Category Archives: General
Paracetamol
I have a 93 year old grandmother, with whom I live during term-time. Being that old, she has some health issues, she has had a few strokes in the past few years, she has a continuous pain in her head … Continue reading
Teaching
I’m just watching a late movie on TV – Finding Forrester. I was struck by something Sean Connery’s character just said: A bittery disappointed teacher can be either very effective, or very dangerous. He was referring to a teacher who … Continue reading
Christmas
Hello. It’s been a while, I know. I have been at home for the past few weeks, since we got our christmas holidays. By home, I mean the back of beyond, the middle of nowhere, dial-up internet land. Yes, Wine … Continue reading
Driving
I used to love driving. Back when I first got my licence I would drive everywhere. I had absolutely no problem in hopping in the car and driving home for the weekend. The whole nine hour (or ten or more) … Continue reading
Budweiser Christmas Ads
It is officially Christmas for me when a few different things happen. One of them is seeing this ad on tv. And I just saw it a while ago. Late enough! However, I can’t find the exact version I want. … Continue reading
Pork.
Uh oh. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has recalled all pork products. Apparently some pig feed had been contaminated with PCB. So, since we cannot tell which pork products may be from contaminated pig farms, we have to withdraw … Continue reading
Wine Strand
So, seeing as so many people visit this page googling “Wine Strand”, I decided I should write a quick post on my home village. If you would call a collection of houses a village. No shop. No pub. No nothing, … Continue reading
FÁS
I’m sick of it already. It’s only been in the news for the past two days, but already I’m tired of the bickering, and the b*tching. Yes, someone spent $400 odd on a hair cut, or manicure, or something ridiculous. … Continue reading
Bank holiday blues…
Well, that is a bit of an exaggeration! Spending the whole bank holiday weekend in Dublin, instead of going home to visit my family is not my idea of a perfect weekend, but that’s what happened. I can’t complain too … Continue reading
TV in General and Soaps in Particular
I’m not a soap kinda guy. Growing up, my father never let us watch soaps, on point of principle. If we got into the story, his theory was, then for that half hour, or more, each day, we wouldn’t do … Continue reading