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He’s making a list, he’s checking it twice…..

Saturday, December 24th, 2011

From the wonderful Savage Notes.

The Promised Land – A modern Fairy Tale

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

The promised land Maybe this should be sent to all the bankers in Europe. (Thanks to D.I.) A modern fairy-tale. Helga is the proprietor of a bar. She realizes that virtually all of her customers are unemployed alcoholics and, as such, can no longer afford to patronize her bar. To solve this problem, she comes [...]

“That’s you that is….”

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

…. said the message from someone very close to me that accompanied this forwarded cartoon from the excellent people at xkcd… Good morning world.

Cymru

Saturday, October 15th, 2011

The Monday Morning Quote – #132

Monday, September 12th, 2011

To mark the start of the Rugby World Cup here are a few of my favourite rugby quotes. Pre-game pep talk before facing England – “Look what these bastards have done to Wales. They’ve taken our coal, our water, our steel. They buy our houses and they only live in them for a fortnight every [...]

So long Steve Jobs and thanks

Thursday, August 25th, 2011

Only history will decide between Jobs & Gates. I know where my allegiance lies.

Summer Riots – my only comment.

Thursday, August 11th, 2011

Watching the events in the UK from Ireland helps me to “see ourselves as others see us.” From the BBC magazine www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14475741 While the looters had cleared out the stock of Currys, Claire’s Accessories and Phones4U, nearby Waterstone’s had been left “without a scratch”

Clarence Clemons – RIP Big Man

Friday, June 24th, 2011

Filmed just two months after the death of Danny Federici this features a superb sax solo from Clarence Clemons who departed this life a few days ago. Here’s Springsteen’s take on his old friend, a wonderful eulogy. If you don’t appreciate The Boss, Clarence takes the helm at 4 minutes 18 seconds.

Books – this is how they work

Sunday, May 22nd, 2011

I love this from de-motivation, thanks to The Word for pointing it out.

So what’s a fleadh?

Saturday, April 9th, 2011

I love Christy Moore’s music, but more than that I admire his fundamentally held beliefs that manifest themselves through the causes he champions and his politics. Like a lot of the people that I respect I don’t necessarily share their beliefs 100% but I would argue for their right to hold them. He doesn’t take [...]