Monthly Archives: January 2010
Forbes and Andrew Sullivan and blogging
There was a piece in Forbes the other day about the death of blogging which links to the post Una did on here which sparked so much debate. They used the Sunday Times piece from a few weeks previously to … Continue reading
Ban, Joe
As I was meddling over a pun involving flightless Australian birds and a semi-circular blade for cutting grain resulting in a ‘emu sickle instrument’, I realised I wouldn’t mind learning how to play something. Guitar is my first thought but … Continue reading
Kabooooooom!
So Enda Kenny thinks unemployment will mean an upsurge in membership of dissident Republican groups. To be fair, he’s probably right. There’s only so much Dutch Gold you can drink, only so much daytime TV you can watch sitting around … Continue reading
The top 3 ways I don’t want to die
3 – Being set on fire and slowly burning to death 2 – Starving to death because I’d really hate to have that swollen belly that famine victims get. It’s just so grotesque. 1 – Being buried alive. Waking up … Continue reading
Hanging is not a cheap option
I am in need of new clothes hangers. The wire ones annoy me so I had a look in the supermarket and a pack of three wooden ones, which are probably just plastic which looks like wood, was over €4. … Continue reading
Lesson learned
“You know”, said Jimmy the Bollix as we sat at the bar in Ron’s last night, “I never liked my father. He was an awful man with about as much charm as a glittered turd. It’s easy to see where … Continue reading
The perfect silence
I’m sure everyone has their own version but for me it’s when there’s a really annoying song on the radio. It’s on in the background, then you realise just how annoying it is and you snap the radio off. The … Continue reading
Things I won’t do
I will not descend stairs into a restaurant at basement level unless I have specifically made a reservation there. Not being able to see how busy a restaurant is ensures this is not an option for me as it makes … Continue reading
FF support increases, month will not be made entirely of Sundays
Fianna Fail has shown a modest increase in popularity in a recent poll. I do wonder why this is. Perhaps it is the sterling way in which they managed the country during the cold weather? You know, the way the … Continue reading
Sad sign of the times
Starbucks has reported its profits have tripled. I had hoped the recession would wake people up to the fact that Starbucks is to coffee what Willie O’Dea is to not being a noxious little bollix. Sadly people seem quite content … Continue reading
Starbucks has reported its profits have tripled. I had hoped the recession would wake people up to the fact that Starbucks is to coffee what Willie O’Dea is to not being a noxious little bollix. Sadly people seem quite content to waste their money on the foul muck they try and pass off as coffee.
Buy one of these, some good coffee (beans or ground) and never darken a Starbucks door again. You’ll thank me.
Along with chewing gum, poetry and RTE presenters who wear silly hats, Starbucks would be totally outlawed under my regime.
