I am doing my best to soak this all in. I must admit it is absolutely impossible. I will take you through our journey in the chronological order in which it happened for me today. Caesarea - the town is extremely small...extremely It is located on the beautiful Mediterranean Sea. We visited the...
Thanks to the power of advertising and in particular the current Vodafone TV Advert the music of Labi Siffre is once again en vogue. His "It Must Be Love" last seen in the public gaze courtesy of a Madness cover is the soundtrack to the afore mentioned Vodafone advert and you can listen to the...
Theme weeks and American Idol have a checkered history. Sometimes they work -- see Elton John and Barry Manilow. And sometimes they don't -- see Gloria Estefan. I assume the decision to incorporate themes into the Top 24 rounds was intended to force the contestants out of their comfort zones. That's...
Can you believe it, - for the past 8 days, Sonel, the public supplier of electricity, has not been supplying power to the NW and SW provinces and some of the Western province of Cameroon – a large area. I heard someone saying that there was a major breakdown somewhere – I guess so!! I think...
I was plesantly surprised to see that the original upstart renovations show is back to it's old ways again. I must admit that for years I I haven't tuned in to the new format mainly because there was no host and I didn't like the game show attitude they put in it. Before that however I used to watch...
WiR is gonna be something to make sure I come back to this blog and keep me writing on a regular basis, even if its just nonsense. Writing is writing. This should prove a good place to voice my opinions on popular entertainment matters. However, I’ve never been one for long, in depth musings on...
AFTER THE REVOLUTION by Diego Abad de Santillan Published 1937 by Greenberg Publisher Facsimile edition published 1996 by Jura Media, Sydney, Australia Part 1: A General Survey The Essential Factors of Production Work and Bread for Everybody The Population of Spain and its Disribution A Society of...
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die Published in 2005 by Cassell Illustrated. Selected & written by 90 leading international critics, general editor Robert Dimery. In chronological order 1955-2005. Year of release only given here, when considered absolutely necessary. Where there were...
Here is a link to bloggs of friends of mine which are pure gold: http://coggblogger.blogspot.com/ http://metroville.blogspot.com/ Pure gold... I actually sat through the entireity of Enemy of the State for must have been the 4th or 5th time. Is there a chemical imbalance in my head that I was unable...
When I was a kid I loved the show Green Acres. For those of you under a certain age, the show was about a successful lawyer (Oliver Wendel Douglas) who is sick of the rat race in the city and desires a simple country life. He has this dream of getting back to the land, being a farmer, living among...
Compiled from Rolling Stone's website: 1 Like a Rolling Stone Bob Dylan 1965 2 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction The Rolling Stones 1965 3 Imagine John Lennon 1971 4 What's Going On Marvin Gaye 1971 5 Respect Aretha Franklin 1967 6 Good Vibrations The Beach Boys 1966 7 Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry 1958 8...
Compiled from Rolling Stone's website: 1 Like a Rolling Stone Bob Dylan 1965 2 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction The Rolling Stones 1965 3 Imagine John Lennon 1971 4 What's Going On Marvin Gaye 1971 5 Respect Aretha Franklin 1967 6 Good Vibrations The Beach Boys 1966 7 Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry 1958 8...
It's widely believed that if you bury a statue of St Joseph in front of a house, it will sell. St Joseph was Jesus' father (the carbon-based one, anyway), and he's patron saint of carpenters, children's aspirin, and real estate transactions. My question is, who first decided to bury a St Joseph...
Where to start? There's a tendency among creative people of my generation to tinker forever, as though waiting for permission before beginning their careers. So many have a half-written novel or a dusty piano in the bedroom. Instead of doing their jobs, they steal work from deserving carpenters,...
In 1703 the first Mardi Gras was celebrated for the first time in North America in the tiny French colony of "Fort Louis de la Louisiane" (which is now Mobile). Early revelers kept the feast with whatever food and drink that they had. The civil war brought and end to the festival for a short time,...
10 Favorites... Favorite Color: green, khaki and white Favorite Food: baked scallops Favorite Band/Singer: 311/ Jeff Buckley/ Dashboard Confessional/ Bloc Party Favorite Song: right now it's “Oo” by Up Dharma Down Favorite Movie: right now, “Mean Girls” Favorite Sport: billiards Favorite...
My husband, Brian, and I are Unitarian Universalists. Roughly summarized, ours is a religion built on an open, free,and responsible search for truth and meaning. UUs find their own beliefs, their own understanding of God (or lack of God), and their own codes of behavior within the bounds of a few...
The Carpenters (ya know, Karen Carpenter aka: skin-n-bones) have always been horrifying to me. My sister liked their music, especially the haunting Christmas tunes...everytime I hear Karen's voice I see a fucking skeletal image of her dying in the hospital bed. I know, she couldn't help having...
It's hard to believe it is only 2 weeks tonight since I landed in Douala - I could have been here forever. "Culture shock" here I think means how fast you are reabsorbed into this community. People here are so warm and hospitable - I have been so warmly welcomed, and feel so back home. It has rained...
You know that feeling you get when you cross that line of eating too much candy or cake? That's the way you will feel if you make it all the way through this.
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