Monthly Archives: January 2012

Did you know

a) 1.3 m Earth’s would fit into the Sun b) the ‘land mass’ of San Francisco is 49 sq miles and has a population of 800,000 (yep I also thought it was more) c) a rat can last longer without … Continue reading

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Thoughts for the week-Jan,6,2012

a) I am not totally useless. I can be used as a bad example b) my toilet paper packaging says “recycled” ffs sake gimme a break c) Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot d) Dear Santa; … Continue reading

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General Reflections from 2011

Now I will keep the first HT of the New Year short. I know you are only gently getting back into full flight and you have probably read enough about the happenings of 2011 through exhaustive coverage on TV and … Continue reading

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Classic Fun Corner

California vintners in the Napa Valley area, which primarily produce Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Grigio wines, have developed a new hybrid grape that acts as an anti-diuretic. It is expected to reduce the number of trips older people … Continue reading

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Boring event or person of the Year 2011

I give this years award to the Media of Ireland (yep from Joe Duffy to George Hook to Ivan Yates etc) for their constant coverage of all the negative aspect of Irish economic life. Never a positive or encouraging story … Continue reading

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Currency Corner

Having got my Euro/$ and Euro/£ year end rates absolutely right (I predicted 1.395 and 0.835 respectively), one might get a little complacent with the 2012 predictions. NOT me. I have told you very often there is NOBODY who consistently … Continue reading

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