MARCH 24, 2011 4:10PM

وكانت نكتة! (trans: It Was a Joke!)

 
Last week I received a few text (SMS) messages from my favorite Uncle Derek in Ireland.  That he sent me one message and AT&T broke it up into five is not my beef here, although I do wonder why in Europe people are blessed with receiving whole text messages (and… Read full post »
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DECEMBER 19, 2010 4:27PM

I've A Horse Outside

Well, I don't have a horse outside, but I wish I did.

I refer to a recent viral video from the Rubberbandits of Limerick.  The song is vying for Christmas number one this year in Ireland, and I hope it succeeds.  

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010 4:46PM

I was censored by the Beeb!

I was met with a most puzzling e-mail today from the BBC website.  

I was notified that a post I made on the Have Your Say section of the site, in relation to a question about France's treatment of Roma (gypsies), was removed for breaking house rules.  I was not… Read full post »

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JULY 18, 2010 6:44PM

CEO With Heart

On Friday, The NY Times ran a story about Knights Apparel, a US owned garment company operating a factory in the Dominican Republic. Most notably, the company is doing the unthinkable in such a place at such a time - it is paying the workers a living wage in this wage slave… Read full post »

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