From Cork with Love Adventure: Recent Episodes
Paul H O'Mahony (Cork)
Adventures from Cork Ireland (a small island in the Atlantic Ocean - off the West Coast of Europe) - Hyperlocal podcasting with host poet Paul O’Mahony - Be warned the language is fluid & melodic + value-laden & political - This is for people who crave detail: often there's drama & opera - stuff about depression & resurrection - dog-walking & fatherhood - poetry & fantasy. You'll find this podcast predictably imaginative - Paul trusts. ————————— Contact Paul at http://showandtellcommunications.net/ Tweet him @ https://mobile.twitter.com/omaniblog
"Buck Mulligan frowned at the lather on his razonblade ... O, an impossible person! he exclaimed."
This is a reading of about five pages from the start of James Joyce's novel.
There are a few words that are new to me: "scutter" - "Epi oinopa ponton" - "Thalatta" - "hyperborean" - "breeks" - "Dottyville" - "oxy" - "jalap" - "Ades of Magdalen" - "motes of grasshalms" - "omphalos" - "Lalouette"
Recorded on 4th June - #AudioMo Day 4 - in Lagos, Portugal
Nik Lakhani drives the conversation - innuendo after innuendo awaits you. The identity of the champion of New Zealand is almost revealed. Paul O'Mahony & Nik travelling into Galway - past signs to Loughrea (where there is a Toastmasters club) & Ardrahan (where the cheese comes from).
Warning: there is no swearing in this episode.
Warning: this episode is all football. There's a lot of excitement. Noise too. "How is your heartbeat Nik Lakhani?" Recorded during the live penalty shoot-out between Liverpool & Chelsea. You hear Nik call it. Paul O'Mahony asks Nik "Who should take the penalties?" You hear every single penalty from inside the Muskerry Arms pub in Blarney village. Ted Mellamphy's delighted.
There may be some swearing. #TheLakhaniRoadshow
In Muskerry Arms Pub in Blarney Village - the excitement overwhelms Nik Lakhani, Ted Mellamphy & Paul O'Mahony. Will Liverpool beat Chelsea? You hear the sound of a rowdy public house. The topic: "How are you feeling about your team today?" You hear Nik's response. You also hear Nik say "I have to come back to Blarney".
"What do you think of the Guinness" asks Paul. "Are you going to keep on drinking Bulmer's cider?" The conversation jumps on to Uzbekistan - especially Uzbekistanian apples.
Over lunch in Macroom, Co Cork Ireland - Nik Lakhani entertains Moira O'Brien & Paul O'Mahony
Episode One of "THE LAKHANI ROADSHOW" - You hear lunchtime humour.
Distinguished Toastmaster Nik Lakhani, Distinguished Toastmaster Moira O'Brien, and Paul O'Mahony laughing, eating & chatting in the Castle Hotel Macroom, County Cork, Ireland.
Coming to you from Paul O’Mahony’s KITCHEN- followed by the sound of being inside his local CAFÉ BEVA
You hear snippets of “The News” from RTE radio (the national radio station) plus Louis the English Setter drinking plus Paul O’Mahony making a cup of big-standard tea with Super Milk
25th October 2021 is World Opera Day. Paul O’Mahony introduces you to some of what’s going on around the world, including the voices of opera people & some of the greatest operatic tenors
You hear Paul O’Mahony talking about the work he’s doing with a client. The client (let’s call her Jo) wants to raise her profile via LinkedIn.
On Saturday 21 November 2020 #Congregation2020 took place in the village of Cong, on the border of Galway & Mayo. People huddled together. They made meaning. Together they imagined #Society3.0. From the luxury of their internet they communicated. This short story happened late at night - after the poetry. This is the voice of Paul O’Mahony
The book is "People Powered - how communities can supercharge your business, brand, and teams" by Jono (Jonathan) Bacon, published by HarperCollins (Leadership) 2019.
The un-conference website is www.congregation.ie
Congregation 2019 starts on Friday 22 November and ends on Sunday 24 November 2019.
An unrepresentative Irish man (Paul O'Mahony) talks in an unrepresentative Irish kitchen in the Cork suburb of Glanmire.
The most memorable bit is when he drinks a tea which he calls "Bog-standard". Otherwise - you hear Irish national news on RTE 1
(recorded on 14 November 2019)
13 November 2019
in which Paul O'Mahony reveals he's been procrastinating and celebrates a just-in-time (JIT) submission of tax return.
This episode starts with Paul O'Mahony's mistake. Recorded & shared first on the LIMOR app.
Paul O'Mahony begins with a mistake. Sean O'Casey didn't say or write "Work is the curse of the drinking classes".It may have been Oscar Wilde? **Frank Harris? Irish Barrister? Wilton Lackaye? Margaret Waters? Well-Known Young Clubman? Gustav Traub? Mike Romanoff? Samuel George Blythe? Arthur M. Binstead? Anonymous?
Roger Overall is Paul's great friend and collaborator**
Recorded on 8th November 2019
6 November 2019 - Day 6 of NaPodPoMo
Begins with the story of Paul O'Mahony's experience of reading Nini Herman's book "My Kleinian Home". Moves on to the story of why Paul has made so much audio since 2012.
Day 5 - 5th November 2019
Recorded in his kitchen while eating pineapple - by Paul O'Mahony.
This is Day 4
Paul O'Mahony recorded this while walking in a local park in Glanmire Cork Ireland. Walking with Louis, an English Setter, by the bank of our local tributary of the Glashnabuoy which flows into the big river Lee, which flows through the city of Cork into the Atlantic Ocean.
This is Day 3
of the international audio - podcasting challenge on Sunday 3rd of November. Paul O'Mahony talks about what he'll find hard and why.
The topic is book-reading - particularly what Paul is reading every day.
Book No 1 is by Rachel Corbett
The extraordinary story of one of the most fruitful friendships in modern arts and letters.
Rainer Maria Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet is one of the most beloved books of the twentieth century. It has sold millions of copies and inspired generations with its galvanizing wisdom on how to lead an artistic life. In You Must Change Your Life, debut author Rachel Corbett tells the remarkable, long-buried story of where Rilke’s ideas originated.
In 1902, Rilke broke and suffering from writer’s block, accepted a commission to go to Paris to research and write a short book about the sculptor Auguste Rodin. The two were almost polar opposites: Rodin in his sixties, notoriously carnal, revered; Rilke in his twenties, delicate, unknown. Nonetheless, they fell into an instantaneous friendship and would work closely together as master and disciple for the next few years, as Rodin showed Rilke how to become the writer he wished to be.
(from introduction on Amazon)
Book No 2 is by the German philosopher Peter Sloterdijk.
In his major investigation into the nature of humans,
Peter Sloterdijk presents a critique of myth - the myth of the return of religion. For it is not religion that is returning; rather, there is something else quite profound that is taking on increasing significance in the present: the human as a practising, training being, one that creates itself through exercises and thereby transcends itself. Rainer Maria Rilke formulated the drive towards such self-training in the early twentieth century in the imperative 'You must change your life'.
Originally published: 2009
The History of NaPodPoMoIn 2007, 50 podcasters participated in the first-ever National Podcast Post Month aka NaPodPoMo. Created by Jennifer Navarrete as an answer for an audio version to other 30 day challenges happening in the month of November.
NaPodPoMo is a month-long event along the same vein as National Novel Writing Month aka NaNoWriMo. The difference? Well, instead of writing a 50,000-word novel, you podcast every day for 30 days from November 1st-30th.
Use any platform you desire. From full production studio to iPhone app and just about anything in between. The goal of NaPodPoMo is to use the challenge of podcasting daily as a form of podcasting bootcamp.
For some, NaPodPoMo may be their first foray into podcasting. For others, it is a chance to try out a new platform or start another show. There are no hard and fast rules as to how you do this. If on November 30th you have recorded 30 shows, then you win.
What do you get for winning?
Isn’t a virtual high five and a sense of accomplishment enough? Oh, all right. Here’s the shiny. -> ->
Thanks to Laura Ross aka @flyswatter you will have earned the right to show the world this nifty NaPodPoMo badge on your site. Nice, huh?
At the end of it all who knows what else you will have won. Maybe you will discover a new way to record or a new show format. Whatever happens and however you decide to participate in NaPodPoMo, the key is to have fun.
In which @omaniblog (Paul O’Mahony) greets people fondly - recorded with special thanks to @SM2N (Simon). This is mainly about the old days on @Audioboo - with a little @LimorApp on the side
Welcome
Recorded on Royal Portrush Golf Club during Sunday.
Day 4 of The Open starts with coffee & croissant -
Disaster on the 1st hole of final round -
Towards & on to the 4th with Dylan Ashley Frittelli (South Africa) -
On the 4th with Kuchar & Noren (both must be disappointed) -
Too much beer drinking on the course? Hole 5 & 6 -
Rain is getting heavier as Stenson hits a wonder pitch -
It’s pouring rain around the 6th green & strong wind too -
"I can’t take anymore - I'm off for shelter" -
Around the 18th at 5:57pm -
My obsessive excessive streak - reflecting on the experience.
Thanks for listening, goodbye for now.
Welcome
Recorded at Castlerock & Royal Portrush Golf Clubs
In the Castlerock clubhouse after playing golf with a father & son from New York, a bit of our conversation
Welcome back to Royal Portrush at 16:15 on Saturday -
After meeting Miguel Ángel Jiménez & Darren Clarke - Up the 1st hole at 16:25
Paul's on 12th With Jon Rahm & Patrick Reed
On 12th & 13th with Justin Rose & Brooks Koepka
Tommy Fleetwod on 12th hole
With Shane Lowry up 14th hole
Leaving The Open after Saturday, with Shane Lowry 4 shots clear after an amazing 63
Welcome
THE OPEN CHRONICLES begins here
The conversation in Limerick
Almost a disaster with Booking.com
Getting up for Day 1 of The Open
Irish voices in the B&B over breakfast on Friday (Day 2)
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Recorded in Portrush, Northern Ireland
Arriving in Portrush for The Open on Friday
Paul will have a free golf lesson later today
Paul can use LIMOR @TheOpen for first time
On the putting green with Harrington
Beside 1st hole as the Harrington group plays
On 13th tee with JB Holmes, Ernie Els & Abraham Ancer
Alongside 14th green with Ancer, Holmes & Els
Playing on to 17th green (Ancer, Els & Holmes) at 13:55
The 18th: JB Holmes leading, Lowry 2nd - will Ancer make the cut?
Hanging out in a big tent with a woman who doesn't play golf
After the golf lesson, Sheltering from rain in Village Deli & Coffee Shop - Lowry in the lead
Whisky-tasking with Loch Lomond - delightful experience
Welcome
Approaching Lahinch - driving through Ennistymon or Ennistimon
Recorded in Lahinch, Co Clare, Munster, Ireland
Parking the car
The atmosphere in Kenny's Bar on Friday evening
Live Music in Kenny's Bar
More live music in Kenny's
Saturday morning chatting
Walking the links : grass, flowers, family & players
On 17th hole on Saturday - a birdie & a par
The tented village has music
Main Street in Lahinch just before 1am
"I need a decent fried breakfast in Danny Mac’s"
Raw recording of a noisy breakfast
My nephew from Canada tells golf story at breakfast
On the 13th hole Lee Westwood & Abraham Ancer
Short chat with Abraham Ancer at end of Irish Open
Presenting the Irish Open Trophy to winner Jon Rahm
That's the adventure: Goodbye for now
“There are no scooters in Cork” - declares Paul O’Mahony who’s lived in Cork for 13 years. “Scooters rule the roads in Italy” declares Paul who’s been to Puglia - for the wedding of his son Ben to Emma - and to Sorrento (close to Naples) for a holiday. “Cork & Naples should twin?”
This adventure begins with the sound of Paul O'Mahony panting. He's recovering from his very slow run. Out of breath, he utters words about golf. He listens to birdsong, as his dog Louis pants. You hear Paul wondering why the birds don't tweet from the top of the trees.
Moanbaun Wood is Paul's favourite walking place, with gorse in yellow bloom alongside the trail.
You hear the Rottweiler and her owners. Plus the conversation. plus how the two dogs - Bella & Louis - get on.
- Should rottweilers be muzzled?
- Do they have a "bad name"?
- Should rottweilers sleep on your bed?
- Is it therapeutic for Paul to meet a rottweiler?
You find out by listening.
You are a welcome companion on this walk around the estate. Louis, the English Setter, and Puma the black cat, are with us on this adventure. Please listen with an amused ear.
