A long way from home
Moving from California to a... well... less warm island can make one long for sunnier climates, Mexican food and definitely makes one miss their friends. Thank goodness for cheap calls via VOIP, friends with…
Year: 2006
Paula and I made the WSJ
The Wall Street Journal today had an article about US citizens moving to Ireland and it leads off talking a little about Paula and Me! It's really bizarre to see your name…
A neat bit of fun
Walking home from work on Wednesday (well... walking home from the train) I noticed a sign: "Dublin City Marathon Course Route, expect delays". Huh, what do you know? The Marathon course…
It’s official: Lawyers have now ruined childhood
Not satisfied with taking the fun out of most everything else, lawyers have now turned their attention on that most sacred of childhood pastimes: a good game of tag. Schools, for fear…
How to change jobs… and how not to
While flying home to Dublin from Redmond I was doing a little blog reading (hooray for SAS and airborne broadband) when I came across an interesting post on Dare's blog regarding the…
Happy Friday the 13th!
Having been born on the thirteenth (of a different month) I've always had an affinity for what many feel is an unlucky date. When the 13th also happens to fall on a Friday...…
Here’s a killer postal route…
I feel sorry for the US postal worker who has to hike up the hill to this house... in Salzburg Austria.
Pictures from Salzburg trip are posted
It took a day-and-a-half to upload all of them, so that should probably warn you off... there are a ton (583 to be exact). I'm not really sure you want to go…
… halfway down the drive …
Steve Davis has been tormenting cold-callers again. This time he works his magic on a mortgage broker. Check out the recordings at http://coldcallcomedy.com/. I recommend Mortgage House #2, I'm listening to it…
Back from a great vacation
Yeah, I fell silent there... but for good cause: Paula and I were in Salzburg, Austria for Paula's Birthday. It was a fantastic vacation and we now have over 600 pictures to…
Now here’s a need I never knew existed… an Xbox 360 laptop
I couldn't believe it wasn't just photoshopped when I first hit this page... but there are videos down at the bottom of the page that show it open and running. Impressive. For…
Creative writing for Nigerians – 101
Oh great... yet another 419 e-mail! A mail from someone I don't know, terrible grammar, bizarre introduction... but wait... what's this? This isn't like any scam mail I've see to date. There's tension, conflict... I was…
Broccoli flashback
Tonight we were entertaining friends for dinner and someone mentioned it was time to chop the broccoli for dinner... and Paula started singing. Our friends are 10 years younger than we are so...…
Sure… it’s “the other white meat”…
... but does it taste like chicken?
Top Gear’s Hammond badly injured in jet-car crash | Reuters.co.uk
Fans of the BBC show "Top Gear" will be concerned. Everyone else will say "who's that?" I'm part of the first group. Hammond, the handsome, genial counter-point to Jeremy Clarkson on Top…
Here’s a niche market
Do you think they publish fortnightly or monthly?