So I'm in bed awake again. No late night coffee. No stress. Nothing on my mind. Just awake. It kinda sucks because I'm tired and I've to be up early tomorrow but on the other hand it's nice to have the dark and quiet to myself. It funny how you can close you eyes, listen to a podcast and let yourself drift to whatever world is being described. Right now it's apartheid South Africa frightening and unsettling. Earlier it was a methadone clinic in the city centre which was sad, tragic, yet hopeful.
Anyway I guess this is a long way if saying I love great radio regardless of how many hours of tv a sky plus box can record nothing can compare with a great story being brought to your ears when you're lying awake in the dark.
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Saturday, November 13, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Blogging to Facebook
Just a brief test. I'm thinking of resurrecting a very old blog so just testing blogging from BlogPress and syncing to Facebook. Hope it works.
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Monday, July 06, 2009
first post in a very very long time
I haven't posted in like a gazillion years
and i'm not sure if i'm really in the mood to post now
so i'm just goin to say that I'm hoping to get back into the habit
back on the horse
back in the saddle
like riding a bike
in the comfort zone
yadda yadda
and all those othe cliches
so that's it for now
maybe more
in a little while
or at least a shorter while than before
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
on flag burning
i was reading the ny times today at it seems that the senate in america is going to have a vote to make flag burning illegal
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/27/washington/27cnd-flag.html?ex=1309060800&en=47e975cc61cf1de3&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
they want to insert the following into the consitution
"the Congress shall have the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States"
now this is a tricky subject but it's one that i have a strange affinity to
firstly i'm not american i'm irish so i can only talk about my flag
in ireland we have no laws governing how to use the flag and what and cannot be done with it
the department of the taoiseach has a set of guidelines detailing the correct protocol to respect the flag but cannot inforce them as law.
the flag is a symbol of our nation, our heritage, who we are and what we as a people stand for.
many have fought and died with honour under the flag and some have brought shame on themselves, our nation and the flag
i think that in all cases the flag and derivatives of it should be used with respect. whether it is flying over government buildings or being carried by football supporters to a match (which in most cases breaches the guidelines).
the flag should never be allowed hit the ground
it shouldn't be displayed when it's old and dirty
and
you should never ever disrespect yourself while carrying, wearing or representing the flag and therefore our nation. and that includes eveybody.
yes you!
if you are going to drape a flag over your shoulders to go to a rugby game fine
but don't then pass out drunk with it wrapped around you
it's important
it devalues who we are
and i would even go so far as to say
supporters when following irish teams are all representing the flag, should act that way
and should never boo the opposition
so what about burning the flag
it's an interesting one
if we carry the flag with respect as a symbol of our nation and who we are
then surely it is disrespectful to destroy it?
in my opinion
no
if you carry your flag with respect and endevour to do right by it and your nation
and feel that
your nation and therefore you are not living up to the standards and ideals expected
then burning the flag symbolically to say
that the flag has been disrespected and therefore means nothing to the people you are protesting about is a valid action
you don't burn it because you don't like a person because no one person represents the flag
but if a nation or government of a nation in your opinion is not representing the nation with integrety than
by burning the flag you are stating that the flag is devalued by those leaders.
so what about the us vote
it's petty and a waste of time
if people feel so strongly about their cause that they are willing to burn their flag
i doubt if they will care too much about whether it is against the law.
personally i would care a lot more about companies using the flag and it's derivatives ie red, white and blue or star and stripes imagery, for commercial means
on a side note: a couple of years ago guinness made thousands of irish flags with the guinness name on them as part of a promotion around the world cup. the president asked them to remove them from circulation as it was direspectful and they promptly did
if you want to read the protocols for the irish flag
http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/upload/publications/1104.pdf
i know this was a very serious post but
as i said
for some strange reason
the flag is important to me
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/27/washington/27cnd-flag.html?ex=1309060800&en=47e975cc61cf1de3&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
they want to insert the following into the consitution
"the Congress shall have the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States"
now this is a tricky subject but it's one that i have a strange affinity to
firstly i'm not american i'm irish so i can only talk about my flag
in ireland we have no laws governing how to use the flag and what and cannot be done with it
the department of the taoiseach has a set of guidelines detailing the correct protocol to respect the flag but cannot inforce them as law.
