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Towards the Eternal Conversation

30-Jan-09

Well, if 2008 was the Year of Facebook, it looks like 2009, judging by what everyone’s been talking about during the first few weeks, will become the Year of Twitter. As much as I like new technology, however, there are certain limits to what I consider to be the sort of useful applications which actually [...]

Also filed in Conversation, Experiences, Flapjack, Friends, Futility, Gadgets, More than meets the eye, Networking, Questions, Relationships, Relatives, Sarcasm, Status, Staying In, Thoughts, Trivia, Twitter, Update, Waiting, Words, boredom, habits, lunatics, personality, practical use, privacy, reality, risks, social networking, weather | | Comments (3) »

Towards my thousand-yard-stare

30-Jun-08

Apologies for the lack of entries of late, I’ve been doing a bit of travelling, most of the visits for the first time. Some photos, if you’re interested, can be seen in the picture gallery.
Of course, in an ideal world I’d be sitting here with a full-length beard, several battle scars from my daring encounters [...]

Also filed in Air travel, Experiences, Going Out, Herbal teas, Northern Ireland, People, Shop assistant, Spain, Sunday, Tea, Timing, Transport, Weekend, family, reality, speaking, trains | | Comments (0) »

Flapjack challenge

14-Jan-08

So far it’s been a eventful start to the new year. Last week involved a press conference with Martin McGuiness and Ian Paisley and an interview with Hungarian MEP Pàl Schmitt, who happens to be a keep a piano in his office, as you do. Schmitt also happens to be a former Olympic gold medallist, [...]

Also filed in European parliament, Flapjack, Hungary, Ian Paisley, Lateness, Luxembourg, Martin McGuiness, Missing The Train, New Year, Northern Ireland, Panic, Plenary session, Risk, Strasbourg, Tea, Timing, Uncategorized, Waiting, Work, bakery, paned | | Comments (2) »