December 2010
28 posts
“Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld...”
– Popularised by Robert Burns
Dec 31st
After 5 days with swine flu and 2 days without water I’m going to my parents’ house in Castlederg. Despite temps of -18 they’ve got water.
Dec 29th
“To the Etruscan Poets Dream fluently, still brothers, who when young Took...”
– Richard Wilbur
Dec 28th
One day, I will see Newgrange on the winter solstice http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12018432 #futurereminiscing
Dec 22nd
“Now light one thousand Christmas lights On dark earth here tonight, One...”
– An old Christmas Carol that feels right on the Winter Solstice
Dec 21st
Why You Should Reminisce About the Future: http://bit.ly/fVtkd3 #hbr
Dec 21st
Correction: Belfast -8, Castlederg -18.
Dec 20th
“The Eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there...”
– Margaret Atwood
Dec 19th
The beginnings of a cold at the end of an exhausting week. #surprise!
Dec 18th
RT @TheELsite: Word Lens: Where Translation and Augmented Reality Meet: http://on.mash.to/hajYZm
Dec 17th
Flew in from London just as snow was starting. Quick hospital visit then supermarket. Half the shelves were stripped bare. #snowjoke
Dec 16th
RT @DalaiLama: A spiritual practice is a constant battle within, replacing previous negative conditioning or habituation with new positi …
Dec 15th
So much for early to bed. Non-negotiable early to rise tomorrow - off to London for a few days.
Dec 13th
“The important thing is that there should be a space of time, say four hours a...”
– Raymond Chandler
Dec 11th
Snow - missing you already…
Dec 10th
Baby pandas. Snow. A slide. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4dMnAPZu70&feature=related #unbearablecuteness
Dec 9th
“@GrahamBM: My £10 Million MBA - a personal story about how we learn from failure http://t.co/1QNixg9 #wise2010 #lwf11 « loving this!
Dec 8th
RT @siliconrepublic: Google reveals Android ‘Honeycomb’ tablets coming in 2011: The big news of yesterday was the first look at Andro… …
Dec 7th
RT @4nd: Was very impressed with @Shhmooze at last nights #momo #belfast, They definitely deserved the win.
Dec 7th
RT @GrahamBM: Perhaps a backlit mobile device with 1,000’s of books & access to the world of learning might be better than solar powered …
Dec 7th
I am getting so good at walking on snow. #olddognewtricks
Dec 7th
Worried about travel arrangements for tomorrow. Planes and trains and snowmobiles. #sneachta
Dec 7th
Where’s my Friday going? *Swooooosh*
Dec 3rd
RT @MehdiElGueddari: Any recommendations for good front-end web design / development companies in NI or ROI? Project starting Jan 2011.
Dec 2nd
On the dark chocolate digestives to help fuel several massive projects. God be with the days when it was whiskey that worked ;)
Dec 2nd
Read this letter from Mohammed Barry. He’s been living with AIDs since he was 7 years old. He campaigns for others: http://bit.ly/hehfi7
Dec 2nd
Probably not a good sign that the train has stopped god knows where and switched the engine (and heaters) off?
Dec 1st
Dublin train stuck in Central station because of a power failure in Lisburn. Makes a change from a security alert I guess.
Dec 1st
November 2010
41 posts
Off to Dublin in the morning. Because of the weather we’re taking the train. Had sworn never again after the security alerts last time.
Nov 30th