My Toyboys are Good News
I wrote earlier about a Toyboy who will reach great heights before rushing back down to earth on 30th May in aid of CARELOCAL
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Next I want to draw your attention to another one (yet to receive his badge) who will go the extra mile in Dublin on Monday 1st June.
Paddy Anglican or perhaps I should say my alter ego Patricia Anglican is running the Flora Womens Mini Marathon in Dublin on Bank Holiday Monday 1st June 2009. We are not sure yet what she will be wearing but below are a few of the possible looks we might go for.
He will not be alone; no he will be bringing part of Grannymar with him! Now I will say no more for now… You will just have to go along on the day to see how he does it!
Patricia Anglican will be running in aid of the parish school – Cloughjordan No.1 N.S. Any funds raised (after pantyhose allowance) will be used towards the purchase of Interactive White Boards for the school. In light of the worsening economic situation there is little prospect of state funding for the school ICT program in the next few years which will put our young people at a huge disadvantage when and if things get better in the world economy. The interactive white boards retail at around €4000.
With all the heart wrenching news of how children have been abused and defiled in schools in our land for most of the last century, we now have an opportunity to show in a small way that we care for the students of today. They are our future.
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My third Toyboy in the news this week is a real High Flyer.
Visitors to my blog may not be familiar with Robin Blandford, but you all know Steph his very proud mum. While Steph has struggled with her own health issues she has continued to support and encourage her son.
It was only a year ago that Robin an award-winning technology blogger, returned from Singapore where he was on placement with Thomson Reuters, to concentrate full time on his own project.
Robin was identified early in his graduate recruitment cycle at Thomson Reuters as ‘one to watch’ and was placed on an accelerated management programme with the company. Robin has worked professionally in digital media since leaving university, forming strong industry contacts in London, Dublin, and Singapore. Robin is a volunteer cliff rescue climber with the Irish Coast Guard. A proven innovator with strong technical ability and team leadership.
At just 25 years of age he has flown from Digital Media Engineer at Dublin City University through to ByteSurgery company founder. Well done Robin.
Further Reading:- http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2009/0522/1224247099748.html
Proud Mum said,
May 22, 2009 at 7:02 pm
Thanks GM, I’m positively beaming!
I wish you’d teach your Toyboys how to be tidy
Grannymar said,
May 22, 2009 at 9:55 pm
Steph,
Tidy? I have only learned the art of untidiness myself recently!
Nancy said,
May 22, 2009 at 9:58 pm
Steph…
You must be very proud of Robin! I haven’t a clue what ByteSurgery entails but it must be a very difficult bit of technology.
Now that GM has singled him out for praise, you can celebrate his celebrity and enjoy being the proud Mum, and I know while you are also proud and happy to have the wonderful daughter who held your hand in Nottingham…..
bikehikebabe said,
May 23, 2009 at 12:29 am
What I noticed the the most about Robin is that he’s a damn good lookin’ Dude. And that he climbs CLIFFS! WoW.
Steph, Glad you are in the best of hands for your eye surgery.
I’m getting a new hip June 23rd. Ouch ’til then.
wisewebwoman said,
May 23, 2009 at 1:07 am
Like a corps de ballet they are, GM, these beautiful and talented Toyboys!
I will also be in the Flora though one of the walkers, with my bouts of brownkitis I didn’t get on with the running programme. I’ll be the legion of the rearguard like the old song!
XO
WWW
Conrad said,
May 23, 2009 at 2:36 am
Grannymar, you and your toyboys are wonders to behold and I salute the marvelous cause being pursued in this case. I have been listening to some of the grim news coming out.
But, a question leaps to my mind: Do you keep the quantity of toyboys constant, or does the total rise and fall, 35 this year, 61 the next, 56 the year after? Or, do you instead simply measure them by mass, say 4,000 Kg, how ever many toyboys it takes of the present population to meet that? You know, like it says on so many packages, measured by weight, not by volume.
Grannymar said,
May 23, 2009 at 7:56 am
@bikehikebabe - Go have a cold shower! Robin is my toyboy and anyway his girlfriend might object. I met her so I am OK!
@Conrad -Numbers…. it depends on how quickly I wear them out!
steph said,
May 23, 2009 at 8:42 am
@ Nancy - Thanks
Maybe it’s ‘Bytesurgery’ I need? 
@ bikehikebabe - Cliff rescue runs in the family. Hubby is also a volunteer with the Irish Coast Guard but we mustn’t mention men in uniforms. It makes GM go weak at the knees
Will think of you on June 23rd!
@ www - I’m way impressed at your marathon challenge! Go www, go!
Conrad - Don’t be giving Grannymar ideas! She already has so many toyboys on-the-go, she’s run out of toyboy badges
@ GM - I’m watching you
Robin said,
May 24, 2009 at 4:50 pm
Thanks Grannymar!