You would think that church would be the one place you wouldn’t need a gun but, oh no, the Arkansas legislature comes to the ‘rescue’ of gun-owners everywhere: Bill To Allow Guns In Church Most people know I’m not an avid gun person. I’m not wholly against owning them but I do think many Americans are [...]
Archive of entries posted on January 2009
We’re getting a bit ‘Seasick’
My husband is currently, shall we say, obsessed with the blues man Seasick Steve. He’s an American who has lived all over, including riding the rails like a hobo, and now resides in Norway with his wife. He looks like a proper country bumpkin and I don’t think has any front teeth. Nonetheless, he’s a [...]
The first few days
In Obama’s opening days as President he has already made two decisions I wholeheartedly agree with and commend him for doing:
He has appointed former Senator George Mitchell as Middle East envoy; and
He has announced the closure of Guantanamo Bay prison within a year
I undertook a project during my university studies on the Northern Ireland peace [...]
Strike up the band, throw some confetti, have a drink on me, party like it’s 2009…
Finally, finally, finally after eight long, torturous (literally for some) years the Bush administration has come to an end. Today marks not only the beginning of the Obama administration but, hopefully, the beginning of America’s rebirth. This may not be as a superpower for that ship sailed some time ago, but as a world leader [...]
The waning days of the Bush era
With George Bush having only four full days left in office I want to add to the celebrations by sharing with you two fantastic ways to waste a few minutes of your day reminiscing on the true idiocy that was the Bush administration.
Item one: slideshow of cartoons by Steve Bell of the Guardian. Some are [...]
Some people have no sense of humour
I read this story today and couldn’t decide whether to laugh hysterically or feel rather indignant at this very stupid person’s utter lack of any sense of humour. You will recall I wrote quite a while ago how I found Andy Riley’s Bunny Suicides extremely funny. I actually cried with laughter at some of the [...]
Who’s a good boy?
Tony Blair has finally gotten the recognition he so deserved: the Presidential medal of freedom. Perhaps, we should really say he got the recognition he so thought he deserved. It’s so nice to see Bush’s number one lapdog has gotten a treat for his loyalty.
Dining in the dark: review
Well, I have managed to pull myself away from my precious iPhone for a few minutes to tell you about our experience of eating as though we were blind on Friday night. As I mentioned in the iPhone post, it is easily summed up with one word: un-nerving.
Needless to say, not being able to see [...]
Finally!
Today, after waiting months I finally got my most coveted item: the iPhone. I had been praying since I cancelled my contract with Orange Tuesday that my port code (port code allows me to keep my current number for anyone not tech-savvy) would arrive by today and I could get my phone. We were out [...]
Dining in the dark
Tonight I am going with my husband and his work colleagues to what is colloquially known as ‘the blind restaurant.’ It’s real name is Dans le Noir? and the concept is to eat as though you were blind. We will be led into a pitch black room for our meal, only able to get around [...]