I landed in Dublin to a beautiful sunny morning. I have to say, the Irish are splendid hosts. The leader of the Dublin SQL Server/.NET user group and fellow MVP, Niall Flanagan, met me at the airport. We enjoyed breakfast together and took a tour of the city center. We even got out for a walk in one of Dublin's two beautiful public parks.After breakfast, it was off to the train station for a 2-3 our ride out to Galway. Niall was very knowledgeable and helpful with the travel plans. He had all of the train schedules on hand and put me on the best one. On top of that, he knew all of the tricks … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2007
Frogtastic
April 19, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Now that spring is upon us, all of the bugs and critters are starting to come out. I actually saw a firefly the other day, though it wasn't lighting up. That's still about a month early to see them at all. Emily and the girls have been enjoying the cool weather and all of the animals that are easy to catch now. Here's a pic of Emily with a very pretty frog that Katie and Anna caught. They had to clamp onto it pretty tight because it was a real jumper. It got away several times but we managed to keep ahold of it until it was time to let it go in the creek out back. … [Read more...]
Google Maps Humor
April 13, 2007 by 3 Comments
1. go to www.google.com2. click on "Maps"3. click on "get directions"4. type "New York" in the first box (the "start" box)5. type "London, UK" in the second box (the "end" box)6. scroll down to step #23How long do you think it will take?? … [Read more...]
