I care not a straw for the opinions of the World So said Tom Paine. This seemed like a greatly inappropriate quote to begin a column which will try and inform you of the last 6 months of the editors life. My efforts to complete this edition of DOS have met with one huge form of opposition ; namely a complete lack of motivation.
Never being one of the most disciplined people to have strolled this earth as soon as I would awake to hea r rain falling outside I would turn over in bed and soon awake to see how the afternoon had developed. Then when this glorious summer sunshine came along I would be up early , jog a couple of laps around the park , dispatch some e-mail, and then read and drink cool drinks in the afternoons. Dragging my ass up to this keyboard to complete this edition was not in my top ten things to do. There we go again with this lack of discipline. So for those of you who have missed DOS, mea culpa (excuse my Latin).
Snow is falling all around us, little children having fun,.......
Bah humbug, everyone. It's the stinking cold time of the year that finds me back at this keyboard, searching for my holy grail ; an end to Dos 4. I really wish to send this issue to sleep with the fishes. So in a cold room I'm filling you in, a winters tale if you wish.
The weather has been biting it's cold into my bones but still I find myself looking forward to the x-mas as I've friends to meet and be with. But the rain it keeps falling and all that seems warm about this season is a blaizing open fire, a steaming hot whiskey and a fat smoldering doobie.
This x-mas find's me in training and avoiding the mad binge of booze consumed in this final staight of the year. The Irish are like an athlete that paces itself thoughout the year, drinking steadinly more and then sprints for the finish consuming all at the many christmas parties.
Not for me, this year we see the sequel to a white man's dry season imaginatively entitled A WHITE MANS DRY SEASON Part Deaux. Recenlty I've dived into another obsession in my life. I'm now a humble student of Kung Fu and Wing Tchun (Radiant as Spring Time) in particular. Really, It was two friends from over in North England that got me interested in trying it our in Dublin. Now a couple of months later I find myself in love with the martial arts - as any of the Monty St. Massive will tell you. I hope to improve - Grasshoppers I will keep you informed on my adventures in Kung Fu. We are as pebbles droped into the pond of life, we know not upon what shores our ripples will wash onto.
I'm also playing football with the legendary AC MILLTOWN and we've reached a respaectable mid - table position as this stage of the season. So as you can see I'm in traning so you can buy me a coffee or a luckozade over the festive season.
Is that all ? Well yeah; the rest can wait till DOS 5 when we'll be tackling some really big issues like ( Why is IF the middle word in lIFe ????? Your soooooo deeeeeepppp Man .).
This DOS 4 should be appearing along with the legends MOTHER MILES and LAUDANUM for a great tripple tag team match as the three super heroes do battle with the useless zinezeroes from the evil planet NIL. Or to put it another way this is a Christmas bumper issue {which never happened}
That's all. My thanks to all those who contributed, wrote and hassled me into doing DOS 4. Respect is also due to MAC me mate, and all me mates. Lets all have a kicking '96.
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