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Went to Skibbereen farmers market this morning to buy some provisions for lunch with friends in Laois on the way home.
Very first person we saw was Ian Bailey. I've no real opinion on his guilt or innocence in that case (and he is of course legally innocent) but he is one strange-looking individual. He was attempting to chat up all the other stallholders, who mostly looked uncomfortable with this. My daughter (13) had no idea who he was but walked away quite fast when she saw him. Definitely some bad vibes emanating off that dude."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Thinking of our little one we lost a lot over the past couple of days. Spent some time looking at the mortuary in The Coombe yesterday, thinking back, hoping nobody was in there.
There's a special purple logo that they stick to all of your stuff, hall passes, med records etc that helps inform security staff etc to be kinder to you. Was staring at that logo yesterday, for ages.
Thinking that my two year old, and this new beautiful baby wouldn't exist if it wasn't for what happened.
Rainbow babies they're called.
Anyway, this song captures it for me...
'pebble on a beach of a distant star, picked up by a little hand'
http://www.youtube.com/v=x3L3y...AcvRQA9tTqTZp
https://youtu.be/x3L3ySwV8FwLast edited by Lazare; 18-07-20, 21:01.I hold silver in tit for tat, and I love you for that
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View PostWent to Skibbereen farmers market this morning to buy some provisions for lunch with friends in Laois on the way home.
Very first person we saw was Ian Bailey. I've no real opinion on his guilt or innocence in that case (and he is of course legally innocent) but he is one strange-looking individual. He was attempting to chat up all the other stallholders, who mostly looked uncomfortable with this. My daughter (13) had no idea who he was but walked away quite fast when she saw him. Definitely some bad vibes emanating off that dude.
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Originally posted by Lazare View PostAnother beautiful lady in my life, 6lb 14, am in love.
Mama and bombolito flying it
Restrictions lifted just two days ago too, so I can visit every day.
This day is one of the good ones.
I suppose I'm nearly an uncle now, so ?!!
and say hello to granda Tom !!!
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Today I had the brother on my mind for a few different of reasons that converged on today but mostly because he was a huge Leeds fan , Jackie Charlton was his hero as a kid, and I'd have been bombarded by various Super Leeds messages if he was still around.
This evening just after his grand children left my home after being over visiting I sat down to look at a race on the curragh when I noticed that a lad he used to follow as a Jockey had brought a horse over from the UK to run so obv I lumped on a sentimental punt and obvSPOILERIt finished lastTurning millions into thousands
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Originally posted by Strewelpeter View PostToday I had the brother on my mind for a few different of reasons that converged on today but mostly because he was a huge Leeds fan , Jackie Charlton was his hero as a kid, and I'd have been bombarded by various Super Leeds messages if he was still around.
This evening just after his grand children left my home after being over visiting I sat down to look at a race on the curragh when I noticed that a lad he used to follow as a Jockey had brought a horse over from the UK to run so obv I lumped on a sentimental punt and obvSPOILERIt finished last
I saw a lovely tweet today, a woman saying how her Dad had just died that morning. A water bailif found him at the side of a river, in his fishing chair with his rod cast. Thought it was really beautiful.
I hold silver in tit for tat, and I love you for that
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Originally posted by Rahenyrhythm View PostJust now saw your post about the rainbow baby Laz, so sad. Hopefully this new little one helps to ease the pain - never forget of course, just ease the pain a little.
Ah, we're in a good placeI hold silver in tit for tat, and I love you for that
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Laz has me all mushy tonight.
My song for my kiddies .
Had the hots for her after the commitments, then when she sang this in early OV1. I thought it was romantic back then now it makes me think of the childer. Played it to the 1st one when he was ill at the start . Many nights walking the floors . Now hes rudely healthy.
Maria Doyle Kennedy "Stars above" live Zürich 9.1.11
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
That's cool HJ. Like these. Maybe I missed one of the weeks, but is there any snippets of the music itself, or is that something you are building up to in the final Medium?
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Originally posted by Hectorjelly View PostThis weeks music journal: https://medium.com/@daraghthomas/we-...a870709f017062airport, lol
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Originally posted by eamonhonda View Post
Ah Dilla snares! Dreamy is the one that always gets me
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Kid did two things that have me pretty blown away today.
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I was brushing her hair and she asks, daddy are we really small?
No says I, you are getting bigger everyday.
But Daddy, my LOLs are really small and they are my toys.
Yeah?
Well are we just toys of something really big like Big Boots (a giant from a story I tell her)
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Fucking four.
People say I should be more humble I hope they understand, they don't listen when you mumble
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Then brushing her teeth I put my toothpaste on her toothbrush she got annoyed and said no use my one.
Its for Princesses, its for royalty.... It's for Royal Teeth.
And then proceeding to bust her shite laughing at herself for ages.
