Listening to Christmas FM is a favourite pastime for me in December. With inches of snow all over Ireland and the UK, there isn't a Christmas song that isn't even more apt this year for you lot. Here in Australia, though, so many of the traditional Christmas songs just don't fit: Let It Snow, Let … Continue reading Australian Christmas Songs
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books I’ve read – a meme
I was copied in on a meme today, about books I’ve read. The list didn’t seem right to me: for example listing Hamlet by Shakespeare alongside the Complete Works didn't seem kosher in a BBC-originated list. So I sourced the original BBC Top 100 books in order of popularity (the public voted) and did that list … Continue reading books I’ve read – a meme
thinkgeek.com – the ultimate customer service organisation
On Monday evening, I cannot resist the urge to purchase a few things online from thinkgeek.com. Slogan teeshirts, Star Trek lapel pins, you get the idea. Tragic, I know. After three days of correspondence, this is the email I've just sent to their customer services people. Be warned: it's like trying to buy illegal firearms … Continue reading thinkgeek.com – the ultimate customer service organisation
a solo half-weekend
An opportunity to spend a little time in Tasmania is always a good thing. And so it was that I organised to stay an extra twenty-four hours in Hobart following a work trip. It was all going swimmingly until I got sick. I'd had a useful meeting with colleagues, raided the Red Cross second-hand bookshop … Continue reading a solo half-weekend
Máiréad Doyle 