The incorrect statistic on internet growth that ultimately led to the loss of several hundred thousand jobs and wiped out billions of dollars of equity.....and the number originated from poor old Worldcom.

This girl had a better night than me last night. Not to say that I didn't have fun. I did. Pints in the Living Room, then some moshing in Cuba - they even played QOTSA - 'No One Knows'. I almost put my back out...dancing like it was 1991 all over again. Unfortunately the shots came out, and even a post-nightclub camomile tea and a smoked salmon sandwich in Java's couldn't counter-act the effect of three sambucas. Predictably, I ended up sleepwalking again...luckily, this time I was reasonably decent and only did a harmless tour of the house - down the stairs and into the kitchen and, unlike the last time, woke up in my own bed...nearly two hours late for work.

Scary Duck's hilarious blog has won the Guardian's silly 'Best British Blog' competition. Well done Mr. Duck.

Ronan, Keith, Mikey, Shane and Steven: Is this what they have been reduced to?

Steve Earle's new album gets slammed by Slate.

Lewis Carroll Puzzles.

What’s an Irish Traveler? via MSNBC.

Belated update on my TV career....the back of my head appeared briefly on the otherwise woeful Ask Anna show last Thursday....now you know why I was less than enthusiastic about helping poor Carol with her self esteem issues.

Alabama 3 announce Dublin show. I've just remembered I met a guy in Carrick on Shannon a couple of weekends ago who claimed to be a back-up drummer with them....he had a stash of the strongest weed I have partaken of in quite awhile; I guess that explains the memory loss....

Listen to Badly Drawn Boy's new album "Have You Fed The Fish" online here.

The Romans used urine as a mouthwash with imported Portugese piss being superior to the homemade variety...now thats something I never knew before. Read more about the history of toothpaste at www.americanheritage.com.

Pitchfork has a few words with Joe Pernice. I had a few words with him myself a couple of years ago when he played a gig in the Roisin in Galway - a really nice chap and a great songwriter too.

Kentucky Fried Chicken really is going to pot. This of course, wouldn't have happened at their (recently whitewashed) Shankill Road branch - what customer would call the police and risk the attentions of UFF thugs?

TIME magazine on the set of Tarantino's 'Kill Bill'. You know, it might actually turn out to be a great movie after all.

Terry at Fenian Ramblings is calling for a boycott of Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants in protest against the support for the UFF/UDA displayed by the KFC outlet on the Shankill Road. There isn't one in Galway but if there was it wouldn't get my custom.

Hooray! It's war! There's a new edition of The Evil Gerald out. Check out their piece on the candidates for the position of new Irish Time editor - it's a gem.

Broken Newz - Ben Kingsley admits he is Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

This is interesting. Scientists have identified the part of the bain which triggers out of the body experiences. I used to have them all the time..sometimes even seeing demons and the like when I was floating above my body. It was quite scary actually - until I drew an imaginary pentagram around my bed for protection from evil spirits....that did the job, so now I look forward to the experience whenever it happens. Still, it's comforting to know it's all a hallucination anyway. I prefer not having any superstitions....

Good news for Galway today. NetIQ Corporation is setting up an operation in the city with the creation of 180 jobs. They are badly needed - the last year and a half must have seen at least a couple of thousand job losses here through major cutbacks in the large tech companies plus almost weekly layoffs of smaller numbers which have generally gone unannounced.

570Bars.com A blog about a Seattle pub-crawl. I could do this for Galway yet....