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The RTE Music Choice Awards albums of the year the shortlist was announced today. It is an impressive list and there are a few surprises.   I am guessing that ‘Fontaines DC ‘will win as they have been nominated for a Grammy.   I love them, their punk, their anarchic tone and their lyrics.

It has been sometime since any Irish band has been nominated for a Grammy.  Hozier in 2015 for Take me to church was the last time an Irish artist/band was nominated.

The ‘Silverbacks’ and the album ‘Dunkirk’ are shortlisted and are another fav of mine. However, the song ‘Dunkirk’ was released two years ago which is surprisingly.

Even though I love keeping up with new music I have finally conceded that I am no longer cool. And have given up attempting to appear so. I am possibly as cool as Enya head banging to Metallica.

I remember Dara ‘O Brian discussing the same thing in one of his stand up gigs many years ago.  He said that he found it exhausting trying to keep up with new music. Finally accepting that I am a 90’s and Noughties music gal is a relief.

Any bands or singers after these decades have far too many syllables in their names and I just cannot keep up.  Hip hop has taken over.   Whilst I like a bit of Eminem, I cannot listen to it non-stop.  I am off to lament my lack of coolness and to head band to an Enya song. Just because I can.

 

That’s all for now

Stay fab

Adele

 

Image from – https://barkpost.com/humor/magic-eye-dogs/

WPA-Woeful puns alert. The following text contains many woeful puns which will make you cringe and grimace simultaneously. The author is unapologetic in this instance for any offence caused.

 

This is a picture of Buzz that I took earlier.   What do you think?    Seriously though I found it on the internet and found it was too funny not to share.  I mean really?

It is pawsible that the poor animal has no idea that his image is essentially being used as dog porn. If that’s even a thing?  Well maybe it is because I have just said it. Although now that I have just said it, there does seem to be something quite distasteful about it.

I have featured a picture in my blog of my beautiful little dog called ‘Finn’, who at an earlier point in his life, was known as ‘4 balled Finn’.   And not because he was able to catch a lot of balls and juggle them.

Many said that I was barking mad to publish it, but I was furry passionate for veterinary and biological research reasons that the picture be shared.   There are worse picture and videos out there. Like this one from TicTok. Ouch….

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSpsUYqp/

 

That’s all for now

Stay fab

Adele

I bought my brand-new iPhone over a year ago and all has been going well with it. Except for a rather tiresome repetitive message which I receive without fail every fortnight.

It is from ‘Bandon Mart’ telling me of their calf sale.  I have blocked the number several times and bizarrely enough keep receiving their messages.  Is the universe trying to tell me to become a farmer and start either milking or buying or selling cows? Or maybe to date a farmer?

Lately several people I speak to mention that our phones hear everything (unless we have certain features switched off in our settings) That our data is being collected.

I have also heard that there may be a chip in the new vaccine just in case they (whoever ‘they’ are, have not captured enough information).  What’s the point? We are all already chipped, it’s called a ‘mobile phone’, and we carry them around as though our lives depended on it. Have I said something that my phone has interpreted as an unconscious passion for farming?

 

That’s all for now

Stay fab

Adele

 

Let’s scream and shout the vaccine is about.   For those that wish to receive it.  At long last. Although it is probably best not to get hopes up and to manage expectations. I am still unsure as to whether I want to receive it so soon, or at all.   But that is just my own personal view. The roll out is no doubt going to take a little bit longer than anticipated.

For those in dire need, the elderly and the immunocompromised it is a Godsend.  For those of us that had Covid, me included, back in May, I realize that I am just as susceptible as anyone else. That I no longer have the antibodies and of course many unfortunate people have suffered Covid twice.

I have heard that if ALDI were administering the vaccine that we would all have it in no time.  Similarly, if the pubs were to open that this would be another sure-fire way of ensuring that a large majority of the population would also receive it.

With regards the wearing of masks I can see that this might be around for a long time yet.  One of the good side effects of Covid is that the rate of the normal flu has diminished greatly due to the world receiving a masterclass in infection control over the last year.

