A toothsome conundrum

Reading the review of The Tooth Fairy in The Ticket today reminded me of a thought that occurs to me every Christmas as the TV stations announce their schedules. Much glee as The Santa Clause, Miracle on 34th Street, Elf etc. are announced. The thing that gets me though is this presumption that no-one believes [...]

Exercises, exercises, we must do our exercises

Now that I’m feeling a little more energetic I’ve been trying out a few exercises. A friend recommended this video which is good and totally do-able. The fact that another new mum recommended it is a bonus. Also note that the video is 9 mins long and after a 6 hour labour that’s like so [...]

Curl up & dye (Poll)

I really regret not going to the hairdressers while I awaited the arrival of Nipper 3.0. A little bit of discomfort leaning back for a hairwash would have been better than the other option: a home dye job. I absolutely hate dyeing (dying? y’see it’s not even uncomplicated when writing about it!) my hair at [...]

Buy Night Time Walking all over the place!

My sister Abigail Smith‘s debut album, Night Time Walking, is now available to purchase online on CD Baby, Amazon.co.uk and iTunes (this last link will open your iTunes if you have it installed). If you are in Dublin and wish to support a local record store you can pick it up in Road Records on [...]

Ná déan olc

This is my column for the May 2010 edition of Beo! In it I write about YouTube which had recently celebrated its fifth anniversary. I write in particular about the issues around copyright, artists’ fees & privacy that YouTube has brought into focus in its short life. Bhí íonadh orm nuair a chuala mé an [...]