Racing

Things might get tricky for Sinn Fein if they are found to have connections to the big money laundering operation uncovered by the Garda today. What with Republicans being implicated in the murder of Robert McCartney things have not been going their way recently.

happiness and Distraction

Some say happiness is what humans seek in life. I'm convinced its not. I think its distraction we crave. Take me for example today. I did some good work and was feeling happy as Larry off early downtown to visit my favourite library after having a sausage, egg and bacon soda. What do I do? Check the share price of Bioprogress on my mobile. It had gone up another 3 points. A nervous kind of impulsion overtakes me. I feel I have to buy these shares because they WILL go up tomorrow. I take myself in hand saying 'Don't chase money...it only leads to ruin and a wasted life'. But my piece of mind is destroyed. If we were programmed to seek happiness all the time I don't think I would have put myself through this.

Spent a pleasureable afternoon reading the Irish Naturalist of 1915. The guys who wrote in these periodicals were true naturalists - people like Praeger and Scharff really knew their flora and fauna.
In 1915 the last native Golden Eagle was shot in Mayo. The previous year another had been shot at Ardara.

You Are Me and I am You and We are all One

I used to see this written on a wall every day I travelled up the Antrim Road from school. I think it is a basic truth. We are all of the same essence even though life and circumstance have shaped us differently. Our basic consciousness is the same. It is this consciousness that we sometimes (rarely in my case) grasp when we meditate.
Successfully through to my second week without gambling. I can feel a difference. I can feel myself focussing more on my work and on things that are important. I still visit share bulletin boards out of curiosity - perhaps also to perversely test myself.
Liz has done three seperate pregnancy tests all of which were positive although the line is faint. However the hormone level should increase during this week.
Its strange being in work alone knowing that Brad shared the same space only a week or so ago and now is gone forever. I get a feeling we're just on different sides of some great valley.
The anti-road campaigners are going to be allowed to submit evidence to the Oireachtas inquiry. This is good news as the narrow terms of reference were being used to exclude them up to now.