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Friday, November 28, 2008

I suspect Angela Merkel is correct

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"Cheap money" is the source of our economic problems, according to Angela Merkel . "Excessively cheap money in the US was a d...

RTE - DAB hands at (mis)using my money

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I heard on Morning Ireland today that RTE is going live with a new digital audio broadcast service. During the report the reporter admitted...
Thursday, November 27, 2008

"Setting apart one Day of publick Thanksgiving"

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Despite the origins of Thanksgiving that we all know today, Thanksgiving was not celebrated throughout the colonies in pre-Revolution Americ...
Wednesday, November 26, 2008

It's time for Citi to take a nap

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" Citi never sleeps ". That's Citibank's slogan. Or at least it used to be. Today, the banks' managers are the poster...

“We have a simple thesis. There is going to be a calamity, and whenever there is a calamity, Merrill is there.”

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This is a long and not always easy-to-understand article on the subprime mortgage debacle, but there are enough entertaining moments to mak...

Does Barack Obama think I'm a fool?

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Fools fall in love in a hurry Fools give their hearts much too soon Okay, maybe I'm not in love with Obama, but sheesh he's sure tr...
Monday, November 24, 2008

I missed a chance to be offended

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According to today's Irish Independent "RTE has received a "significant number" of complaints after an appearance by the...
Friday, November 21, 2008

I used to work for Citibank

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In fact, I did two different stints at Citibank, which may explain why I found this so funny. Oh, and in case you don't know Citibank...

"Change has come to America"

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This is probably more of a stretch than my other posts on Obama, but when I heard him utter those words in his acceptance speech I thought ...

"Now somewhere in the black mountain hills of dakota ..."

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I was too young for Beatlemania, which when I was young I thought was merely the name of a Broadway musical . When I got a little older I ac...

To the Irish Examiner?

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Dear Irish Examiner , You might want to check your distance charts to see how many British airports are within 300km of Dublin. FLIGHTS to...

Could politicians sit out Lisbon II?

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Bill Cullen says he'd join the 'Yes' campaign if a new referendum was held. This reminds me of something I've been wonderin...
Wednesday, November 19, 2008

No, and only No to Lisbon

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Sarah Carey says we shouldn't let Rupert Murdoch decide Ireland's future. I guess I agree, if Murdoch is deciding Ireland's fut...

Felon-free Senate

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Ted Stevens has lost . Hard to shed a tear when the guy's recently been convicted of lying on his financial disclosure forms. Still, th...

What's good for GM is good for ...?

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What's good for GM is good for America. We all learned that as kids. Now GM along with the "competition" - Ford & Chrysler...
Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Bedsits

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I see the government is going to ban the 'traditional' bedsit. Shame. Horror stories about the places where one has lived as a stud...

Jonestown

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I think it was last year, but maybe it was the year before that I stumbled onto a documentary on Jonestown . I'd forgotten all about it....
Monday, November 17, 2008

Caution is advised

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Another reason I'm not that upset by Obama's win is that I have this sense that deep down he's a naturally cautious man. And, af...

Obama's win

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I've been trying to write a post on Barak Obama since election day, but it just gets too long and involved. I decided to just throw out ...

It's April 15 in Ireland

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That's how I always think about it, anyway. April 15 is the deadline for filing taxes in America and that deadline is just ingrained in ...
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