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I don’t know why, but I’ve never really considered Easter to be a holiday time like Christmas. Maybe it’s because it always falls on different dates but it is pretty clear that it is considered to be very much like … Continue reading
Category Archives: Lifestyle
I spend far more time than I probably should on Facebook. But, as I have said before in this blog, I like it and that’s why I do it. Some people knit, some people watch mindless TV shows, some people … Continue reading
Ironically, given that I have had a day off today, I have only just got around to doing this week’s 5-4-Friday. Days off are supposed to be relaxing, unless you’ve taken the day to do something specific. I haven’t taken … Continue reading
Last September, I had what was to be the first of several stays in the Beacon Hotel in Sandyford, Dublin. It sells itself as a ‘boutique’ hotel and, although it’s a little bit Bohemian, it’s a great hotel. All the … Continue reading
The English language is a marvellous thing, it’s a fantastic tool for communication. Which is just as well really because I’m sure we’d all get very frustrated if we had to resort to sign-language or semaphore as a means of getting our point across. And although there … Continue reading
I read that an Australian referee found a novel way of deciding who would kick-off a Boxing Day A-League football match between Sydney and Central Coast. Instead of tossing a coin, which is, of course, the traditional method, he made … Continue reading
Regular readers will know that I am a bit of a snob when it comes to travelling with work. Not to the extent that I insist on turning left when I board a plane rather going left and sitting in … Continue reading
I haven’t done an original 54F for a couple of weeks now as I have been traveling quite a bit with work. Many of you who know me will know that, in the past, I used to travel quite a … Continue reading
Last week’s 54F talked about the business of travelling for business, if that makes sense, and how it isn’t really all that it is cracked up to be. Glamourous, it isn’t, certainly not the way I do it at any … Continue reading