I will be tucking into a nice bottle of Spanish wine this evening courtesy of Sublime Wines.I'll probably have it while watching a DVD in the comfort of my home... Who knows? … [Read more...] about What I’ll be drinking tonight …. Wine!
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Amas Report Makes For Odd Reading
I've mentioned Amas' reports previously and the latest one is as fluffy as its predecessors...The main thrust in this edition is broadband "takeup". It doesn't mention whether it's actually available or not, which seems more than a little counter-intuitive, though admittedly they do mention availability in their own office:Despite a Dublin city centre location, and sharing the … [Read more...] about Amas Report Makes For Odd Reading
Road Kill
If you drive around the country you will always see a bit of road kill. It's inevitable.Yesterday, however, it was a bit over the top. Either the level of road kill has increased significantly or the route I took was more susceptible to it than other routes.I think I must have seen every imaginable form of road kill during my drive from Carlow to Midleton yesterday morning. … [Read more...] about Road Kill
The Weakness of FaceBook Invites
I joined Facebook a few weeks ago to see what all the fuss was about. I can see why people might like it, but there are a lot of things about it that I find incredibly annoying.One of the things that drives me around the bend is all the stupid emails it sends me, but that's my own fault for joining!The other thing that drives me mad is the profiles. They're not very helpful. … [Read more...] about The Weakness of FaceBook Invites
UPS Tracking Weirdness
Some time last night Pixmania emailed me to tell me that my latest order had shipped and that I could track its progress via the UPS site.I just checked my parcel's progress and had to do a doubletake: DUBLIN, IE 09/07/2007 6:25 A.M. IN-TRANSIT SCAN 09/07/2007 6:24 A.M. IMPORT SCAN KOELN (COLOGNE), DE 09/07/2007 5:30 A.M. DEPARTURE … [Read more...] about UPS Tracking Weirdness