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Michael Flanagan

michaelflanagan@mastodon.ie

<p>Hi there! I enjoy art, poetry, little bits of creativity, unbridled expression, fancy tea, and Star Trek.</p><p>I spend my time between <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Inishowen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Inishowen</span></a> (in <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Donegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Donegal</span></a>) and Dublin and enjoy both very much. I build apps and websites at work.</p><p>Currently, I’m mostly interested in <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Buddhism</span></a>, which I’m studying as a &#39;GFR&#39; Mitra (friend) of the <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Triratna" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Triratna</span></a> Buddhist Community in Dublin.</p><p>Some labels I usually am:

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  • Post #3219198

    Someone asked me yesterday if I&amp;#39;d seen the film &amp;quot;Michael&amp;quot; and I&amp;#39;ve only just realised that they weren&amp;#39;t talking about the 1996 John Travolta movie.

  • Post #3219197

    I remain unconvinced about these &amp;quot;smart&amp;quot; light bulbs and the like. I&amp;#39;ve been giving it a go recently and bought a few of the Philips Hue bulbs and a &amp;#39;bridge&amp;#39; controller. Fiddly as hell to do anything with at the best of times, I think a old-school dimmer switch a nice lampshade would do what I want with much less of the hassle. And now I&amp;#39;m having some trouble with the home wifi, they become impossible to control and a hassle to even turn on! N...

  • Post #3219196

    RE: https://mastodon.scot/@bodhipaksa/116617914459498823 Introduce yourself with 10 bands you&amp;#39;ve seen live: Radiohead Rage Against The Machine Godspeed You! Black Emperor The Redneck Manifesto Pearl Jam Queens of the Stone Age Idles Arcade Fire At the Drive-in Explosions in the Sky

  • Post #3219195

    For What Binds Us By Jane Hirshfield There are names for what binds us: strong forces, weak forces. Look around, you can see them: the skin that forms in a half-empty cup, nails rusting into the places they join, joints dovetailed on their own weight. The way things stay so solidly wherever they&amp;#39;ve been set down— and gravity, scientists say, is weak. [...] https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/52468/for-what-binds-us #poem #poetry

  • Post #3219194

    What&amp;#39;s the word for that twinge of discomfort you get when reaching for your Monday morning podcasts to ease you into the week only to realise it&amp;#39;s Tuesday and you&amp;#39;ve already listened to them all on yesterday&amp;#39;s lazy bank holiday.