And thanks very much,
Paul the poet
Google "Irish Epic Poem in 33 Cantos".
You'll find the Kindle Edition of Paul O'Mahony's "Inferno". Written in November 2009, 33,000 words crushed into one story. It's a crime poem, a shocking thriller, an autobiography.
You better be warned: it's a fierce unrelenting attack on certain members of the Roman Catholic bishops' circle, members of government - the ruling class.
But it's full of lines as dense as these
*" you wouldn't want
to spoil the thrill
of unbeckoning insight ..."*
*"Is the Mahābhārata where you find
Ganesh strumming a lyre?
Those are lazy whisperers ..."*
This episode is an introduction to the poem by the poet. It is not the poem, however lyrical it sounds.
You never know - this might put you off buying the Kindle edition.
You hear a Cork perspective on the adventure that's Tiger Woods at Augusta Georgia USA 2019.
Highlights include
- "I thought Tiger Woods had gone to hell ..."
- Some of you detest golf - this is for you
- Who will win the Masters? Gambling my money
- A poem written for Tiger Woods
- The End
Cafe Beva in Glanmire is the venue for venting local frustrations with Roger Overall.
Republic of Work in Cork city centre is the venue for monologue about "Leadership" and a speech which Paul O'Mahony will make at Toastmasters.
Recent Poems by Paul O'Mahony
Introduction
Falling apart
The walk
Captivity
Intimacy of everyday life
The three Rs
For Robert Neill
Why does my wife not read my verse
Pancake day - Nutella
You must change your life
WeAreMuslim
Picasso
City of Sanctuary
How's your swing?
What is it like to be a man?
Letters 6-10:
You hear Paul O'Mahony reading five letters to Mr Kappus - translation by Stephen Mitchell.
The voice of Beniamino Gigli is interrupted by an announcement welcoming listeners to a unique show from Cork Ireland. Assembled for you on St Patrick's Day - 17th March 2019.
- What does Ireland & the Irish mean to you? What three words do you conjure up when you think of the green land & her folk?
- Have you met Carolan [Turlough O'Carolan, (1670 – 25 March 1738) blind Celtic harper, composer and singer.] The Chieftains have.
- President D J Trump invited himself to dinner. Has he humiliated the Irish?
- Why not do nothing but be (breathing) on this sunny Sunday morning?
The Poet Paul O'Mahony podcasts frequently from Cork Ireland - especially for discriminating listeners.
This episode is a rehearsal.
The speaker is on his way to a contest - first round of the "World Championship of Public Speaking" at Toastmasters International.
The title of the speech is "Are You Wearing Your Hearing Aids Now?"
This speech must not be shorter than 4.30 minutes, nor longer than 7.30 minutes.
You hear Paul (the poet) O'Mahony at home preparing for a grand night at Blarney Toastmasters Club.
One man in Cork in search of women. All sorts of women. “I love women” Paul the Poet wrote in 1995 - spoke out in 2012. International Womens’ Day on 8 March is a grand day to give you this gift.
Rilke, Rainer Maria Rilke, was a Bohemian-Austrian poet, letter-writer & composer of one novel. He is one of the greatest poets in the German language - much translated into English.
Paul (poet) O'Mahony introduces & reads the first five letters to a young poet. The letters were published after Rilke died.
- How to be an artist
- how to prepare to write poetry
- what it means to be creative
- how to deal with criticism & adversity
These are some of the themes you'll hear in this episode.
You can find the text of an English translation here:
Enjoy
In this episode you hear the sound of a man (Paul O'Mahony) walking in a muddy field, the chilling wind, a coffee house & a cafe. On top of that there's the historic sound of the "Echo" by the man selling the Cork Evening Echo outside the Post Office on Oliver Plunkett Street.
First of a series of interviews with some of the most engaging people whom Paul O'Mahony, poet, knows.
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Ray Renati is a professional actor, theatre director, podcaster, photographer, comedian, singer, father, dog-walker and more. He lives in California, USA.
Paul & Ray met on social audio on the App Anchor, about three years ago.
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The purpose of THE INTERVIEW is to
- introduce Ray Renati to people who don't know him
- delve into the person Ray is and is becoming
(in 92 minutes)
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THE INTERVIEW covers 8 topics:
- Why do you live where you live?
- Why do you do the work that you do?
- Why do you attract the people you attract?
- Why are you so committed to the causes your espouse?
- Quick questions: like "Ice cream or jam? Reagan or Nixon?"
- Why are you such a spiritual guy?
- Why are you so keen to leave a legacy?
- What question would you like to ask Paul O'Mahony?
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Ray says you are welcome to contact Ray Renati by email at
"rayrenati@gmail.com"
From 2012 to 2019 this adventure with Mary Oliver (Ohio 1935- Florida 2019)
Begins with how Paul O'Mahony contacted Mary's agent in 2018, followed by a recording from 2012, her poem "The Journey" for AJ Leon and Misfits Inc as they set out to go Round the World in 1,080 Days". http://aj-leon.com/pursuitofeverything/about/about-poe/
A segment inside the great coffee house "FilterCork" with Mary.
Paul reads several poems.
You hear Mary Oliver reading one of her poem.
Followed by Paul O'Mahony's poem "Song for Mary Oliver on her 80th birthday" in Florida
More poetry including "When death comes".
"My life with Mary Oliver" by Paul
Paul O'Mahony produces three poems in one day.
Poem No 1 : "Emerging From Retirement"
Poem No 2 : "My New Shoes"
Poem No 3 : "Song of Wandering Fog"
You can read these poems on Paul's website https://paulhomahony.com/
Paul O'Mahony's musical life in Limerick (1965 - 1968) Ireland included very little Irish music. Here Paul plays music he didn't like from Brendan Bowyer ("The Hucklebuck" - released in 1965) & Dickie Rock. Alongside music he loved - the Doors ("Light My Fire" - released in January 1967).
While recording this episode Paul remembers how much he used to like the music of Percy French (1854 - 1920) from County Roscommon.
What will be the biggest surprise of this year? Imagine if a meteor landed here. I wrote about Santorini ... A recording device was sent out into space ... What’s it like to go on and on? Bouncing back ... What happened before the Big Bang? Happiness is a warm infinity. What is a mind? There’s a person with a dog ...
Three "omani motivating messages" - specially voiced by Paul O'Mahony. Does "positivity" matter enough to you?
From Rogers & Hammerstein “You’ve got to be carefully taught” + “We shall overcome” to “Strange Fruit” + “La Marseilles” (French National Anthem) and “The Times They Are A-Changing” with “White Rabbit”
An example of how you could easily delete a podcast - without realising you may cut yourself off from a good guy
Story-making with my daughter
This begins with a short conversation between father & daughter in the car on the way to school - about stories we used to make together.
On Social Media Day 2012, we spoke to a small group about how we were creating stories together.
From storytelling to story-making ...
You hear plenty about "The Pony Story" - and a little about "The Princess Story" (which is available on the podcast "From Cork With Love Adventure").
Rebecca Solnit was left at home - Paul walked alongside water flowing like fluid in his mother’s womb. The power within an atom increases like a balloon. The colour brown surrounds the man. A woman comes around a corner without warning & pauses to be social. Light because of a prism ...
Paul O’Mahony is out on a dark, muddy track - with horses & other animals out of sight. Paul is reborn today - he’s got his first (Bluetooth) hearing aids. He can’t resist going on about what it’s been like during the first few hours.
Around midnight - around the estate - around the houses - slipping on worms - without stars to warm the way - after time with Freddie Mercury in Omniplex Mahon Point
Some Irish doctors are against providing abortion services - you hear a bit of a radio report, comments by Paul O'Mahony & VictoriousOne in USA.
Sony WH-CH500 bluetooth headset test
A chat with Benjamin O'Mahony (actor) about pay & conditions in UK compared with USA - hoping to make contact with Ray Renati in San Francisco.
Meeting a woman & dog - and meeting a man & dog.
Episode recorded on Monday 3 December 2018
This is the second part of Paul O'Mahony's musical autobiography. There is more to come ...
Venturing into Irish Politics harassment of women. This is about “IrishPolitics” on @LimorApp http://www.limor.ie
A Blank Holiday. • Piano practice + Feeding & watering Louis • People I drink wine with • Celebrating conversation with Fu-ran in Japan • I like Red Autumn Song • Thank you🍂 • The spirit of old Japanese melodies
You can’t stay in Cork all your life. You have to fly Aer Lingus to Paris for your birthday. You have to at least attempt to reach the summit - and return to base camp safely. You hear lots of people chattering French on the way. (Whatever you do book your ticket online. Otherwise you’ll queue for two hours to get to the cable car.)
Continuing to read Wanderlust - a history of walking. By Rebecca Solnit. Reading while walking. We meet a mushroom man in Moanbaun Wood.
Part 1 To get the full value of this episode - you'll have to listen in a silent room (perhaps even a vacuum). Because Simon & Jana speak very softly (and my studio volume control dial wasn't able to amplify the sound). Bernard Stanley "Acker" Bilk, MBE (28 January 1929 – 2 November 2014) was an English clarinetist and vocalist ... "Stranger on the Shore" is the music I still listen to. Part 2 Feeling guilty while listening to music doesn't feel right - does it? Music you might not expect me to love: "I'm the king of the jungle" "The hills are alive with the sound of music" "South Pacific".
The walk is dry & dark. The dog & the cat ... without a moon between them. Lot's of silence here
Leave of trees. Walking with Louis but without Rebecca Solnit. Learning how to make videos that are not perfection - but attract connection with your audience. You hear the sound of leaves underfoot being crinkled. "The space between the words, especially paragraphs, is where connection is mist likely to happen. County Kerry local people speak quickly - like people on Manhatten.
This is the song that makes me laugh, smile & smirk most. The one that lights up my life. Your favourite? #Octaver2018 would love to hear what's your favourite. This is Paul O'Mahony's Day 3 contribution to Octaver2018 - topic suggested by Stefano Landi @slandi, in Montreal, Canada.
You hear Jessye Norman sing from "Last Four Songs" by Richard Strauss. You hear Allan Sherman sing from "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp)
Recorded while walking in the dark with Louis - talking with horses - airplanes overhead - why it's better not to try and a few words with the pony rider
Lots about eating Pink Ladies & loving shadows. Paul O'Mahony walks & talks under a cloudy dark sky
At 8:12pm the light in Cork has almost faded away - walking in the dark is tricky - there are horses in fields & stars overhead. Light matters of course - and how do we measure the speed of light? And why is it not possible for anything to travel faster than light? There is so much Paul O'Mahony doesn't know & understand.
You hesr how difficult it is to hitch-up & park a horsebox - How my daughter took charge - How Louis barked his way into Paul's bad books
With Louis his llewellen setter, Paul O'Mahony talks about the passing of his friend Jarla's brother-in-law - and Kevin William's birthday - and there is nearly a terrible accident. Thank goodness Louis is alive
On Friday evening around 21:30 it was dark & dry. The dog Louis & the cat Puma went for a walk. None of us knew what was to happen.
After leaving home with dog, filling the car with unleaded petrol, watching the rain - surprisingly it's dry enough to read all about Wordsworth's walking & poetry. Lots about mushrooms in this episode
Read while walking in woods with dog Louis - Thomas de Quincy + William Hazlitt + Coleridge + Bunyon + Dante + Walpole + Thomas Gray + Rousseau + Tom Paine + Edmond Burke + Mary Woolstonecraft + William Godwin - all are brought into focus as a way of putting the Wordsworths in context
Imagine a fireside chat shifted to an armchair in Cork - this is all about today's headlines - all reports based on the RTE News App - with a little commentary by Paul O'Mahony
Walking & talking around an estate in Glanmire Cork - on a windy night - an umbrella for protection - You hear Paul meet a couple of lads - Eric Chandler gets a mention - TS Eliot & Walt Whitman too - "Leaves of Curiosity" may become title of a collection of poetry. The dog's delinquent
Reading from Rebecca Solnit's book Wanderlust on a walk - Louis meets a Golden Lab - and Jane Austin has her say - is this what we've been waiting for?
