On New Year’s Eve 2009 I made the 25 minute trip to a friends’ house to wipe their kids’ noses, change nappies, read bedtime stories and other fun New Year’s activities, while they went out to do something involving alcohol, singing and hugging strangers. It was freezing as I left home. The roads had not [...]
I recently interviewed D. Chip Monke, Children’s Cartoon Industry analyst with Gartner. Monke’s research confirms what many have suspected for some time now – dramatic changes are taking place and more is to come. Given the current state of the global economy this is not unexpected. The cartoon industry is not exempt. Indeed, nor are [...]
For a couple of months now I have been hearing pub-talk about signs appearing on building sites in Poland saying “No Irish”. A kickback to the “No Irish need apply” signs that appeared in the UK after the war and the “No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs” signs on boarding houses in the 1960s. Like [...]
The morning show on local radio is always good for a giggle. While the host and his guests are of a standard are of a standard akin to The Last Word on Today FM, some of the callers and texters drag it down to the level of RTÉ’s Liveline – Johno has lived here all [...]
What a digitally delicious weekend it has been for me. All sorts of interesting stuff happening online. Sugar Britches tried, unsuccessfully, to let her blogiversary pass without fanfare or post. I like Sugar – the blogger not the commodity – where else would I read expressions like it’s raining pitchforks and hammer handles and I [...]
Sitting next to me in the barber’s was an old sparring partner of mine. Some of the best discussions, debates and arguments I’ve ever had were with this man. A lifelong newspaper man, he is a fountain of knowledge and difficult to trip up. Over the years I seldom won, or even came close. I [...]
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