Sometimes though I notice that the mask wearing can go a little too far. After all, if you are on your own in a car, wearing a mask, shouldn’t the only reason for this be that you are about to rob a bank?

 

That’s all for now

Stay fab

Adele

 

 

 

 

That’s right, I have decided to say ‘Yes’ to everything this year to ensure that I do not pass up any possible exciting opportunities.

48 hours into the New Year and I have said ‘Yes’ to the following

 

1. Editing my comedy script.
2. Accepting cookies on a website. This was particularly difficult as I deliberated for quite some time. Reason being that over the festive season I have developed a taste for mince pies. Having overindulged I was steadfast on New Year’s Eve in giving up sugar.   Hence my reticence at accepting cookies.   They just seem to be everywhere.  Tempting me. Even digitally.
3. I allowed 5 cars in front of me today. Three acknowledged the gesture. The other two did not. Normally if somebody has the good grace to give way to me in traffic I will either wave (if they can see me) or put on my hazard lights for a couple of seconds. In this instance for those that ignored my gesture I said (to myself) ‘Yes, you are a gobshite’.
4. I have said yes to taking down the Christmas decorations

 

And if my previous year’s performance is anything to go by, I know that I will be sorely tempted tomorrow to say ‘Yes’ to giving up the idea of saying ‘Yes’.  I will let you know how I get on.  Or maybe not.  It will depend if I am still in ‘Yes’ mode.

That’s all for now

Stay fab

Adele

 

I came across this poem again yesterday and was reminded of its beauty and power in the first few lines.

They are from the poem ‘Auguries of Innocence’ by William Blake.

 

To see a world in a grain of sand

And heaven in a wild flower

Hold infinity in the palm of your hand

And eternity in an hour

Each line is a paradox describing extremes.  Apparently, Blake was very philosophical and religious and, in this poem, wished to examine man’s relationship with nature and how we can witness God in nature.    The senses of sight and touch are emphasized.

What I love is that I believe we can see a world in a grain of sand.  The sand is from a shell which contained a mollusk, which was essentially the world, to the mollusk.

Following my first of the year sea swim today I was looking at the sand in my hand closely whilst pondering this line. The beauty of the moment was somewhat ruined when a beautiful little dog came over and peed on my chair.

When I turned around another dog had taken a poo beside my swimming bag.  My poetic romantic dreamlike state was swiftly brought crashing back to reality.

Perhaps I can re write it to become

 

To see a world in a grain of sand

Nor the canine’s leavings to understand

 

That’s all for now

Stay fab

Adele

 

11. Patio Puzzle – http://adeleleahy.ie/patio-puzzle/

 

12. Saudi Muff Diving http://adeleleahy.ie/saudi-muff-diving/

 

13. Porn Star Names – http://adeleleahy.ie/porn-star-names/

 

14.SIRI Translation gone wrong – http://adeleleahy.ie/siri-translation-gone-wrong/

 

15, Arseritis – http://adeleleahy.ie/arse-ritis/

Ref-Rogers Profanisaurus ‘Viz’ Magazine

16. The Menopause Minx –http://adeleleahy.ie/the-menopause-minx/

 

17. WARNING-Woeful word play ahead. The Dry Robe surf war. Latest comments from the sea reveal it doesn’t sea the point of any dissension. Just enjoy the seanery. – http://adeleleahy.ie/surf-war/

 

18. Elf on the shelf is officially married. Now called ‘Elf’- http://adeleleahy.ie/elf-on-the-shelf/

 

19.Exercise caution whilst buying Bonsai trees as mine turned into a 75ft oak tree – http://adeleleahy.ie/bonsai-blues/

 

20. Four balled Finn – http://adeleleahy.ie/four-balled-finn/

 

Happy New Year

Here is to 2021

Kicking Covid up the bum

We’ve got this

Although temptation to rebel can be hard to resist 

For those that lost the fight

May we exalt them with our might

Their spirit whispers in our new beginning

In being vulnerable we are winning 

Our planet has had time to breathe

As for so long we fashioned it’s wreath

In isolation we value connection

We reflect and indulge in introspection 

Our suffering can make us stronger 

Can allow kindness and caring to linger

We are stronger in fighting this together 

Our pain will soon be our pleasure 

By

Adele Leahy 

 

