever I couldn’t sleep. I was literally walking… Read More
2024-03-29 13:33
I try not to witter too much about health. Listening to other people’s health problems is nearly as bad as having to hear, in great detail, the dream they had last night. I have howeve… Read More
2024-03-28 15:16
Today is a dark day in Irish history. On this day twenty years ago Nanny brought in the smoking ban in all public buildings including pubs in Ireland. This was the start of the rash that spr… Read More
2024-03-26 14:00
I have a light outside the back door. It is one of those motion sensitive LED yokes that lights up half the parish. Originally there was a lamp with a little tubular bulb but that kept blowi… Read More
2024-03-25 12:50
Such an exciting week lies ahead. I am positively bursting with excitement. The first rivetingly exciting event happens tomorrow. They are going to release a new version of WordPress! Wow. B… Read More
2024-03-24 15:16
Nearly three o’clock and not a child in the house washed. It’s Sunday – a day of rest for us weary workers, not that it makes any difference to me. Some of us are on a seve… Read More
2024-03-23 15:40
I wasn’t going to scribble anything today. Instead I thought I would have a bit of messing around with my newfound hobby. A few weeks ago I came into possession of a nice little idea … Read More
2024-03-22 14:03
I sometimes wonder about expiry dates. I made some strangled eggs yesterday. I noticed that the eggs were four months past their expiry date. The spread was only two months past its date and… Read More
2024-03-21 13:41
Fourteen years ago I started my Faces collection. These are people who regularly crop up who really deserve a good walloping, maybe because they are extremely irritating or maybe just becaus… Read More
2024-03-20 14:16
It’s RED ALERT time folks. First it was Global Warming. Then we had some late spring blizzards so it became Climate Change. But then they decided that it was Global Warming after all… Read More
2024-03-19 14:12
Our Penny has developed a new trick. The combination of arthritis [which has led to muscle wastage] and dementia has led to a whole range of strange quirks and behaviours. There are the mino… Read More
2024-03-18 14:06
There are two magpies wandering around just outside the back door. Am I supposed to greet them? Am I supposed to feel joyful or does that little pleasure await me? Dammit! A third one has jo… Read More
2024-03-17 12:49
A hundred thousand welcomes. Or, to be pedantic, Hundred Thousand Welcome but we won’t quibble about literal translations. Ireland welcomes everyone. Are you fleeing war, persecution o… Read More
2024-03-16 13:04
I’m backing Putin to win the Russian elections. Don’t get me wrong – I don’t trust the slimy little cunt and I certainly wouldn’t ask him to mind my bike while… Read More
2024-03-15 13:58
Plod are once again doing one of their drink driving campaigns. They want us to abstain from drinking and driving over the St Patrick’s season [I remember when St Patrick’s Day w… Read More
2024-03-14 14:35
It’s funny how life has changed. Once upon a time, back in the dark ages life was anything but routine. Each day was subtly [or not so subtly] different. There were certain routines al… Read More
2024-03-13 14:40
The recriminations continue unabated. It’s nearly a week since the referendum and still the entertainment rolls on. All the political parties [bar one which is insignificant] told us t… Read More
2024-03-12 14:19
The Green bandwagon rolls relentlessly on. The latest is that all buildings are to become “carbon neutral”. I notice that the latest fad is for something to be eliminated by a ce… Read More
2024-03-11 14:12
There is the startling news today that a photograph has been doctored. Well slap me in the face with a cold kipper! They don’t say what has been doctored or why and won’t show us… Read More
2024-03-10 14:48
I’m not a mother so I’m not particularly concerned. Nor have I had a mother since she died over twenty years ago. There is a theory that my mother is still around and haunting th… Read More
2024-03-09 14:01
I did something yesterday that was completely out of character. I voted in the referendums. I had to drop down to the village anyway for fags and medications [the same thing really?] so I de… Read More
2024-03-08 13:37
And so life continues. The window/insulation people still haven’t surfaced. I must give them yet another shout. Still no word as to what’s happening with my “smart” m… Read More
