Simon Lewis

Hard to see it clearly but it’s not good for Sky News to...

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:54:14 +0000

Hard to see it clearly but it’s not good for Sky News to get its “its” incorrect

I guess it was inevitable.

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:45:34 +0000

I guess it was inevitable.

This was TV3’s number one TV moment of 2011. It’s...

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:08:19 +0000

This was TV3’s number one TV moment of 2011. It’s hard to believe that until this moment, Seán Gallagher was a shoe-in to be the president of Ireland.

My favourite video from #Rudetube last night.

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:33:07 +0000

My favourite video from #Rudetube last night.

My favourite photographic mistake. Image from Sunday Times,...

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 13:44:08 +0000

My favourite photographic mistake. Image from Sunday Times, which is a screenshot from Deganham Motors film whose name escapes me.

Carlow, 2009. The following year it was 3 ft of snow. This year...

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 13:41:09 +0000

Carlow, 2009. The following year it was 3 ft of snow. This year we almost had a heatwave.

I had to go into the shop to ask whether he knew what he was...

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 13:39:06 +0000

I had to go into the shop to ask whether he knew what he was after doing. Apparently, he did. I asked him for an example of such fruit and he walked off.

My understanding of 20th century teaching

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:27:20 +0000

My understanding of 20th century teaching

How things have changed in the last 15 years!

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:25:48 +0000

How things have changed in the last 15 years!

I love the way the East Berliners had the idea to make their...

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 22:55:41 +0000

I love the way the East Berliners had the idea to make their road crossing signs more fun to cheer people up. I think we could do with something similar. Wouldn’t it be fun to have a leprechaun telling us to cross the road? Maybe we’ll ask Angela Merkhel if she’d send us a grant for this?

Have probably blogged this before.Inspiring message from a pay...

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:14:09 +0000

Have probably blogged this before.Inspiring message from a pay point machine

Blackpool used to be a holiday hotspot back in the day. It...

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 12:28:22 +0100

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Blackpool used to be a holiday hotspot back in the day. It hasn’t changed much though and probably needs a lick of paint. However one thing worth doing is to go there in October to see the illuminations. I thought they’d be really tacky but they are brilliant! It’s about 3km of Christmas lights without the Christmas theme. This video is an example of what to expect.

At a market in Manchester, this former actor is now selling...

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 12:15:07 +0100

At a market in Manchester, this former actor is now selling cheese. He is right that I had no idea he now made cheese. However, I never knew what he did before that either. My sources inform me he was Gail Platt’s husband in Coronation Street. I presume this is a fate worse than making cheese and selling it on market stalls while clinging on to minor former celebrity.

I think it’s time I admit that I suffer from a rare...

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 23:49:47 +0100

I think it’s time I admit that I suffer from a rare disability. I’m not sure if there’s a medical term for it but I call it 3DDD, 3D Deficit Disorder. In other words, I cannot see 3D images in films. While everyone is oohing and aahing at all those things “flying” in their faces, I see a flat 2D surface. I am going to apply for resource hours and an SNA.

A symbol of Ireland?

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:20:57 +0100

A symbol of Ireland?

"Everybody thinks they can be a chef, a photographer and a teacher because they cook their dinner,..."

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:31:30 +0100

“Everybody thinks they can be a chef, a photographer and a teacher because they cook their dinner, own a camera and went to school.”

If you’re in Dublin near St. James’ hospital and you...

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:43:27 +0100

If you’re in Dublin near St. James’ hospital and you like very large muffins in lots of different favours, the Yu Cafe in James Street is worth a visit.

The bumper crop from our tomato plant

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:32:40 +0100

The bumper crop from our tomato plant

Last night I sat down and watched Red or Black for the first...

Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:46:05 +0100

Last night I sat down and watched Red or Black for the first time. In my defence, I was in someone else’s house and they were watching it. There’s only so many times you can go to the bathroom to escape something before people think you have problems. As TV shows go, this show must rank up there with “Deal or No Deal” in terms of the fact that both shows take too long to get to the end. Both shows rely completely on luck and absolutely no skill. Then again, I’m sure some genius will come along in a while and claim to have solved the riddle of which box to open or which colour to pick. Now where’s the button on my remote? Ah, yes…it’s the red one.

Jarvis Cocker at the Electric Picnic 2011

Sat, 10 Sep 2011 23:51:28 +0100

Jarvis Cocker at the Electric Picnic 2011