Category: Life in General


  • The latest report from those sociological guys shows that although we may be better off, more educated folk on average in Ireland, we are less tolerant and often ignore the […]

  • Mini Me

    Well after 4 weeks or so of waiting my brand new Mac Mini was delivered. I went for the 1.42GHz G4, 512MB RAM, 80GB HD, SuperDrive options. Finally after so […]

  • After much talk in recent days about the deportation of 19-year-old Nigerian student, Olunkunle Eluhanla, while still in his school uniform, it seems as though some sense has emerged. Minister […]

  • A recent US study has shown that the brain may not be fully developed in respect to risk taking until people reach the ‘magic’ age of 25. Funnilly enough the […]

  • The long awaited report from the competition authority regarding the insurance market in Ireland was released yesterday. Thankfully it points out the obvious strangle-hold that the incumbent insurers in Ireland […]

  • Well who wouldn’t want to believe this? It has been discovered that cows live complex mental lives and are capable of bearing grudges. It is also apparently known that chickens […]

  • Today is the wonderful work/life balance day. We are all encouraged to acknowledge the importance of striking a balance in our working lives. So important is this day that it […]

  • Ah, social networking, it’s great! I picked this link up from Mรญcheรกl ร“ Foghlรบ who picked it up from Bernie Goldbach who read it on Tom Murphy’s Blog. ๐Ÿ™‚ Tom […]

  • Looks like the old software patent text has been given the heave-ho and told to go back to the drawing board. Well, it wouldn’t be legislation if it didn’t fail […]

  • Clamp Down

    Now, I hate clampers as much as anyone else. They’re nasty, they potentially damage your vehicle while attaching and removing the clamp. Private clampers are even worse because they are […]