Its a really good pun and I literally never copped it until she said itPeople say I should be more humble I hope they understand, they don't listen when you mumble
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Originally posted by rounders123 View PostTh Windies are playing admirably for a draw here. Play up play up, play the game."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Long before the benchmark reference work on kilings during the Troubles, Lost Lives, there was this extraordinary piece of work by a Lancashire bus driver with no research qualifications. Had never heard of it until today.
I was very surprised to learn an original copy of Lost Lives now sells for between e500 and e1000 as it's been out of print for over a decade and the original authors are unlikely to update it.
I have to say it's pretty ghoulish that the book is changing hands for that amount now, I'd have thought around the e100-150 would be more realistic.
Last time I checked my copy, probably a decade ago or more, I totted up 13 people I knew who were killed (either personally or knew a family member) - neighbours, family friends, a teacher, from all sides of the 'divide'.
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post
Good chance of a result tomorrow now, hopefully the weather plays ball and it all comes down the final hour.Turning millions into thousands
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Originally posted by Strewelpeter View Post
Nicely set up. If Windies do well in the early exchanges England will find it hard to find a Time / Score tradeoff the Windies couldn't attack making the current 30/1 about them winning could look huge at some stage in the afternoon."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostWow love that Sutton Guardian article HiFi."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Solksjaer! View Post
Puke . I do not miss that shit
I do remember laying a similar beat down on someone in a big donkament back in the day. All the chips went in on the flop and when we flipped them over I was so far behind that I stood up and put on the coat. Some ludicrous inside straight runner-runner runout then ensued and lo and behold, the coat is off and a mountain of chips is being pushed my way. I then made the mistake of saying 'sorry' to the victim of this crime. Cue fireworks. "DON'T FUCKING APOLOGISE!!!!" followed by him slowly heading for the door emitting a stream of invective against fate that only got louder with each outburst.
Ah, the good auld days."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Solksjaer! View Post
Puke . I do not miss that shit
He was 10% with the river to come
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Originally posted by hotspur View PostThings I've learnt about BennyHiFi this weekend: 1) His life is so awesome that one of his great life regrets is not saying hello to a musician; 2) He was a dangerous guy to know during the troubles.
They're the best guys.I hold silver in tit for tat, and I love you for that
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Originally posted by Lazare View PostAnother beautiful lady in my life, 6lb 14, am in love.
Mama and bombolito flying it
Restrictions lifted just two days ago too, so I can visit every day.
This day is one of the good ones.Her sky-ness
© 5starpool
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Originally posted by MrsFlushdraw View PostCongrats to you and the family Laz. That is lovely news. How are mum and baby doing?
They're doing really well, hopefully home tomorrow. A good bit of recovery needed for my wife physically, thankfully she has a good bit of support with it.I hold silver in tit for tat, and I love you for that
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...Last edited by Hitchhiker's Guide To...; 20-07-20, 08:43."We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
Nothing really asking the right questions here, but I've bought two blazers in the past and both turned out to be fairly bad fitting, so I'm obviously not a great judge of a good blazer. So any advice that can reduce that happening again would be great.
Gone full 'Glinner' since June 2022.
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post
Fifth day pitch, historically anything over 220 is a huge target. Should be a fun listen anyway - pimping Guerilla Cricket as a great alternative to traditional sources."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Just catching up on the last few days here. Congrats Lazare on #3. Is that 3 girls now or was the middle kid a boy?
I spent most of Saturday and half of Sunday with the 8 month old lad, while the almost 3 year old lad was away with his mother. Would have been grand apart from the fact that I was putting up a trampoline any time the baby was asleep, as he can't be left alone at all now. He can pull himself up on furniture, toys, anything really, but he hasn't figured out that he has no balance yet so invariably falls over every time, often in areas he shouldn't be falling over in so needs constant attention because as soon as he is left down he bolts straight for the nearest leg/couch/toy. 3yo loved the trampoline when he got home anyway, so that's good. Hopefully it'll give him somewhere to use his boundless energy.
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...Last edited by Hitchhiker's Guide To...; 20-07-20, 14:33. Reason: On re-reading, one single sentence had three sub-clauses in brackets. Shocking stuff."We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
Well after endless blazer testing (a small bit painful with a chest that was recently chopped down the middle) the supremely helpful and worryingly underemployed guy in Galerie Lafayette (an equivalent of Arnotts for those unfamiliar) persuaded me that the best fitting blazer was the one that cost €44 (heavily discounted to get to that price, but still). They clearly don't work on commission as my opening gambit was that I could spend about €200-300. It looks very very good in fairness.
I think because sales can only legally happen twice a year in France, even the sales staff get caught up in the bargain hunting excitement. But the sales this year are ridiculous. Just about every shop is half price on everything. No messing around. I'd say if you made an offer for a piece of fixture and fitting they'd even consider it.
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