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NFL Game in Wembley

Add comment October 28th, 2008

Finally got to see a real live American Football game when I went to the game between New Orleans Saints and San Diego Chargers played in Wembley Stadium London on the October Bank Holiday Weekend.

The Saints won 37 - 32 in a very exciting, high scoring game.

Achilles Tendon Tear

Add comment May 27th, 2008

Had a bit of misfortune last week during a hurling game when I tore my achilles tendon. After surgery to repair it I’m now in a cast and on crutches for 6 weeks to be followed by plenty of physio to get the foot working properly again. At the moment I’m laid up at home taking it easy with the leg up.

Lanzarote Holidays

Add comment April 28th, 2008

Just back from a weeks holiday in Lanzarote.

Wedding Website

Add comment April 15th, 2008

Don’t think I’ve mentioned this before - the wedding website is at www.marianandlarry.com.

Amstrad 6128 Plus Computer

1 comment December 14th, 2007

Just got very nostalgic as I came across the Amstrad 6128 Plus computer, the system that started my journey into the world of computers and contributed immensely to my current career path of programming. I think I was about 12 when Santa Claus delivered one and it has to have been the most significant and most used present I ever got. Everyone else at that time had their Commodore 64s and eventually their Amigas but I got years out of that Amstrad. My programming skills developed over countless hours of typing, modifying and creating BASIC programs.

amstrad 6128

It had a weird 3″ floppy disk drive that meant games were hard to come by, particularly in Laois/Kilkenny, but some of the games it did have were great, check out the version of Batman The Movie via Youtube.

Must have a root around and see if it’s still at home somewhere!

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