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 [...]
Two book reviews for the price of one
I’ve just finished reading two throwaway thrillers and I thought I’d share my thoughts on them with you. Stephen Leather’s Soft Target is a taut thriller and doesn’t really deserve the throwaway tag. The book contains three storylines that develop seperately for most of the book. Inevitably, these storylines do come together for an exciting [...]
My feet hurt
My feet hurt so much I can hardly walk. I think I can trace my infirmity to Tuesday when I had a couch day. Not a duvet day so beloved of our American cousins but an actual couch day. My office is closed for the week so I had nothing to do Tuesday except get [...]
Deane there, Done that
Well, despite my scepticism yesterday, (& with a hat-tip to cyberscribe), we did just walk in and get a table for lunch at Deanes Brasserie in Belfast. Mind you, it was just after noon and the first question they asked was the name of the reservation. Despite the hour, we were warned we’d have to [...]
Harvey wants me
This photo was an ad-insert in my weekend newspaper. It’s an ad for Harvey Nichols dept store. I guess they’ve opened a store in Ireland, probably Dundrum Shopping Centre, and, since women are genetically compelled to visit and spend shed-loads of money there, they’ve decided, instead, to target men. And, on one level, it works. [...]
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