http://www.kieranoshea.com A little spot on the web all about me, my work and my life in general! Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:32:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en While visiting a friend's shared house the other day I spied and had a good chuckle at what was clearly an irked landlord's attempt to keep the heating bill down! http://www.kieranoshea.com/2010/03/12/restricted-heating/ Taking a walk this lunchtime I was delighted by how warm the sun felt on my face and how blue the sky was. That light hearted feeling that summer is just around the corner - makes you feel good to be alive! http://www.kieranoshea.com/2010/03/02/summer-round-the-corner/ My boiler packed up the other day leaving me with a rather cold house. For any budding plumbers out there here is a video showing what happens when I attempt to fire up the heating if you want to hazard a guess at what is wrong. A plumber has been called ... http://www.kieranoshea.com/2010/02/22/broken-boiler/ Driving home last night I found myself stopped at traffic lights on one of the large roundabouts on the Great Western Way and I as I glanced idly upwards waiting for the lights to change I saw an amazing sight. What must have been hundreds of small but certainly similar birds ... http://www.kieranoshea.com/2010/02/12/bird-cloud/ So after what I guess I could call a winter break from the sport of golf, I hit the 9 hole course at Broome Manor today to dust off my clubs and see how much my game has deteriorated over the Christmas period. My tee shot on the first, while cleanly ... http://www.kieranoshea.com/2010/02/08/quick-nine-holes/ I'm pleased to announce that I now have a regular weekly slot on Hospital Radio Swindon. As expected I'll be presenting a jazz and blues show focusing on album and concert reviews, gig listings and a smattering of great jazz and blues (and the occasional bit of fusion) from across ... http://www.kieranoshea.com/2010/01/28/regular-slot/ Splashed across a banner on the top of the corporate internet home page yesterday was an announcement that my employer had teamed up with Facebook to raise an impressive amount of money for charitable causes and were encouraging employees to get involved. Clicking on the proffered Facebook link I was ... http://www.kieranoshea.com/2010/01/28/corporate-facebook/ As a member of the National Trust I was delighted to find out that google are placing some of the key National Trust sites on street view. Not only will this increase the exposure of some of the country's most beautiful vistas but it will also help the prospective visitor ... http://www.kieranoshea.com/2010/01/27/national-trust-view/ It cannot have escaped your attention in the last couple of days that a sentencing hearing has been going on to decide on the period of detention for the two young brothers who brutally attacked and left for dead two young boys in Edlington, South Yorkshire. Keeping an eye on the ... http://www.kieranoshea.com/2010/01/23/disgraceful/ I awoke this morning to find half a foot of snow had fallen. After half an hour of snow clearing I managed to get my car out. http://www.kieranoshea.com/2010/01/06/snow-hits-swindon/