The bumper crop from our tomato plant
Category: Blog
Last night I sat down and watched Red or Black for the first time. In my defence, I was in someone else’s house and they were watching it. There’s only so many times you can go to the bathroom to escape something before people think you have problems. As TV shows go, this show must […]
Jarvis Cocker at the Electric Picnic 2011
A Grammar Nazi Nightmare
In my job I get about a dozen emails every day from companies trying to sell me something. Most people don’t open these emails and, in general, I don’t either. However, one email I received from a company selling some sort of training caught my eye as it started with the following line: Dear principle […]
One of 20,000 people standing in a field. Electric Picnic 2011 where I relived my youth at Pulp
Somehow this sign doesn’t seem right. Is it OK to call someone who goes to a toilet a user? Aren’t “users” people who play on computers or drug addicts? Or just use people for their own benefit?
I’m not a foodie though I like food. I don’t want to blog about food either but when a sushi restaurant opens in Carlow, I’m going to make an exception. Since finding out about this place, I’ve eaten there twice. If you live anywhere near Carlow, you must go and eat there regularly. Very regularly. […]
Modern art = I could do that + but you didn’t A friend of mine puts modern art into a mathematical equation
Portuguese bank machines really make you want to take money out. Very cute green character guides you through the process with a big smile. I only made him sad once and he turned red because I forgot to take my receipt.
The main bridge in Porto is on two levels as is the city itself. Ski lifts and funiculars are two ways to travel around this city.