UPDATE: A Poem For Cathal
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When I first wrote about this, I thought Cathal Ó Searcaigh was almost a peripheral figure. I was more interested in the reaction of the artistic community, which reminded me of the Catholic Church’s denials and attacks on its critics.
I was going to say no more about Cathal Ó Searcaigh [...]

I’m one of those old fashioned people who think that language matters.
I care.
It annoys me when people blur the meaning of well-established words, and it annoys me even more when they assign new meanings without  thinking about the consequences.
Why?
Simple.  We have many useful words out there doing a useful job, and when we change their [...]

Seriously. Genuinely.
Honest to God.
I never heard of new media until about half an hour ago when I blundered onto Rick O’Shea’s post about giving a talk on it, but it seems to be … well … this!
It seems to be this shite we all engage in, or am I wrong?
Somebody took the question seriously [...]

UPDATE
I’ve just got the news that the jury have returned a guilty verdict.  I think Brian kearney more than likely did commit murder, but I still think the conviction is unsafe, and I’ve explained why here:
Brian Kearney found guilty
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I don’t know much about this case, and I don’t intend to say anything about the guilt [...]

John Barclay is out of Saturday’s game.

Apparently he was badly cut when a friend sat on a glass he was holding.
Eh, sorry?
He was holding this glass when his friend …
No. Sorry. That picture doesn’t work for me. Let’s try again. He had a glass in his hand, very close to his friend’s arse, and …
Nope! [...]

Well, I searched all over the internet for a good version of the Last Gunfighter Ballad, after leaving the lyrics of it on Sam’s site, uninvited. But I failed, except for a completely shit, censored version on Quantum Leap, sung by Johnny Cash, which I wouldn’t even consider posting. The more I hear [...]

I just collected my tickets for the Ireland-Scotland match.
Woo-hoo!
It’s the Bullet and myself on the road next Saturday, on that never-ending highway. Jest me an’ m’boy. Better record some drivin’ music.
Let’s see now.

Tom Waits is always good. Ol’ 55. Sounds about right.
And Guy Clark, seems appropriate. LA Freeway. Yup.
Hmm. Alabama 3, maybe. Woke Up This [...]

Mr Darwin has abandoned the appalling Blogspot and set up  his own domain. 
You’ll find him HERE.
Please update your blogroll, and if you haven’t listed him already, do it now.
He’s a bit eccentric.  He’s a bit weird.  He’s a bit intense.  He’s a bit drunk.
But he’s our weird, intense, drunk eccentric.

I see Ian Paisley Jr has resigned due to accusations that he was too close to a property developer.

Bertie’s court case isn’t that complicated, you know, when you take a few minutes to look into it.
Will we do that?
Will we just take a minute or two to examine what our Leader is up to?
Right. Well you see, Bertie produced certain documents when demanded by Tribunal, but he also made a statement on [...]