Rare that I bother with personal stuff here but I am saddened at the demise of human rights activist, Tom Hyland. We met and cooperated on the East Timor human rights abuses perpetrated by the Indonesian government 1975-1999. Viva Timore Leste.

Not enough pictures I am told. The images section is playing up, I can only access recent ones, odd, eh? 

Elderly Female Relative wandered into "Dunnes" today, a typical supermarket, a few miles from the Northern Irish border. As she got to the check out til she asked the girl where were the Xmas decorations? "There aren't any as they may offend some shoppers". Man behind her quipped "Happy Ramadan ( Read more... )

What is it about Katherine Zappone? An American Italian lesbian who seems to think that Ireland owes her a lucrative career. Abolish the Seanad at once. The equivalent would be my appearing in Rome and/or Washington to get a comfortable sinecure. 

Watched it last night but a few things spoiled it. I worked for a while on a secure psychiatric ward, nobody would be allowed in with an alarm, usually attached to a belt ( Read more... )

Personally, I think it is a good idea.

Tomorrow at 9 pm, launch night, one sees that it has been demoted from ITV 1 to ITV 2. Such things matter. More importantly, will BBUK return to its roots? Ordinary folks on the telly, or opt for what has been stable fare these last few years "freak show ( Read more... )

What has happened to them?

I had a flashback, twenty years ago. I drunkenly sang "Queen of hearts" to Colette. I sang quite a few songs to her. Now it is TLOML (The Love Of My Life). I dazzled her with my Jack Nicholson impersonation in "The Departed" one of my fave films.

Must dash out and feed sundry cats.

The Love Of My Life TLOML sat opposite me trying to take it all in. "So, you think your daughter ordered a paternity test? Sounds like the thing her Mother would do ( Read more... )

Whilst puppy and kitten sitting, I managed to watch half of the first episode. Usually I like anything with Saorise-Monica Jackson in it, but this left me cold. Who would have known that 1347 Florence was half Indian? Blind casting indeed ( Read more... )