When Jesus goes shopping...

Joseph's da when his son told him: "So, yeah, Mary's pregnant, but the baby isn't mine. It's God's baby!"

This is a very fair, compassionate, and rational comment on the murder of Charlie Kirk that avoids the hysteria so rampant on both sides.

1. I've no time for Tommy Robinson 2. These people have every right to protest as citizens of the UK whether I approve of them or not. 3. These aren't your bloody streets.

Interesting development.... stay tuned to see where this one goes....

Those who would celebrate such a political assassination lack empathy, rationality, and humanity. They can't be reasoned with. They know little shame. Do to them what Charlie Kirk did: hand them a microphone and let the world see & hear the blackness of their souls.

Apparently Utah allows for execution by firing squad in certain circumstances. That would be poetic justice.

Charlie Kirk shooter named as Tyler Robinson. Apparently his own father turned him in. Way to go Dad. Let's have justice, and if proven guilty, maybe even the death penalty??

Don't bother with the moral pretence in calling someone a nazi or a [insert word]-ophobe and then being the one to celebrate their death with glee. You're not morally superior. You're just a bit of a cunt. But thanks for publicising who you are.

Stupid butterflies trying to make me read their special book and go to their church.....

Woke up in Northern Ireland to the sound of drums and the scent of wood smoke - so either it’s the Twelfth of July celebrations or my neighbours have started a Viking cult.

Thank you for your service, Emma! The sandwiches were great!

Trump didn't "drop an F-Bomb." He said "fuck." Are you 8 years old & telling the teacher?

So sick of "AI Solutions" marketing themselves as producing "professional sounding" content. AI output doesn't sound professional. It sounds like a stupid person's idea of what professional sounds like.

Right....this is annoying me.... before we have World War Three can we agree if we're calling it WW3 or WWIII?

The Iranian attack on US military in Qatar reminds me of when Daniel was 3 and in a temper tantrum he lobbed some beanbags at me.

Always weird to see photos of your da younger than you are now....This photo was 45/46 years ago, so myda was around 30. You forget that all the time you were growing up, your parents were growing up too. Happy Fathers Day!

I've no comment to make on the broader issues in the Middle East, but I'll be truly relieved if Iran's nuclear capabilities are indeed reduced to ash.

Get on a plane, smile at the cabin crew, find your seat, decide on an in-flight movie, get your crisps & book out of your bag, send a last minute text to the people who'll meet you on the other side, watch the safety talk for the 300th time, smile as the engines kick in.... 30 seconds left to live.

@goodlawproject.org She's really got under your skin, LOL!

So.... what's everyone's game plan when AI makes us redundant?

**in the gym with Daniel, doing some Lat Pulls** Daniel: Dad.... Me: **mid lat pull** What son? Daniel: Did no-one ever think the shroud of Turin might have been Jesus' workout mat? Rep 5 of set 3....ruined.

Today's reading topic: the incorporeality of God.

Dear Lord, it's like the colosseum all over again.....

Well....He's no Bruce Dickinson, but....yeah.....not bad....

I live in Northern Ireland, which is around 50/50 Catholic/Protestant. Approx no. of times a Catholic has tried to convert me: 0 Approx no. of times a Protestant has tried to convert me: 1,000,000 Funny thing is: I'm a Protestant.

In other news: Vatican City to be renamed "Murica City."

JD Vance meets Pope Francis.... Francis dies the next day....and now the next Pope is American....hmmmmmm ....

The doors have been closed, the conclave has begun. Shut off from the outside world, no media allowed. What are they all doing behind those doors? Well....this leaked footage gives us some insight....

His ass-holiness, Pope Not-So-Innocent: "Some people are saying no one does poping like me. That's what they're saying."

When we visited the synagogue in Rome last week, I had to wear a kippah. When I looked up to take in the splendid ceiling, it fell off. That scene in 2 Samuel 6 when Uzzah was struck down for grabbing the ark of the covenant flashed through my head. I'm very lucky to be alive.

Our tour of St Peter's Basilica was cancelled (obviously) but we still went in to see the Pope lying in state. Very odd...and not helped by silly tourists not knowing to put their bloody cameras away even when told to do so.

That awkward moment when you put on your helmet and armour to fight but completely forget about your underpants and trousers....

Picked a helluva time to visit Rome for the first time.

Heading to Rome.... I've narrowed my reading down to two....

Sexist Daily Mirror having a go at a woman just trying to be financially independent!

Today is St Patrick's Day, or St Paddy's Day, or even just Paddy's Day. What it is not - never has been and never will be - is "Patty's" Day. *Glares at America*

FORTHCOMING GIGS THIS YEAR: - Stereophonics, Belfast - Madness & Ocean Colour Scene, Belfast - Iron Maiden, Dublin - Queens of the Stone Age, Dublin - Counting Crows, Dublin - Saxon, Belfast

Wife ordered a nutty chocolate donut in Krispy Kreme and the server asked "do you have a nut allergy." Aye, love, we do, we're just that stupid.

My devoutly religious mother-in-law watched the White House theatre yesterday and immediately prayed "God just take him [Trump] out." So, if Donald drops dead in the next few days, you'll all know why.

WHAT??!! IT WASN'T REAL??!! I AM SHOCKED!! SHOCKED, I TELL YOU!

First a nazi salute and now this... Truly shocking....

Is there world peace yet?

I have the entire set of Neil Gaiman's Sandman Graphic Novel series, which I'm looking to get rid of. How much will I have to give you to take them off me?

Got accused of "living in the past." Well, of course I'm living in the past. I was happy in the past. Why the hell would anyone live in the present?

Finally saw Gladiator II. It was a bit of a mess. Crap story, crap plot twists, poor casting, some terrible acting (including Denzel Washington and a lacklustre lead), cringe dialogue, and WTF was Matt Lucas doing in it??? 2 Stars. #gladiator2

Christmas is one of those times I put down the philosophy books and indulge my love of comics. I'm reading the entire run of this Garth Ennis series....

The first rule of introvert club is: you must never attend introvert club.

Christmas dinner Evening snacks Boxing day lunch Time to relax....

Merry Christmas! May your steeple bells be swungen!