2024-03-07 12:15
Marriage is a contract. I doubt there is any argument there. A couple sign a legal contract saying they will live together and possibly procreate. Nowadays many couples decide not to bother… Read More
2024-03-05 13:01
I mentioned a while back about a little puzzle., I finally finished it. I didn’t hurry and just did a little bit every now and then. It was fiddly and required a lot of patience… Read More
2024-03-04 13:39
I came across a little snippet of news yesterday. Two-thirds of adults wish they spent less time on devices – survey I had to read that a few times as frankly I found this hard to take… Read More
2024-03-02 14:04
There is a looming referendum here. There are two questions that require a yes or no vote to change the constitution. As far as I understand it the first question is whether or not a referen… Read More
2024-03-01 12:36
According to Meteorologists, today is the first day of Spring. Hah! I woke this morning to find snow everywhere. And snow was still falling. There is about an inch of the white stuff o… Read More
2024-02-29 14:12
This is one of those days that I would be happy if it didn’t exist. When you think about it, is it fair the women only have one day in every 1,461 where they can propose to a chap?&nbs&hell…Read More
2024-02-28 12:07
The Irish are worried that the sky is falling down. They have done one of their surveys, presumably by annoying people by cold calling them. It found 95% of people are aware of climate chang… Read More
2024-02-27 11:35
I made two phone calls yesterday. The first was to the electricity meter people. That was short and sweet – they’ll be out on Monday and will contact me first so I can boil… Read More
2024-02-26 14:29
I am slowly drowning under a sea of crap. There is the physical stuff which makes life a little tricky and there is the mental stuff which I am about to attend to. The mental stuff is findin… Read More
2024-02-25 12:39
I came into possession of a little gift during the week. This was of little surprise as it was after all the anniversary of one of Ireland’s greatest literary giants [I’m sure I… Read More
2024-02-23 13:15
I know it’s probably wrong. However I am getting a somewhat perverse pleasure from watching my old alma mater tear itself asunder in the top ranks. RTE is rarely off the news the… Read More
2024-02-22 14:53
I really do get the strangest emails. In amongst the erectile dysfunction ones and the miracle cures for all the ailments [for which there are no known cures] that have to be availed of inst… Read More
2024-02-21 13:54
I truly despair for society. The modern generation is being reared to be terrified of their own shadows. They are being taught to fear anything that even vaguely may remotely cause the… Read More
2024-02-20 12:05
They are going to build an underground railway in Dublin. They’ve been muttering about this for years but have finally decided to take the plunge. They tell us it is fully costed and w… Read More
2024-02-19 13:32
I have been having a little ponder. So far as I know that’s not illegal provided it’s done in private? I presume pondering will be outlawed at some point in case it offends… Read More
2024-02-18 14:25
I forgot about the bin collection last Thursday. The collection takes place early on Friday morning with the black and green bins collected on alternate weeks. Last Thursday/Friday was the g… Read More
2024-02-17 12:33
So Ireland is now policing the EU Interwebs. Good luck to ’em. What concerns me about this is the incredibly hazy definitions. In fact I can’t find any hard and fast rules… Read More
2024-02-16 14:10
They have brought in a new “initiative” here. There is an extra charge being placed on plastic bottles and cans [presumably tin cans and not plastic ones?]. They call it a… Read More
2024-02-15 14:41
Two things happened yesterday. The first is that I finally finished a course of antibiotics. These were two huge capsules I had to swallow four times a day for the last two weeks. &hell…Read More
2024-02-14 13:03
So today is St Valentine’s Day. Otherwise known as Hallmark Day. Today is the day when partners are presented with a bunch of half dead flowers bought at the local forecourt. &nbs&hell…Read More
2024-02-12 13:28
I came across yet another new political party today. There seems to be a sudden outbreak of them, so maybe it’s something to do with the measles? Anyhows, “Independent Ireland&rd&hell…Read More
2024-02-11 16:44
Test mail import Read More
