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		<title>The bearing of other people’s crosses</title>
		<link>https://headrambles.com/2026/04/20/the-bearing-of-other-peoples-crosses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The youngest had her Confirmation at the weekend. That&#8217;s the last of the obligatory church ceremonies, the red tape needed to get them into local schools. Will there be weddings, or will the next generation be wiser and happily live <span class="excerpt-dots">&#8230;</span> <a class="more-link" href="https://headrambles.com/2026/04/20/the-bearing-of-other-peoples-crosses/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading &#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Legacy rescued!!</title>
		<link>https://headrambles.com/2026/03/19/legacy-rescued/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If anyone has tried to access this blog over the last few months, they may have encountered different messages depending on the various breakdowns I&#8217;ve been encountering. I have had domain names expiring, critical errors, servers not found, you name <span class="excerpt-dots">&#8230;</span> <a class="more-link" href="https://headrambles.com/2026/03/19/legacy-rescued/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading &#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Existential flourishing</title>
		<link>https://headrambles.com/2025/09/14/existential-flourishing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2025 13:39:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I enjoy my job a lot, caring for vulnerable people is frustrating and rewarding in equal measures. It&#8217;s REAL, you know? I worked in offices and shops for years, cleaned windows and drove taxis, there&#8217;s a lot under my belt. <span class="excerpt-dots">&#8230;</span> <a class="more-link" href="https://headrambles.com/2025/09/14/existential-flourishing/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading &#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Fear</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 16:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sorry. I haven&#8217;t written on this page for a long time. I&#8217;ve had The Fear. This looks like many things: 1. Every time I open up dad&#8217;s laptop I&#8217;m instantly overwhelmed by 500 new messages, some of which are <span class="excerpt-dots">&#8230;</span> <a class="more-link" href="https://headrambles.com/2025/08/25/the-fear/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading &#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>A rehab story</title>
		<link>https://headrambles.com/2025/07/10/a-rehab-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 21:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Alcohol]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Everything in the smoking room was brown. Everything from the walls, to the sticky floor,  to the public health information poster on the wall (which was pretty much illegible from all the brown), to the glass of the barred window <span class="excerpt-dots">&#8230;</span> <a class="more-link" href="https://headrambles.com/2025/07/10/a-rehab-story/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading &#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Hot Politics</title>
		<link>https://headrambles.com/2025/07/01/hot-politics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 20:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Is it just an Irish thing to feel a little bit resentful when someone tells you they&#8217;re going, or have just been on holidays? I don&#8217;t get to go away very often but when I do it&#8217;s entirely deserved but <span class="excerpt-dots">&#8230;</span> <a class="more-link" href="https://headrambles.com/2025/07/01/hot-politics/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading &#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The King’s Castration – Part 3 of 3</title>
		<link>https://headrambles.com/2025/06/29/the-kings-castration-part-3-of-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2025 11:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This post is brought to you from beyond the grave &#8211; a story hidden deep within the document folder of Grandad himself which he seems to have written under the influence of something wonderful. I am delivering it in three <span class="excerpt-dots">&#8230;</span> <a class="more-link" href="https://headrambles.com/2025/06/29/the-kings-castration-part-3-of-3/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading &#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The King’s Castration – Part 2 of 3</title>
		<link>https://headrambles.com/2025/06/27/the-kings-castration-part-2-of-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 11:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This post is brought to you from beyond the grave &#8211; a story hidden deep within the document folder of Grandad himself which he seems to have written under the influence of something wonderful. I am delivering it in three <span class="excerpt-dots">&#8230;</span> <a class="more-link" href="https://headrambles.com/2025/06/27/the-kings-castration-part-2-of-3/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading &#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The King’s Castration – Part 1 of 3</title>
		<link>https://headrambles.com/2025/06/25/the-kings-castration-part-1-of-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This post is brought to you from beyond the grave &#8211; a story hidden deep within the document folder of Grandad himself which he seems to have written under the influence of something wonderful. I am delivering it in three <span class="excerpt-dots">&#8230;</span> <a class="more-link" href="https://headrambles.com/2025/06/25/the-kings-castration-part-1-of-3/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading &#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>I found buried treasure!</title>
		<link>https://headrambles.com/2025/06/23/i-found-buried-treasure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 20:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I found something amazing. I was rooting around on this here dad&#8217;s laptop, looking for passwords and breadcrumbs, and there it was. Like James Joyce&#8217;s Ulysses, the beauty of what I&#8217;d found only became apparent once I began to read <span class="excerpt-dots">&#8230;</span> <a class="more-link" href="https://headrambles.com/2025/06/23/i-found-buried-treasure/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading &#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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