November 2009 - People of NI -

iPhone and iPod Touch Apps to use in Ireland

For those giving and getting iPhones and iPod Touches from Santa and elsewhere, here are a few apps to have a look at. Apps.ie also contain an impressive list of Irish-made apps. Not being big into games, I’ve gone for more utility apps. 1. Encyclopedia...

Published 30 Nov 2009 12:47 PM by Damien Mulley

Filed under: irishblogs, technology, business

Food Monday ~ Parsnip & Roast Chestnut Soup

Parsnip & Roast Chestnut Soup Preheat the oven to 200°C 2 Onions, chopped 1 tablespoon Cooking Oil 2 lbs Parsnips 2-3 pints Vegetable Stock ½ lb Chestnuts Salt & freshly ground Black Pepper Grated Root Ginger Swirl of Cream to garnish Place the...

Published 30 Nov 2009 6:05 AM by Grannymar

Filed under: recipes

Fluffy Links – Monday November 30th 2009

In the middle of the strike comes this protest placard. Flooded Café in Cork take out their anger on the council. Good coverage by Puddleducks on using Facebook to advertise your brand page to the friends of people who are already fans. 8 fans for five...

Published 30 Nov 2009 5:59 AM by Damien Mulley

Filed under: irishblogs, fluffy

The Best Dining Experience I've Ever Had...

HopAlong and I decided to spend Thanksgiving in Las Vegas. HopAlong has never travelled out of state and he's always wanted to see Vegas so off we went for 3 days and 3 nights. We were back and forth about whether we wanted to do the buffet for Thanksgiving...

Published 30 Nov 2009 12:00 AM by San Fran ♥ Belfast

Filed under: Food Porn, Foodie, Anthony Bourdain, Bouchon Bistro, Thanksgiving 2009, Bouchon Bakery, French Laundry, French American Cuisine, Las Vegas

And The Verdict Is...

Outfit #3! Thanks for voting guys & gals! We just got back from an out of state trip and we're knackered! More to come...

Published 29 Nov 2009 7:26 PM by San Fran ♥ Belfast

Filed under: Hop Along, clothes, Thanksgiving

What time is it?

Sometimes I spend long hours of the night awake in bed. Usually the radio is switched on at a low drone in the hope it will lull me to sleep. There are times when a particular voice or article will bring me to full alertness and I become absorbed in a...

Published 29 Nov 2009 9:37 AM by Grannymar

Filed under: history, Elly, Travel

Harvesters

I found the harvesters in the middle of the road. Cutting Flax. This time the 3D steel sculptures are to be found on an A8 Belfast to Larne road roundabout, at Coleman’s Corner. They depict and give tribute to the backbreaking work of the flax harvesters...

Published 28 Nov 2009 6:06 AM by Grannymar

Filed under: photography, history, Travel

After an awful week in Ireland filled with nasty news…

Comes a Facebook Group to appreciate a fun kid that was on the Late Late Toy Show. I must say it was nice to be entertained for a few hours tonight without having dark humour, violence or explosions being there to do it. With floods and all the horrible...

Published 28 Nov 2009 1:23 AM by Damien Mulley

Filed under: irishblogs, TV

Back again

Hi everyone. Just thought I'd pop in to see how you all are, well since i last posted on here I have been on my transatlantic cruise and had a ball . Weather was'nt great there were waves from 12 to 18 foot high but we were fine. Docked in New...

Published 27 Nov 2009 5:05 PM by For Nine Pounds - An Analogue Blog

Going into Work Drunk

Today was the first time I went to work drunk. I was still drunk from the night before so it's not like I'm being irresponsible. I fucked up my first few calls and the customers gave off about me being ***. I hung up on them even though you're...

Published 27 Nov 2009 4:21 PM by Party Down and Go *** Yourself

Filed under: work, Belfast, sex, Drunk, call centre, customer service, disabled toilets, bogs, boke my ring up, hang up, smell your ring

Come fly with me

This week it is my turn to torment fellow LBC Members: Ashok, Conrad, Gaelikaa, Helen, Judy, Magpie 11, Maria, & Ramana with a topic of my choice Marianna will rejoin us in a few weeks time. So this week my choice is: A Journey or Journeys +=+=+=...

Published 27 Nov 2009 3:00 PM by Grannymar

Filed under: Consortium blogging

Software as a service workshops

Got this via email: it@Cork, ITAG and ISA in association with Enterprise Ireland would like to invite you to a workshop entitled ‘Managing your SaaS Business’ as part of the New Software Economy. (€100 a pop) These workshops will be held in Cork (Dec...

Published 27 Nov 2009 7:28 AM by Damien Mulley

Filed under: irishblogs, technology, business

NVTV Blogtalk NI Episode 6

Blogtalk (episode 6) from Northern Visions/NvTv on Vimeo . Earlier this week I had the pleasure of being invited back to be a panellist of NVTV 's 'Blogtalk NI' programme. Obviously the cameras didn't break the last time I was on . On...

Published 27 Nov 2009 6:46 AM by Northern Notes by Gary McKeown

Filed under: Northern Ireland, Slugger O'Toole, Mick Fealty, BBC, Northern Visions, NVTV, Blogtalk NI, Andersonstown News, Ofcom, Gary McKeown, Belfast Media Group, Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, Northern Notes

A little dander

I was out shopping the other day in a modern shopping centre. Look what I found:- Not a very clear picture taken with my phone. This little one was leading the animals so gently and carefully as part of a promotion for the switching on of the Christmas...

Published 27 Nov 2009 6:03 AM by Grannymar

Filed under: shopping

English website Slugger O’Toole decides to be bitchy about me

Mick Fealty has been busy twittering about me: Damien’s marketing MO is to attack viciously and then befriend: http://url.ie/2z88 It’s an impressively effective strategy. In the linking blog post Mick says I said unkind things about Ivan Yates...

Published 27 Nov 2009 12:09 AM by Damien Mulley

Filed under: irishblogs, fuckingmorons

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