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Created: 1st September 2000

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Hello! I am Eoin McAuley, also known as Gnomon. I live in Dublin, Ireland.

I'm interested in lots of things: choral singing, orchestral music, some progressive rock, cats, ancient civilisations, mathematics, guitars, recorders, other musical instruments, Greece, Egypt, alphabets and writing systems, pottering about beside the sea, wine, jigsaws and other puzzles, computers, linguistics, guinea pigs, encyclopaedias, fantasy books and fixing things.

Here on h2g2, my main concern is building the Edited Guide, which is what this site is supposed to be about. I have written lots of Edited Entries.

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Yes Indeed
2 Days Ago

Just back from seeing classic prog rock band "Yes" in concert. Chris Squire, the bass player was in fine form, but the years have not been kind to Steve Howe, the guitarist. He looks about 80, although he is only 62. He's still one of the best guitarists in the world though.

Great stuff!

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Breaking Bows
3 Days Ago

A traumatic day for daughter El. On Monday, she dropped her cello bow, 350 euros worth, and it broke in half. It can't be fixed. Apparently this is almost unheard of in the world of cellos. But it was a good few years old, so it's not under guarantee or anything. I may be able to claim on instrument insurance.

Today we went out to the cello shop, and she got to borrow three new bows, to try them out: a not too expensive one, an expensive one and a carbon fibre one. She brought the three of them to her cello class so that her teacher could look at them. Two minutes into playing with the less expensive bow (250 euros worth), it snapped in two in her hand.

She was in floods of tears from the shock.

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Busy Weekend
Last Week

I'm heading off in about 45 minutes to drive to Roscommon, (about 2 hours drive) where we will be singing Messiah tonight. (Sacred Heart Church, Abbey St, 7.30 pm).

There's been a lot of flooding in Ireland. Cork is closed (that's a city of about 120,000 people!) due to flooding, and there are reports from the west as well, but I've heard nothing about flooding in Roscommon. We'll hope for the best.

Tomorrow night will be more relaxing - we're going to see Bill Bailey in the O2 (Ireland's biggest indoor venue).

Then on Sunday night, my other choir, the Gaudete Singers, are singing in St Patrick's Cathedral, a lovely programme of a capella numbers on the theme of "Vespers". This will include the World Premiere of Lucis Creator Optime by Andrew Cooke, who sings in the choir. We'll also perform Stanford's Magnificat, a wonderful 8-part piece.

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Not Well
2 Weeks Ago

I've been feeling unwell since Thursday morning, when I got a Migraine, which is very unusual for me. I don't remember getting one in the last 15 years or so. This came out of the blue with no explanation. As a result my brain has been acting up, not doing things the way it is supposed to. I can't think clearly or concentrate on anything. Hopefully I'll be OK in another day or two, as we have a lot happening next weekend:

Thursday - rehearsal
Friday - drive to Roscommon (2 hrs), performance of Messiah, drive home
Saturday - Bill Bailey in the O2 (Dublin's biggest indoor venue)
Sunday - performance of Vesper music, including Stanford's 8-part Magnificat, in St Patrick's Cathedral.

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Gnomon's Taxi Service
3 Weeks Ago

Wednesday is my day off work. Yesterday being a miserable wet day, the other members of my family all wanted me to provide them with lifts to and from their various tasks - only fair as I had a day off.

So I went on nine separate journeys, out and back, from the house - six driving people to the tram, two to the school and one to the music school. I reckon I spent three hours driving and another 45 minutes sitting in the car waiting.

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ID	TITLE	COMMUNITY	STATUS	CREATED

A58921626	A Short History of Tavistock, UK	h2g2	Edited	5 Days Ago
A58371258	The Language of Coastal Projections	h2g2	Edited	5 Days Ago
A59706138	Feluda Films	h2g2	recommended	Last Week
A59704752	Pidgins and Creoles	h2g2	pending	Last Week
A58060631	Accident and Emergency Departments	h2g2	Edited	Last Week
A55393608	Eris - the Largest Dwarf Planet	h2g2	Edited	Last Week
A57720440	Stolpersteine - An Everyday Memorial	h2g2	Edited	2 Weeks Ago
A57226250	Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia	h2g2	Edited	2 Weeks Ago
A56317340	Humankind's Responsibility to Earth: Inaction is Not an Option	h2g2	Edited	3 Weeks Ago
A57222065	Enlisted Ranks of the US Air Force	h2g2	Edited	3 Weeks Ago
A58966005	Birthdays	h2g2	pending	4 Weeks Ago
A58921725	Types of Essays	h2g2	pending	4 Weeks Ago
A57240092	The Four Colour Theorem	h2g2	Edited	4 Weeks Ago
A55136450	Queen Victoria's Railway	h2g2	Edited	4 Weeks Ago
A58758925	The Post 140: Tweet-A-Guide-Entry	h2g2	-	5 Weeks Ago
A58758349	Notes from Around the Sundial: UK Holidays Part Three	h2g2	-	5 Weeks Ago
A58370475	The Benefits of Having Children - an A to Z	h2g2	pending	Oct 14, 2009
A58241928	Notes From Around The Sundial: Holidays in the UK Part 2	h2g2	-	Oct 10, 2009
A58061144	'Star Trek' � Quark the Ferengi	h2g2	pending	Oct 6, 2009
A58061090	Sirius - the Dog-Star	h2g2	pending	Oct 6, 2009



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