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My Dad and are there fish under that bridge?

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Steve McDonagh

Time ,it is said, is too precious to waste and too precious not to share, life is good so share it. I am not good with time. Henry Thoreau once quipped “Time is a stream I go a-fishing in” and … Continue reading →

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3 Weekend Walks nothing startling but some beautiful “lost” places

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Steve McDonagh

This weekend I have a collection  of 3 walks, the first is the Errigal Train In Glenullin ( http://www.walkni.com/Walk.aspx?ID=144 ) which is a marvellous short 3 mile walk through a remnant of the ancient Irish deciduous woodland beside the River … Continue reading →

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The Ascent of Benbradagh

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Steve McDonagh

Sunday being “Dander Day” I was up and about at 8am having planned a new walk up a local mountain, part of the Sperrins range in County Londonerry about a 15 minutes drive from Casa McDonagh and not that far … Continue reading →

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My Walking year is over and I met my target .. TWICE!

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Steve McDonagh

Well the 10th April is my “End of Year” for walking and back when I got my HTC Desire and started using CardioTrainer I set myself a target of 500 miles walking for the following year. Even with me being … Continue reading →

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The Dunbane Trail Claimed :-)

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Steve McDonagh

It being my Birthday today I decided that my Sunday Dander should be something different so I did some Googling and found a walk I had never done before now 10 miles away from Casa McDonagh. So it was that … Continue reading →

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Photos of early Spring at Downhill

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Steve McDonagh

Went for a bit of a stroll around The Downhil Mussenden Demense this morning and it was the first non-jumpered walk of the year just a tee-shirt and a walking jacket. There are times when I forget just how beautiful … Continue reading →

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Do Faith Schools Fuel Sectarianism?

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Steve McDonagh

I got up early this morning intending to go for my usual longish Sunday dander and on looking out of the window it was in mid deluge, so I got back into bed and caught some extra ZZZZZZzzzz’s to be … Continue reading →

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It is not that often that something raises a tear in my eye…

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Steve McDonagh

But this does … Lucidending has terminal cancer, he is pain and recognizing that his lot will only get worse he has chosen to legally end his own on Tuesday.He was bought an iPad and discovered Reddit and is sharing … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Dander

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Steve McDonagh

Another Sunday has rolled around and as per the last few weekends I pencilled in Sunday morning as the time when I would set out on a nice long plod around this little part of the universe that I call … Continue reading →

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The Etch-A-Sketch Help Desk

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Steve McDonagh

Not quite wikileaks but I was recently passed this from a Friend in a call centre. I think we can all learn quite a lot from this, wise words .. wise words indeed. Q: My Etch-A-Sketch has all of these … Continue reading →

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