Adrian Phelan
Post 18
What’s cooking | The year in review| The John Bishop Filim| Pearly Whites| The Irish Traitors| The charity bit| Goodbye and thanks| Links to previous posts
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AI proper roasting
I know it shouldn’t feel like an event when I cook, but I did another roast gammon on Sunday, and it was delicious. Practice makes perfect is not a lie. It’s fair to say I had to cook over the stated times on the pack, and what AI had told me, however the latter helped me make perfect roast potatoes, veg and Yorkshire puddings. AI might take our jobs, but it certainly does help make the perfect roast; and a decent sticky toffee pudding too.
Season’s greetings in the rain
The animals were roaming in pairs where I live, on Tuesday. It was a horrendous walk to the station. And very cold as well. We’re prone to flooding and I once had to take my shoes and socks off to get under the railway bridge, which frequently becomes a natural paddling pool. If you ever see me doing that when it hasn’t rained however, just politely smile, and move on
But we’re in the last week of January now, and before we know it, it will be Valentine’s Day, then St Patrick’s Day, Easter and can I take the opportunity to wish you a Happy Christmas for next December. The pubs and restaurants will be advertising it in six months. The turkeys usually arrive in our local farm shop in August with a couple of them getting nervous around Thanksgiving. But enough about that for now, I haven’t yet moaned about there being Easter eggs in the shops already. Although I did spot a Maltesers one I have my eye on if you’re buying.
The film bit
I saw ‘Is This Thing On?’ on Friday. It’s good. I read two, three-star reviews in advance, and three stars is a fair rating, compared to other films that have come out this season. I think it loses two stars because it is a bit disjointed, and the jokes that the main character tells in his stand-up routines are a bit odd. Again, it’s not one you have to see at the cinema. But it will make for good viewing when it comes on d’telly at Christmas.
Dentist
I went to the dentist on Wednesday. I have more fillings than teeth, so there’s very little actual tooth matter left to treat. Because of that I haven’t needed a filling for a few years, and I thought I might have needed one this time because of a slight chip. But it was too small to be a concern for now. However, I did get the sales talk on my future options; one of which being an £800 crown which could also by its very nature lead to the requirement for root canal treatment. However, where it is, I think a basic silver filling will do. For now. It will fit in with the other 20 I have.
I Swear, The Traitors is good
I was listening to Irish breakfast radio this week and there was a report of complaints to the BBC in Britain about the amount of swearing there is in the Irish version of The Traitors. The long and the short of it is that you will never get 30 Irish people together and not have swearing. We can’t help it. And we’re not British.
When the smoking ban came in in Ireland (the first country in the world to introduce it), all people spoke about for a year was the smell of BO and stale farts. England just didn’t have that problem. You’re too polite. If anything, you farted less in public when the smoking ban came in.
So, I’m not surprised about the swearing, and I’m not surprised about the complaints either. It’s what makes us different, and there’s nothing wrong with that.
Do Good Well
World Interfaith Harmony Week caught my eye today so I’m promoting it in this week’s charity section. I love the description which says, Spreading harmony and tolerance between the world’s religions and those with no faith.
I’m the latter but value diversity so if you can support in any way, please do.
Thank you thank you
As ever, if you haven’t scrolled on before this bit, then thank you.
I hope you’re enjoying the posts and if you are, please have a think if there is anyone in your network who needs capacity in my skills area. Here is my CV,
I will see you next week.
Adrian
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