Looking for the man who killed my mojo
Thursday, 9 October 2025
Ice Cold in Queensland
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Back in the dark days of December, 2006 I was working late at night in Dublin when the phone rang. It was an old friend and colleague that I...
Thursday, 11 September 2025
Free Palestine
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I was four months into secondary school when I sat my first exam. That was back in December 1977. Our English teacher came up with a task ...
Tuesday, 22 July 2025
Turning Sixty
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They say the meek shall inherit the earth. And then the meek will say “Oh, no thanks. We couldn’t possibly run something as complicated as t...
Thursday, 30 January 2025
Do you satisfy my values?
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“I come from down in the valley, where mister when you’re young, they bring you up to do, just like your Daddy done”. Well, my Daddy worke...
Wednesday, 18 December 2024
AI, a cautionary tale
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Doug was deep into his fifth beer when his doorbell rang. It startled him. Hardly anyone called at his door these days. All his groceries ...
Thursday, 14 November 2024
Everything was better in the old days
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Steve was the Staff Association representative on our floor and came to see me on my first morning at work. This was in the springtime of ...
Wednesday, 23 October 2024
First World Problems Volume Two
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I was at the gate in Charles De Gaulle airport recently about to board a seven hour flight to Doha. Our flight was about to leave when I n...
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