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a good somersault needs heavenly balance ~ a poor one even more

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Tom Cunningham

March 23, 2026 at 9:00 PM

Lol, you're not joking David. Greetings from Spain. Tom

David Kavanagh

March 24, 2026 at 2:24 AM

Well I won’t say break a leg Tom lol! but do hope you have a great trip! No joking lol! Cheers David

Paula Goldsmith

March 23, 2026 at 1:34 PM

So True........ Now you know why I do Not do somersaults. You can take my turn. Hahaha!!!! Have a fun day writing away...........

David Kavanagh

March 23, 2026 at 1:40 PM

I don’t do them either Paula, but that doesn’t mean they won’t happen in some shape or form, best we can hope for is a soft landing ;) cheers David

Laurentine G

March 22, 2026 at 3:46 PM

I'm chanting "good touch, poor more" and in the zone but fear it's more likely to get me in bother than lead to revelation! I'm visualising the somersault but am veering away from truism and banking on balance - offsetting the disaster by stating the opposite - your titles are usually never there for decoration :) I'm sure there's a lesson on visualisation in there too - you've used 17 syllables plus a title - it's probably a complete handbook on life :) sorry - went essay question again!

David Kavanagh

March 23, 2026 at 1:52 AM

Haha yeah! Plus you don’t even have to land the somersault to qualify for the Irish gymnastics team, :)

Laurentine G

March 23, 2026 at 1:10 AM

I'm still flying through the air thinking of unusable comedy gold right now - maybe I can enter the Irish Olympics after all lol

David Kavanagh

March 23, 2026 at 12:59 AM

Oooh! I see that somersault is going slightly wayward now, and that could be very controversial if not landed properly ;)

Laurentine G

March 22, 2026 at 11:00 PM

If I'm chanting, chanting "heavenly" is much more appealing! Trying not to make mistakes and having a reference book with the right things to do... How controversial would it be if I mentioned a best seller? ;)

David Kavanagh

March 22, 2026 at 4:03 PM

Haha I just changed (a touch of) to heavenly, but might change it back again, a handbook on how much more difficult it is to try correct mistakes, than getting it right in the first place, also another angle, if you’re going to fall over try land with style, the title is wishing you well, and a reminder of the consequences, thanks for the read and expansive comment LG, cheers David

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