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Bopping with Niall JP O'Leary
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The Bopper has returned to Ireland and is hungry to write about all he sees. Fasten your seatbelts, we may be in for a bumpy ride!
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Ambiguous Towers of Pong
Would you believe I only went to the Tower of London today (Tower? What tower?)! That Star of Africa is one impressive piece of paste! And yes, I do think it was Richard III. ...
Leeching
Reading 'Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises' and it reminds me why I never really liked 'The Great Gatsby'. All those rich Americans are annoying, aren't they? Yeah, I've been out on the town too, but we don't leech off someone else's champagne (hence the ...
Everybody\'s going surfing
I forgot the joy of surfing on a moving vehicle. Thank you Zoe for prompting me to reinvent tube surfing. Folks, surfing on the tube is the only thing to do. You don't get wet, nor crushed by 100 foot waves, but that corner going round to Tottenha...
Up
Can you get much higher? - UpFor a long time I rated 'Toy Story' as the original and the best of Pixar's string of animation hits. With 'Wall-E' though I felt they had reached another peak. And now with 'Up', their latest (and first true foray into...
Reading while Drinking
Pampering myself, I spent the night in a pub reading Chabon's 'The Yiddish Policemen's Union'. Obviously given the effect of alcohol I will be speaking from one extreme of the spectrum, but the sheer craft on display is astounding. Incredible writi...
A Long Weekend
A long weekend, the kind that leaves me needing another one. Lots of reading, writing and arithmetic; well, reading, drinking and watching old '80s tv series. Throw in films, funerals, Lebanese meals and a strong need for sleep and yes, it's been a...
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