Walking while reading - and reading while walking - Chapter 6 Part 2 ends here - includes lots about gardens in 17th - 18th century
How a member of Blarney Toastmasters Club had difficulty with his education & found help from an unexpected source
After 12 minutes we met a man with his pup - he told stories, including the day he shot a badger in self-defence
Recent conversations with (1) Fu-ran in Japan (2) Jeremiah Craig in Seattle & (3) Andrew Lowe in New Jersey USA. This is to celebrate the wonder of it all
It's very easy to go to a Toastmasters meeting. There is probably a Toastmasters Club near you. Anyone over18 is welcome. There is no need to be invited. Every club loves to have guests & visitors. It's a pleasant & easy way to learn leadership & communications skills. This adventure gives you a taste of the Toastmasters podcast "Irish Talkers"
Continuing to read Rebecca Solnit's wanderful history of walking (Chapter 6 starts here) - all about the first people to walk across countryside for the pleasure of walking there
Continuing the adventure which began in Cork - this happened in Dublin Airport - on Flybe to Cardiff - in Swansea - and The Mumbles
Catching the 09:25 train from Cork to Swansea via Dublin city centre & Airport. Boycotting the Pope.
As everyone in Ireland is talking about the Pope who'll arrive on Saturday morning, many are enthusiastic - many are telling their stories of rape & torture. All Paul O'Mahony can do is write poems and read them to you.
Chapter 5 Labyrinths & Cadillacs - walking into the Realm of the Symbolic - Paul O'Mahony continues to read as he walks with his dog Louis
Thanks to Madhur Jaffreyv& Dehia Smith there will be good food for Sunday lunch. There is nothing like smelling of lime, ginger, chillies, cumin, corriander, garlic, basil & more.
A local discounter & a proper supermarket in Glanmire. Shopping for food & drink. Impulse purchases. Meeting a man in the wine section & a woman at the counter. Plus thoughts about podcasting.
From eating ice cream Caramel Chew Chew & Cherry Garcia - to the movies - with memories of how cinema used to be. An appreciation of the film for the "GnomeFlixMovieClub" too
End Chapter 4. Rebecca Solnit writes about connection between pilgrims & protesters. Ends with "dedicated and fragile in the dark." On his walk Paul meets a man & chats about blackberries
Panic at Crawford Woods & Picnic at Hanging Rock. Followed by a reading from Rebecca Solnit's book about walking. Start of chapter 3 talks about conjoining body & soul - material & spiritual - and contains reference to Irish holy places
Robbin Milne & Robert Neill speak about their experience of listening to Paul O'Mahony's slow reading of the book
A Bukowski fan reads 3 poems: "His writing was influenced by the social, cultural, and economic ambience of his home city of Los Angeles.[4] His work addresses the ordinary lives of poor Americans, the act of writing, alcohol, relationships with women, and the drudgery of work. Bukowski wrote thousands of poems, hundreds of short stories and six novels, eventually publishing over 60 books. The FBI kept a file on him as a result of his column, Notes of a Dirty Old Man, in the LA underground newspaper Open City..." (Wiki)
While walking Louis #omaniLouis, in rain, round the estate where he lives, Paul O'Mahony composed this song. This is unedited & raw - the first crude version without music
In Hinchey's pub in Cork - two men chat about walking with reference to "Wanderlust - a history of walking" by Rebecca Solnit
Louis had to be dropped to kennels for 36 hours. Paul made a mistake, and arrived there too early. There's a bit of singing from Act 1 of Verdi's opera La Traviata. The poor Minister for Health gets it in the neck from Paul who pours out spleen. Delayed by his enjoyment of coffee on the road, you hear a man hurrying afraid he's going to be late for the 4-ball in Greystones Golf Club. The last sigment was recording while driving back to Cork.
Begins with Irish radio, coffee-making, talking to Dog Louis - a mug from Prague - Plastic in The Graduate - Saving Arpitan - Causes - Robert Neill talks about reading
Starts with reference to Robert Frost by Paul O'Mahony. Reading while walking in Moanbaun Wood in East Cork Ireland. In Chapter 3 'Rising and Falling', The following sources are mentioned: J-J Rousseau - John Napier - Genesis - Robert Ardrey - Adrienne Zihlman - Robert Dart - Louis & Mary Leakey - Donald Johanson - Owen Lovejoy - R D Guthrie - Jack Stern & Randall Sussman - Jane Goodall & Dian Fossey - Dean Falk - Peter Wheeler
Thanks to a columnist in The Guardian on Monday 6 August 2018 - and @sm2n & @jn2n - Paul O'Mahony reads John's article with a bit of commentary
This is the Hockey penalty shoot-out between Spain & Ireland in the World Cup semi-final in London on Saturday 5 August 2018
Recorded specially for Robbin Milne the Painter in California.
To someone who knows nothing about cricket, this may sound weird - hieroglyphics on the air from BBC radio 'Test Match Special' (TMS) team. You hear ball-by-ball commentary on the last 19 minutes of the first test match between England & India.
Paul O'Mahony says few words.
Do you have a reason for using a social medium? Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Pinterest, You Tube et al. Paul O'Mahony delves into this topic & scrapes the surface
Maybe I can't change. Perhaps I'm condemned to be me. I suppose I'll never know why things are the way they are until I've noticed a few more details. This episode is a rant about how some people live their lives - and howvmy mind works too often for my own good
In her latest weekly digest "Brainpickings" - Maria Popova writes a piece "Walt Whitman on Democracy as a Mighty Form of Resistance". Paul O'Mahony reads & adds comments.
A reading of Rebecca Solnit's book "Wanderlust - a history of walking". This is the last part of Chapter 1.
The sound of a 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape being poured from glass to jug - and from bottle to jug - and from jug to glass - and being swilled & swallowed by an Irish man
CEO of In Hand Guides Trevor Winckworth & Paul O'Mahony have a quick chat about National Museum of Ireland at Collins Barracks Dublin
Recorded in a mobile studio on my way from home to golf. All about how it's good to do things often
This was Monday - the day after I went to bed late - it was recorded while I was waking up & while I was driving home after collecting Louis the dog from kennels.
Begins with story of an American in Lahinch Golf Club bar - contines with commentary on the final holes of The Open
Reading & Being Affected by Pages 8-10 of Rebecca Solnit "A history of walking" - is this the greatest book ever written about walking? Early days ...
Close your ears - Paul sings off key "The night gas a thousand eyes" by Bobby Vee - without lyrics and melody. Too much politics too
Tom owns this American motorcar - Paul O'Mahony was having a refreshment with him in the bar of the Castletroy Park Hotel - after Ger (Scallachi) O'Connor's lying in state RIP (a lover of life). Ever friendly. Tom's car forensically inspected.
The sound of a dishwasher being emptied and crockery being put away - while operatic music plays.
This chapter is call "Tracing a Headland" - it's all about how broad the scope of the book is. Paul gets excited by Rebecca Solnit's painting of the landscape on which she'll consider walking.
Insidious I was walking along a couple of roads, one turned to the sea, the wave, the water, the tide ... one sloped to the mountain, the scree, the rock, the peak ... I followed a breath like a hunter.
There were distractions, high like eagles, busy like bees, imaginations like sugar, addictions, paradise, a sweet-shop shining scent of fish nectar, pollen, ice.
I was walking along a couple of roads when the earth gave birth to twins, and twins to twins I followed a breath like a hunted fox. ______________ Read by the poet Paul O'Mahony Recorded in kitchen in Cork on 16 July 2018
This is a serious listen - "Wanderlust, A History of Walking" by Rebecca Solnit - first published in UK by Verso (imprint of New Left Books) 2001.
The reading starts in a bed in Cork Ireland - a very sleepy Paul O'Mahony struggles to start his walk through the introduction to a 300 page paperback book.
"I know nothing about Rebecca Solnit. I've done no research - it was the title & subtitle that hooked me" - says Paul.
"I have no idea how much of it I'll read - or how many comments I'll make - as I walk across & down through the pages.
"Maybe I'll be educated or disinterested, delighted or distracted, but I'm pretty sure I'll be curious & have mixed feelings."
Walk with dog & cat, talking about the film "Denial" (2016) which Paul O'Mahony is watching: Holocaust denier judged to be a falsified of history - Paul speaks about his experience of going to Yad Vashem (Museum : "The idea of establishing a memorial in the historical Jewish homeland for Jewish victims of the Nazi Holocaust was conceived during World War II, as a response to reports of the mass murder of Jews in Nazi-occupied countries. Yad Vashem was first proposed in September 1942, at a board meeting of the Jewish National Fund, by Mordecai Shenhavi, a member of Kibbutz Mishmar Ha'emek...." (Wiki) The Hall of Names at Yad Vashem is the Jewish People’s memorial to each and every Jew who perished in the Holocaust – a place where they may be commemorated for generations to come.
The main circular hall houses the extensive collection of “Pages of Testimony” – short biographies of each Holocaust victim. Over two million Pages are stored in the circular repository around the outer edge o
You hear Paul O'Mahony read (1) his poem-song "Battle Cry" (2) The comment Hennie left on his blog (3) Paul's response
This speech was made at Blarney Toastmasters Club in Co Cork Ireland. Paul O'Mahony is a member of that club. He's following the Toastmasters learning path known as Visionary Communications. This is his second speech on that Path. The speech is introduced by Mary Walsh, Toastmaster (MC) of the meeting. It was a hot, dry day during the Irish drought 2018. The video was shot by Moira O'Brien, member of Toastmasters Internatonal, Blarney Club, District 71
Paul left his dog Louis in the car while he had breakfast? Was that cruel? Should he be ashamed of himself? Should he have gone back home to get a lead - to tie the dip up outside - or should he have skipped breakfast? How do you judge Paul's actions? What do you think you would have done?
The sound of my local Café where I ate scrambled egg - 2 sausages - and drank an Americano
It all began well - went downhill slowly - rapidly - lost dog - how it all ended ok thanks to nothing in particular
All about a poem-song composition that began on 4th July 2018. Includes a song composed by George Fredrick Root in 1862 - Version 1 the Union version - Version 2 Confederate version - a little art Cooder - a little Wolfe Tones - and thoughts about what poets & painters do
This is about Toastmasters + Branding a Fast Food business + Opera (Samson & Delilah singing by Jessye Norman
Boiling kettle of Irish water + Pouring boiled water on teabag + replacing kettle + stirring tea with metal teaspoon + removing teabag to bin & pouring Super Milk + stirring tea + tapping teaspoon on inside of teacup - and more
Recorded after midnight - you hear toast being buttered & eaten - and the sound of Paul drinking Albariño
This stream runs around the boundary of our local park & children's playground - under trees. You hear the sound of children enjoying themselves in the distance
Paul is very happy after chatting with Jarle Peterson from the island of Tysnes Norway - about podcasting, social audio, radio, and marketing
No 1 of a series of sounds recorded in Ireland during July 2018. Shared via #ambientJuly
The poems are:
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Je Suis Charlie
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Je Suis Paris
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Lost on Bastille Day
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Born in Aleppo
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We Are Humans
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They are Dead
Recorded specially for #AudioMo Day 30 2018
Specially recorded for #audiomo - first public reading by Paul O'Mahony.
The Islander Chapter One
He could have been on Sherkin, Inishbofin, Skelligs or even Rathlin... He was an outlaw, cast away from the land, away from his people. His face didn’t fit, his family were not from the right side of town. There was no time for him, he could rot there. Eventually his spirit would break, he would comply, he would conform, he would be broken - or so they thought...
It would teach them, it would show them not to meddle with our family, not to get above themselves. Yea, 27 winters on Sherkin 27 springs on the Skelligs 27 summers on Rathlin 27 years of nightmares on any island you fancy.
It was good to keep him there, disappeared. Our family had need of safety, his family were dangerous, thugs, revolutionaries, communists, rapists. oh yea, uncouth, uncivilised, Untermenschen.
Chapter Two Our family is special, we have survived our own wars. We’re used to feeling superior ... (continued)
My manifesto :
I stand against the crowd I stand out from the crowd I am an individual Odd Different Singular Misfit Awkward in my comfort Edgy in my skin Alive in my own little way I live my say I give the best shot I can Every day. I stand against the crowd of wasters who fritter their life away their way. I waste my life my way I fritter my days into the oblivion I fashion every step I say. Because I am who am Me Condemned to be myself I stand out from the crowd comfortable in my discomforting way that comes from every pore every sore every score of my expressions. It's my art The heart of my song The liver that cleans my spleen seen in all my glory every time I stand against the crowd Each and every difference Friction Grating Unconforming Uncomplying Understandable me. See that fella hovering on the edge the one who isn't fitting in the one with the shifty eyes the glint of his own You can smell that he's An outsider A weirdo An awkward one An individual Heart ... (continuing)
The City of London Cocktail-shaker for the World Bridge-builder, fortune-maker City of greetings, grime and grit City of tongues City of preachers, teachers and elephants City of wars City of screams and exhibitionists City of Empire City of fires, plague and drawing rooms City of parks, love-makers, trouble-makers, heart-breakers, imperial, ethereal, thirst-slakers, pace-makers, peace-wakers City of dogs, cats, rats, scavengers and paintbrushes City of players, symphonic stayers, hyperbolic cares City of ruins City of wounds, marches and prayers City of bubbles, stock-takers City of pain, disdain, refrain City of shoes, falafel, matzoh ball soup, chopped liver, peppercorns, cardamom, chillies and curls City of deaths, debts, resurrections, assumptions City of refugees City of the poor City of the sword City of slaves, waves, graves, sails Race-gobblers City of the clock City of time and charts City of natural history, kings, queens, nobility, futility City of the blitz and bliss ...
