Lisa and I drywalled the studio up to the roof. Even I was daunted by the 20-foot ceilings so we contracted out the rest. We should be ready to paint starting Monday!
Rumour has it we may get satellite broadband on Tuesday.
Suddenly all the rain doesn’t seem so bad …

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Update: With slightly more statistical accuracy than the New Hampshire primary exit polls, the decision was clear: 10-1 for the new specs (C). Apparently no one wants to see me without glasses so I am burying my contact lens case in the back garden. Thanks for all that voted and hopefully this will get you [...]

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What a fantastic pic, captured by Jonathan Hill at the last Sligo R.F.C. match. Unfortunately the outcome was a loss.
I can’t believe this is the same kid starting school in Ireland in September 2006.

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Lisa usually sends me off with bags of vitamins for each day, but no worries, the hotel had a vitamin bar at breakfast. How cool is that?

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You may have read about the Paris bike scheme, but seeing it in action was really something. Pay a Euro, take a bike, and leave it at the next station. Rides are free for the first thirty minutes, so unless you’re a slow-poke, you can get a free ride. There are hundreds of stations and [...]

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