The snow has gone, and floods are replacing the freeze. But while it’s still fresh in your mind, here are a few more snow pics from Belfast:

I read many blogs and websites every day. I consider it a massive fail if a site doesn’t have an RSS feed (I consider using feedburner important, especially if you’re in the world of marketing/tracking stats). Although the design of a website is important to me (yes those with blogspot default themes must be amazing [...]

As this is a fairly complicated process, I’ve made my own short guide to renaming folders in Google Reader. Select a feed to put into the new folder. In the ‘Feed Settings’ drop-down select ‘New Folder’: Enter the new name for the folder: Then

All this talk of ‘black ice’ and ‘freezing snow’ has been a bit nuts lately. Coldest temperatures since the ice age and landscapes that look like they belong in the Antarctic. It’s been cold and disruptive; pipes bursting, the salt supply of whole countries gone and old people dying. with up to 6in of snow [...]

Oh look, it glows and flickers and, wait, is that heat? Oh I want to TOUCH IT. Ouchie! Though that didn’t stop her from trying again a little later… I didn’t let her go so far this time. Cats are curious. And not so clever. NO cats were harmed in the making of this post.

In search of a regular music theme for the blog I’ll posting the lyrics from my favourite song of the moment each Wednesday. This is ‘Another World’ by Antony & The Johnsons. It’s a sombre and sad album, but Antony’s voice is just beautiful; so full of emotion. I need another place Will there be [...]

That time of the year once again, time to make idle promises about quitting, doing better, trying harder, and achieving more. And why not have a time to take a think about how it’s going, and where I want my life to go – not just in next year. I have many goals, though often [...]

Another 31st December in the bag. And a blue moon and partial eclipse to go with it. The photograph isn’t great as I don’t have the ideal lens for such images, though I managed to capture it in some form so I’m happy enough. For the last nine years we’ve had to endure the long [...]