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Spring 2002
Posted Feb 1, 2002
It's the first day of Spring in Ireland. There's a storm forecast for later today!
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New Car
Posted Jan 28, 2002
I got a new car last week. It is a three years old Mitsubishi Space Star. This is like a very small "people carrier". It is the same shape as a people carrier but only takes 5 people. It is very wide and a complete contrast to my previous car which was probably the smallest 4-seater car in existence, the Subaru Vivio. The Vivio had a 658 cc engine. The new Space Star has a 1299 cc engine so it is nearly twice the size! I'm still getting used to parking it.
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New Year, New Money
Posted Jan 3, 2002
It's now the 3rd of January and the new Euro money has been around for two whole days. I've nearly got rid of all my old Irish money, except for the few coins I'm keeping as a souvenir. From now on it will be Euros all the way.
I can see a fight brewing over whether we call them Euro or Euros. The official line is that they are Euro, because the Government didn't have the gumption to stand up for the language and insist on some common sense. But popular culture has already decided that they are Euros. I'll throw my hat in with popular culture.
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40 Today!
Posted Dec 21, 2001
The 40th entry which I consider my own was published on the Front Page today.
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Trip to Belgium
Posted Nov 20, 2001
I'm just back from a short holiday in Belgium. We stayed in Brussels and went on day trips to Bruges and Antwerp. I was particularly interested in MIM, the Musical Instrument Museum in Brussels. This has been completely revamped about two years ago and is now in a new premises with room to put hundreds of instruments on display. I'll probably write an article about this.
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Latest reply: Nov 20, 2001
Gnomon - time to move on
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