If nothing else, I have learned the point of Charles Dickens while here in the Gulf. For those who have found the time to read his work, Dickens is an enormously rich writer. In the Victorian era, he wrote the soap operas of the time, delivered in weekly chunks to his adoring fans. Just the […]
If nothing else, I have learned the point of Charles Dickens while here in the Gulf. For those who have found the time to read his work, Dickens is an enormously rich writer. In the Victorian era, he wrote the soap operas of the time, delivered in weekly chunks to his adoring fans. Just the […]
Thurs 10 Aug Another sickening accident on the buildings – and this time it’s at Al B*da, near this apartment, where I have been gleefully photographing the frenetic tearing down of entire streets, usually by one man and his digger (which shows just how well constructed these buildings are). In this case, five Pakistani construction […]
Need a laff?Go to the Donegal Mooathon website (don’t ask….) at www.mooathon.com. Click on ‘contact us’ and then on ‘click here’ for a hilarious Blue Oyster Cult cow bell attack on ‘Don’t Fear the Reaper…’
A beat-up truck the oil boom obviously left behind! Here, petrol stations are marked on maps and there are very few of them; no Shell, Esso, Statoil, or heaven forbid, Texaco. Petrol is ridiculously cheap and I suppose controlled by the state.Three weeks and two days to go here – but who’s counting!
Lady Icarus – new edition
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Simms book – launch November 7
“Lady Icarus” – sold out! As are the Markievicz books!
Cork – “the most comfortable jail”
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