Archive for the ‘Trivia’ Category
Thursday, April 28th, 2005
I've mentioned before some of the minor cultural differences that only become apparent to me as I spend more time here in Urbana. One is the definition of when the seasons begin. Late this February I was surprised to hear people speak of the coming start of Spring. As far ...
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Friday, April 8th, 2005
I'd been complaining about a lack of Papal humour. Complain no longer, my children.
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Wednesday, February 2nd, 2005
Yesterday being the first of February I was prompted to check just when Pancake Tuesday was falling this year (some of you may know it as Shrove Tuesday, 'Fat' Tuesday, or Mardi Gras). It's next Tuesday, 8th February - guess I'd better go and buy more eggs and butter. mmmm... ...
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Thursday, January 27th, 2005
This is priceless. They've eventually established Irish ancestry for George Bush and it turns out that it's Strongbow and Dermot MacMorrough. For those who don't know, Strongbow was the Norman who originally invaded Ireland in 1169, and MacMorrough was the Irish chieftain who invited him in - thus, setting the ...
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Monday, January 24th, 2005
Zach's post on dialects prompts me to write about my own experiences. Coming from Ireland to the States has obviously involved coming to grips with differences in both written and spoken language, and has not always been easy.
As Zach discusses, it's not that one form of language or the other ...
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Thursday, December 9th, 2004
Educated in law to Masters level? Interested in a 6 month research job? Then you may be interested in this.
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Wednesday, October 27th, 2004
Structured Procrastination is something every grad student should know about. I've been meaning to post about it for some time....
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Saturday, March 27th, 2004
I've just returned from one of the more enjoyable nights out I've had in some time. GugaĆ, the DJ who runs the Drum bar on Mondays and the Warwick nightclub on Thursdays (I'm back in Galway at the moment) had a 'road trip' (under his 'Strange Brew' moniker) to a ...
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Friday, February 27th, 2004
My pointer to the Joyce estate's actions in relation to Bloomsday has been picked up by a lot of other weblogs - which is consistent with my observation that intellectual property is one of the main topics to take advantage of the highly skewed propagation trail in weblogs. Now ...
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Monday, February 2nd, 2004
The New York Times has a fascinating story about a man who designed an entire series of 'false' albums and singles. Poignant and touching, it's a wonderful story.
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