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More Derelict Ireland


Derelict Ireland

Some more added to the derelict set.

Mark Waters marked time at 7:45 am on September 29th, 2007 | Add a comment .

links for 2007-09-14

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Burren Ramble

Burren, County Clare

On a warm and sunny Sunday we take to the Burren Ramble, an annual event in aid of the RNLI. Through six miles of field, forest, and bog we trek in our hundreds, stopping briefly at the highest point to survey the Burren, Galway bay, the Twelve Bens and the Maamturks, and the Aran Islands, before heading to the well for a packed lunch of sandwiches and tea as we are serenaded by two tenors, a flautist, and a local folk song sung to the tune of Galway Bay.

On the way we saw some horses.
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Mark Waters marked time at 8:03 am on September 11th, 2007 | 1 comment .

Random Thoughts

  • What kind of job pays a salary that can service a mortgage on a €700,000 semi-detached house but doesn’t require the ability to see that this is a folly of an investment?
  • I don’t know which is more disconcerting: Phil Leotardo making the hard sell on behalf of Permanent TSB or Miley Byrne making the soft sell on behalf of Seniors Money.
  • The Singularity is not science, it’s a religion.
  • The Labour Party’s problem is not one of branding, it’s that it’s unable or unwilling to make a case for progressive politics. Instead it’s aiming for the non-existent middle ground between FF and FG. Which makes it about as useful as the government’s share in Aer Lingus.
  • What value do you place on your child if you leave them for the length of the working day in the care of someone who is paid little over the minimum wage?
  • Is the US President really crazy enough to launch air strikes on Iran? It would seem so.
  • Why is it that the more keys I have the more like a prisoner I feel?

    • Mark Waters marked time at 7:25 am on September 7th, 2007 | 2 comments .

    links for 2007-09-06

    Mark Waters marked time at 7:17 pm on September 6th, 2007 | Add a comment .