Brothers They were brothers, fresh from gathering, each clutching a bundle of yellowed leaves. Two short pants, One took his booty by the hand, and waved a sword with pirate fire. The other cradled his, and wouldn’t waste a single one.
On they went writing epitaphs. ______________ Read specially for #audiomo 2018 Day 26. Written June 1996
Buying sandpaper & paintbrush in B&Q (Block & Quayle) - an astounding collision - periscope in Moanbaun Woods with Louis
Begins at the Riding stable where Louis chases rabbits - ends with a walk around the estate
A man strolls around an estate before midnight - accompanied by Louis & Puma. The half moon is not impressed. Earthworms are unmoved - recorded on Wednesday
Poem by Paul O'Mahony - read by Paul O'Mahony ________ Wanting more I’ve always been found wanting more than a woodpecker carves into the last tree in the last forest, wanting more than my parents ever offered, – even more than father bestowed on one of his good days. I was born wanting more time for love. I’ve grown hungrier by the day, thirstier by night, always grasping for clean air. There’s never been a father more loved, ever since letters of infinity were strung together on a necklace that shines with promise and gradually shrinks until it chokes the living daylight out of me. I’ve always wanted to beg. Like most beggars, my voice has been feeble – barely enough courage to pay the price father demanded. I’ve always been found wanting to trust more. I’m used to starving. Bless me Father, for I have sinned on a daily basis. Let me do penance – only let me have time to pay.
The start of "Ithaca" - chapter 17 - Ulysses by James Joyce - read by Paul O'Mahony. Starring Leopold Bloom, Stephen Dedalus & Dublin City
Lahinch - a small seaside town in County Clare - from 10:58: golf links clubhouse + rugby +
Bits & pieces from a day on which Paul O'Mahony ended up in Lahinch by the Atlantic Ocean
Reunited I left the house of my reincarnation before the swallows returned the year they cancelled the Grand National.
I walked out the door before dawn disappeared, drove through a dream as if in a dismal draft of corked Dolcetto.
I pitched my leaky tent in Wiltshire ’til forced out by a wife’s thirst for regeneration.
Winter hardened the road I travelled as I wished to wallow like a pig in the hot mud Bladud found.
I sailed back to the Province of my birth in a ferry beset by bleeding ballast, into the storm of a tiger’s saliva ... (continued in audio)
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Begins with two infuriating disappointments - shortly followed by stories about #omaniLouis (English Setter), celebration of Myrtle Allen,
You don’t have to like oysters
You don’t have to like oysters, there’s nothing wrong with you if caviar and truffles turn you off. Though some will look down their nose at you if you decline champagne, it’s not a sin to spend your life without a diamond ring or stud. As for grand opera, Wimbledon, Ascot and the Royal Tea Party, you’re not alone in preferring to dunk ginger nut biscuits in Earl Gray and nibble soldiers with soft-boiled eggs for breakfast. I met one honest man who ate puffer fish before his wife – with their Johney in mind. He founded a not-for-profit that cared for orphans in Somalia or earthquake victims in Katmandu. There are bungee jumpers, macrobiotic vegans and others devoted to saving earthworms from global warming, before the bees run out. You don’t even have to be like any of them, if you want your tombstone to be admired. Your legacy may not even be on your agenda – and who cares if no one remembers your greatest achievement? No one ... (continued in audio)
I rose from the dead We’d all love to rise from the dead and snatch a second chance from the teeth of history. Which of you would refuse resurrection and leave the stones in place until the winter breaks? My death was cold and stank of feces ... (continued in audio)
Song of my Butterfly No one heard the song of the butterfly not even my mother, my brothers, nor the dog-walker who strode by our garden and allowed his Bernese Mountain Dog to pee all over my butterfly’s buddleia. No one noticed the sigh of my Painted Lady as she mated with the neighbour’s Painted Man ... (continued in audio)
Buying red wine in a hurry before the off-licence shuts. A 2007 & a 2013 Spanish reds & a chat with the guy working in the shop. #omaniLondon
Paul O'Mahony reads his poem "Timeo Ergo Sum" [with thanks to Descartes]
I am anxious therefore I am.
Je suis anxieux donc je suis
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Backtracking
They robbed one man of his loneliness when they automated the Skelligs - a lighthouse for the wider world went out.
You could feed a multitude on the soft greenery with the loaves and fishes behind that view.
We climbed the stairs assembled with the same architectural craft as those stones igloos.
The cell opened up first light, then warmth, it became easier to see the attraction
There’s no hardship in those cells just the pain you bring inside that’s yours to cherish.
The news that Georgie Dee had coffee for breakfast & Dexter scratched himself - it's the little things that matter
Driving to Carlow to see Deirdre O'Mahony's new art work - a film "The Persistent Return"
Warning: this contains lots of talk about colours - and dogs - and a surprise chat with another dog owner.
Paul O'Mahony reads his poem "You just came to me" for #AudioMo 2018) Pig-sty to cattle track, anemones to fountain-pen, you sat in yellowed armchair, among psychiatric alumni, released into a fighting streetscape, where burnt-out cars took place of bicycles. Your warrior-self listened to every voice with the greeting of a saint who wrote with a sun-lit plume. Prince of the messengers, carrier of connections, pointing companions around wild flowers, through the thicket of everyday life, out into a clearing, ever shadowed, ever dappled, your painterly hand ever active, you spoke of trees in a family field, the feed from bonamhs that licked your fingertips, the rub of the beast that reminded you of animated conversations, the rough warm blanket into which you were born. You walked every inch of the lane that led from farm-house, past copulating ragwort, to a table strewn with words drawn together for the sake of safe passage. In that armchair, you smiled ... (continued in audio)
This is all about #AudioMo - which is taking place during the month of June 2018. Paul O'Mahony talks about how valuable it is to be part of a community making audio
There are times
There are times the rain is so heavy, and the cloud so thick I can hardly see. There are times the dark is so choking I can hardly breathe. There are times the words are strangled in my throat. There are times the pain grips throughout, and I am completely at its mercy. And there are times when it’s much worse than that…
Toasted Irish skin is likely today - and there are alternatives. Paul O'Mahony has the Cork Harbour Festival (Maritime Activities - Walks & Talks - Culture & Heritage - Family Fun) 2-10 June 2018 in his garden. Paddle boarding, power boating & much more. Jazz too
Growing You’re never too old to waste your life - the old man cried To fritter away an hour a day and spend the coins of change
No way you lose that fear of the living - the old man cried Spend your time awaiting, waiting to be seen and you see it all slip by
You’re never beyond being sorry for me - the old man cried Hold back, hang in, stay put as your life goes down the drain.
At 00:30 a man in a short-sleeved shirt goes for a walk to empty his head - features omaniLouis
Midnight feast of turkey, tomato, salt, bread, Dão & a report about success with a proposal by ShowandTellCommunications.net to a food business
Paul O'Mahony reads a poem from his next collection specially recorded for Day 2 of #AudioMo 2018
Cacophony - competingly almost overwhelming experience - includes sounds below the threshold of Paul O'Mahony's hearing
The first episode of a fresh adventure - going to meet a potential client. Show&TellCommunications team have a memorable day with an uncertain ending.
Paul doesnt know how rough his life will be today. He's sure it'll be rough. He drives on towards his destination - eventually he plays the 19th hole without his partner
100 powerful words to market your podcast - thanks to Cole Schafer & David Ogilvy - from a post on Medium
What's the positive role of nostalgia in Paul O'Mahony's life? Paul names names fondly - people with whom he used to be in frequent contact via social audio - mainly on Anchor.
A bit of radio on Sunday morning - this is from the most popular radio show on Sunday morning
The morning after the referendum result was confirmed - Paul O'Mahony makes tea & Louis (English Setter) licks himself
As the referendum vote count begins - everyone is talking about a phenomenal result. Paul is both thrilled and nervous. Can it be true?
Recorded live - you hear Paul O'Mahony going into the polling station and casting his vote on 25 May 2018 (8.5 minutes)
Ireland will be changed irrevocably. If Paul's daughter passes her classical guitar exam (grade 2) on Referendum Day in Ireland Friday 25th May
Particularly about abortion? Paul O'Mahony reads the Irish Times editorial. Warning: this is a very emotional reading. It's followed by a poem REPEAL which Paul wrote this morning
The referendum Will start in less than 48 hours. In this episode your host Paul O'Mahony starts talking about his own views
on a day when the weather gods (Froh, Wotan Fricka & co) are smiling for a second day in a row. Paul O'Mahony talks about the blue sky the freshwater trees and what it was like to be in the womb
With Robbin Milne - a light-hearted chat that brightened up the day. You hear reference to Kevin Gnome Alone
Introducing: Anchor’s new QA Analyst” - Open positions All positions are full time and on site in New York City. Android Engineer Audio Software Engineer Backend Engineer Business Operations Manager Community Engagement Manager Engineering Manager - Head of Content Partnerships - Web Engineer
In four days Irish voters will go to the polls. The referendum will be a watershed in Irish history. This is another episode recorded in Cork
How tough is that Louis in the window? The one with the funny tale How tough is that Louis in the window? I do hope that Louis won't fail. I must take a ship to Patagonia And leave my poor Fortune at home If she has a heart, she won't be loathsome And dear Louis will have his trombone. How tough is that Louis in the window? The one with the funny tale How tough is that Louis in the window? I do hope that Louis won't fail. Beyond the internet there are planets With flashlights that breathe in delight My love needs a Louis to enthral her Compel her to cry with her might. I don't want Mercury or History, I don't want a Venus that talks, I don't want a bowl of little Neptunes She can't take a Black Hole for a walk. How tough is that Louis in the window? The one with the funny tale How tough is that Louis in the window? I do hope that Louis won't fail.
(with special thanks to Bob Merrill) + (massive thanks to Tim Ereneta)
PS: Neptune is the fourth largest planet in terms of diameter
School pupils - No names - No ages - No genders - No location. 99% of the applause edited out. My child's in there somewhere. Enjoy One proud father
Episode No 4 in which you hear Irish citizens talking about abortion during the campaign. The referendum will be on Friday 25th May
You hear Georgie Dee (Perth) - Simon Toon (England) - Victorious One (USA) - BarbaraKB (Detroit USA) - Larry G Maguire (Dublin Ireland) - Jeremiah Craig (Seattle, Washington USA) & Paul O'Mahony (Cork Ireland)
Over coffee after dropping my daughter to school on Thursday morning - about 15 fundamental questions about "Irish people" (not necessarily "people in Ireland" or "ethnically Irish")
Surely this isn't for real - it sounds like Paul talking to the world's most experienced podcasters - "How to turn yourself into an archangel" he promises. The hundred acres life - Winnie the Pooh - self-fulfilment. Even the Makropulos Case (opera by Janecek) is mentioned.
I think this was meant to attract new listeners to "From Cork With Love Adventure" - podcast. I doubt it succeeded.
Paul O'Mahony chatters while walking with his dog Louis (English Setter) - Paul reads "The River God" by Stevie Smith
The day after the Toastmasters conference in Cork. Paul O'Mahony resumes life without Toastmasters on his mind.
RTE 1 Clare Byrne Live this evening at 21:35. This episode is includes Ian O'Doherty's article in Irish Independent newspaper today - with Some commentary by Paul O'Mahony
You overhear Simon & Paul in Cork International Hotel. Enjoying each other's company. Simon is returning to the UK after four days in Cork. This is not an average conversation.
