A pizza delivery man was recovering in hospital today after being shot in Galway.

The 21-year-old was hit in the hand when a man wearing a balaclava fired into his van in the Whitestrand Road area last night.

Two other males in the vehicle at the time were uninjured in the attack.

A 42-year-old man who was later arrested in connection with the incident remained in Garda custody today.

The injured man was taken to the city’s University Hospital for treatment.

I hope he gets well soon but I’d love what brand of pizza he was delivering.

Graduate student protest at the University of Florida.

Who says nothing is impossible? I do nothing all the time….

My Calendar Says

I was sitting at my desk one day, bored, when my eyes settled on the calendar on my desk. Usually, the advice or saying seems to mean something but mostly it’s rubbish.

Then I wondered about all the other calendars out there today? Calendars in other countries, other cultures? And that’s why this blog exists. Hopefully it’ll also be a bit of fun.

So please take a moment - your calendar is right there beside you on your desk - and enter what advice you got today.

http://twotitsandavote.com/ (from http://sabrinadent.com/)

Two Tits and a Vote is a political action campaign, designed to get women to use their muscle as voters to take action around a single issue at a time. Men are very welcome to take part; the platform is merely aimed at mobilising women.

It’s built around the concept of “armchair activism.” Armchair activism enjoys reasonable take-up online, but is often decried as ultimately being rather useless because it rarely translates into the real world. I started to think a lot about how to merge all of the good stuff about armchair activism – it’s fast, it’s accessible, it’s not a big ask, and it delivers a feel-good factor to the participant – with actions that could actually take form in the real world.

Description: Taoiseach of Ireland, Bertie Ahern enters the Dragons’ Den and faces the music. Chanting Fianna Fail policies for the upcoming election, the Dragons let him know what they really think of him.

via Mulley.net.

Original video link here and original website here.

Looks to me like the Dogs are alco’s and gagging for a naggin of whiskey!

The law of unintended consequences! (wiki)

I’ve written two posts (one, two) previously complaining about NTL Ireland’s poor customer service. Others responded but it seems like NTL Ireland may have the last laugh. And it’s based on a true story!!

‘Tis the season to be jolly,
Lots of reason for acts of folly,
Turkey and ham, Brandy and wine,
Presents so wham, Gifts so fine,
T-shirts and socks, Handcreams and clocks.

Family and friends gather round,
United in blood by ties that bound,
Celebrate whats Yours…Ours…Mine,
Those past times, those past Father Times,
We remember where our loyalties lie.

To you and yours. Cheers everyone!!

I bet the committee that came up this name thought it was really catchy.

Seriously though, the letter that came with this envelope was to do with an opt-in marketing campaign, rather than opt-out. Which is still not good.

Edit: May have got my knickers in a twist & now having trouble remembering what opt-in & opt-out means. In this case, Eircom say that, even when I stop using their service, they will sell my personal data to other companies, unless I specifically tell them not to.