Draining
at
‘sup?
Unacanny.
Pixie Hat writes:
A puddle that looks a bit like Ireland….over a drain and with Bruno…
The Broadsheet Book Of Unspecified Things That Look Like Ireland (Aidan Coughlan, O’Brien)
Today is known as the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. From tomorrow, the days will get gradually brighter and longer as we head towards summer.
Photo thanks to #Newgrange #WinterSolstice sun show pic.twitter.com/JgdFYCtE6L
— RareIrishStuff (@RareIrishStuff) December 21, 2020
Grand stretch, in fairness.
Poxmas
at
Bono and The Edge on the Late Late Show Busk for Simon special on RTÉ 1 last Friday night
kevin Higgins writes:
I am rededicating this poem to the crawlers and sycophants who (without so much as a critical whisper) joined tax avoiding multimillionaire (and supporter of the political and economic status quo) Bono on last Friday’s Late Late Show Busk for Simon. Shane MacGowan is given special dispensation as he probably thought Bono was Engelbert Humperdinck.
My Wishes For You
That your son at Trinity College
may graduate
to become a rogue gynaecologist.
That his brother, the paediatrician,
be suspended without pay.
That your husband be caught
selling wheelchairs that don’t work
live on national radio. And the day
you discover all of the above, may
the traffic wardens, every one of them,
be East Galway Gestapo. May you lose
your winning ticket,
and the gun not go off
when it’s supposed to.
May your reflux be acid
and your bowel be cranky.
May your water forever be cloudy
and the pharmacy be shut.
May the funeral parlour
refuse you,
and the lies you told haunt you
long after the cat
has made a litter tray of your ashes.
Pic: RTÉ
German educational design studio Kurzgesagt answers the single most salient question of our time:
Could the moon be destroyed, showering the earth in a rain of meteoric death?
Previously: Upload Your Mind
Yesterday’s Sunday Times
Langreshigodown tweetz:
Very interesting piece of investigative journalism…,will RTÉ News be mentioning it?
Anyone?
Pic: Adobestock
Ruairí McKiernan, host of the Love and Courage Podcast
Got the winter blues?
Don’t despair.
The programme of events for January’s First Fortnight Mental Health Art & Culture Festival 2021 has dropped.
Among many highlights is A Community Conversation About Hope In A Time Of Upheaval.
To quote the programme notes:
“It’s a time of great change and huge uncertainty. From the pandemic to politics, there’s lots happening and often not enough space for us to step back, reflect, and join others in meaningful conversation.
What has the past year taught you? What does the future hold? What are your hopes and dreams for ourselves and for our country and planet?
You’re invited to join us for an evening of inspiration, reflection, and connection through a community conversation that welcomes participants from all walks of life. The evening will be hosted by Ruairí McKiernan, host of the chart-topping Love and Courage Podcast and author of the acclaimed bestselling book Hitching for Hope – A Journey into the Heart and Soul of Ireland.”
Nick says: It’s good to talk.
The ban is in response to the identification of a new strain of #Covid19 in the south-east of England, according to the Irish Government statement. The rules & guidelines in relation to COVID-19 & travel are set by the State.
— Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) December 21, 2020
This morning.
Dublin Airport.