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Opera and Football
Operas end in death whereas football ends in ad breaks. Opera is drama set to music, comprising vocal pieces with orchestral accompaniment and overtures. The great operas are acclaimed for…
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The Fairytale of New York
Once upon a time a girl named Emma was born in a faraway land, called Canada, to faraway parents, Chinese mother, Romanian Father, both finance people. When Emma was two,…
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Wimbledon,
The Greatest.
Wimbledon, the greatest tennis tournament in the world. Says who? Says the BBC, the British Broadcasting Corporation. Wimbledon the greatest, because it’s Wimbledon by name. The other three grand slams…
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Wimbledon and Royalty
‘You cannot be serious!’ The Wimbledon Gentlemen’ Singles dates from prehistoric times when men were gentlemen and wore long togs and diligently observed the Kipling line embalmed above the club…
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A sporting weekend…
One of the endearing Irish traits is the propensity for gross generalisation and wild exaggeration. Take Johnny Sexton, the captain of the Irish rugby team who after Ireland beat the…
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The Meeting by the Lake
We became friends on Facebook nearly a year ago. Over that time both of us discovered that we had similar tastes in music and books, and of course, sports. We…
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Reading Ulysses in Mullingar Cathedral
Persecution, says Bloom, all the history of the world is full of it. Perpetuating national hatred among nations. What is your nation, if I may ask, says the citizen. Ireland,…
On the Road to Damascus
Telling the story risks nothing … wanting to become the story only invites trouble. Two men. One, a failed writer from London looking for excitement through conflict tourism. The other,…
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Early Morning Rain
A child running A picture of innocence The pink of cherry blossoms Reflecting off the water Memories of Japan Rain in the distance The mountain in the background Freedom and…
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The Canal Walk
A walk along the Canal On a spring day On my beloved's arm We stroll along the wind in the rushes The paint of the lock keeper's cottages We spot…
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