Writing in the Yarns section

Assorted anecdotes and tales of events.

• Detweeted: Spammers do not deserve rights >> Wed 25 October 2023 >> unsociable media, twitter, happenings online,

  Suspended from Twitter for speaking my mind to cryptocurrency scammers.

• Pavement in Galway, 2023 >> Sun 03 September 2023 >> travel, ireland, music, concerts,

  Visiting Galway and a report from the Pavement concert on the 24th July 2023 at the Galway International Arts Festival.

• When A King Is Crowned >> Sat 01 July 2023 >> modern woes, northern ireland, photos, britain, monarchism, carrickfergus, coronation 2023,

  A solemn occasion is sullied by children's entertainers, only for the new King to have his revenge.

• ATMenace >> Thu 24 November 2022 >> told-from-outside, belfast, finance, travel,

  An attempt to retrieve my bank balance did not go to plan.

• Surmounting Donard >> Sat 16 July 2022 >> witnessed-outside, mountaineering, northern ireland,

  My first incursion into the Mournes.

• A Tale of Proxy Avoidance >> Tue 12 April 2022 >> told-from-the-past, education, sysadmin, computing, school days, 2007,

  How I circumvented the content filtering during my schooldays, only then to have my humble solution itself circumvented.

• Sighting Seagulls >> Tue 22 March 2022 >> music, belfast, concerts,

  An evening was well spent with the famed Finnish bluegrass group Steve 'n' Seagulls.

• A Socially Isolated Message >> Mon 06 December 2021 >> danders, witnessed-outside, photos,

  What for me will be the most enduring image of the Covid-19 pandemic.

• The Belligerent Bin >> Mon 29 November 2021 >> told-from-the-past, told-from-the-household, government,

  You should always view a property before moving, but no-one says to check the bins.

• Opening the Armoury >> Wed 06 October 2021 >> told-from-the-past, education, sysadmin, computing,

  A story from my university days of a run-in with the head of IT.

• Peculiar Sightings of Birds, Part I >> Sat 25 September 2021 >> danders, witnessed-outside, wildlife,

  There are few creatures quite as industrious as the bird. A few of their deeds are shared here.

• Slaying Rainbows >> Thu 05 August 2021 >> danders, witnessed-outside, photos,

  While on a walk, I looked inside an abandoned building. There I sighted a reminder of my past musical taste.

• Wading over the waves >> Tue 27 July 2021 >> danders,

  Thanks to a rented nautical craft, I was able to pass over the top of the waves. Though this tale would not continue as blissfully as intended.

• Cistern of a Down >> Thu 08 July 2021 >> told-from-the-household, mishaps,

  At first I thought my windows were self-washing, but upon investigation it emerged that one of my house's vital organs were imperiled.