Finally a bit of chill(y) in the air

After about two months of constant rain and storms the sea has quietened down in Ireland, the air is crisp and clear and we even have a bit of snow up on Sally Gap (Wicklow Mountains).

Life has started getting rather hectic again on the job side of things, with days filled with campaigning and the usual sales stuff (read admin and constant discussions about pretty much everything).

Diarmuid and I have now moved into our flat so now I live on the north side again. For those who are aquainted with the North side vs. South side battle in Dublin you would probably call me a traitor. But hey, now when I have gotten myself a bike it only takes about 15 min to cycle to work.

Talking about cycling...Dublin is veeeeery dangerous once you have stepped out of your car and try to use the "cycle paths". Despite having a helmet, lights and a neon yellow vest I still feel as naked as a newborn baby. Especially considering that "cycle path" (if you are lucky in actually finding such a thing) in Ireland means a strip of road where cars are parked, you find two-feet holes every ten meters and no way of making any safe turns...
I guess it will take time for things to improve here in terms of infrastructure and hopefully I haven't managed getting myself killed while waiting. The good thing is that the Port Tunnel finally has opened which means a **** of a lot less trucks in the city. Those who were sceptical towards the results now eat their words. Hopefully the governments new spending spree with the updated National Development Plan - Transforming Ireland (A Better Quality Life for All) will do the trick and get Ireland up to the standards where you would expect of one of the EUs economic centres. However, considering the pace of infrastructure development up until now I guess we can see results in 2025 at the very earliest...

Am off to Switzerland next week with Diarmuid to go to JC's and Anita's wedding. Looking forward to some time off...then I am going skiing in Sweden with the Swedish Oracle team and the day after I return I am off again for a week to Brno. WEEEEHAAA!! Jazz clubs, pints of lager, tea rooms, Fleda and Brabander (and of course all my great friends) - here I come!

Got this link btw from Jarek, really like it and thought I would share:

Well, am off now, have to head home before I hit the keyboard with my head...