Denise Breen 🖖

@denisebreen.bsky.social

Building Data Centres by day | On the wireless at the weekends | Writing about film | Love my Border Collie | Ride a Gold Wing everyday | Bigots get blocked | Trekker 🖖 LLAP, (she/her/hers), 🏳️‍⚧️ and hello to Jason Isaacs 👋 www.thefourthwall.xyz/blog

#OTD in 1901 Peter O'Connor, Waterford's famous 'King of Spring' jumped a world record of 24 feet and nine inches at the IAAA Championships in the RDS and, less than two months later, jumped 24 foot 11 3/4 inches. That was the first IAAF recognised long jump world record

Photo of Peter in mud jump

Good morning from Holly and me out for our walk this Bank Holiday morning. It's a gorgeous sunny morning but it's clouding up now. Have a lovely Monday and if you're around I'm on the wireless from 11am to 2pm on @kfmradio.bsky.social with "Road Trip Songs"🎙️📻🚗🏍️ Join me if you can, love the company

Holly sitting expectantly on the bench at the start of our walkLeaves strewn across the path like it's November Holly a Border Collie in the River Liffey A sycamore tree planted last year has died due to drought

I had an interesting discussion with my 17yo twin nieces last night as we shared pizza. They were talking about rage baiting, how "all their friends do it". They do it too, even on platforms like Vinted. These are good kids and they have grown up in this digi-sphere where it's acceptable 🤷‍♀️ Discuss.

Firefighters from Rathfarnham Station responded to this abandoned camp fire at the Hellfire Club earlier today. A Condition Orange warning is in place until Tuesday, please refrain from lighting fires in wooded areas. Irresponsible behaviour like this, can lead to catastrophic wildfires.

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This week's S04E02 of Star Trek Strange New Worlds, "The Griffin Incident" is brilliant, horror/Science Fiction storytelling. I loved it. No spoilers, go see it but have a cushion ready to hide behind!

A scene from Strange New Worlds

The legendary American hamburger was supposedly created #OTD in 1900 by Louis Lassen at his small cart in New Haven, Connecticut, after a customer needed a fast lunch. Lassen placed a broiled ground beef patty between two slices of toast. The shop still serves burgers on toast without ketchup.

Original burger on toast