the flag is a symbol of our nation, our heritage, who we are and what we as a people stand for.
many have fought and died with honour under the flag and some have brought shame on themselves, our nation and the flag
i think that in all cases the flag and derivatives of it should be used with respect. whether it is flying over government buildings or being carried by football supporters to a match (which in most cases breaches the guidelines).
the flag should never be allowed hit the ground
it shouldn't be displayed when it's old and dirty
and
you should never ever disrespect yourself while carrying, wearing or representing the flag and therefore our nation. and that includes eveybody.
yes you!
if you are going to drape a flag over your shoulders to go to a rugby game fine
but don't then pass out drunk with it wrapped around you
it's important
it devalues who we are
and i would even go so far as to say
supporters when following irish teams are all representing the flag, should act that way
and should never boo the opposition
so what about burning the flag
it's an interesting one
if we carry the flag with respect as a symbol of our nation and who we are
then surely it is disrespectful to destroy it?
in my opinion
no
if you carry your flag with respect and endevour to do right by it and your nation
and feel that
your nation and therefore you are not living up to the standards and ideals expected
then burning the flag symbolically to say
that the flag has been disrespected and therefore means nothing to the people you are protesting about is a valid action
you don't burn it because you don't like a person because no one person represents the flag
but if a nation or government of a nation in your opinion is not representing the nation with integrety than
by burning the flag you are stating that the flag is devalued by those leaders.
so what about the us vote
it's petty and a waste of time
if people feel so strongly about their cause that they are willing to burn their flag
i doubt if they will care too much about whether it is against the law.
personally i would care a lot more about companies using the flag and it's derivatives ie red, white and blue or star and stripes imagery, for commercial means
on a side note: a couple of years ago guinness made thousands of irish flags with the guinness name on them as part of a promotion around the world cup. the president asked them to remove them from circulation as it was direspectful and they promptly did
if you want to read the protocols for the irish flag
http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/upload/publications/1104.pdf
i know this was a very serious post but
as i said
for some strange reason
the flag is important to me
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
wanting to
well here's the thing
i like writing little things in this blog
it serves a purpose
well to me it does
the reason i write it is so that i'll remember a thought i've had
but here's the problem
sometimes i want to post but don't have any thoughts that need to be remembered!
that is a conundrum
so i guess it comes from something
the 'want' to do something
why do we always want to do something
want to leave work to get home
want to finish dinner to watch tv
want to finish a degree to start a masters
want to complete a project to start the next
want to leave one group of friends to meet with another
why?
what's wrong with the now
and what we're up to this minute?
do me a favour
smile now
this second
and enjoy this very instance without worrying about
what's next
now carry on with your day
i like writing little things in this blog
it serves a purpose
well to me it does
the reason i write it is so that i'll remember a thought i've had
but here's the problem
sometimes i want to post but don't have any thoughts that need to be remembered!
that is a conundrum
so i guess it comes from something
the 'want' to do something
why do we always want to do something
want to leave work to get home
want to finish dinner to watch tv
want to finish a degree to start a masters
want to complete a project to start the next
want to leave one group of friends to meet with another
why?
what's wrong with the now
and what we're up to this minute?
do me a favour
smile now
this second
and enjoy this very instance without worrying about
what's next
now carry on with your day
Monday, April 17, 2006
leadership
bertie aherne
goerge bush
michael howard
helen clarke
what have these all got in common?
they are the leaders of their countries
but
Prince Albert of Monaco kicks all their asses
cause he just walked to the north pole to make his political point
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4914898.stm
now that's what i call leadership
and also it would mean that we could send goerge bush on a one way trip to the moon and sort out that problem too
goerge bush
michael howard
helen clarke
what have these all got in common?
they are the leaders of their countries
but
Prince Albert of Monaco kicks all their asses
cause he just walked to the north pole to make his political point
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4914898.stm
now that's what i call leadership
and also it would mean that we could send goerge bush on a one way trip to the moon and sort out that problem too
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