nature
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The Gay Bar Song and Toxic Masculinity: The Psychological Split That’s Destroying Both Men and the Earth
In June 2003 the band Electric Six released their debut album Fire. I still have that album lying around somewhere. One of the songs on that album was called Gay Bar in which the music video depicted Abraham Linclon in… Continue reading
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An Argument with AI, Planting Potatoes and Trees while Empathising with an Ancient Goddess
Everyone seems to be talking about it, the rain. I heard some expert on the weather stating that it’s being raining somewhere in Ireland for the last 61 days. There is some signs that spring has arrived. We are starting… Continue reading
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Date night with Blindboy and Professor Daisy Fancourt, How Art helped me Deal with a Stutter as a Child, and How Nature is Now my Safe Place as an Adult.
Last week we headed to Belfast to a live podcast. I listen to the Blindboy podcast weekly and for Christmas my partner got us tickets to see him live. Again, like my trip to Co. Offaly the other week, I… Continue reading
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When the Cailleach Lingers: Honouring Brigid Between Winter and Spring
We celebrated St. Brigid’s Day a little differently than last year. Last year, I gathered rushes and sought the expertise of my aunt to learn how to make the St. Brigid’s cross, which I then passed on to my partner… Continue reading