The weather had been incredibly warm. Not just in the environment of Donleavy’s but all over the northern hemisphere. There were heatwaves, thunderstorms, heat domes, El Nino effects and all sorts of other things driving the mercury to new heights. JP, Rasher and Mono were so pleased to be able to have the cool sanctuaryContinue reading “CONQUERING THE SMALL THINGS.”
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THE MIND OF A MURDERER.
Everyone in Donleavy’s seemed to be in relaxed mode. The atmosphere was slow and laid back. Maybe it was something to do with the fact that the weather had turned dry and mild. People just seemed to be generally in better form. JP, Mono and Rasher were in their usual positions and even they appearedContinue reading “THE MIND OF A MURDERER.”
DO YOU SAY THAT ANYMORE?
OK. It was OK. The weather that is. After days and weeks of multiple seasons in the one day, but with a disproportionate concentration of winter in that mix, today had been reasonably pleasant. There was the strange appearance of that orangey ball in a blue sky which seemed to be associated with a warmingContinue reading “DO YOU SAY THAT ANYMORE?”
HOW MUCH DO YOU LIKE SPORT?
I have to say – and it is very rare that I would say something like this – but the mood in Donleavy’s was a bit downbeat. There just seemed to be a deadness in the air this particular evening. Usually, it was a situation where the ambiance – that beautiful French word – wasContinue reading “HOW MUCH DO YOU LIKE SPORT?”
EARLIEST EUREKA MOMENTS.
It was another unpleasant rainy day and evening. The clouds had never moved from their grey state and never allowed any of that wonderful blue sky, that we know lives ‘up there’, to peak through at any stage. The only thing that differed all day was whether the grey clouds would spit on them orContinue reading “EARLIEST EUREKA MOMENTS.”
SKINHEADS
The weather was trying valiantly to push the dial setting that said ‘winter’ to as close as possible to the setting that welcomed ‘spring’. It was still very unpredictable with bitter cold east or north winds being swapped intermittently by southwest less cold winds. Rain was also a bit of a lottery. Blue sky thisContinue reading “SKINHEADS”
FULL CIRCLE
The pints were going down well – about that there was no doubt. What was also not in doubt was that Donleavy served the best pint this side of the Tibetan Highlands. All seemed temporarily good with the world. To hell with your geopolitical instability and your new world order and tariffs and genocides andContinue reading “FULL CIRCLE”
NOTHING ARTIFICAL ABOUT COW’S INTELLIGENCE.
The weather was brutal. It was December in angry mood. Even the small walk from the cars to the barstools at Donleavy’s bar counter had resulted in rainwater dripping from the foreheads of our three heroes. They shook themselves off as they took to their usual locations with JP in the middle and flanked byContinue reading “NOTHING ARTIFICAL ABOUT COW’S INTELLIGENCE.”
ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL.
JP, Mono and Rasher were nicely relaxed in front of their pints on an uncharacteristically warm and dry evening. Mind you – once they were ensconced at the bar counter in Donleavy’s – it didn’t matter what the weather was doing outside. It could be rain or hail or snow or sunshine, and it wouldContinue reading “ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL.”
A WINTER’S WAIL.
The three lads – JP, Rasher and Mono – were comfortably into pint two as they sat at the bar counter in Donleavy’s. Outside the sun had dropped and the darkness was beginning to assert itself in the evening ascendancy. The Summer season had given way to Autumn and there was a slight chill beginningContinue reading “A WINTER’S WAIL.”
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