1922 The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) is formed between 15 states with Moscow as its capital
10:10
The second fastest land mammal in the world is the Pronghorn Antelope (North America), clocking in at 54mph/90kph.
10:12
In the airport multi-storey car park, Dublin's gateway to the entire world. Rising through the stair well to the sixth floor of Block C. I always park my car there because there's always a spot right near the door and I don't need to waste time looking around for one. Top tip, people. While taking the stairs means, no standing still.
A twist to the nose. Familiar, yet incongruous, it weighs heavy on the air. Bounding along, I climb a flight of steps to the fourth floor, two or three at a time. Whatever it is, it's becoming more pronounced. Dubious olfactory sensations disturb me deep down.
There's a ripening through the stairs to the fifth. It's distinct now. In retrospect, I knew what it was but I could not say, could not admit it. On the sixth floor landing, keys in hand, I'm ready to bolt through to the rooftop. At the exit, a wheelchair hastily abandoned. In back of it, in the corner exactly, a spray of fresh diarrhoeic human shit glistens dully, congealing black and brown columns of spattered excrement about a metre high, pooling on the floor.
I had an inkling.
13:09
The plunge pool of human faeces casts me into a pond of despair.
13:46
Twenty euro for the merest plate of salad at Dublin Airport.
22:21
Isn't there anybody in Dublin who knows what this sign is going on about?
