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Friday, December 5th, 2008

So there I was happily upgrading to WordPress 2.7 RC1 and playing around with the new dashboard when up on the windowsill popped Hitler, the cat. Well, whatcha think? Happy? It’s okay I suppose. Not sure I’m happy though. It seems very cluttered compared to the old dashboard. Ha! You’re the one to talk about [...]

Commission for Energy Regulation … regulate nothing!

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

In early November Bord Gáis had proposed a price increase of on average 3.9%, with ESB proposing an increase of 5.6%. Remember gas and electricity prices have already risen by 20% and 17.5% respectively this year. The Commission for Energy Regulation yesterday announced that the proposed gas and electricity price rises are to be scrapped [...]

The connoisseur

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

She shifted in her seat, better to view the label on the proffered bottle. An extremely attractive immaculately dressed young woman, she had the eye of every man present. They watched as she studied more closely, then accepted a sampling. The glass twirled, held up to the light. A brush beneath the nose. A sip. [...]

Bank holiday Friday

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Bzzz … bzzz … bzzz … bzzz … bzzz goes the phone. Answer the fekin thing … answer the fekin thing … answer the fekin thing goes The Sneeze. Bzzz … bzzz … bzzz … bzzz … bzzz goes the phone. Bzzz … bzzz … Department of Vegetation, good morning goes the woman in her [...]

Catholic bishops conduct biased survey

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

You are commissioned by Mr. Del Trotter of Peckham Springs Ltd. to carry out a survey of the population’s like/dislike of mineral water. Mr. Trotter would like to discover people prefer his product, though he doesn’t say it outright. So you head down to a predominantly Muslim area of London with your clipboard and approach [...]

This is cat altogether!

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

So the cat’s gone. Anonycat got put down. AIDS of all things. The dog missed him a bit at first. They were sometimes-friends – on the cat’s terms of course. Some nights when it was cold the cat would be kind enough to let the dog share the dog kennel. Other nights he’d evict the [...]

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