Category Archives: Media

Technology. Multitasking can be bad for your health don’t tweet and chew gum…..

Posted on November 20, 2013 by shayhealyblog

Hold your breath I may have pulled it off. At very least I have him rattled. I’m talking about Siri; that disembodied know-all irritating voice that physically represents nowhere in the world, an amalgam of accents, rolled together into a … Continue reading →

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Einstein’s Theory…”Separation between past, present and future is only an illusion”

Posted on November 4, 2013 by shayhealyblog

One day, the famous German theoretical physicist, Albert Einstein, was out walking, when he bumped into a stranger. Introducing himself Einstein asked, “what is your IQ?  “176”, replied the man. “Great,” said Einstein we must talk. After a while, Einstein continued his journey and met … Continue reading →

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Alex Ferguson. His exit from Manchester United has been graceless and ugly.

Posted on October 29, 2013 by shayhealyblog

The old age pensioner, challenging the politicians, stood his ground as he faced the barrage of photographers and journalists. Megaphone in hand, he was not going to be dissuaded by anyone from saying what he had to say. And boy … Continue reading →

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Give Up Your Ould Seats…..It happened to me, twice in 36 hours……

Posted on October 23, 2013 by shayhealyblog

It happened to me, twice in 36 hours. The unexpected came hurtling out of the blue like bolts of lightning, mercilessly burying themselves deep in my brain, to the point I may never recover. If you didn’t know what age you … Continue reading →

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Pat Rabbitte…..is a Noob!

Posted on September 6, 2013 by shayhealyblog

I have a sneaky suspicion that our Minister for Communications, Pat Rabbitte, is a Noob. In the lingua franca of the computing classes, noob is a neologism that means he is a Johnny-Come -Lately to technology and to the many diverse … Continue reading →

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Don Coyote and Sanke Pinta

Posted on August 12, 2013 by shayhealyblog

Bertie Ahern and Brian Cowen, perambulating around the RDS Horse Show with barefaced insouciance. In a matter of days, The accursed Mahon Tribunal would be over and they seemed to be depending on our collective amnesia to let things slide. … Continue reading →

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The F word can be an appalling affront to delicate ears….

Posted on July 24, 2013 by shayhealyblog

The F word can be an appalling affront to delicate ears, or a powerful weapon when used in the right context. It can also betray acute sloppiness. Mix that with the hubris of David Drumm and John Bowe and you can see … Continue reading →

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Decrepitude…. “I looked down at my watch 20 minutes ago and it read 1990″….

Posted on July 9, 2013 by shayhealyblog

Robert Louis Stevenson said “extreme busyness is a symptom of deficient vitality.” I recognised myself immediately, the original “blue-arsed fly,” always on the move, always up to something, always having four or five projects on the go. And then old … Continue reading →

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Final Countdown….There is a massive Black Hole at the centre of our galaxy. A cloud named Sagittarius A

Posted on July 1, 2013 by shayhealyblog

There is a massive Black Hole at the centre of our galaxy. A cloud named Sagittarius A, is exciting scientists around the world as they observe it, moving ever closer to the rim of the Black Hole, called the Event … Continue reading →

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Ripped!

Posted on June 17, 2013 by shayhealyblog

“Give me 15 minutes a day and I will give you a new body”  Those were the confident words of Charles Atlas of perhaps the most famous of all the musclemen, ever, who became the first Celebrity Bodybuilder in the 20s, … Continue reading →

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