my cars ass Originally uploaded by Mark Stanley While it’s certainly no supercar, I love the design and shape of my Audi A4. I’ve always wanted one, and it’s probably my favourite car in its class – the mid-sized family mobile class I only wished it handled as well as a 3-series. Audi should really [...]

Something I’ve been thinking about for a while, but something I’ve also be procrastinating on also (one of my favourite pastimes), is to create a Lotto Results Feed for my Lotto Syndicate and for anyone else who cares. So here it finally is. Add this to your iGoogle, Google Reader, mobile phone, or whatever other [...]

Dublin get their stand-alone fixture in the All-Ireland Championsip quarter-finals. Finally sense prevails. Anything else would have been a joke for all concerned – fans, and the GAA.

Shivers down your spine stuff this, well it is for me anyway! Back in April Ronnie O’Sullivan breaks yet another record by completing a maximum 147 break in the 888.com World Snooker Championship, and nets himself £157k ($315/EUR200) for 9 minutes work. And he deserves every penny of it. For those who play the game, [...]

I’ve been doing a whole lot of work on SEO (Search Engine Optimisation – the business of ensuring your website is optimised for search engines) at work in the last 12 months. Like all web marketers, I knew a bit about SEO and probably felt I knew a lot. Since last summer I’ve made it [...]

Check out my music-mad son Cian playing the drums (aka chop-sticks) to the Shamen. One to dig up again in 17 years when he’s 21!

lake tahoeOriginally uploaded by Mark Stanley Just five days after snowboarding in Homewood, Lake Tahoe, I flew home to Dublin on a flight that flew right over the resort. By chance I had my camera at the ready and snapped this quick shot. If you view this shot on flickr and rollover the image, you’ll [...]

.flickr-photo { }.flickr-frame { float: right; text-align: center; margin-left: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } storms end, originally uploaded by Ragorder.com. Sometimes I hate Winter. With a vengeance. Sometimes I love it. With a passion. Yesterday was a day I loved it. I took a stroll with my family along the [...]

In Dublin, Ireland we take Christmas lights very very seriously. Maybe it’s because it’s so dark and gloomy here at this time of year. Maybe it’s just cos we’re barking mad. Either way, here is a classic example of Christmas lights gone nuts. Thankfully, it’s all for charity so you gotta hand it to the [...]

Check out these mad Saudi lunatics. I’m sure it’s great craic an’ all, and call me a bore, but am I the only one to think this might be a tad on the dangerous side ?