Archive for April, 2007
New Site Design
This time the new site is for my own Web Design and SEO company. As usual I get caught up in one project and everything else gets abandoned for a while. Do I fall into the stereotype of men only being able to do one thing at a time? It certainly makes [...]
Posted: April 26th, 2007 under Just Life.
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Stopping Smoking - Again - Three Hours
I can see that I might end up writing here a fair bit over the coming time if this keeps up. Three hours without a cigarette, and it does annoy. Went to the shop for some lunch - knew I had to get out of there quick, I could feel the frustration rise.
Stopping smoking should [...]
Posted: April 24th, 2007 under Just Life.
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Stopping Smoking - Again - Day 1
Back here again. Oh, so bloody often. I have stopped smoking soooo many times - drives me mad. Why should it be so hard, I wonder… Do I love smoking so much? Pouring crap into my body on a regular basis, I do know that smoking is crap.
I remember having [...]
Posted: April 24th, 2007 under Just Life.
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British Airways
This has been my best email for a while.
This scene took place on a BA flight between Johannesburg, South Africa and London, England. A white middle aged woman was seated next to a black man. Obviously disturbed by this, she called the stewardess.
“You obviously do not see it then?” she responded. “You placed me next [...]
Posted: April 23rd, 2007 under Just Life, flying.
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Driving In Dublin
Two days this week I have had to drive what I consider fairly short distances. Out to rathcoole one day and the other out to Maynooth. The traffic, I can report, in Dublin does not get any better.
After moving back into the city, I have used the car considerably less, preferring to cycle [...]
Posted: April 19th, 2007 under Driving, Dublin, Ireland, Just Life.
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Halfords, Liffey Valley, Dublin
God I get so pissed off at some shops when I feel like they are just trying to cheat me. Halfords in Liffey Valley Dublin are the one today - but this is not something that is just confined to them.
I go in and find what I want, wait in the queue to pay [...]
Posted: April 17th, 2007 under Just Life.
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Friday 13th - A Problem?
According to the Stress Management Center about 17 million people are affected by the fear of today. Some won’t fly, do business, drive, and even some people will not get out of bed.
Fear of Friday 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia, quite a mouthful.
So where do this originate? There does not seem to be any [...]
Posted: April 13th, 2007 under Driving, Just Life, flying.
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Airlines - Liars or Just Good Business?
Are airlines telling us the whole truth - it does not seem so. A friend last night complained at the price of his ticket from Paris to Dublin. Aer Lingus advertise it at €10 each way - so one would assume €20. But no…
After taxes and charges the actual cost was €98 [...]
Posted: April 12th, 2007 under Just Life, Shopping, flying.
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Cheap Hotel Ireland - No Such Thing
I work on the web, all day writing and building web sites. I see the adverts all the time for cheap hotels in Ireland or Dublin, and I laugh. There really is no such thing - the Celtic tiger is still alive and roaring.
I just spent the weekend in Donegal. Having never [...]
Posted: April 11th, 2007 under Dublin, Ireland, Just Life.
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Why is it called Good Friday?
Yes, why is it called Good Friday. A question I posed to a friend last night. Given that jesus was killed on this day - why not Bad Friday?
So, I set out to get an answer.
From Wikipedia - “It is likely that the name “Good Friday” came from the earlier English name, “Godes [...]