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The pubs open early in Nashville, and not just for cures. The musicians play full sets all morning long, and me used to entertainers who stay in bed late. The pubs are strict enough at the door. I was asked for ID for the first time in 40 years. The driver’s licence wasn’t accepted. Like I said, they’re very strict in Nashville.
I bought my house 32 years ago for around €50,000. At that time my earnings were €12,000 per annum, which represented an average wage. Fast forward 32 years, the average wage in Ireland is now €45,000. However, my house is now valued at €550,000. So, wages have increased less than four-fold, while property has increased eleven-fold.
“You’re shook looking,” said the sad-story woman who told me rain was on the way on a sunny St Patrick’s Day. You know the type. The sky is blue. It’s warm at last. Blouse buttons that haven’t been opened since October draw in the first rays like Newgrange, and out she comes with “We’ll pay for this yet” or “You can get sandbags up at the council” or “There’s a status yellow on the way”.
Is it possible to be a sinner and a saint on the same day? None of us can be good all the time. On February 14 just past, Valentine’s Day was held on Ash Wednesday. We were tested. The choice was penance or romance. I’d be all for married priests and nuns, women priests, gay people, sex before and after marriage. Up with that sort of thing.
Elon Musk is developing some sort of device that will control our brains, so when someone asks “How’s the health?” and you reply “I’m not myself today”, could it be you’re not yourself because you’re someone else? Maybe your head has been hacked by aliens with technology far superior to Musk’s brain implant.