Welcome home.

It wasn’t my idea to come back to Dublin. It was taken out of my hands by some bearded characters standing in the freezing wind on an airstrip in Russia. They had a compelling argument but I thought I was winning them over. That was before they drew out the sawn-off shotgun.

I learned a hard lesson that day: Don’t argue with bearded characters from northern Russia after you have declared your love for their daughter.

Landing in the emerald isle was a real blast. I walked into the Gresham to get myself a room and was escorted off the premises fairly sharpish. After trying everywhere else in this crusted city I was left, somewhat disheveled, with a duffle bag and a smile on the front step of the Maybury Hotel. It’s more a dingy lean-to with cheap pints than a hotel. The lovely Lorna (73) with the great arse settled me in a corner, where I watched the room for a while and deliberated the situation.

Welcome home. Sure.

5 Responses to “Welcome home.”


  1. 1 Dr. Halpinstein March 12, 2008 at 6:58 pm

    Is that meant to be part of the text?

  2. 2 GF. March 13, 2008 at 8:19 am

    Hello Halpinstein. Had a feeling you’d be first to comment.

  3. 3 Dr. Halpinstein March 13, 2008 at 7:13 pm

    Well i have plenty of time to faff about as I live close to the college and the library stays open till 9:30. This is what happens when i don’t have games to occupy me. Take heart though, I’ll be home for the next two week so I can annoy Colm with my nit-picking in person for a while.

  4. 4 darrenbyrne May 21, 2008 at 12:18 pm

    Hmmm! Interesting!


  1. 1 I would very much like you to read this. at E. M. Esq. Trackback on May 20, 2008 at 7:06 pm

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