On Friday night, Gabe went to his first disco. I was a ‘steward’ out in the parking lot checking for tickets and screening for alcohol. That was a treat from 9PM-12AM on a cold crisp night in February. At least it was dry. I’ll sum up the evening by saying how happy I am to [...]

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I have yet to meet a single person who likes Eircom. How does a company survive with so much ill-will? They are clearly the most un-user-centred organisation I have ever come across. What was mere distaste and disbelief for me became full-blown hatred this evening. I still haven’t figured out how you can justify charging [...]

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Yes, the game was super last Sunday, but officially at 12:55AM, I got the satellite broadband configured with my wireless router. The whole thing has been a bit of an odyssey. I’m sure hell only has dial-up connections. The dish has been on the house for a week, but the install failed to work. I [...]

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We finally had two proper winter days and the view from all sides of the house is just gorgeous. (One of the first pics with the new lens!)

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The 18-55mm lens that came with my camera is certainly not a sports lens, so often I can only get close enough to the action when the action comes to me. I was seriously considering a telephoto lens and the photography gods answered my prayers as Jonathan Hill was selling a 75-200mm lens. Big smiles. [...]

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