The day the conference started - includes people saying why they decided to come to this conference
A series about Irish weather - starting from 6 May 2018 - a new segment added frequently)
First Cathedral is Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral (Irish: Ardeaglais Naomh Fionnbarra) is a Gothic revival three spire cathedral in the city of Cork, Ireland. It belongs to the Church of Ireland and was completed in 1879. The cathedral is located on the south side of the River Lee, on ground that has been a place of worship since the seventh century, and is dedicated to Finbarr of Cork, patron saint of the city. It was once in the Diocese of Cork; it is now one of the three cathedrals in the Church of Ireland Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. The second Cathedral is where Ed Sheeran is tonight : Pairc Ui Caoimhe
Starts with a drive to our local playground - a walk by our local rivers - ends with the police
First Concert since Bruce Springsteen- in Pairc Ui Chaoimh - huge excitement in Cork - REDFM changed its name to EDFM - the most exciting part of this episode is the arrival of the pitbull
I wasn't born loving opera, I didn't like opera at school, I thought tenors were silly - A few people on Anchor love opera - does anyone want to record an episode about opera with me? My CD player is broke. Yeah is music from La Bohème
Leaving cafe better after meeting Roger Overall and talking about Show & Tell Communications, plus Irish radio station chat
Begins at midnight and carries on for 23 hours, assorted audios recorded during the day by Paul O'Mahony
Quick walk with Prince Louis before rushing to a SafeHaven2018 team meeting (12 days to go) - Paul O'Mahony in a hurry
and meets Puma - this is Paul O'Mahony talking with himself & the pets on Friday evening
Gipsy Clipper raw woman celebrated - Prince Louis called after dog celebrated - GnomeFlixMovieClub genius celebrated - Paul O'Mahony can't himself
This is wild because you hear a voice that runs all over the place - from the Hundred Acre Wood to Middle Earth - from rape to abortion - in the end there is guitar practice
Two friends chat on their way to record Business Jazz (podcast Series 6 Episode 1) in Cork. Paul O'Mahony drives an Audi A3 - Picks up Roger Overall - they never stop talking on route to the Republic of Work. You hear: (1) Irish national radio (2) Should Paul & Roger change "how to be genuinely attractive in business today" to "be genuinely attractive in business"? (3) Podcast by Jon from Anchor (4) Why the seat of the car is wet (5) Book by Justine McCarthy about Mary McAleese (ex-president of Ireland) (6) First class travel on airplanes (7) Shakespeare & Cervantes puzzle (8) Windscreen wiper in action
Musicians on Charles Bridge - People milling round - In Prague Castle - Climbing the Tower - Talking
The Funeral of Jan Palach [read by Paul O'Mahony in Jan Palach Square, Prague]
When I entered the first meditation I escaped the gravity of the object, I experienced the emptiness, And I have been dead a long time.
When I had a voice you could call a voice, My mother wept to me: My son, my beloved son, I never thought this possible
I’ll follow you on foot. Halfway in mud and slush the microphones picked up. It was raining on the houses; It was snowing on the police-cars.
The astronauts were weeping, Going neither up nor out. And my own mother was brave enough she looked And it was alright I was dead.
A car journey from kennel to home with Louis & music Paul O'Mahony doesn't recognise - isn't it good to be back from Prague Louis? Puma's pleased.
Assorted fragments of sound recorded during a long weekend visit to Prague in Spring 2018
You must be wondering "How did it go?" - how did the preview of the world premier go? Who forgot their lines? Did the lighting work? Was the music off key? Did the audience applaud? Listen to Ray
You hear voices from Anchor: Georgie Dee (Perth) - Jeremiah Craig (Seattle) - BarbaraKB (Cincinnati) - Tony Moze (Boston) - Gipsy Clipper (San Francisco) & more
World premier of "You Are My Sunshine" is on Friday 20 April 2018. In Phoenix Theatre in San Francisco. Paul O'Mahony in Cork chats with Ray Renati about how rehearsal is going. While settling down they talk about "bus farts" & what Ray had to say about a multitude of things on his audio Cast on Limor. Listen to Ray Renati - he plays three parts.
SafeHaven2018 is on 11-13 May. This episode is a raw recording of Paul O'Mahony planning what to post on Facebook. There will be people from England, Scotland, Wales & Ireland in Cork for the District 71 Annual Conference. You hear Paul talking himself through the long list of things to publicise over te next 24 days. The recording was unexpectedly interrupted by a phonecall.
Story inspired by William FitzGerald's recent speech at Toastmasters. Paul O'Mahony tells his story while walking in the woods.
The King & Queen are worried because their daughter's marriage prospects. She can't read. They look for a cure by going to three magicians - with surprising results.
You never know what might happen - you may meet yourself coming in the opposite direction - a vicious flesh-eating leprechaun could jump out any minute - you can even be ambushed by earthworms ... Listen to find out ...
This recording is precious. Father & daughter in 2010 - at bedtime. Paul O'Mahony recorded this on an iphone 3
Not only do dogs constantly seeking attention but humans do the same thing. If you didn't get attention as an infant you wouldn't be human. Paul O'Mahony offers you advice on how to get attention from others.
Leaving his dry kitchen at 23:45 - out into a dark damp dank walk round the estate with family dog Louis - Paul O'Mahony talks about Robbin Milne's Podcast, other people & eventually you hear Paul chat with the cat Puma
In this episode Paul O'Mahony rushes along talking to trees, moss, birds, dog & water - twitchers, birdwatchers, ferns, gorse, laylandii, birdsong, whistle ... There is a plan for the day
Bernie Goldbach @topgold gave Paul O'Mahony impulse to start recording this new genre #AtticWave
Paul O'Mahony starts coffee making on AeroRress - Your gift = Zvi (New York) + Robbin (California) + Eli (Japan) + Georgie (Perth) & more ...
Starts with Wittgenstein, moves on to how some points sometimes use words and then stop chatting with children about dogs and tractors. Typical Paul O'Mahony
Here's a #CarRadioWave - Paul O'Mahony says very listen. You hear NewstalkFM lunchtime chat about whether people in Ireland protest - or suck it up
Recorded in Moanbaun Wood - 9 kms outside Cork City- while out with Louis (Llewellin Setter) by Paul O'Mahony. Walt Whitman's poem "Song of the Redwood Tree" - with windy ambience & chatter with dog as added extras.
Ray Renati is rehearsing this new play by Kelli Kerslake Colaco. Ray gives us his insider view
Walking along composing a poem. Paul O'Mahony transcribed & edited it later - originally 14 minutes long. Paul deleted seven minutes of ambient sound - none of the words.
Starts with "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd" by Walt Whitman - moves on to live-streaming his poetry on Periscope - the moo cow - an English Setter took Paul O'Mahony out of the house - walking in woods (recorded on a damp misty Easter Monday)
Packed with sweeties - the sounds of sweet voices sent to Paul O'Mahony recently 💚 Ray 💚 Sarrah 💚 Jeremiah 💚 Fu-ran 💚 Michael 💚 Georgie 💚 Tim 💚 Robbin 💚 Rich 💚 Sarah 💚 Larry 💚 ConDenSayShun 💚 Simon 💚 Mike 💚 Barbara 💚 Eli 💚 Victorious 💚 Robert
This is not a poem : this is punctuation - the sort of marker that can irrigate the arrangement of words. Paul O'Mahony made this up while getting up. He needs to get outside into the wood with the dog - and get rid of the Easter egg
A bedtime story: Paul O'Mahony told his daughter this story in March 2010. The recording was made on an iphone 3G. The star of this episode is the girl herself
A brief episode. Recorded at a riding arena in County Cork. Paul O'Mahony speaks as his daughter rides
Travelling thru the lifescape Paul O'Mahony stumbled across a village where the inhabitants were interested in what they called positivity. Where they advised each other all the time. Where other people's compositions were their bread & butter. The people there weren't at all interested in revealing much about themselves. Nor did they see much point in talking about where they lived and where they worked out what the weather was like. Paul needed this experience. Other villages are sometimes worth exploring - Paul says here. You hear an Irishman asking for tea, sausages & bacon - so he'd be well enough fed while watching kids on ponies. Only certain types will find this episode worth listening to
A series of adventures Paul O'Mahony experienced - from ashes to nature & literature. A dog called Louis + a cat called Puma
Historic audio - first published on Audioboom on 20th July 2016. Paul O'Mahony spoke out about the (relatively new) Anchor App he'd downloaded on 8th July.
Paul O'Mahony experiments - he want's to read Walt Whitman's poetry while walking his dog
"You are my sunshine" is a new play which stars my friend Ray Renati in Peacock Theatre - Rehearsals begin today - Opening night on 20 April - Paul O'Mahony suggests a series of chats with Ray Renati about his experience over the next few weeks. This is agreed.
I was walking along - in woods - making an episode - very pleased with myself : abruptly the god of podcasting decreed "You shall have the wind knocked out of your sails". Paul O'Mahony tells the story here
It's good to fall asleep easily. You can even slip into sleep while reading a book. Paul O'Mahony demonstrates - as he reads an essay by Mary Oliver about Edgar Allen Poe. Paul intended to read to the end - but he drifted out of consciousness. You hear this man unconscious for a couple of minutes - then stir to say it's time to turn off the recording. After that, silence
This evening The Toastmasters International Speech contest Round 1 starts in Blarney Club. Paul O'Mahony rehearses his speech while walking in a wood with dog - Paul explains the rule that most affects him - and which has led to his disqualification from contests
Miss this episode at your peril. Romeo and Juliet are back - you must seduce them to the Anchor family
On the last Monday morning in March 2018 - Paul O'Mahony takes you with him & his family dog Louis.
How do I brush thee? Let me count the ways - Paul O'Mahony wrote poems about brushing teeth. Hear Paul introduce two poems before he goes to bed. The poems were written several years ago - he's got better at writing since then, I think
Organising a Conference in Cork - What Paul O'Mahony ate for breakfast - Paul talks about how Australia cheated at cricket - and how this affected him on Facebook
The day after his dsughter's rite of passage - Paul O'Mahony relaxes as he travels round Cork
Facebook has lost its fine reputation in too many places - during Mark Zuckerberg's leadership. With regret Paul O'Mahony appeals to Mark to resign as CEO
Paul O'Mahony says "ironing is good for the soul" while operatic music plays faintly in the background - until Paul is distracted
Yoga - Spirituality - Religion : three meaty matters. Paul O'Mahony recommends Erin's podcast to some (not all) people
An ambient episode. Includes radio. You can imagine what it's like in my kitchen (10 minutes exactly)
The work is to deliver a pony to Newcastle West. First there is The job of hitching a horse box to the car. Loading pony. Driving through the Irish countryside on narrow roads. Returning the pony to its owner. Getting lunch. Driving back to the stable yard and on to home - on a cold day.
Paul O'Mahony is a radio presenter - an online radio show co-host - with Ted Mellamphy & Moira O'Brien. The show goes out on IrishRadioInternational.com weekly. The show is all about communicating in an effective style - Toastmasters is an excellent place to develop your confidence & competence - in a particularly friendly & supportive local club
10 People: ⭐️Dale⭐️Zvi⭐️Barbara⭐️Patrick⭐️Eli⭐️Simon⭐️VictoriousOne⭐️Robbin⭐️Robert⭐️Larry⭐️
I had to take Louis (English Setter) out for a walk. On the day England lost to Ireland, my mind rambled all over the place - including a conspiracy of lemurs or limors
Shopping with Paul O'Mahony - takes you into his local supermarket- records as he walks the aisles
Planning Permission for a Wind Farm in County Clare - Before our Taoiseach went to USA he took a phonecall from President D J Trump.
Paul O'Mahony greets two special people on Friday evening in time for Saint Patrick's Day 2018
Paul O'Mahony does his best to explore the approach that underpins the "From Cork With Love - Adventure" Podcast. You can contact Paul via Twitter @omaniblog
Paul O'Mahony is visually impaired- from birth. His eye has even declined in strength - even when wearing spectacles. Paul can't read the date on which Anchor "messages" are sent. (He spent over 60 seconds trying unsuccessfully to read the date stamp of a message from Robert Neill in western Ontario Canada) - that pissed him off. That minute will never be recovered. Unless developers @Anchor (1) enlarge the font or (2) increase the contrast - Paul will be discombobulated & disgruntled forevermore. Contact Paul on Twitter @omaniblog
Paul O'Mahony has an adventure online. You hear Paul inspired to bring you four voices: Zvi, Robert, Robbin & Georgie Dee. Paul says what this experience means to him - in terms of (1) How he felt while listening (2) What he thought (3) Associations & Imaginations he had (4) How these contacts with him could be so satisfying they could even be sufficient to sustain his online life. Throughout Paul sips tea that slowly moves from cup to body in his kitchen in Cork - as Louis the family English Setter gently sleeps within eyesight - and rain falls outside. This was recorded at 08:40 on Wednesday 14th March 2018
Paul O'Mahony is a member of Toastmasters International. This is a monologue recorded in an Audi A3 2008 on the way home after a meeting. Paul talks about what it was like being the "Topicsmaster" facilitating a session of impromptu speaking practice.
