Grannymar - belated arrival!

Have a glass on me Grannymar!

Champagne

Congrats again on the blog win!

(Grannymar won the Irish Blog Awards - Best Personal Blog for 2008. She got her award yesterday)

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What my hands said about me!

Ok Grannymar …. here goes!

Hands

You are logical, analytical, and rational. You have good verbal skills.

Bold and daring, you’re not afraid to change your life if you think it needs an overhaul.

Practical and down to earth, you’re a doer not a dreamer. You rather get something done than think about it all day.

Your emotions tend to be nervous and potent. Your energy - both positive and negative - deeply impacts your life.

You want to try? Go here.

Veneration or idolatry?

Padre Pio - a man venerated or a man idolised?

They’ve dug up the body of Padre Pio forty years after his death.

They being the powers that be in the Catholic Church.

Why  …….  one may ask?

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Local Authorities are the worst polluters!

Coned in Kerry!

Kerry Cone Heads!

Local authorities are one of the worst polluters of our local environment.

They have the responsibility of maintaining our environment.

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Are we there yet?

Are we there yet?

You must be joking! ….. we’re human …. we’ll never be there!!

Cowen - you dirty rotten scoundrel!

Brian Cowen - two faced scoundrel!

The National Pay Talks started yesterday.

We need a 10% increase in our wages just to keep up with inflation.

IBEC have said NO to that 10%.

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The staff handbook - information for the transient teacher!

The Staff Handbook

A staff handbook is a necessary document as it informs new staff members, substitute or temporary teachers about the day-to-day running of the school.

It helps in maintaining continuity and promotes a unified approach to the operation of the school.

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Install your bits ‘n bobs in Cork and Dublin!

You dare to bare?

Bare your bits \'n bobs for Spencer Tunick!

Looking for something to do on a cold rainy afternoon?

Look no further …. I have the perfect afternoon sojourn for you and your neighbours!

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Standardisation of the school year - an exercise in futility!

School calendar - a standardised joke!

For years, schools (both primary and secondary), did their own thing when it came to arranging their respective school year calendars.

There was little or no co-operation between neighbouring schools. I have to acknowledge that some schools, in fairness, did liaise with each other.

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Olympic torch does a runner in Australia!

Olympic Torch

The Olympic flame reached Australia yesterday and it was immediately taken to a secret location to avoid potential trouble from anti-China protesters.

So what’s the point in running around the world with it?

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