I’m proud of my hometown, though like most Dubs, I despair of the place on a fairly regular basis. Usually when walking down one of our many filthy streets. ‘Dirty Old Town’ is actually about Salford in the UK, but … Continue reading
“Few things are so liberally bestowed, or squandered with so little effect, as good advice.” said Dr Johnson (Yeah, the guy with the Dictionary… thanks Blackadder!). It’s as true today as it was when he wrote it in 1758. No … Continue reading
It’s time to wear a beret, smoke a Gauloise and cycle past a roadblock with a note to ‘la Resistance’ hidden in a baguette. As well as being fond of ludicrous stereotypes I am also, as regular readers will be aware, … Continue reading
Ho Ho Ho. ‘It’s Christmas’ as Noddy Holder of Slade is prone to shrieking like a demented banshee around this time of year. There won’t be any of him in this first Christmas list though. I’m only going to focus … Continue reading
For those of you who are new to Seven-tunes, every seven lists I come up with the best seven suggestions from the previous lists. I cobble together the feedback from the site, facebook, twitter and – that other great social … Continue reading
Boo! It being the season for ‘things that go bump in the night’ – I started to look into a general Halloween themed list. As is often the case when putting these things together it quickly became apparent that the focus needed to be … Continue reading
It’s only when you start to look into it that you realise how important folk tales, myths and legends are in contemporary culture. There’s a whole selection to draw upon from the Greeks, Romans, Druids and beyond and modern life … Continue reading
We’re not the only ones who sing and we aren’t really all that good at it when compared to some of nature’s finest. I actually started this post thinking that I’d write about songs with birds in the title or … Continue reading
Ring Ring Ring. It’s for you-oooohhh. Telephones are ubiquitous – especially since they went mobile. You’ve probably got one in your pocket or on the table right now. Or maybe you’re even reading this on your phone while sitting on … Continue reading
This latest post is all about hitting the open road and well…er driving a car. Since it’s a subject I know next to nothing about I thought it was time I handed over to someone who does… Hello, my name … Continue reading
Samuel Johnson wrote “when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.” That was back in 1777, but these days the very same could apply to New … Continue reading
There’s an old Gary Larson cartoon which depicts the afterlife. In one panel there’s a queue of people being greeted with angels saying ‘welcome to heaven, here’s your harp’. In the other panel devils say ‘welcome to hell, here’s your … Continue reading