2024-02-11 14:36
This here site is sort of in Limbo at the moment. I contacted the mob what writ the software involved and they say they are checking it. I have loaned them a key to the Engine Room whi… Read More
2024-02-10 12:28
I have admitted defeat. I can’t work out what’s wrong with this site. I have handed it over to the experts who are now [temporarily] taking control of it. I haven’t a clue… Read More
2024-02-09 13:17
An interesting little piece from yesterday’s news – Joe Biden ‘wilfully’ retained classified documents but ‘should not be charged’, report finds Of course… Read More
2024-02-08 15:11
I have not had the best of days… It started at five this morning. Now Five of the Ante-Meridian is an ungodly hour which should be erased from the planet. It is suited only to lost so… Read More
2024-02-07 14:44
This country is in a right state. The RTE News page has five headlines, three of which are failures in our hospital system. There’s the usual High Court case where the system failed se… Read More
2024-02-06 13:59
I got a letter this morning. Actually I got two letters and a package but that’s by the way. I hate brown envelopes with a little window showing the address and a little harp at the to… Read More
2024-02-05 13:49
I’m a bit pissed off with life at the moment. I have a bit of an infection in the old proboscis. It has been there for a couple of months and it’s driving me nuts. It got worse r… Read More
2024-02-03 11:58
Some of you may have spotted some strangeness on this here site. There is a problem on it and I have been trying with spectacular lack of success to fix it. The problem is that I have a yoke… Read More
2024-02-02 16:05
It’s one of those days again. Last night I had a little less than four hours sleep for various reasons so I’m not in the best of moods. The fact that I’m on a diet of very… Read More
2024-02-02 07:36
This site has me heart only scalded. Scalded, I tell you. I tried removing things. I tried reverting part of the database to a happy time when things were working. Oh those happy days, and i… Read More
2024-01-31 14:09
I was down at the Doc this morning. Ointment and a double dose of antibiotics as if I didn’t have enough medication to cope with already. Ointment to be applied three times daily and t… Read More
2024-01-30 12:51
I see Musk is at it again. He’s like a spoiled child who gets the most expensive toys and immediately loses interest in them and has to move on to something else. After cars, space roc… Read More
2024-01-29 14:05
Yesterday I read an article about the world’s largest cruise ship. The idea of a cruise is at the very bottom of my wish list along with a stay in New York [too noisy and nothing but c… Read More
2024-01-28 13:23
I took a trip down the rabbit hole this weekend. It started yesterday evening when I was half watching the news. An item came on about Ireland’s entry for the Eurovision “Song&rd&hell…Read More
2024-01-27 14:33
I have been surveyed yet again. This morning at the ungodly hour of nine, a bloke turned up to measure the house. Fortunately he had phoned me the night before otherwise I mightn’t hav… Read More
2024-01-26 13:24
I have been following the story of Kenneth Eugene Smith with a sense of morbid fascination. Back in 1989 he was found guilty of murder. The jury said he should be jailed for life but the jud… Read More
2024-01-24 14:38
I’m quite looking forward to November. I’m not wishing my life away but it is nice to have something ahead to make the dreary days of winter bearable. I refer of course to the Am… Read More
2024-01-23 13:21
‘Stay back, stay dry’: Public urged to heed storm weather warnings after risky behaviour on Sunday No! Wrong. Leave them alone. Let them do what they want. It’s good for th… Read More
2024-01-20 13:56
Our weather people are screaming for attention again. Give them a bit of wind, rain or snow and they go into a frenzy of coloured warnings and alerts to tell us that we are suffering from Ne… Read More
2024-01-19 15:48
There was an explosion in Dublin yesterday. It was nothing earth-shattering though it might have wobbled a nearby seismograph. It was in a hostel which housed the homeless and seemed to be q… Read More
2024-01-16 13:50
Those Who Know Best have a simple answer to all our traffic woes. We all know that driving a car is a mortal sin these days. Every journey kills at least one Polar Bear and causes a tornado… Read More
2024-01-14 14:49
