Archive for September, 2006

eBay 101, and a man called Horse

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

The annual Laytown Racing meet was held today, and I decided to try my luck. Wearing a long linen shirt loosely (if I'm going to lose it, it might as well make it easy for the bookies) and light combat pants into battle, I parked my car at Mum and Dads' drop in ...

How to be a Milwwionnaire! (In Change)

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

I received one of those wonderful, bloody annoying con man emails the other day, from an Oscar Simpson of The Royal Bank of Scotland. Apparently, he is the account manager for a man who died on the Concorde crash in 2001. In his emails he details how the unfortunate man died without leaving a ...

Supermarket Sweetie

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

I've never been a huge fan of Supermarkets or Chinese restaurants for similar reasons. The choices are too vast for one sitting, and I'm far to disorganised to arrive in either with even a vague notion of what I actually want.

Cuccumber Sandwiches & Kayaking in the Surf

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

This morning I felt the need to cycle to Castlebellingham, to a local farmers market that takes place there on the first Sunday of every month. I opened my curtains at 7.30am and decided against it. The rain was falling in slanting sheets that buckled the Fusia bush in my back ...

ipod, therefore I Sane.

Sunday, September 17th, 2006

Last week I took a train to Dublin to vist a few favourite book stores and generally amble about a bit. A suggestion of Christmas shopping is hurridly packed away in the back of my mind with the christmas tree lights as I decide I'm not quite up to that ...