Norman Pricklethorn is one of the world’s amateur worriers, a professional overthinker, and reigning champion of his local community centre’s “Catastrophize Like a Pro!” workshop, woke at precisely 6:03 a.m., as he always did. He stretched, rubbed his eyes, and reached for his pride and joy: The List. In Norman’s head it was always written…
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Lucien from CAP
I have just completed a compulsory “Business Ethics” course which has a “Moral Dillema” quiz at the end. Which set me to wondering what if there was a department of ethical dilemmas that monitored our choices.. This story formed in my head .. You can see if if you click READ MORE 🙂 or you can listen here
Christmas shopping has changed
A 2025 Shopping trip in late November reminds me of the shoppiing trips in the 70’s which were markedly different in Northern ireland , find out what I mean by clicking “Read More”
Saturdays from long ago remembered
I remember Saturday afternoons from long ago and I smile .. click read more to find out why
Silence is a good thing
Conn and the Pearl of the Drowned House
A retelling of story of the meremaid of the North Coast of Ireland and her otter Conn and a trip to Rathlin from he perspective of Conn, first of the Irish Otters or madraí uisce in Gaelic
Memories of trips to see Takabuti in Belfast
I was reminded today about the Ulster Mseum in Belfast and the trips I was taken on at school , the one abiding memory is of the Egytian Mummy Takabuti .. click Read More below
How the land endures
One of my many walks is “up trostan” on the Antrim Plateau. it used to be a hive of industy but now only fading remnants remain, hinting at a more industrial past. Click Read More to see my thoughts
Sitting with my mother in the days before her death
As my mother’s long life was ending we in the family made sure she was not alone and we sat wither her in shifts. As I sat this occured to me. Click read more to see the details
The Camus Ballaun Stone and wishing.
There is quiet bend in the River bann not far from where I live. There is an old church yard and it contains a “Wishing Stone” or Ballaun. These are my thoughts click Read More to see them 🙂