Mr. Dependable

@mrdependable.bsky.social

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Ex-Durmite now enjoying retirement on the south coast of Ireland

A rock painted with the Irish tricolor reads Ireland isn't just a place, it is a feeling.
A box of multi-coloured squeezy toys called Squishy Chick Balls
Old door in the process of having 7+ layers of paint removed
Youghal lighthouse surrounded by scaffolding as renovations continue
Sign on a temporary fence on a beachfront in Ireland reads: Notice Works Will Commence In This Area From 13 August 2025 Expected Duration 3 Weeks
Statue of Louis Pasteur at San Rafael High School; origin story of 4:20
The Youghal lighthouse against a background of colorful clouds at dusk
Protest frogs at No Kings 3, holding a sign with a picture of a beaver that reads "Tyrants be Dammed"
Sunset over a field, with several rain squalls in the distance
Czechia and Ireland footballers in the tunnel before kickoff, on the TV in the pub
Yamamori Izakaya Dance Forever stencilled in yellow on a gray panel, with a stylized Samurai
Cover of The Forgotten Door, by Alexander Key
Stone building at Midleton Distillery (the old Still House)
Hand painted sign on rock wall reads "Republic of Freedonia"
A man with an American flag, standing in front of a thatched roof cottage and a stone wall, asks a young girl with red hair in pigtails, holding a pink umbrella, "Does it ever stop raining on Ireland?" She answers "I don't know, I'm only seven."
Bronze statue of a woman with flowers at her feet stands in front of a stone wall with three arched openings. Saint Brigid's Well, County Kildare, Ireland
Orwell's definition of doublethink, from 1984: To know and not to know, to be conscious of complete truthfulness while telling carefully constructed lies, to hold simultaneously two opinions which cancelled out, knowing them to be contradictory and believing in both of them, to use logic against logic, to repudiate morality while laying claim to it, to believe that democracy was impossible and that the Party was the guardian of democracy, to forget whatever it was necessary to forget, then to draw it back into memory again at the moment when it was needed, and then promptly to forget it again, and above all, to apply the same process to the process itself—that was the ultimate subtlety: consciously to induce unconsciousness, and then, once again, to become unconscious of the act of hypnosis you had just performed. Even to understand the word—doublethink— involved the use of doublethink.
Calvin, having pounded nails into the coffee table, responds to his mother's query of "What are you doing?" with "Is this some sort of trick question, or what?"
Captain Jean-Luc Picard, after being tortured by Cardassians, screams "There are five buckets!"
Black and white cat sitting on a coffee maker with painting gear in the background
Milli Vanilli present Donald Trump with their Grammy award
Headline: Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act over protests in Minneapolis - US politics live Photo: heavily armed men point weapons at protesters off camera
Newspaper headline: Trump warns of 'reckoning and retribution ' in Minnesota amid anti-ICE protests Includes picture of angry Donald Trump
Colorful sunrise over water seen through a window
A derelict building with a sign reading "Sale Agreed" under which someone has added the phrase "Fake News"
2 "Sale Agreed" signs on a fence around farmland, in front of a blue sky
Screen grab showing a status bar indicating a task in progress might take several seconds, but nearly 10 minutes has elapsed
Doorway with sign listing open hours for Chinese restaurant. Christmas Day - CLOSED
Bottles of home made sloe gin. The label reads - Irish Sloe Gin Made with wild sloes from the Youghal Slob Bank and the Aran Islands
A harbor with half a dozen sailboats looking towards the pre-dawn sky
The lighthouse at Cascais, Portugal. The square tower consists of 4 alternating blocks of blue and white tiles. At the top, a red cupola houses the light mechanism. The entire structure has a warm glow, reflecting the setting sun.
Hand painted sign on a fence reads "Rush hour over? Stay slow please"
A reindeer made of wire mesh and white and red lights, photographed at night in Midleton War Memorial Park
Town Christmas tree before the lights are turned on
Youghal lighthouse in sunshine with the hint of a rainbow over it
Sunrise lighting up clouds from below the horizon. Reflections on the calm waters of the River Blackwater
Two surfers catching a small wave at the mouth of the River Blackwater as it enters Youghal Bay, following a storm
Kindred Spirits monument consisting of 9 5 meter tall stainless steel feathers, in Midleton, County Cork
Warm orange sunrise over the River Blackwater and Eastern Point