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Aois na maitheasa.

Foghlaimím as Gaeilge faoi an focal 'aibíocht' inniu. Is cosuil leis 'maith'. Mar sin, ceapaim go mbeadh sé 'maith' go rabhthar na 'maitheasa'. (Níl mé ábalta aistrigh seo mar an gcéanna as Béarla!)

Faighim go raibh an ábhar a aithint go éagsulaí. Gheobhaidh tú go mbheifí 'in imhne'. Nó, tá sé go raibh 'fear a bheadh tagtha in inmhe'. Is maith liom frása eile i mo fhoclóir. Tá sé 'fear déanta'. Is cuimhne liom faoi na Maifhea. Mar sin féin, níor chonaic mé alt seo i measc na liostaí aibítre anseo.

Ar ndéarfaidh mé go beifear 'in aois fir' má cónofaí chomh i bhfad orm? Abairtear go dtaispéana Obama cleactadh ar obair a rialaigh ár tír. Ar ndóigh, nár aontaítear go bailíodh seisean féin dóthain críonnacht go dtí anois.

Tá gaois leis Obama. Tá sé ag eagnaíocht. Ach, níl ciall fior-cheannaithe agam a fháil leis Obama fós. Tá comhaois é féin agus mé féin. Níl sé boal ar chomh sean le McCain, go nádúrtha. Cloisim go raibh Obama beannaithe ceachartha. Feic ar a phóstaer naofa gach uile áit a rachaidh tú. Creideamh duine eile go leor gach lá go mbeidh Obama i ndáil le bheith críochnaithe ina craobh air.

B'fhéidir, an bua a fháil ar McCain. Troid muid cogadhaí anseo agus thar lear. Tá siad buanna Piorrach. Cruinníon céannaire leis cogar ceilge. Is cuma cad Obama nó McCain dúirt siad orainn, is cuma linn. Tá scéal céann ar chuma ar bith. Géill ceannairí na tíre na olagarcacht. Coimeadfaidh na saibhre a chur i gcumhacht go deo.

Tá muid bréagán acusan féin go cinnte. Tá guth an phobhail na h-áilleánach go fásach go tuirseach. Is áilleánaigh muid uile go deireanach. Is críonna an té a déarfadh na blianta le teacht faoi ár náisiún níos ramhar agus níos lag. Suímidis go socair sa teacht bábóige líonadh faoi an dhá bhratóg réaltbhreac.

Years of Maturity.

I'm learning in Irish today concerning the word "maturity." It's like that for "good." Therefore, I think that it should be "well" that one may be in "wellness." (I cannot translate this in the same manner into English!)

I perceive the matter to be distinguished variously. You'll see that one may be "in a position of strength." Or, he is being a "man who is of mature years." I like another phrase in my dictionary. He's a "made man." It reminds me of the Mafia. I did not see this entry here among the alphabetical lists, however.

Can I say that one will be 'at the age of manhood' if somebody lives as long as me? One may say that Obama may show practical experience to rule our land. Of course, one may disagree that he himself has gathered sufficient sagacity up to now.

There's shrewdness with Obama. He's making clever remarks in debate. But, there is not for me the sense of true wisdom having grown within Obama yet. He's the same age as me. I hear that Obama is all but hallowed. Look at his saintly poster everywhere you go. Many other people believe every day that Obama is approaching completion in his victory.

Perhaps, McCain will be defeated. We fight battles for Pyrrhic victories here and over there. No matter what Obama or McCain said to us, it's all the same for us. It's the same story after all. The country's leaders obey the oligarchy. The rich will forever stay in power.

We are indeed their "playthings." The voice of we trinket-people's growing tired. At last, we're all "dressed-up useless people." (As the Irish definition renders it into English.) It'd be a skillful man who could tell the future concerning our fatter and weaker country. We sit still, inside this stuffed dollhouse, under two star-spangled banners.

Capseain/Caption: Sir Eduardo Paolozzi (1924-2005) Tate Gallery, from "Ten Collages from BUNK (T01458-T01467; complete)."

I was a Rich Man's Plaything 1947.

Collage mounted on card: support: 359 x 238 mm on paper, unique. Presented by the artist 1971. T01462.

These collages are mainly made from magazines given to Paolozzi by American ex-servicemen. They show his fascination with popular culture and technology, as well as with the glamour of American consumerism. The title of the series refers to Henry Ford''s famous statement that ''History is more or less bunk.... We want to live in the present''. It reflects Paolozzi''s belief that his work should respond to contemporary culture.