stuff and nonsense

  • Tagged! 5 things you didn’t know about me.

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    I’ve been tagged by Brian to come up with a list of 5 things you don’t know about me…. Err, so here goes: 1. My father trained for the priesthood and spent a year in a monastery in Ireland. Apparently this year of solitude spent in the windy wilds of Galway was enough to convince

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  • World Cup Insanity

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    They call it the beautiful game and tonight, as Argentina play Holland, we will no doubt witness the true meaning of this phrase. Anticipation is high here in Amsterdam and sweet memories of past games against Argentina – Cruyff in 1974 and Bergkamp’s balletic mastery in 1998 – are being savoured. The streets are festooned

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  • Your cheatin heart…

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    I usually kill all pop-ups that manage to find their manacing way through my virus software. But this one got me. I guess it appealed to the Raymond Chandler reader in me. “Is your wife cheating?” “Do you suspect an affair?” “Contact our e-detectives now!” Well gee. How about that? An e-detective for e-affairs. What

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