Evil is as evil does
The three wise monkeys embody that powerful maxim, ‘see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil‘. Sometimes, ‘do no evil‘ is added as a fourth component. Only in America could they do the exact opposite… . . Danger/Tcal.net once again…(drum roll)…on what is likely to happen if you want to bring your working monkey [...]
MBNA Ireland sucks
MBNA sent me my credit card bill at the start of December and I forgot to pay it because I was too busy. It’s as simple as that. They posted a computer-generated reminder to me in the last week before Christmas. I laughed because they effectively called my a thieving b**stard and insisted I was [...]
On the 18th day of Christmas
For soon-to-be obvious reasons, I’m not going to name the village I’m staying in tonight . They have a Main Street and it has a display of Christmas lights above the street. Apparently there’s a fight every year between the traders and the council about the cost that each side should contribute towards their upkeep. [...]
Ah sure, it’s only harmless fun
Filling out official forms fills me with dread. Whether it’s because I’m too literal or too creative, I don’t know but these forms are the stuff of my nightmares. I hate bureaucracy but I recognise it has to exist so country people can get civil service jobs in Dublin. Thankfully, I’m clever enough that, when [...]
Happy Thanksgiving
An American client of mine wrote me an email this week in which he effectively said, please, please bill me for as much money as possible before Christmas. Then, about 5 minutes later, he wrote another email with a megabucks purchase order for next year and we haven’t even finished started this year’s work yet! [...]
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