Catching Up
08/08/07 16:13 Filed in: Blogging
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Things have
been quiet on the blog front for the last while, for
one reason or another. Work has been quite busy, with
a lot of toing and froing. I have found that I have
had a dearth of ideas for posts, and those that do
crop up seem like too much effort to write up.
But anyways, I'm on hols at the moment. I'm at home minding the little 'un. My sister, who looks after her during the week is away with her gang on their jolliers. My wife started a new job last month, so she can only get one week off, hence my status as a househusband this week. We will be on hols en famille next week.
The burtda went grand. I was working all day, but we managed to avoid the rain in the evening and get the barbie going. A nice piece of lamb was the order of the day, and we accompanied it with a nice bottle that we had originally planned to open last year on the 40th, but circumstances dictated otherwise. (Pontet-Canet 1966, in case you're curious.)
We were
in Mayo last weekend, and took ourselves off to the
beach on Sunday. Folly, you might think, but it was a
lovely day on Cross Strand near Louisburgh. Not
warm, as such, but very pleasant. I love the
beaches around there, as the sea can be quite wild
and dramatic, and also the fact that they are
nearly always practically deserted. This weekend
was no different, and with the exception of a few
surfer d00dz, we pretty much had the beach to
ourselves. It was Babba's first trip to the
seaside, and she even got to dip her piggies in
the Atlantic. Back home on Monday, and since then
thankfully the weather has been holding up. Walks
at Emo Court
are a
regular feature of our days this week, and in this
weather, it's a very pleasant way to pass an hour.
So what's been going on? I had planned to write at length about the Darren Graham affair, and may yet live up to that ambition. That sort of nonsense should have no place in any sport. Hopefully the GAA will use the opportunity to do something positive.
The recent Irish Times series about "Rip-Off Ireland" almost inspired me to put fingers to keyboard, but so far I have manfully resisted. Maybe next week. Or then again, maybe not.
On the tech side of things, Fake Steve Jobs has been unmasked. Apple have released new iMacs,
so my
machine is no longer cutting-edge. Still, I got ten
months or so on the frontline, so it wasn't too bad a
stint. Also, the new iLife and iWork suites have been
released. I have ordered my copy of iLife '08
already. And to top it all, my .Mac account goes
up from a measly 1GB to a much more respectable
10GB of storage. Once I install Leopard, I will
use some of that space to back up all my photos
(to go with my current backup regime of external
HDD, Flickr and monthly DVD burn.)
Next week is Aoife's first birthday, so there will be lots of excitement to be had. She has a new little cousin as well, who was born just three weeks ago.
Then there's the preparations for the World Cup coming up as well. Loads to write about, just have to find the time.
So that's it. The babba is having a snooze at the moment, but is due to wake up any minute, so I'd better sign off.
But anyways, I'm on hols at the moment. I'm at home minding the little 'un. My sister, who looks after her during the week is away with her gang on their jolliers. My wife started a new job last month, so she can only get one week off, hence my status as a househusband this week. We will be on hols en famille next week.
The burtda went grand. I was working all day, but we managed to avoid the rain in the evening and get the barbie going. A nice piece of lamb was the order of the day, and we accompanied it with a nice bottle that we had originally planned to open last year on the 40th, but circumstances dictated otherwise. (Pontet-Canet 1966, in case you're curious.)
So what's been going on? I had planned to write at length about the Darren Graham affair, and may yet live up to that ambition. That sort of nonsense should have no place in any sport. Hopefully the GAA will use the opportunity to do something positive.
The recent Irish Times series about "Rip-Off Ireland" almost inspired me to put fingers to keyboard, but so far I have manfully resisted. Maybe next week. Or then again, maybe not.
On the tech side of things, Fake Steve Jobs has been unmasked. Apple have released new iMacs,
Next week is Aoife's first birthday, so there will be lots of excitement to be had. She has a new little cousin as well, who was born just three weeks ago.
Then there's the preparations for the World Cup coming up as well. Loads to write about, just have to find the time.
So that's it. The babba is having a snooze at the moment, but is due to wake up any minute, so I'd better sign off.