 

1. Twatoo – http://adeleleahy.ie/twatoo/

 

2.Six Impossible things before breakfast- http://adeleleahy.ie/six-impossible-things-before-breakfast/

 

3. Time travel machine recall- http://adeleleahy.ie/time-travel-machine-recall/

 

4. STD Bingo –  http://adeleleahy.ie/std-bingo/

 

5. It’s a dog’s life – http://adeleleahy.ie/its-a-dogs-life/

 

6. Scottish for a day – http://adeleleahy.ie/scottish-for-a-day/

 

7. The internet cookies made me put on weight. Nothing else.- http://adeleleahy.ie/cookies/

 

8.  ‘ Bend and snap’ from Legally blonde is an effective and alluring technique for picking up dog poop.- http://adeleleahy.ie/postman-bend-and-snap/

 

9. An unusual street request – http://adeleleahy.ie/unusual-street-request/

 

10.  Sir Sean Connery The Only Bond. – http://adeleleahy.ie/sir-sean-connery-the-only-bond/

 

Having begun my daily blog on October 13^th I have enjoyed sharing with you what makes me smile. Hopefully I have achieved a modicum of success in putting a wry smile on your face. With the year that we have all had staying positive has never been more important. Although testing negative is just as important.  As we go back into what appears to be another strict lock down while we welcome in 2021 my new

 

‘Six impossible things before breakfast will be ‘

1. Get dressed.
2. Walk Buzz and Finn.
3. Ensure Buzz and Finn do not become feral when the postman arrives.
4. Resist updating myself on the latest Covid updates.
5. Be proactive about my new year’s resolutions.
6. Book a flight – anywhere. Just. Anywhere.

 

That’s all for now

Stay fab

Adele

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well, this morning I finally mustered up all of my courage and hopped on the dreaded weighing scales of doom after the annual Christmas blow out.   I stupidly thought that if I made myself anxious enough that I might burn off a few extra calories. But alas that was not to be the case.

It’s presence in my bathroom had been menacing since the day after St. Stephen’s day. I hopped on and hopped off again quite swiftly. I forgot that the best way to weigh myself is to suspend myself slowly from the shower curtain until I reach my desired weight.

 

Afterwards I was greeted by Buzz doing a dance on my bed which was unusual behavior for him at the best of times. He is normally quite chilled unless food, his favorite toy or a walk are on the cards.  He was merely trying to cheer me up. Bless. Or at least that is my analysis of the situation and I am sticking to it.

I eventually figured out that he had become accustomed to this apparatus that I stood on weekly and that it was obviously some kind of mood machine. No shit Sherlock.  He could tell that when I stepped off it, I was either elated or deflated (or inflated if weight had been put on).  The latter being the case this morning.  Anyhoo, here’s to next week when the mood machine will put a smile on my face.

 

That’s all for now

Stay fab

Adele

 

Image from

www.bored panda.com

 

There has been much talk of late surrounding celebrities that use photo shopping on their images.   There appears to be a very active group of photo shopping police who can ascertain whether an image has been altered by examining the angles surrounding the person in the image.  Are they using spirit levels? Who knows?  One of the male reality stars was not happy with the shape of his nostrils in his photo and apparently altered them to such a degree that they were practically erased.

The photo shopping police likened him to Voldemort from Harry Potter.   Poor ole Voldemort must have had an awful time of it when he had a cold.

I get how it can be misleading when images have been altered to such a degree where the actual person is almost recognizable.  Mingled with the popularity of cosmetic surgery it is always interesting for me to see the ‘before’ and ‘after’ images.

I must admit that I am a sucker for these.  When cosmetic surgery has been done well and the celebrity still looks like themselves only a younger version, I can only admire the surgeon who performed the work.

I had my sea swim today and my friend took a photo of me coming out of the sea.  I decide to try photo shopping.  And here is the result. They say I looked like Ursula Andress.

What do you think? I may have gone overboard? I am not sure if I have quite got the hang of this photo shopping?

That’s all for now

Stay fab

Adele