I love seeing businesses embracing the web. When an offline service goes online it can make things much easier for its users. This morning I was playing catch up on the various utility statements that had arrived over the last couple of weeks and happily dumping the useless junk that had been packed into the envelopes. I'm glad I did, as I found a rather nice letter from the … [Read more...] about Rubbish Online Literally
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New Year Resolutions No More Breakfast Rolls!
I've always been quite cynical about making New Year's resolutions, as I know all too well that most of us break them pretty quickly. This year, however, I've made a personal commitment to improving some aspects of my personal life. The most obvious one is my health. When I lived in Milan I walked a lot and I probably ate a lot better. Sure, I wasn't exactly watching every … [Read more...] about New Year Resolutions No More Breakfast Rolls!
Punt Nua To Replace Euro?
There's been quite a lot of talk in recent weeks about how the Euro might collapse and whether or not Ireland would be better outside the Euro, back with its own currency or maybe even using Sterling. One of the things I miss about not having our own currency is the design of the notes and coins. Ireland's Euro coins aren't exactly distinctive, unlike a lot of the … [Read more...] about Punt Nua To Replace Euro?
20 Year School Reunion
Later this year my secondary school class will be meeting up for a 20 year reunion. 20 years seem to have flown by so quickly.. Next year will be the 20th anniversary of the opening of EuroDisney as well and previous employees are organising to meetup there. I've still got my Disney "opening crew" mug somewhere in the house. I did have a t-shirt, but I've no idea where … [Read more...] about 20 Year School Reunion
9/11
A lot is being written today by people looking back on 9/11 10 years on. The frontpage of Bing (if you switch to the US version) has this image Seemingly the US version of Google also has something, but I can't see it from Ireland. (See this post for details) I'm not going to add much to the discussion except to say that violence begets violence. 9/11 for people of … [Read more...] about 9/11