So we’re throwing eggs at bankers now. Any day now, Ted and Dougal will be chained up outside my workplace.
The recent fad of throwing stuff began when George Bush showed off his Air Force training – how to dodge flying objects. The man is like a cat; for all he knew the Iraqi journalist could [...]
Posts Tagged ‘rants’
How Do You Like Your Eggs? Airborne.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged business, rants on May 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
If your child is screaming, the joke is over, bitch.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dublin, rants on April 26, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Sometimes adults just don’t get it.
Walking down Grafton Street today, there were the usual number of talentless hacks displaying their wares, with few to nobody watching. A trio of teenagers with instruments: the drumming looked so bad I didn’t dare take out my headphones for a soundbite. My personal favourite wastes-of-space, the statues, were not [...]
Don’t Wake the Banker
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged business, rants on January 15, 2009 | 5 Comments »
This is a sort of reply to Zoomtard’s post “A Smart Man, Especially For A Christian“. He references two short articles worth reading:
Liam Fay: Why McAleese thinks the dole is good for the soul
Dr. Patrick Mitchel: No point in resuscitating myths of consumer culture
Before I begin, I offer a disclaimer: I’m a banker. I might [...]
Why Not to Not Vote.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged church, politics, rants on September 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
In the midst of the run-up to the American Presidential Elections, there is a discussion simmering in the ‘Emergent’ blogosphere on whether or not Christians should vote. David Fitch, Brian McLaren, Scot McKnight and Anthony Smith have all weighed in with their views, some relevant and some not so relevant to [...]
America’s Chickens Coming Home to Roost
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged church, politics, race, rants on August 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I realise that this is a number of months out of date, and as an Obama supporter, I could do well to leave this issue alone. I want to discuss Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and some of the remarks he made in his church about America, white supremacy and the plight of the lowly, oppressed black [...]
Alcohol on Aeroplanes
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged rants on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I spotted this news story on the BBC website today.
I had a brief conversation on this topic after a flight to Ibiza, where the guys behind us were getting stuck into cans of Carlsberg Extra the flight attendants had sold them. They were becoming quite annoying by the end of the journey, but the general [...]
Weak-willed women
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged church, feminism, rants on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sitting in “a church” yesterday, I waited to hear how the pastor would interpret 2 Timothy 3.6, which talks about unwholesome folk who “worm their way into homes and gain control over weak-willed women”. With the friend to my left being an incredibly intelligent and fiercely feminist young woman (and yet somehow a Christian), and [...]
An Insider’s View
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged business, rants on April 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Until Sam Moore reminded me with this post, I had forgotten about my plans to write an article entitled “The Credit Crunch: Who is to Blame?”. I squashed those plans, I’m a little scared of the Man, because he pays my rent.
There has been a lot of discussion around the involvement of Ben Bernanke and [...]
Suspension of Disbelief
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged church, faith, rants on February 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(Following on from my previous post…)
I think that part of my problem with the Bible begins with teaching, not dissimilar to our the remarks of our preacher friend here. I’ve never doubted the authority of the Bible, I have always believed that it is God’s way of communicating with us. But recently, I’ve begun to [...]