You hear Paul O'Mahony's mouth wander around his kitchen. Making sound, tea, toast - while nervous
Personal Introduction to my Podcast FROM CORK WITH LOVE • 💚 Oh dear I nearly forgot My podcast includes "Business" & "Fatherhood" 💚Tweet me @ https://mobile.twitter.com/omaniblog 💚 Contact me at At https://www.showandtellcommunications.net/
What it's like in Ireland today • Driving through the Irish countryside • Heading for the woods • News from Ireland : Supreme Court judgement • Striding along between the trees
Three Billboards – a review immediately after seeing the film inas packed cinema in Cork Irekand on Tuesday 6 March 2018 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Making an Episode of Business Jazz audio • Business Jazz - writing show notes • What's next? • Jack Nicholas story on Business Jazz podcast • Even more coming • Value of a seasoned person on Business Jazz podcast • The End is neigh • No more sharing Business Jazz • The last few words about Business Jazz Podcast for now
Hi there - Waking up on Monday - NOW • Mobile Studio in Cork Ireland - agenda today • "If you go down to the woods today" • Moanbaun Woods on Periscope
Cork to Limerick is 65 miles - along twisty roads - thru towns & villages. You hear Paul talk about: Irish national newspapers on Sunday • Headlines from Ireland • News from Ireland on radio • New TwoPotHouse - driving along • The main street in Buttevant • On the road again: sociology & ethnography • Sales and circulation of newspapers • Circulation numbers for the Irish Times • Driving back into Cork city on the northside
Operetta (Part 2) a series of episodes about operetta : Good morning on Sunday - operetta day • Various Lehar Operettas: Lehar Memories (Medley) • Franz Léhar & Richard Tauber : Operetta • Special message for Zvi Weiss - mainly about operetta & Anchor • Welcome step
Inside an Irish pub with a very good friend • More pub sounds • Walking with Louis the dog late into evening • Pocket audio • From Japan & Tipperary - lovers of snow • SnoWonderFuLL❣️ • Slush in Clonmel
Is operetta any good? • How Robert Neill poses his question about operetta • Who sings operetta? Opera singers?
Good morning • Clearing snow so that I can drive a car • We've run out of logs • Is driving safe – the neighbour's advice • Church Hill success – periscope chat with the neighbour
How Brendan introduces @Anchor on V3 Ap • Messages to BarbaraKB & Robert Neill • My first impression of Anchor V3
A slice of life under #beastfromtheeast In The Neighbourhood of Glanmire Cork Ireland. Friday morning start • I've returned from snow • Wellingtons in the snow ❄️ • So I would suggest... • We haven’t heard from you since... • A narrow escape from a serious loss in snow
From kitchen with wine before #beastfromtheeast • An old friend pops up to not my kitchen & red wine 🍷 • Pt 2 • BarbaraKB is curious about how we are coping • California - Never rains ☔️ • Snow! ❄️ ⛄️ • Clumsy Me - here's Zvi's part 1 • V2 V3 • What I've been doing today - Toastmasters & Pony Club • Response to BarbaraKB about Ireland • Whatsmore Barbara - Ireland has 4 seasons
Paul O'Mahony from his kitchen - then walking around the estate and on to local @CafeBeva : A cup of tea kickstarts Wednesday at 07:30 - sprinkling of snow overnight • Out in snow • Update on News from Cork suburb Glanmire • 11:25 Uploading this episode
Through snow to Toastmasters • My speech and my Toastmasters promise • A miracle for Toastmasters • My speech went very well, I'm very pleased
(28 minutes) "Ragtime" was better than "Hamilton" - thus begins a rich conversation between Paul in Cork Ireland & Ray in Palo Alto California USA.
South Pacific gets a mention.
(2 minutes 28 seconds) Entering The Labyrinth Paul O'Mahony composes the first chapter of this story in his mobile studio [Audi A3 2008] on Monday 26 February 2018.
Listen to Paul's best "Urgent important news about Podcasting". ❤️ This is the first episode. 💚 Are you ready for unsolicited advice? This advice may be too early for you - or it may save you time & money. DO NOT PODCAST - STOP PODCASTING now
In his mobile studio - Paul talks about Great people & potential on the internet. He parks the studio - gets out into the wind - meets dog people ... Paul disappears into the woods with a Louis
This crisis brings out the best in us. Can this be true? @anchor 🎤🎤🎤 Paul remembers a big crisis in London transport. How humans collaborate well when things are really difficult. Paul remembers what happened during the first and third disaster. We'll pull together again
A big hug to you on Monday morning • "Have you a nickname? Did you used to have one?" 💚Voxer & Messenger are very useful now - (I have VictoriousOne & Kingfish in mind) 💚An unwelcome surprise - may it not bother you 🍎I still miss Scottlo
Staff at AnchorFM are answering tweets from people who want answers. @Anchor - Credit where credit is due - the leader of the Twitter team seems to be doing an excellent job - I've copied thus audio to @krishnaDe @barbarakb @topgold for starters
Walking on Upper street in north central London - after celebrating Ben & Emma's engagement 💚Paul describes what he sees - Telephone boxes • Buses ❤️Music from London pub: King's Head Upper Street • More Music • After the pub, walking back Alicia g Upper street at midnight • It's cold - and dry - dryer than Cork
Saturday breakfast in London buzzing - Exmouth Market - "Grind" the name. You hear the ambience + my voice at there. Benjamin O'Mahony (my son) & I prepare for a party in a pub later. Highly recommended place to eat & hang out in Islington
Paul O'Mahony talks about Money: Why has money not motivated him a lot? Even though he grew up in a fairly well off family. "Are you motivated by money?"
Starting Thursday at Hyde's Equestrian Centre • Finnegan's Wake with Robert Neill in Canada & James Joyce
Laptop Day Report from my office: books, CDs, Audacity tribulations, Business Jazz • plus Which of these movies would you go to? : (1) Darkest Hour (2) The Shape of Water (3) Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri. - I took Kevin Williams's advice - 💚Emotional report after "Darkest Hour" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"Ragtime" followed by "South Pacific" followed by "Hamilton". Earlier in the day I asked "What shall I talk to Ray Renati about?" • Our chat was the High point of my day. We also spoke about whether there was any reason to be optimistic about change in USA after the massacre in Florida. today - serious stuff
The Massacre of 14 Schoolchildren & 3 Teachers in Florida 🇺🇸 • Why isnt there a lobby as powerful as the arms industry in 🇺🇸? • My poem "Am I the only one" - drafted on 17 February 2018 - New York Times Report http://nyp.st/2obA9YI
Precious audio from years ago : A Rebel Story • "Rebel had a pain in his tummy" (Rebel Story No 4 told on 6 January 2010) • Rabel didn't swallow a mouse
Kingfish is a great guy. He drives a truck for his living - from Chicago to California. On Anchor he told a true story about an experience he had in the US army when he was 17. The discussion about cultural differences and misunderstandings with Kingfish • "Your Voodoo story" • How would I handle that? (The worry about being called 'racist') • Kingfish responded • In defence of misunderstandings, dislikes and disagreements • Name-calling is prevalent isn't it • More of Kingfish's Voodoo story - his second call in • How the story by Kingfish began. (To be continued)
A big day in the life • Unshaven crazy day • Recording for posterity • At Cork airport to collect crew from Sheffield • Needing coffee inside the airport • Sound of the English Market • Keeping Toastmasters in its place • Off to kiss the Blarney Stone • Queueing to get into Blarney Castle • Whst it's like in Blarney Castle & Gardens • 120 steps from top to bottom • Blarney Stone • #WeAreToastMasters • Leaving Blarney for Jameson Distillery in Midleton for whiskey 🥃 • My highlight was kissing the Blarney Stone • Inside the Whiskey 🥃 visitors'centre • Introducing Jameson Whiskey • The Tour - • The Cooper's Story • Thanks to Ollie #WeAreToastMasters
Quandary of Caring about a dog: The pains & joys of having to spend scarce time with our new dog Louis
This is Paul O'Mahony's contribution to making audio every day during February 2018. "What would I change if I could?" #Febooary is the hashtag
Under stars - earthworms huddled • Walking towards the wall into sleep • Coming home to sleep
My first walk with Louis • Louis the dog is bothered • Worst night for ages - grim experience with Louis the dog
Facing into a dog's life • Cup of tea with Louis on his first morning in his new home • Meet Louis (Loo ee) the dog https://instagram.com/p/Ber_P4-HRH7/ • Curious incident of the dog in the night
D-Day = Dog Decision Day - difficult • Dog decision day: it's a doddle when you're a kid • Dog Decision Day: consultants & advisers • Get the dog 🐶 • Surprise her • Dog dilemma 🐕 🐶 • Inevitable change either way • Is it not the illusion of a choice? • Dog decision day: Such brilliant suggestions & question • Dog Day Afternoon - Decision made • If only I'd listened to Barbarakb Jenafer Kingfish • Yes! Robert is correct: issue isn’t dog but of decision-making process • Get the dog!! • Dog or doghouse for Paul LOL • Dog decision day: naming the dog • The dog will be an English Setter • Jeremiah Craig doesn't hold back
I told this story at bedtime to my daughter on Christmas Day 2009. It was recorded on an iPhone3. Precious to me - and, maybe someday, to her - and her children. • Rebel Story No 3 : Rebel's First Christmas Day
Listen to how Carl Sandburg introduced Walt Whitman • Leaves of grass is a book to be fought over • Compelled to carry on reading Carl Sandburg • Out of the cradle endlessly rocking • Wild soft laughter
Why don't the Founders of AnchorFM use the App they're developing? I admit I feel irritated, intrigued & disappointed • Did Coco Chanel wear her own designs? • What Peter Coppenger and Daniel Mackey (Teamwork.com) built because they needed it • How Twitter was invented : it was needed • Bernie disagrees with me • Never get high on your own supply • I'm not going to respond straightaway
Why Paul got hooked by sex in opera - "Samson et Delilah" - Opera journey - my back story about music • Opera: what happened next in London
Off the street to work in Republic of Work in Cork • Cork is dry today - streetlife • Traffic jam • More traffic commentary and song • The traffic has lifted now • I live on a religious hill, Puma & Naked Chef • Tomato and red pepper soup – Avoca cafe cookbook • Into my local supermarket • Out of my local supermarket
CuriosityToday : Best books you've ever read ? • Crap memory: Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" - The next book in the series is "The History of Dust" which my daughter is reading
My father owned a bookshop. His father opened it in 1902 in Limerick. Books fed me, clothed me & put shoes on my feet - Tony Moze enthralled me • Part 1 • Part 2 ........and you, Paul? 😃 • I'll be back to you tomorrow Tony. Find Tony Moze on You Tube - he's special
Business Jazz Podcast - raw & unedited - the first 3 minutes • How emails to Business Jazz were disappointingly addressed • Business Jazz: How much will they pay us? • Business Jazz: "Are you important? • Business Jazz: URL run around • Business Jazz: Good email marketing
Persuading Toastmasters (Project No 9) at Blarney Club tomorrow • Preparing to persuade people with advice from Toastmasters International • Speech to Blarney Toastmasters Club : "Listen to Yourself" - a persuasive speech • Toastmasters - Promise to record yourself • Very stretching evening at Toastmasters
Persuading Toastmasters (Project No 9) at Blarney Club tomorrow • Preparing to persuade people with advice from Toastmasters International
This is the voice of Georgie Dee. Georgie lives in a mansion in Perth Australia. She works as a promoter of learning & confidence (usually called a teacher). She podcasts on AnchorFM - and she shows her photos on Instagram.
