Monday, August 5, 2013

The Scottish Complaints Choir

Choir

The 30 member Scottish Complaints Choir, formed in 2005, presents common citizen complaints set to
music by two professional composers at various venues around Edinburgh.  Topics include 'tourists, dog poop, a stalled railway construction project' and similar topics.   The web site below features the
full chorus singing their complaint about dog poop in public places.   The 'complaints choir' idea originated in Finland but the idea has become extremely popular in Scotland with more than 40 such groups. 


amy adams in "leap year"



The Irish film ,"leap year" is made exceptional by the grand views of the Irish country side and the  marvelous acting of Lady Adams.

jpr: seen the movie thrice and will view it again this winter!!

Sunday, August 4, 2013

burial place of the prophet Nahum

The national Antiquities Department in Iraq has announced plans for the renovation and restoration of an ancient synagogue in al-Qoush, a short drive north of Mosul and the location of the purported tomb of the biblical prophet Nahum.

Saturday, August 3, 2013

For The Burren: To Death's Door


The Irish Tug Of War season has begun with teams from around the country competing for the 
All Ireland Final to be held later this year.  The Burren tug of war team is the odds on favorite. 

more on acting




Friday, August 2, 2013

The Next Generation



Uncle Kaelan  and Mary Grace work out a problem on the I Pad.

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Mainstream Journalism Sux Again!!! Promotes Fiction as News!

Arizona Watermelon Fruit Juice Cocktail + Skittles + Robitussin DM = homemade form of Codeine.  Side effects include Liver Damage as well as Psychological changes including becoming physically aggressive and paranoid.  Trayvon Martin's autopsy found liver damage consistent with the use of this form of Codeine.  A can of Arizona Watermelon Fruit Juice, not Ice Tea, was found at the scene.  The victim was a student of Mixed-Martial Arts-style fighting.  There are other easily discoverable facts (trouble at school; rude and obscene texting; online search for Codeine; etc) that relate to the character of this young man and lead one to believe that he was not angelic but much more like the typical young adult male in terms of mischief, bravado, and questionable judgement.  The mainstream media completely ignored this side of the story, portraying him as a sweet little cherub and his killer as a prejudiced redneck (even though there is ample but un-reported evidence to the contrary). Still a Tragedy?  Yes, completely, and the Press made it exponentially worse with lies and malfeasance. The mainstream media create a story that eliminates facts that do anything but promote their fiction.  (Another item virtually overlooked in the reporting is that according to the delayed timing of his walk back to his abode, it may be that Trayvon was laying in wait for Zimmerman, hoping to confront him.  His friend testified that they suspected Zim was a homosexual predator.)