So I am heading into my last month here in the Czech Republic and looking forward to going back to Dublin. I have enjoyed myself, but as usual have got a lot less done than expected at the start of the summer. We arrived here in the middle of April and it was freezing, I didn't expect that, I just thought it would be a few degrees warmer than Dublin. During the first month I was building fires … [Read more...]
I am just putting this out there to see what kind of feedback I get. I am considering adding a walking forum to a website I run about walking in Ireland. I would love any feedback, good idea, rubbish, no real need for it, go ahead and comment at the bottom. I have spent the summer in the Czech Republic, as this is where my other half is from, but we are heading back to Ireland in the next … [Read more...]
I write less and less here the more time I spend on client work. It is strange that I got into websites because I loved writing and having the opportunity to express myself and sometime get feedback on my thoughts – for this I like the web – but over time I have written less and less myself and pay others more and more to write for me. There are some websites I run that are still all my … [Read more...]
If you are looking for car insurance for a car that is not registered in Ireland, i.e. a car that does not have an Irish licence plate you will not find it in Ireland. A few years ago when I was a student here it was possible to bring a car to Ireland and insurance it here with a local insurance company, for some reason this has stopped. I tried to get car insurance for a non-Irish car last year … [Read more...]
I read an article around Easter that let me know about the above YouTube video, written by Tom McGurk in the Sunday Business Post - sorry SBS but I have stopped buying you due to me trying to stop all the bad news getting me down. Anyway, he normally writes on finance, politics, etc, but that week he talked about this video. I went and watched it, it convinced me that some sugar, (fructose), … [Read more...]
I watched Brian Cowen just today on the RTE player as during the week I decided I had enough of being lied to by this government. However I read a bit in the paper today where the FF TD’s seem to be quite happy that the “old” Brian is back and fighting their corner. I watched this arrogant aggressive Prime Minster, and thought - is this best that Ireland has to offer? I know it is … [Read more...]
I had a discussion with a friend recently about the student riots in London. He was disgusted by the damage they caused and said that this type of violence can never be justified. I disagreed – as is my tendency. I have seen more civil unrest this year in the UK and Ireland than I have seen since Margaret Thatcher used her police army against the civil population when they march on London … [Read more...]
Well here we go, I agreed to growing a Mo for Movember. I though what an easy way to just not shave for the month, have some fun, and raise money for a good cause. I though got to the point of wishing for the end of the month to come quickly - my face has been itchy all bloody month. Please give as much as is comfortable - follow this link to Movember and click at the top left button of … [Read more...]
I have not written here for an age, so now that I am on holiday and doing my best to try and not work, here goes. We are staying in this pension in Bohemia, it is a converted farm house, A and I would both love one, we have looked before we came here – but we are unsure about country living – that would be such a shock to us. The pension is great, large rooms, friendly and for my Irish … [Read more...]
So here I am lying in bed on the best day so far this week. We were busy yesterday and went and bought a new bed frame last night and did not get back in until nearly 9. So I suggested we get a pizza and a DVD. The DVD was good, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo – though I do think the book is much better. The pizza was fine, your usual local stuff, because I was sharing the … [Read more...]
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