Business Jazz Podcast • How to be genuinely attractive in business today * "Treasure these words on choppy seas" • Chris Brogan's idea • "Leave - Bond - Harmonise" are Paul O'Mahony's three words • Continuous improvement • "Create Quality Moments" are Roger Overall's • In the zone • Global movements, Bitcoins & Turning tides * Contact us at www.showandtellcommunications.net
Rebel Story (No 2) coming up • Rebel's First Christmas (Story No 2) • Rebel's first Christmas (part 2) • "The Rebel Stories" - saved on iPhone 3 • I'm So Envious of Paul • Great story about Rebel • Thanks to Jeremiah Craig
Paul O'Mahony wrote this Poem for Martin Luther King on Martin Luther King Day 2018 • After writing Martin Luther King - I heard from Ray & Bobby
Father telling Stories to My Daughter - not reading : The Rebel Stories begin here • Rebel meets a visitor (Story No 1)
My friend Ray Renati complained about how poor Americans' knowledge of geography is. Paul O'Mahony needed a compass - so he recorded: Geography Tests - Jo, Ray, Paul • Irish & geography research • A 2nd geography question • The Irish were so clueless • Islands of the Caribbean- name them • More embarrassed • Final question • Geography test for Roger Overall • Geographical Research - cross-cultural (Note: there may be a part 2)
This is Part Two of Paul O'Mahony's experience. An iPhone 6 & a MacBookPro - intertwined. Fabio is the man who helped Paul. 🍎 The saga isn't over yet • 23 more minutes with 🍏 • My 🍏iPhone only has a few things on it • 🍏🍎🍏 MacBookPro rides again 👏🏻
After Donald John Trump (President of USA) spoke his mind - @Ray expressed how hurt he is - Thank goodness we have a Haitian person here • "Shithole" said US President - Paul O'Mahony describes the example this gives to children, parents & educators - and some of the possible results. Paul also says the word "racist" doesn't seem detailed enough to capture the essence of what President Trump has said
Rushing now. My Apple experience this morning • We are doing well & now have hard drive • Next step is to be ready for Avie & podcast marketing • More time with Apple 🍎 • Walt Whitman "When Apple Last in the Dooryard Bloomed" • Apple 🍎: problem is Hard Disc by Seagate
Silence is controversial - it can suggest you are guilty - it may mean you are not interrupting- it may mean you are pretending to listen - Paul O'Mahony isn't silent about silence. Even Shakespeare gets a mention. Silence - for Robert Neill • What can happen for you in silence
My friend the truck driver • I travel the night • Stories & the love of stories • Brilliant • Exalted to something Beautiful • Time to go
We haven't finished with Eternal Life • Do I want eternal life? You ask • Eternal life is still on offer • No vampires in Eternal Life for Georgie • No vampires in Eternal Life for Georgie • Eternal life does not attract Georgie • No thanks - I'm with this guy 👽
2018 will be have rough patches - every year has). Paul O'Mahony describes how he intends to keep on course during the year. "Sail through choppy waters in 2018" #My3Words (thanks @chrisbrogan) •
On Saturday before New Year - Paul O'Mahony says "It's time to be straight with you "• Getting worse with Ray Renati - and his podcast (In the Green Room) • Stay off Anchor if you want to chronicle descent into hell • Searching for chicken soup • Messing with food and laying down fires • Logs kindling coal & SuperValu in Midleton • Get out Paul • End of day here in Cork - my last words
Funny not sanctimonious- Paul O'Mahony rushes to save this - Before Xmas is gone: 12 days of Christmas • The 12 Days of Christmas (Frank Kelly version) - suitable for children • My family perform: 12 Days of Christmas (Frank Kelly version) •
Leaving Limerick, driving to the Atlantic, stopped by police • Unmarked police car - result • Come into Flanagan's Bar in Lahinch • The poem on the page - emerging • Olin's generosity - true story • Alongside the ocean in Lahinch Co Clare
Family ready for contest • Fairytale of NY by boys • I'm dreaming of a white Christmas - by the boys • Boys singing • Girls singing • Boys singing • Girls singing • Boys singing • Girls singing & losing • 12 days of xmas by Boys • 12 days of xmas by Boys • Accidental recording : family cacophony • The game - accidental recording • Lanigan's Ball
After our Xmas lunch today in an Italian restaurant ... we'd talked about food regimes & Bitcoins (This is a monologue by Paul O'Mahony in which he remembers the lunch)
Opera chat with Zvi about "Norma" at the @MetOpera • The experience was unparalleled • Tell me more about Norma please • After Norma 1 • After Norma 1 • After Norma 2 • Power and anxiety from the start of Norma at @metopera • After Norma 3? • Forgive me interrupting you about "Casta Diva" aria by Norma • After Norma • After Norma • After Norma • Norma • The Met • The Met • Before we move on to Pavarotti - what about Norma as a first opera • Coincidence • Coincidence • Oh what a joy it is to hear your story - that coincidence of birth & death • Norma • Zvi your Norma was an experience I'll never forget - a treasure
A day out in Dublin: Plans for today - Dublin • Breathless departure from Kent Station Cork to Dublin - brilliant service • Thanks to Irish taxpayers I don't pay for my travel today • I was scoping (live streaming) on the train • Arriving in Dublin Houston Station heading for Stephen's Green • On the Luas (light rail) towards O'Connell Stteet • Outside Cleary's - under the clock (made by Stokes Cork) • Trinity College Dublin - Ireland's oldest university - Grafton Street guitar • On the corner of Stephen's Green - after @insomniacoffee • Why did 4,000 pop into my Periscope from Grafton Street Dublin & Davy Byrne's • Walking out in Dublin st 8:20pm • Bus ride to train station along the quays in Dublin • Getting onto the train - into Seat 20 in Carriage No 1 - search for electricity
Ireland is unique, peculiar, misunderstood, confusing & confused. Paul O'Mahony starts to unpack the gift of Ireland.
Research on how the ancient art of ironing is practised today: The art of ironing • Learned to iron from my father • Ironing is a discipline & ideal for mindfulness • On ironing • Isn't it good to hear Irish ironing techniques from Larry • More on ironing • Even more on ironing • Barbara on Ironing - apologies to Kipling • Plenty of mileage in ironing eh 😊 • Irioning mon Anchor is far from dead • Real Men Iron • Too much Anchor this week? • Ironing - another story worth listening to • Satisfying ironing. • Inside the HiB bar in Cork city centre
You hear Paul being very enthusiastic about Utah, BobUtah & Walt Whitman - after listening to audio on Anchor made by BobUtah
Even poets run out of battery • Drinking Coffee with Georgie Dee in Fota Island Resort - while Xmas shopping • Coffee & more in @BiteSizeCafe on Midleton Main Street Cork Ireland
Pure humour. Exposing Rober Neill to hard scrutiny is important - is vital. Is he hero or horrid? Robert Neill is a star, a hero etc • But, however, Beware of Greeks bearing gifts on Anchor • It's even worse than I feared • (Falling into sleep is an accidental conclusion to the experience)
Sleeptime story for you • "There's no such place as far away" - by Richard Bach • May you sleep
Kitchen tables reveal a lot • Kitchen Bar chez nous - I wish I could have shared Bernie Goldbach's audio which inspired me to record from my kitchen
First call to Leo Laporte comes next • Greetings from Cork Ireland • Paul's first question for Leo is about where he comes from. I wish I could have included Leo's reply - the only way you can listen to it is to find it on Leo's episode
Supermarket time - come shopping in SuperValu • Up & down the aisles in supermarket - pocketwave at start • More shopping with Paul • Getting closer to the wine • Chasing red & white wine (ps I got the cream crackers)
Oh Jerusalem - on the day that President Trump announced that America recognises Jerusalem as the capital city of Israel - thanks to Zvi Weiss • About Jerusalem and Trump •
Zvi Weiss is going to Norma by Bellini in New York Metropolitan Opera • Why play that opera music? I played (via Spotify) some of the duet between Norma & Adalgisa in Act 1
I'm Irish • Many North Americans like that I'm Irish and have an accent • They have the right to like me and to dislike me • About Dewuan (I wish I could have included his view here - but Anchor doesn't allow it)
With Bernie Goldbach & Students in @RepublicofWork • On tour with Limerick Institute of Technology Bernie & Co • All over 3 floors with General Manager Frank - Bernie here • More of the tour in Republic of Cork • Talking Start-Ups - Sean O'Sullivan & Liam Casey • Advantages of setting up in Cork The last segment - starring Bernie + Stacey. Lorcan, Reece, Simon with Frank
On 50th Anniversary of poet Patrick Kavanagh's death - You hear Luke Kelly first - Paul O'Mahony reads Patrick Kavanagh's poem "On Raglan Road" - Luke sings the song.
Introducing the Top 50 on Anchor - fragments from today (about 29 people) with comments by Paul
I'm off to an UnConference - My 'Paper' for CongRegation 2017 #Cong17 • "Innovating is tough" • Like Pooh Eeyore Kanga Rabbit Piglet Roo Tigger Owl we're on expotition • Arriving in Cong • Song from Ashford Castle Hotel • Saturday before we start on Innovation • Chattering start - I'll Periscope & @Anchor • Table talk (accidental recording) • Late night session in bar • Dubliners' song • More music • Morning after #Cong17 • My high-point was Friday in @AshfordCastle with David Gluckman • The Irish constitution and innovation Afterthought
Georgie Dee (in Perth Australia) knows Shakespeare • Oh Shakespeare • I'm curious about Shakespeare
Visiting an Irish school • At the vet for our black cat Puma • Irish guitar lesson - Spanish music - my daughter practising • Irish guitar lesson - Spanish music - my daughter practising • Irish guitar lesson - Spanish music - my daughter practising • At a fundraising formal dinner for the Mercy Hospital Cork • The magical power of audio imagination • Figuring out in an Irish kitchen #wearetoastmasters
Yes - Bernie you are too old for your own good • Zvi is in Top 10 #OFUT • Proud to be old #OFUT • Into the Top 10 Anchor #OFUT - at No 3 - please welcome this voice • Minimum qualifications? • Studies • Georgie Dee in the Top 10 of #OFUT Charts
Recorded on the evening of Saturday 11 November - Fragments from Anchor Top 10 - from my kitchen - with Cabernet & Syrah •
You hear Carl Sandburg's introduction to Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman (1921) - read by Paul O'Mahony. The edition Paul used was a gift from Lisa Jeanne Sohl & her father Albert Lincoln Sohl (who died in 2008 RIP)
Sitting among used hankies, I read a letter from Lisa J Sohl in Florida • Reading Carl Sandburg's introduction to Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman (1921) •
The Renati Tapes (Volume 1) Paul O'Mahony & Ray Renati chat in Ray's Birthday (8 November)
Quirky - teabag use • Did they work? Conjunctivitis • Malady- welcome Georgie Dee • Coloidal Silver • Happy Birthday Ray Renati • Do I seek to be happy? • In defence of unhappiness (Poem) • Supermarket • Yurick with love - special today • Red wine - Anchor Top 20 • The Renati Tapes (Volume 1) • Touched by Melissa Roe • Hope you feel better soon. • Music for sleep
In defence of unhappiness (Poem) - the version of my poem which I published on my blog www.paulhomahony.com
Toastmasters Impromptu Speaking standard is higher than this • "Winter is upon us, do you like it or hate it?" My contest speech • Follow up on impromptu speaking • How Toastmasters run an impromptu speaking contest • Is there value in speech making contests?
Waking up at Toastmasters Conference - Impromptu Speech morning • Toastmaster of the year • In the breakfast room - practising for 'Table Topics' • After sound check & prancing round on stage at 08:30 • Did I win the competition? #TableTopics
Sucked into a voluntary organisation #wearetoastmasters in Sheffield • Sing-song with #wearetoastmasters • More sing-song Craic at #wearetoastmasters
Friday morning in Sheffield before #SteelCity2017 meeting • Still searching for a red dickie bow • Success at last at "The house of Ted Williams" • The $1m question from Neil Hopkins • What is Toastmasters? - recorded at #SteelCity2017 • After hours at #SteelCity2017 - a singsong • More sing-song - late night sessiont
Paul chats with Anthony Day leader of the local Toastmasters, Sheffield UK @ SteelCity2017 (District 71 Conference) •
Music from Cork City: My plans for #GuinnessCorkJazz #CorkJazzFestival today • Ella & Louis Isn't it a lovely day? Jazz classic • Ella & Louis Jazz • Fiona Kennedy Clayton (Clarion) Hotel ...
SafeHaven2018.ie next May 11 -13 - teamplanning for Toastmasters District71 Conference in Cork - in Clayton SilverSprings Conference Centre & Hotel
CorkJazzFestival Saturday Start of my day at 13:50 • In Clayton (Clarion) hotel - no music yet - the schedule • The big people @ #CorkJazzFestival • Drumming outside City Hall ...
