Alan FitzGerald - Practice Connections

Dirty day, dirty water, clean fun

Ordinary Man rings truer now than ever before

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How pop band A-ha inspired Norway's electric car revolution The band imported one of Norway's first EVs and launched a campaign of civil disobedience.

I love the story of how the band, AHA "sparked' the EV revolution in Norway

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Great bubbles, lousy taste...

YouTube video by Johnny Carson Don Rickles Pranks Frank Sinatra | Carson Tonight Show

This clip always makes me laugh; Don Rickles pranks Frank Sinatra

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Some sing low, some sing higher
Some sing out loud on the telephone wire

I'm reminded of the apocryphal leader declaring: "We will open this country up to democracy - anyone who stands in our way will be crushed..."

The artists are always first up against the wall...

Mia san mia!

Getting back into woodworking after a many year hiatus, finished my 1st project, a Moxon vice yesterday. Pretty happy considering what I had available.

There goes my investment strategy of sinking savings into an Iron Lung start-up...

It has since closed, but I always liked the honesty of this venue's opening hours...

There Is Power in a Union

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My folks bought outdoor furniture from them 20+ years ago that is as good today as it was when bought

Music Critics Already Calling Taylor Swift’s Eventual Divorce Album The Greatest Of All Time NOT LONG after passing on their congratulations to Taylor Swift on her engagement to NFL player Travis Kelce, music critics couldn't help but anoint the pop star's future divorce album as possibly the best album …

Music Critics Already Calling Taylor Swift's Eventual Divorce Album The Greatest Of All Time https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/08/27/music-critics-already-calling-taylor-swifts-eventual-divorce-album-the-greatest-of-all-time/

In her eyes.

I just want to see a picture of his knuckles for the alleged tattoo.

Monty Python satirised this in the 1970s

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Aaaaah 9A. My old friend...

Tucker Carlson’s answer to masculinity's supposed crisis? ‘Testicle tanning' | Sam Wolfson Reducing the problems facing American men to their testosterone levels is too stupid even for Carlson

What ever happened to those testicle tanners...?

Failed to breed? (with any luck...)

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Another swimmer captured this video today. 3°C outside temp, about 10°C water temp, with some cooler spots, sand that felt like f'ing snow, about 1.5/1.6km (I added on a bit), glorious start to the day.

So it goes.

Interpretation is the revenge of the intellect upon art. Susan Sontag

Despite being in tech, I wear an analog watch - not even automatic, a wind-up one - love it. No 'bings' and is right twice per day when I forget to wind it...

In Australian football parlance, "Australia has the full support of the board..."

I've added one from my Waterford days from the 1980s...