Who?
I was born in Tralee on Pentecost Sunday 1977. Until I was about six years old I thought that made me a saint. I have never quite recovered from the discovery that I am just as ordinary as everyone else despite my special birth date. Because of this I have spent the following twenty-four years trying to convince everyone that I am uniquely special. Sometimes they agree but never at the moments I would like and always for the wrong reasons.
Like every saint/superhero I have my nemeses. These are mainly royalty, paying to use public toilets in bars/clubs and kiwis (the fruit rather than the people). The latter has the power to kill me and has attempted this on three occasions.
I have been living in The Netherlands for yonks. I keep threatening to flee back to Ireland. It’ll happen one of these days, just when everyone least expects it. Me included.
I’m vegetarian and was born with only one kidney. I’m fairly sure these are not connected. I only found out a couple of years ago about the kidney deficiency - makes no difference physically but it’s an almighty fire starter if there’s a lull in conversation. It’s also good to bring up if anyone is being mean to me. Leave me alone - I only have one kidney! It’s still wholly unfair though, I feel short changed.
Conortje means little Conor. Not that I’m little. I’m average height, OK?
e mail: conortje@gmail.com
Just found the time to have a look at your blog.
Am lookinf forward to opening a bottle of red wine and sitting down with the laptop this evening.
Hey Stinker,
Fun reading!! Good luck next week with your studies! Will miss you. -Remember to make another Kippenfoto van de maand!!
Liefs , Johnny Logan
I’ve been having a good ol’ laugh at your recent posts. Guinness may not travel well but Irish humour does.
Cheers, Enda
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Arrived here via K8
But by Jesus, I dunno should I be reading all this at all, bringing to the front of my delicate brain the stuff I try to block out on a daily basis.
Funny stuff.
A fellow countryman, by host & by birth.
Arrived here via xbox. Since it is only the fruit variety of Kiwis that are your nemeses: Greetings from New Zealand
Great blog you have here. 
Your blog is fun. I like the way you word things. My blog is a mixture of serious and lighthearted. Perhaps you can visit sometime. I am into saving the world. Well, the best I can, through words and maybe deeds. My site is http://www.phenomenaltruths.wordpress.com. See ya!