Yoplait makes Oscar mad again
Osc opened a Melon and Orange yoghurt yesterday to discover it actually contained Fruit of the Forest. So did two others that he checked. In one of his favourite books “Stink and the Incredible Supergalactic Jawbreaker”, the hero (Stink) writes a letter of complaint about a jawbreaker that did not break his jaw. The result is that he gets sent a huge box full of sweets. I think maybe Oscar is hoping something similar happens here.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Saturday, July 29, 2006
NZ Gangsta Rap
I just spotted this over at the Signal vs Noise blog. Brilliant Kiwi comedy duo called The Conchords. Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros is definitely the best of them.
[tags]The Conchords[/tags]
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Friday, July 28, 2006
This should be bigger news - Gizmo offering free PC to landline calls
Most people, even non-techies like my Dad, have heard of Skype at this stage. Skype gives you free PC-to-PC “phone” calls and allows you to ring normal international phone numbers for much cheaper than normal phone-to-phone calls. I’ve used it a lot and it works pretty well.
But Skype has a much less well-known competitor called Gizmo and you’d be nuts not to give them a try. Gizmo, unlike Skype, is built on a standard called SIP so it works with all other SIP-based products e.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Friday, July 28, 2006
Time for my bi-annual political post
At this stage I’m sick to the back teeth of the moral relativism that passes for liberal thought in modern Europe and particularly in Ireland. Recent events in the Middle East have just amplified the noise. So it is a joy to read something as reasoned and balanced as Norm Geras' post on what is happening in Lebanon. Read the questions at the end very carefully and maybe you’ll learn something about yourself from your answers.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Wednesday, July 26, 2006
I guess that's what she meant by I'll give it 110 percent
Michelle Dewberry is pregnant by Syed!
It would never have happened if he’d listened to me and hired the Badger.
[tags]The Apprentice, Michelle Dewberry, Ruth Badger, Alan Sugar[/tags]
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Sunday, July 23, 2006
Review of Macehiter's Restaurant, Clonakilty
0.3 Great Local Restaurant doing lovely food Jul 23, 2006 by Conor O’Neill
business
Macehiters Western Road Clonakilty Co Cork, Ireland ★★★★☆ The plan last night was to grab a quick bite to eat in Clon and then go to "The wind that shakes the barley". OK, the original plan was to go to Eddie Rockets and "The Break-Up" in Mahon. In the end we just ate in Clon and went home.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Sunday, July 23, 2006
Margherita Madness
Inspired by Red Mum’s recent pizza making post, the awesome DiFara Pizza story and my experiences in The Good Things Cafe recently, I decided to make some pizza-pies with the two middle childer yesterday. We made one each. Classic Margherita with simple garlic/oregano/basil/passata sauce and buffalo mozzarella.
Sibéal, aged 2:
Oisín, aged 4:
Conor, aged 38:
Which was the nicest? Yup, the 2 year old’s. After the horror of watching them “knead” the dough and drop it on the floor several times, the two little gits ended up with far superior results because [a] they were not swimming in sauce and [b] the were wafer thin cos I only gave them a small bit of dough each.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Saturday, July 22, 2006
Teensey buglet in Yahoo Mail
I know the software is still in beta and I’m just being obnoxious but having -1 emails in my inbox did make me smile.
[tags]Yahoo, Yahoo Mail Beta, Yahoo Mail, Bugs[/tags]
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Friday, July 21, 2006
Trunki - Flippin brill idea
Catherine spotted these today:
They are called Trunkis and I just love the idea - a travel case that doubles as a ride-on toy. I stood in Gatwick yesterday watching kids going stir crazy in the check-in queue. These would definitely help. Might even be fun for bored adults too.
[tags]trunki, The Natural Baby Resource[/tags]
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Thursday, July 20, 2006
Any chance Quizno's in Cork will have this?
I’ve been in a few Quizno’s sandwich joints in the US and I really like them, particularly the fixins bar where you can add various types of whole chillis and other delights to your toasted sub.
I think it is the fastest growing franchise in the US and thought of being a franchisee even flashed through my head a few years back. But Cafe Kylemore has the rights here and there is one on the quay around the corner from Patrick St in Cork.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Thursday, July 20, 2006