Category: Daily Prompt

I don’t watch the Olympics anymore, but when I did watch it, it was probably athletics. I’d be particularly interested if someone from Ireland was in a race. But you get all these runners from other countries who try to run faster, and then Ireland lose 😩. The same sort of thing happens in soccer. … Continue reading Athletics

When I was growing up, we had a community centre in my parish. At that time, in Roman Catholic Ireland, most community activities were connected to the church in one way or another. Three things have changed since. Firstly, I became an evangelical Christian when I was 18. I started to see my evangelical church … Continue reading Everything is Broken

This seems like an outdated question, but perhaps the changes are still having an impact. What comes to mind mainly is working from home. But I had already been working from home since 2010. I do remember church services stopping, so I watched online, and I was quite happy to do that. I’m not much … Continue reading Didn’t Need to Do Much Adapting

I discovered Good Morning by the Beatles when I purchased Sgt. Pepper in late 1975. So that’s my title for today 😀. Back then, 1967 seemed a lifetime away. I was only 5 in 1967. But it was just 8 years back – like 2018 is now 8 years back. Anyway, what’s all this got … Continue reading Good Morning Good Morning

Well, in a sense, we’re all unique. What comes to mind is someone who is part of a “tribe” but who doesn’t just blindly follow those around him. They think for themselves, which makes them unique. When I was a teenager, punk rock was big. So many groups just wanted to be punks and jump … Continue reading Thinking for Ourselves

Given that my name is Paul, I already have lots of things named after me, including St. Paul’s cathedral in London. Of course, people will undoubtedly claim that they’re named after the Apostle Paul. It’s true that he’s had a big impact on the world, but maybe someone would like to apply all the “Paul” … Continue reading St. Paul’s Cathedral

Alan Patridge (played by Steve Coogan) makes me laugh out loud from time to time. I found this conversation quite funny, especially given that I’m Irish. Here are another couple of conversations that made me laugh: Maybe not everyone gets his humour, but I don’t really laugh very much at all. But I certainly do … Continue reading Dears More to Ireland Den Dis!

Well, when I was five, there was Batman, James Bond, and cowboy and war films. Perhaps I would have dreamt of being Batman, a cowboy, or a soldier. The real professions that I might have been more aware of were bus or truck drivers and teachers – and perhaps doctors, shopkeepers and farmers . I … Continue reading Batman?

There are many things that most of us don’t understand. I just picked “salvation” because I spent much of my life trying to understand and explain it. Much of the varying opinions in Ireland were addressed in the debates surrounding the 16th Century Reformation. Are we saved by grace alone, through faith alone, or does … Continue reading Salvation

My last job was in technical instructional design, where I developed IT courses. I’ve seen many changes since I started in that field back in 2001. The biggest, most recent change is artificial intelligence (AI). I’m pretty much retired now. I left my job back in 2022, and soon after, ChatGPT became popular. I do … Continue reading In Many Ways