Is today just another mindless excuse to drink? Another day where drinking from mid-afternoon is acceptable (just like that other day). In pre-Christian Ireland there was the Druidic “fire festival” called “Samhain“. In the year 835 Pope Gregory IV changed the date of All Saints’ Day from May 13 to November 1 so as it [...]

It first started about this time last year. Though it didn’t last too long thankfully, shortly into the new year the problem subsided, temporarily it would seem. But it has begun again. It has even led to one of my house-mates commenting that I “watch a lot of T.V”. I wasn’t sure how to respond. [...]

There are mixed reactions to the new arrival to Belfast City Hall. Firstly, many people don’t even realise it’s there. I was told about it on Saturday afternoon, before the actual wheel was put in place. At first I was in shock, then I was scared that the look of the city hall would be [...]

I’ve found that the only way to possibly get an early night on a Sunday is by not going to sleep on Saturday night. A little Tony Hawk’s Underground, some crap late night tv, then the whole of Weeds season one (great show!), some photo editing, an episode of Robot Chicken, and finally an episode [...]

That is, according to a study by three doctors in KS Hegde Medical Academy in Mangalore, India. The study asks: “Are lung cancers triggered by stopping smoking?” So basically they took 312 lung cancer patients they treated during a four-year period of which 182 recently quit. They had all been smoking for more than 25 [...]

Lots of people seem to think these ideas work. Whether they do or not I suppose it isn’t a bad idea to have that huge sense of community; thousands of people thinking about and writing about the same thing. Today, October 15th, is Blog Action Day. Today we will all write thousands of blogs have [...]

So where did I leave off. Ah yes, day two in Boston, Massachusetts. Its hot, the sky is blue, decent people, a personal feel, easy to get around, lots of culture and a heck of a lot of history. On this particular morning, I stopped at a little coffee shop for some coffee and a [...]

Sorry if you’re just here for the wild sex, as promised yesterday. Just one more day to wait. I am in no way sick of my photos of the US and trying to relive in my mind the experiences and get them down on paper (virtual paper). Though it has meant that I have slightly [...]

Before heading to Boston we spent the day doing a little more of the usual. Ronan went to church, while I had a pint of Harp (bad idea). After the very nasty pint I sat on the church steps and watched people for a while. I could do this for hours, especially in this jungle [...]