And thus vengeance begat Bonsai. #GirlsOwnCC

Mr. Shane Lowry

This week's blog post has gotta be about the upcoming plays...

The guy on Tipping Point knows the dynamics of his discs like Oppenheimer knew his atoms.

A nice day out.

Two separate sets of neighbours sid their coming to see my plays in October. Lovely and a bit scary. 🙂

I gave Yer Ma the Rapture.

Where's Thomas? Off drinking again, I'll warrant. #GirlsOwnCC

Today's blog post tries to tidy up last Sunday's rather outlandish events in relation to our cat.

Today's blog post tries to tidy up last Sunday's rather outlandish events in relation to our cat.

Can't speak for the rest of the town, but it's a beautiful morning in my backyard.

Another typical morning in town after Culture Night, sean-nós singers left strewn around the footpaths, poets carelessly stuffed under park benches, a lone interpretive dancer being gently blown around the square

Robert Redford was great in so many films.

To those who celebrate my wacky life. Puddy came home tonight.

Upon apprehending his errant doppelganger sliding into the Holmes Sisters' DMs, Giles promply ducked back inside the hostelry. #GirlsOwnCC

For anyone who read this morning's post, and particularly for those who came back with kind messages. The RIP cat I brought home this morning is not my cat. Incredibly similar markings, and my cat has been missing for 9 days now, but it's not her. Sorry for the drama and emotion, the search goes on

Shrub is a many spleandoured thing. #Lawnpop

The clever disguises had brought Frodo and Samwise a long way, but it was clear it would get them no further. #GirlsOwnCC

No new blog post today. Here's one from a couple of years back that I quite like.

This took a little finding. I was watching 'The Last Hurray' on Film4 yesterday and there was a tune playing in it that I knew of old. I found it in the end.

I was going to have a shower half and hour ago and then I didn't. A clear Sliding Doors moment.

Why must you show us the shitty things? I mean, if I see an online video of (fictional) Cosmo Moriarty swinging a mouse by the tail I may post I have just seen a video of Cosmo Moriarty swinging a mouse and I completely deplore and reject his behaviour. But I won't share the goddamn video with you.

Listening to Lucracia Dalt's brand new album, A Danger to Ourselves, and really liking it. This track came out months ago and has David Sylvian right at the end sounding all Waits-ey.

Was tempted to engage with the bespectacled bloke down town as to why, if Jesus didn't need a loudpseaker to spread his own word, why did he?

Astaire will be back gentlemen. Mark my words. #GirlsOwnCC

This appeals to me.

Random thoughts are funny. All of a sudden, I'm wondering what Hai Karate smelled like.

Maybe Bluesky should be called Bluesea, cos that's what it's like. You're out sailing on the blue sea and you say your thoughts out loud to the sun and the wind and, every once in a while, a distant person on the horizon waves at you.

Google isn't answering this, can you? It's bugging me. In what recent tv series, book, or film did characters enjoy watching Michael Clayton?

Further to my previous Tootsie end credits post, here's a little Stephen Bishop. We played this album to death in The Stables bar in Sligo where I worked in '83.

I still think it would be better if, when people find something awful, they derided it and criticised it and mocked it and condemned it... but just maybe refrained from copying it on to us. I think I understand the counterpoint but still...

Agreeing with Aedín Gormley on my radio (as I often do) that the end freeze frame of Tootsie, with Stephen Bishop coming in with his song, just works very well.

Looking through August blog posts from other years, as I sometimes do at the end of a month. Did I write all that stuff? Here's one from August from a few years back.

Someone in my house loves The Dog House and I watch along willingly enough. It's humane and very well made but, gosh, the amount of projection on the poor animals, "Bandit will help cure your health issue" also the amount of Anthropomorphism, "Millie has been looking forward to this visit all day."

Tá sé ag cur báistí.

(IN BEST IRISH ACCENT) I'm engaged in my Tay. Does that count.

Was back at the service station so I took a pic of the bollard that caused this week's blog post.

Sara was utterly fed up of Anne, her mediocre crochet, her mangy pet Platypus, and her insistance that one shouldn't attempt to paint a landscape in portrait format. #GirlsOwnCC

This week's blog post.

This week's blog post.

G'night

Going to bed to read my book. Excited at the prospect.

It's a personal policy decision. I don't fan the fuckwit flames.

Sticking with the tennis for a few minutes until I see how they pronounce Fucsovics

Yes, it is lovely.

The oldest person in the world never dies. They just pass the baton right along.

The last line of Mr Blue Sky is 'Please turn me over.'

After repeatedly confirming her wellness to Inspector Michaels and Detective Jackson, Annie went on to posit that the intruder had indeed been struck by a smooth criminal. #GirlsOwnCC

This week's blog post.

This week's blog post.