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I see he's a big fan of Anthony De Mello, a man almost outlawed by the present Pope!

I find the whole mysticism and psychobabble thing very strange for an "ordinary man" from Tyrone. Is it real or does he surround himself in this so he can coin it in as a motivational speaker?

[who writes about the 'Disease of me']

The jist is this:

Mickey begins the chapter on 2004 talking about some life philosopher who writes about the 'Disease of me', i.e someone who thinks that their opinion/worth can rise from 20% input to 80% after a successful event. He then coldly moves on to Paddy Tally. To summarise, Paddy (according to MH) was talking to players about tactics and line-ups which was outside of his remit. Mickey began to take tighter control of training affairs as he didn't trust PT and after a few aborted attempts in September, he finally told Tally his services were not needed. It was probably the coldest, and most calculated, example we have to describe Mickey's single-mindedness in the book.

I think you can infer who Tally was talking about.

Remember it being mentioned on a course. Think it is by former Lakers coach Pat Riley.

Hard to beat the Gateway to the Glens.

Larne.

Some town. The Glens are nicely bookended by Larne and Bushmills.

[Jade Goody's death]

1. Michael Jackson's death.
2. Stephen Gately's death.
3. Jade Goody's death.
4. Heath Legder's death.
5. Patrick Swayze's death.

Still dont think she is dead

Time is a great healer Minder.

He has to give it up now. Was never a boxer anyway.

Will be involved in a digging match near you, very soon.

BTW, fcuk all wrong with his arm.


Hard luck.

Missed his chance in first fight. He'll regret not emptying him then when he had him.

If the stupid big hoor gets a chance to put Sexton's lights out tonight hopefully he takes it this time!

The other destinations in no particular order were:
The Mournes
Portstewart
The North Coast
Ballycastle
Newcastle
The Fermanagh Lakes
Enniskillen
Belfast

In case I'm very much mistaken The North Coast could have taken in Ballycastle and the two Ports.

Unbelieveable really.

Ballycastle is a shithole (not only when us Frankies head up to Silvercliffs).
A horrible wee town.

Newcastle - Even worse.

I really don't understand the attraction with either Portrush or Newcastle. The only people I've ever heard raving about them have been prods. Why?

The other destinations in no particular order were:
The Mournes
Portstewart
The North Coast
Ballycastle
Newcastle
The Fermanagh Lakes
Enniskillen
Belfast

In case I'm very much mistaken The North Coast could have taken in Ballycastle and the two Ports.

The good people of loyalist Ulster crossed the border tonight into Donegal. In at #10 in the top ten weekend destinations. That shithole Portrush was top.

Donegal is a far, far better spot than portrush.

Really? Went to Letterkenny once and a Ballinascreen man was pishing in the street. He got a hammering for it, to be fair.

To be fair Letterkenny isn't representative of Donegal or any other county for that matter. It is let down by the fact that it is full of hill folk from Tyrone and Derry at the weekend. The combination of bright lights, alcopops and actual live women has an overpowering effect.

(1967 - When asked if he would like to visit the Soviet Union) "The *******s murdered half my family.."

To which I would retort: You b**tards have murdered half my country.

If Joe Stalin had been in charge at the time, he'd have taken the lot of them out.

Ah yes, Stalin...another of Her Majesty's esteemed allies.

He was dead before she was Queen.

The good people of loyalist Ulster crossed the border tonight into Donegal. In at #10 in the top ten weekend destinations. That shithole Portrush was top.

Just another day in paradise.

Thanks Maggie and zig,
some life changes in one year let me tell you!
Older... Check
Wiser... Working on it.

I'm a clampit. I read from the start without registering the dates and thought jeez talk about bad luck losing another job around his birthday! Obviously that was last year.

Happy birthday fella.

Agree to a degree hereiam. Personally think that the racketeering/profiteering  that styled itself as "The Farmers' Market" some years ago turned people off the concept of local produce.

Still though will always try and buy the local Strawberries/Potatos from the side of the road during the Summer.

Same. Local doesn't mean better. Most local farmers concentrate of quantity rather than quality.

I know a man who retired from his job as a DofA inspector a few years ago and he told me he hasn't eaten chicken in years after what he has seen on the job. Small farmers on the continent are supplying to local farmers markets and shops and therefore don't need to farm intensively and introduce the shoddy practices that follow (pumping animals full of antibiotics, cheap fodder etc.). I think with subsidies etc. we don't have the same artisanal (is that a word?) practices that they have on the contient.

1. 9/11
2. Tsunami
3. 25/05/05
4. Omagh
5. Hillsborough