Happy Friday 13th!

Today was Friday the 13th. A day which is synonymous with bad luck. The superstitious among us, believe we will have a day filled with disaster. A friend of mine began the day badly, as she had the misfortune, of running out of diesel. As I went to her aid, I thought there might be … More Happy Friday 13th!

Can a personal blog ever replace a personal diary?

I was reading a post today, titled, Are Personal Blogs New-Fangled Journals? on the blog of Social Bridge. In the post the author asks, how real are blogs? one question that creeps into my curious head is whether their posts are all sanitized and edited with the real version in a journal that they’ve stashed away … More Can a personal blog ever replace a personal diary?

Up the Rebels!

We Irish like to believe, that others view Ireland, as a land of hills, mountains, friendly people, pubs, music and craic. However that is not what we Irish see. Living here is similar to life in most countries. There is of course the beauty, music and “craic”, but equally we also have, unemployment, violence, and … More Up the Rebels!

Keep Out.

As a child I was surrounded by family. My every emotion was on display, as were the emotions of my family. It was here that I learned that words roared and shouted in an argument, lived on well after the argument ended. Gradually I began to shout less, preferring to walk away usually with the … More Keep Out.