blinkitNotes from the Kingdom of Eburne on writing, reading, media and the perils of virtual reality.'Worse yet'- June 22, 2008 1. At breakfast I came across three of the German guests, all burly men, sitting at their table in the B&B dining lounge. I said good morning, and they replied in kind, but with such guilty faces that it was...http://blinkit.typepad.com/blinkit/2008/06/worse-yet.html Into the west- June 22, 2008 1. The "road" from Galway to Westport is more like a path someone paved over and decided to use for cars. No one told them it would also be used for trucks, buses, two cars passing each other in opposite...http://blinkit.typepad.com/blinkit/2008/06/into-the-west.html "Give way to the right"- June 19, 2008 1. Driving in Ireland is easier for North Americans than it seems. "Take 'er easy, give way to the right," advised my taxi driver (London born, returned to the country of his parents) on the way to the rental office....http://blinkit.typepad.com/blinkit/2008/06/give-way-to-the.html Catching up: Zunes to the barricades!- June 17, 2008 Pic at left: one of hundreds of signs, for and against a recent referendum on further integration with the EU, still up in Dublin. Irish voters said no, and apparently, that's not good for the EU. WMD: It's taken me...http://blinkit.typepad.com/blinkit/2008/06/catching-up-zun.html Beginner's Dublin, Day Two- June 17, 2008 1. Irish women tend to have small noses and cute, almost lipless mouths. 2. Irish men, at least the ones who drive the tourist buses and work the numberous constructon crews around the city core are not to be trifled...http://blinkit.typepad.com/blinkit/2008/06/beginners-dub-1.html Beginner's Dublin- June 16, 2008 WMD: first hours 1. It has lots of pedestrians. 2. it has little cars 3. dark striped suits worn without ties are in 4. everyone has a mobile phone and must be on it always 5. more people smoke here...http://blinkit.typepad.com/blinkit/2008/06/beginners-dubli.html Twitter change- June 14, 2008 I changed my Twitter address: it's now trueblinkit. Some other dude got blinkit ...http://blinkit.typepad.com/blinkit/2008/06/twitter-change.html All a-Twitter- June 13, 2008 WMD: Yes, I've given in and joined Twitter, a "microblogging" site which is either a complete waste of time or a cool way to keep in touch without any of the baggage associated with crap sites like Facebook. You can...http://blinkit.typepad.com/blinkit/2008/06/all-a-twitter.html Government goes insane on MP3s; raving about The Wire- June 3, 2008 Today's bLINKit: The federal government wants to give border guards (and police, too) the power to search, without a warrant, your laptop or iPod for copyrighted material. At their discretion, the guards can determine if your copy of "YMCA" on...http://blinkit.typepad.com/blinkit/2008/06/raving-about-th.html |