What music would you like to wake to? #octaver17 Day 22. My contribution to Online music festival www.octaver.net
China on my mind today in @RepublicofWork • What I learned about doing business in China at #IrelandChina17 • After long lunch in the Glucksman Art Gallery ...
Should Art have boundaries? (Dewuan 's question that hooked me today) • Art & free speech • Crap shite art - nazi propaganda • I'm in favour of their right to speak but not to pollute the air...
Toastmasters Impromptu Speech Intro • "No man is an island" is this proverb still true? Table Topic - the winning speech at Division A of District 71 (Ireland & UK outside London & South-East England
How to prepare for an impromptu speech competition @Toastmasters • Today I'll take you into Toastmasters International • Nervous Toastmasters • Start of Toastmasters Speech Competitions • Flabberga...
Octaver17 Song to a distant love - Day21 of the October music festival. You hear me talking & Dusty Springfield singing
Octaver17 Day 19: What song would you sing to influence a leader? • #Octaver17 Day 19: What song would you sing to influence a leader? • #Octaver17 Day 19: What song would you sing to influence...
What would be your music coffee shop? #Octaver17 - Paul invents his ideal shop for ideal customers. Invites you to do the same. Day 17
Windy! • Take care! 🌬🌪 • The aftermath of #ophelia on our estate in Glanmire Cork Ireland • Wishing you safety... • I'm glad to hear you are safe • Is everyone in Ireland 🇮🇪 in possession of a tramp...
My birthweek - warmed my heart - this fortunate man says thank you very much • 🎂🎉Happy Birthday Paul O'Mahony!!🎉🎂 • Have an awesome day! • 🎉Birthday Serenade for Paul 😘🎊🎉 • Bobby Melissa & Georgie ...
Enthralling conversation about "Hate Mail" with Ray Renati • It's good to have to clarify too • I lived among English understatement • The advantages of understatement • Do you North Americans tend...
Kick-starting Monday : some pain & lots of satisfaction with my job • Plans for the day turned inside out • Vicissitudes & funerals • Make sure you go to the right funeral place • What a day it's b...
All about giving and receiving feedback • I don't use the term positive criticism • Feedback is King • Dewuan is offering each one of us feedback • Listen to Dewuan about feedback • My thoughts on ...
12 minutes of Paul on topic: What do you hum - or sing - in your shower or stage? Day4 of #Octaver17 You hear Paul hum & sing & speak about his stage performances of Wagner's opera Meistersinger
Topic: Where do you listen to music? And why do you listen to it there? #Octaver17 Day2
October Music Fest - Day 1 - Personal Intro by Paul. Hear clips from "I do like to be beside the seaside" - "White Rabbit" - "Già nella Notte" - "Hurt" - "Still got the blues" - "Both sides now" ...
First movements on Last Saturday of September 2017 • Talking with all shoe story tellers #myshoes • For Belinda, her friends & you • Bursting out of a clique (in 15 seconds) • @TVchanneling Kevin G...
Friendship - prompted by Joe Bigelow 's thoughts • Extra on friendship mindset - prompted by Joe Bigelow
Out of delinquency into deep self enquiry • Stuck for words at Toastmasters • Funny how Anchor Segment & Toastmasters Speech are both 5 minutes • The #Toastmasters Speech I practised
Inviting you to a community festival of music in October #Octaver17 • . Topics (e.g.) : (1) Range of Music I like (2) Where do you listen to music? (5) How do you feel when you hear music you love?
Big band in Kilkee West Clare Che Guevara • Superb music from Che Guereva festival in West Clare • Music - Saturday - Che Festival • Even more Kilkee music • Kilkee • Even more Irish music
Paul is moved by the quality of Deelo - a collaboration by Georgie Dee in Perth Australia & Scottlo in Saudi Arabia.
In a tizzy - Paul scours the house looking for 'Leaves of Grass" - desperately. You hear him in kitchen, TV room & office searching for his copy. Paul finds Walt & reads the start of "Song of Myself"
Paul O'Mahony talks about the Club Leadership Committee on his way to a committee meeting in September 2017
Most people are getting more curious. I wonder whether you agree with me. In this case Robert Neill is the object of my curiosity
A collection of audio about Irma by Tom Phillips - performed in London in South London Library on 16-17 Sept 2017. After closing night, cast members Benjamin O'Mahony & Francis Brett chat with Paul
Back in his old stumping ground - Paul's London - From Gatwick to Islington - Walking Upper Street - Drinking bitter in 'Fox on the Green' pub - The joy of a night out 'foot loose & fancy free'
Stories from daily life don't have to have an ending. They can be vignettes. Lake Wobegon (Garrison Keeler) - Robert Neill - and 600 word short story competitions led Paul O'Mahony to try his hand.
Paul O'Mahony reads from "Grief is the thing with feathers" by Max Porter (2015) ISBN 9780571327232.
Reports & Opinions about How Irish Politicians Behave about current issues. Public Life in Ireland is different from UK, USA, Cuba, Chad, Saudi Arabia, Norway, Queensland, Columbia, Antarctica.
Dean Read has arrived on Anchor from Audioboom. You hear Paul O'Mahony talk about how he met Dean on Audioboom years ago.
What if someone sends you an audio message that bothers you? On Anchor people can send you 'call-ins'. You may find yourself on the receiving end of the sort of messages you don't want. What to do?
What'll happen when Audioboom stops "free accounts" - charges £10 per month? Some people will move to Anchor. Paul O'Mahony uses Audioboom & Anchor. You hear Paul talk about what's going on.
Jeff Pearlman made an impassioned critique of the Trump policy & plans. You can hear Jeff's stance here. Paul O'Mahony expresses his viewpoint - and thanks Jarle @ Radio Tysnes International.
Belinda from London UK asks "Can I attend? @topgold Bernie Goldbach says all Redheads are welcome. Paul O'Mahony agrees - + says he'll connect Belinda with Jolene Cronin (co-founder of The Convention)
(1) You hear about central square in Crosshaven County Cork Ireland: St Brendan the Voyager & Tim Severin sculpture. (2) Cronin's Pub (3) Irish Redheads' Convention (4) Denis Cronin talks Festival
AudioBoom's changed "Terms & Conditions". There'll be no more free accounts. It'll cost $10 a month for 5 Podcast episodes. Some people are upset & will stop using AudioBoom. Paul O'Mahony discusses
I wrote a poem after the young boy Aylan Kurdi was drowned and washed up on a beach in Turkey. I read the poem on anchor - Zvi Weiss got in touch about it. He awakened my awareness.
(1) Ums, Ahs & Ehs - How do you get rid of superfluous distracting utterances? Paul O'Mahony talks about the struggle he has. (2) Moira O'Brien & Paul talk about a revolutionary new microphone
What's your legacy Paul? If you drop dead now, what would they put on a tombstone? What'd you leave as investment for everyone's children? Maybe it'll include "we are Change Agents & Health-Growers"
What difference are you making? What will you leave behind you? This is Paul O'Mahony (Cork) talking about his legacy. You've invited to think about your legacy too.
Public speaking causes stress, fear & lack of confidence #business @toastmasters • May 2018 - what Toastmasters in Cork are doing • Leading & Managing People in Toastmasters - the story of yesterday
Introducing a poetry challenge (from January 2017) • 1. Pick words carefully with precision • 2. You can write great poetry without rhyming - but ... • 3. You can start anywhere on a blank page • 4. All words in a poem explode - unlike in prose • 5. Don't put poetry up on a pedestal • 6. Stop trying to understand the poem • 7. Don't wait to be inspired to write a poem • 8. Use fresh images when you write a poem • 9. A Muse - you don't have to have one to write a poem • 10. Treat "Writer's Block" as research time • Jenafer's words • The Total Eclipse of the Sun God • What Toastmasters in Cork are doing - prep for May 2918 (D71) • Weather Report: courtesy of Cork Radio International - hyper-local Radio • Public speaking causes stress, fear & lack of confidence #business @toastmasters
Talking about poetry with Belinda • What a good account of your reading & watching • Spike • Poetry syllabus • No interest in poetry after school • My complaint about how I was taught poetry at school • A day I wrote a poem
Crunch Day Today - the back story & future of "BusinessJazz Podcast" • Today's work will be available to you #BusinessJazz
421 Listening To Paul O • (1:20) @421. You are special • (1:59) The Waiting Room • I hope to live up to the expectation 🔥 • @Joe You made my heart sing 💚💚💚 • I love your segment on the sound of your own voice. • Trying to share that segment about loving your voice... • (1:43) @Debbie Your voice matters an awful lot to me • call in about the segment on The Voice • call in about the segment on The Voice • @Sarah Your voice is vital - and great to hear • I love my voice! Truly! • @Shannon - keep on sharing your voice & try @Yurick + @TGE
I was wrong about Anchor V2- I'm glad to say (5) • Part 2 of my appreciation of Anchor people
"Why do you say you're a poet?" Paul • 3 surprising 'facts' about me (1) • My 2nd surprising talent • 3rd thing about me • Loving your voice - Debbie Bridge in Alberta Canada 🇨🇦 • 💚💚💚 You love your own voice. 💚💚💚
Diary Note 11:15 on Friday 4 August 2017 : Hyde's • What was I doing on Periscope - Cormac Neville ? • Bukowski on Ireland (0:50) • Story time for digital children • Rock climbing poetry • Audio vlogging - today & Birthday cards for 12 year old girl • Abuse of parking permits in Cork - report by RCI • "Why do you say you're a poet?" Paul • Street music from Cork on Friday afternoon • Hearing aids Saga continued. (Zvi's voice) • Need for hearing aid • Do the best of it
All quiet on the stable front - Report from CRI • A @CafeBeva philosophy - ambient contextual hyper-local - thanks to Cork Radio • Glanmire Medical Centre misleads locals - RCI Report) (1.21)
My #FirstWave on Anchor V1 - for months, I felt awkward about this #AnchorOrigin • My first day on Anchor with Bernie Brainpickings Greg Dickson too - #anchororigin
Making an Episode about Work : Wave Radio - BusinessJazz Podcast - Audacity • Working for Wave Radio today • Wave Radio Work on Audacity (continued) • Wave Radio Work + ref to Bletchley Park Podcast on BusinessJazz • Can I upload Wave Radio episode to Anchor? • BusinessJazz Podcast for Wave Radio (part 1 of 3) : Storytelling Discusssed • BusinessJazz Podcast for Wave Radio (part 2 of 3) : More Storytelling • BusinessJazz Podcast for Wave Radio (The End)
The South of Ireland semi-final morning #golf • Back from the golf in Lahinch : listen to Scottlo • Megaphonic Call In 2 • megaphonic Call In 3 • Megaphonic Call In 4 • Megaphonic Call In 6 • Megaphonic Call In Finale • Thanks to Scottlo - Bobby Kountz is next • ⛳️I'm Right Here Paul... Thinking of You!🏌 • ⛳️ Thank You Paul!!! 🏌My Commitment! ⛳️ • Thrilled Bobby is coming to play golf with me - golf on Tysnes • Excellent reporting! 🏌🏻 • The piece Jarle Radio Tysnes International liked a lot • On the 4th ⛳️⛳️⛳️⛳️ #southofIrelandopen
Lahinch - in the West of Ireland today - coffee, croissant & clothing • Lahinch Link: 1st tee ⛳️ #southofirelandopengolf • From clubhouse overlooking ⛳️⛳️ Bitter regret #southofirelandopengolf • On the 4th ⛳️⛳️⛳️⛳️ #southofIrelandopen • Back inside Lahinch Clubhouse (5:00)
Weather Report from Cork Radio International • Excited about Toastmasters today • Off to Blarney Toastmasters this Tuesday evening • Blarney Toastmasters meeting has a theme & a fancy dresser
The last 9 holes - drama all over the shop - what about you? #golf • This is too exciting (4:55) #golf • Donald Trump plays #golf & sacked his caddie - Spieth in trouble • The biggest drama in modern golf is now • Adversity personified #golf • Gobsmacking golf - what a human did on 13-15th • The good guy and the exciting nerve-wracking guy on 17th #golf • Heart-thumping thumping heart thump ... on 17th #golf • 72nd Hole - could there be a miracle? #golf • Victory to the young man - all Hail Mr Spieth #golf
Diary Note: Saturday morning (0:59) • Talking as we walk (to be continued) • More rambling talk • Voicing the walk continuing • Speaking without purpose • Strolling with utterance • The End of words - imagining the rest