Day 160 - Thursday, June 9th, 2011

One’s personal health was maximised during this morning’s foray to work, with a 20 minute walk to the CityBikes kiosk at the quays, and a further ten minute cycle to the Chatham Street kiosk which is a mere minute’s walk away from the Maples office. If weather permits, this will be the daily way forward – huzzah! There is something splendid about cycling all the way up Grafton Street in the early morning., fleetingly observing the impending bustle.

Lunch was with colleague Hugh, with whom I have been professionally reunited after an eleven year gap (eleven years!), and after mulling over a few options, we opted for what we both agreed afterwards to be an unfortunate choice. Sinnott’s was the venue, and my 11 Euro carvery offering of Roast Batter with a miniscule white-fish centre proved to be most unsatisfying, whilst Hugh was even more displeased with his Arctic Chicken Breast feast.

Professional duties dispensed with, ‘twas time to strut one’s feet to Thursday Night Darts Club 88 at Doolan’s Taverna and Wine-bar where seven athletes vied for the title, including debutant Michael “Iron Duke” Sadlier, christened thus because of his hosting of an annual welly-throwing competition (Welly – Wellington – Duke of Wellington – Iron Duke). After much persistence, the Duke managed to register 2 TNDC World Championship ranking points on the board, hurtling him into the World Ranking Charts at Number 20. Refreshingly, the winner of tonight’s title was relatively unexpected, with Rory “Razor Sharp” Wilson deservedly acquiring his 2nd TNDC belt.

                                         A beaming Iceman, Razor Sharp, and Iron Duke


Contentment :      16.5 / 25
Excitement :         3.5 / 10
Memorability :      3.5 / 15

Overall Score :      47% (34th out of 160)