Category Archives: Val

A Spot of Christmas Spam Baiting

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Steve McDonagh

Background My Mother, Isobel, lives 10 houses down the road from us at #14 and is one of the “Silver Surfers” using her computer and now iPad Mini daily for internety stuff. She is pretty saavy when it comes to … Continue reading →

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Guest Blogpost – A DUP Pamphlet admirably dissected and rebutted

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Steve McDonagh

Steve Writes Many of you will know that I am not naturally one who has a lot of time for the Northern Ireland Political Arena or the folk that ply their trade in the corridors of power in Stormount, Westminster … Continue reading →

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The Global recession and its affects on the Intergluteal Cleft

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Steve McDonagh

It is a sad indictment of the state we find ourselves living in that the cut backs and fiscal penny pinching has reached such a proportion that it has reached into the very private inner sanctum of silent contemplation that … Continue reading →

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.o0( Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation. )

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Steve McDonagh

Today was a day of an ending – The last “t” was crossed the last “i” dotted and a big tear stained full stop was placed at the end of the last sentence of the last paragraph of the life … Continue reading →

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A thought (care of Pablo Neruda) for St Valentine’s day

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Steve McDonagh

Well the 14th February is here again and shops in the UK are awash with hearts, flowers, and cards. Panicked men are even now raiding petrol stations for the card or token they have forgotten again to buy in good … Continue reading →

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Black Holes and banoffee pie

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Val

Forgive me gentle readers, it has been a loooong time since my last blog. I  HAVE  felt the urge for a bit of a rant on occasion , but never actually  put fingers to keyboard. But something happened last week … Continue reading →

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The Carntogher Trail

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Steve McDonagh

I was all set to do some serious off road, map an compass work up the Glenshane Pass this Sunday but alas the Norn Iron Weather let me down big time when I got up. Blowing a gale and pissing … Continue reading →

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What have we done to our children?

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Steve McDonagh

Yes I am a tad tiddly … ok I am drunk …but only slightly … I have been out with some chaps from work for a relaxing evening of Saporamen, Guinness and Talisker and I feel the urge to rant so rant … Continue reading →

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A plea for some $$ and ££s for a friend dandering for dosh

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Steve McDonagh

In this connected “social” world of the internet that I and the ever patient and uber tidy Valerie (aka Slightlydoolally) inhabit on Twitter Facebook etc, there comes the occasional moment when the day to day stream of news, geek miscellanea … Continue reading →

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V’al’Ri , Warrior Queen !!!

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Val

It’s been a while since I have felt the urge to write anything here. Yesterday my lovely hubby mentioned that several of his colleagues had asked him if I was ok.They apparently enjoyed reading my blog and were wondering why … Continue reading →

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