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Jonathan

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I'm 35 - An Englishman abroad in the great city and county of Dublin, Ireland, slaving away for for the man to earn an honest crust. I also make a very good lasagne.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

All the interesting people seem to be dead, but I'd love to have a drink with Stephen Fry or Jezza Clarkson....or a chat with the Shat.I'd also like to spend an evening with Nicole Kidman.A man can dream.......

My Blog

Paranormia

After a rather hectic and busy week away I returned to find many changes afoot. People I know leaving, new procedures to follow  - all happening when I wasn't here. Part of me in my sleep deprive...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:17:00 GMT

Is this Shock and Awe?

I have been rather amazed at the response I have had from my recent posting regarding the visit by a couple of colleagues. They have in the main been very positive, and to those wanting to know more I...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:51:00 GMT

Frasier Crane Day

I had one of those days yesterday where my thought for the morning set the whole tone for the day. I looked in the mirror as I was leaving the house and thought 'I'm dressed like Frasier'. So my day ...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:36:00 GMT

Tourist Crap

I feel sorry sometimes for first time visitors to Dublin, especially the ones I have came into contact with . They come here with a preconcieved notion of what to expect when they arrive in the F...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:02:00 GMT

Turn on, dial in, tune out.

Conference calls have to be the bane of corporate life. You have an unspecified number of people on a call in which the host, or chair as they like to be referred to, goes into a long meandering intro...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 01:37:00 GMT

Even the hair was bigger

Can someone please explain this obsession with size zero? I was watching the music channels last night, idly flicking through and decided to spend a bit of time wallowing nostalgically in the 80s.&nbs...
Posted by on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 03:51:00 GMT

Dad

I can't let today pass without raising a glass and marking my fathers birthday. He would have been 88 today. My dad was the one who shaped me into the person I am today. It was his care and guidance t...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:53:00 GMT

I’m learning

Training is a lot like visiting family. You may not feel like doing it and you can't wait for it to be over, but while you're doing it you find a lot of good reasons to be doing it. Your job takes a ...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:23:00 GMT

It's Training Men!

Oh goody, I'm in training today. We've had the preliminaries of the half-hearted introductions with faux bonhomie radiating from faces that hide their intentions. A wide grin and a clammy handshake d...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:49:00 GMT

Loose changes

I love new ideas and new processes to make your life easier, but when they start mentioning them at work, alarm bells start going off in my head. You just know that something is going on. Either your ...
Posted by on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 06:44:00 GMT