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Ooh Mavis!
Overheard at the tail end of a 70th birthday party after much champagne and baileys on ice, a thirty something year old girl attempted a conspiratorial whisper in an effort to impart some new found advice to a new found...
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Do you like to chat?
I have a confession. I'm an avid internet user but I despise chat. Am I alone? I dropped into Facebook a while ago and a chat window popped up. "WASSUP Dude?!" said a guy I used to work with but...
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Living the life
Anyone remember [the.path]? You still out there Kev? [the.path] was a free Dublin zine, mostly handed out at clubs and record shops. There was a piece on the online version that struck a chord with me and I've often thought...
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Your number’s up mate
I remember exactly where I was on 9/11; waiting to get an 84 to D2 to pick up my P45. I was 30 years old wearing 9 carat gold, looking forward to playing some 4 to the floor on my...
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Cassette changer
Does anything strike you as odd about selling a toy like this in 2008? I went for a walk at lunch and ended up rooting through the ice cream fridge in the local garage, fine day that's in it. The...
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Pottering through butterflies
I found myself with a day off midweek that I didn't really need in the end, but I took it anyway. It just seemed too complicated to unbook it! So I got to potter around town. I can never decide...
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You scumbag, you maggot!
Time is rife for something that's been rambling around my head for a very long time. I don't really do topical posts - but I do like a good rant and this one happens to be topical. So here it...
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Digital Media Awards
Congratulations to The Missus for winning 'best in blogging' at the Digital Media Awards. We almost didn't even go. Couldn't afford neither tux nor tickets. But we were afforded free tickets at the last minute, and found a tux I...
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Views from above
How come you hear people going on about everyday views, like the view of Killiney bay from the dart, yet no one ever talks about the absolutely amazing views you often see from a plane. I sometimes think everyone tries...
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Dissection of a favourite web video
I got sent this clip years ago, pre-youtube. I downloaded it and watched it again and again. There's something strangely addictive about it. I think its got less to do with the surprise of a buttoned-up choir boy being able...
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