Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo review: Rollickingly good, with just the right amount of reverence

Nothing like having the chats with my Luganda teacher of a Friday morning. I was telling him about the fuel protests- he asked two things: Did the government not have teargas? Did the government reduce the price of fuel? During the lesson the old soviet MiG planes were flying overhead in Kampala.

And so it begins- Dublin Dance Festival kicked off tonight - loved every wink and flick of the wrist. The skill these performer have is phenomenal.

Right? Many boxes ticked! "An upright young samurai, a cross-dressing sword-wielding maiden, a retired warrior, honour killings, killings not-so-honourable, and lovers of all kinds"

Finally watched The Big Short. Holy Moly, we have learned feck all in less than 20 years on from it all.

What are your secret ingredients? An unexpected ingredient in my omelettes is a particular curry powder from Kenya. i Learned how to make them in Uganda when I was 18. This morning I combined one with a chapati made by a friend. #comfortfood #rolex

Utterly proud of myself. I’ve just popped one leg into the pyjama bottoms and a big spider jumped out! I did not scream the house down.

“Ensorcelled” - what a perfect word. past tense of Ensorcell- to put under a spell. Only hearing it for the first time, thanks to Patrick Radden Keefe And boy is it appropriate for the times we live in. I’m also now associating it in my head with Nina Simone “I put a spell on you… and you’re mine”

So who is going to step up and somehow create a new thing for artists, authors, makers, single traders, indie musicians, all the creatives who lost their platforms? We have an audience, we just got cut off when the social networks went useless. Publisher etc still expect us to do marketing. HOW?!

After a 4 month plus hiatus Adam Buxton dropped a pod. Was it a top ramble chat? Indeed it was.

Found the people who used to live in my house. C Of I . Born in Dublin-4 women, the head listed as married living, aged 70, with her sisters and niece. occupations “home duties” apart from the niece. #1926census sparks the imagination thinking of them here.

#DidYouKnow you can donate an end of life car to us for road traffic collision training. We'll collect for free (Dublin area) and issue the appropriate certificate See bit.ly/DFBcar

Excellent thread from the time of the riots in Nov 2023, and points out how much earlier the extremism was all developing.

We spent so many hours attempting to get all of the videos of our staff taken down from social media platforms. We received no advice on how to do this, nothing from the union, employer or gardai. It turns out that the recently enacted EU GDPR law was our only way to get these tech companies to act.

Just worth saying, for absolutely legal clarity: the government does not have the legal prerogative to abolish carbon tax in its entirety. Carbon tax is a form of excise, and EU directives require excise on diesel to be a minimum of 33c per litre. (1/2)

A blissful moment listening to Bill read opening chapter of a book I just read a few months ago. podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/i...

It’s a few days later but my body is still on old time. Is it like hangovers? Will daylight savings make you feel worse the older you get?

Strands #758 “While you were sleeping ...” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟡🔵🔵🔵

Finally watched My Left Foot thanks to the RTE player.

I’m missing the Adam Buxton podcast but I’m enjoying going back to listen to previous pods. They are unique and a breath of fresh air in the maelstrom fast paced “current” keeping pods. Adam has a great gift. Hertzog conversation is terrific.

Strands #755 “Just write” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🔵🟡🔵

I’m very curious- there’s a man searching the clothes bank pod at Killiney beach. rummaging anway. He’s about to take a few nice hand bags and other items home. Or is he? Seems to be looking, with something in mind. did he donate an item with important keys in them?

Strands #737 “"Hey"” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🟡

Connections Puzzle #1002 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Glad I got out for a.walk into town. #Dublin #swans

you tell me why…

I love when the light in Dublin is like this. The red bricks sing beautifully and even the seagulls that run this town appear docile and elegant.

Connections Puzzle #1000🎉 🟨🟩🟦🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪

The pure unadulterated joy of finding my lost headphones!!!!!

podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/t... Not for the faint hearted but a necessary listen.

Ok that felt a bit weird- heard Dolly Parton’s 9-5 song and I started to well up with emotion.

“Located just 20 kilometres, as the drone flies, from the Russian border, Kharkiv also prides…” love how Tony Connelly writes- that simple substitution of crow and drone is devastating in its meaning in 21st century.

‘You don’t need a smartphone to be cool’: How a school’s ban is inspiring pupils worldwide

Tales from the Red line

Connections Puzzle #991 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪

podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/a... This pod came out in lead up to release of “I swear”. #baftas In case you’re searching this topic & would like to learn more about Tourette’s.

Strands #722 “Strike a chord” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵🔵

Strands #721 “Olympics wrap-up” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵

Connections Puzzle #984 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 What are peeps? 🐥

Strands #718 “Here's a thought” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟡🔵🔵

So a man shouldered through me today. Fortunately I didn’t fall.He was shouting his head off “what’re you going to do about it?” What was to be done? Keep calm. But the thing I’m so grateful for is a woman rolling down car window (all traffic stationary) to ask if I was ok. that Meant the world.

Watched Saving Private Ryan last night. It‘s still devastating although I’d never watched it before- it hit. Real 20th meets 21st century moment too when teens said “oh this meme” in final scenes.

Clearing space in the attic on Friday and my kid finds Laputa Castle in the Sky. Did not know James Van Der Beek was one of the main voice over artists! The timing is wild! Also lovely to hear Mark Hamill being the villain.

www.bbc.com/future/artic... Just bookmarking this here. #marketinggeek