I went down to the village yesterday. Rather strangely there was no parking anywhere. All my favourite spots were taken and that even includes my favourite double yellow No Parking spots. I… Read More
2024-01-13 13:51
Yesterday was another null day. I wasn’t depressed or tired or anything. I just didn’t have the energy or inclination to do anything. I couldn’t even be apathetic because i… Read More
2024-01-11 12:02
My father once worked in Limerick. He was promoted which involved a move. When he left there he was presented with a wall mounted mains powered clock. Or maybe he nicked it. Knowing my fathe… Read More
2024-01-10 12:07
Last year was the hottest year ever, they screamed. Of course “ever” generally means since 1850, or 1945 or whenever they started measuring things. Though I swear I saw or heard… Read More
2024-01-09 14:52
Today is one of those catch up days. There is a lot to be done on the day to day running of The Manor. There is looking after Herself of course. Then there is the regular mopping up after th… Read More
2024-01-08 13:46
Ageing has its problems. They go on about failing health, loneliness, poverty and the like but no one ever mentions one of the biggest and potentially most damaging problems – gravity… Read More
2024-01-07 15:09
I had a grand lie-in this morning. After I got up and did my usual round of chores I made the obligatory mugs of tea and then sat down to continue the process of waking up. I noticed Herself… Read More
2024-01-06 11:39
After yesterday’s hiatus I am back in the saddle. Yesterday was one of those days where, if I had still maintained a diary or journal the page would contain just one word – NULL… Read More
2024-01-04 14:34
Many years ago I bought a SatNav which I called Roger I have had many happy hours of memories where it tried [unsuccessfully] to steer me off a bridge into a valley, send me the wrong way up… Read More
2024-01-03 15:26
This memory lark can be bloody irritating. I refer of course to the well known phenomenon in elder age of loosing the short term memory. The compensation for this is an improvement in long t… Read More
2024-01-02 14:23
I hate rats. Normally I’m a passive sort of bloke and don’t hold any ill will towards any creature. Except maybe ticks. Or Sarcoptic Mange Mites. Fortunately I rarely cross paths… Read More
2024-01-01 14:02
Well, that’s another notch on the bedpost of life. So what exactly is the significance of today? Nothing really. The only tangible difference is that you have to throw out all your old… Read More
2023-12-31 13:25
I got some disquieting news yesterday. John Mallon died last Thursday. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the name he was behind LetsExpess.Me which has been on my sidebar for some yea… Read More
2023-12-29 14:08
I mentioned on Wednesday that I had to go out. I also mentioned an inclement spot of weather. Apparently this was “Storm Gerrit” or somesuch but really it was just windy and wet… Read More
2023-12-27 13:50
I never particularly liked this week. This is a hangover from the dark days of employment when the period between Christmas and the New Year was a sort of non-event. Half of the people at wo… Read More
2023-12-26 14:24
Today is the day when the world collectively wakes up and wonders what the fuck just happened. All those weeks of hype and frantic rushing around buying needless stuff and suddenly it’… Read More
2023-12-24 14:39
So this is it. Tomorrow is the day that the cause of the frenetic sales pitches and all the things we have to do to enjoy the perfect day. In my book, the perfect day is sitting in a deck &h&hell…Read More
2023-12-23 13:39
The odd time I tweak this site. Sometimes I remove something because it’s irritating me or I add something, usually for the laugh. If I do add something it’s usually because it&r&hell…Read More
2023-12-22 14:36
I’m feeling a tad maudlin today. I received an email this morning. It was from my old school. I’m not sure how they got my address but I have vague memories of signing into a dat… Read More
2023-12-21 15:10
Happy times! Today is traditionally my happiest day of the year – the Winter Solstice – the shortest day of the year. Except that it isn’t. Pedants will rightly point out t… Read More
2023-12-20 16:07
I have a theory. It stems from my visits to the village. I went down earlier today and it was the usual story – damn all place to park. I finally grabbed the last spot which wasn&rsquo&hell…Read More
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