Archive for December, 2008
“Every unpunished murder takes away something from the security of every man’s life” – Daniel Webster
Monday, December 8th, 2008
The headlines this morning will start to sound like Dublin is in the middle of an American style gang war, but what cannot be denied is that when a 13 year old boy is arrested for the shooting and murder of a 50 year old man; we have a problem.
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“Suffering is permanent, obscure and dark, And shares the nature of infinity” – Williams Wordsworth
Sunday, December 7th, 2008
It is very easy to say that something should be done, it’s another thing to actually do it.
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“Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.”
Friday, December 5th, 2008
I’m sure we will see from now until the weekend, and possibly after, all the stories from people who “always knew” that Karen Matthews was guilty and that it was a scam from the beginning.
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Tidings of Comfort and Joy
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
Once, on a silent directed retreat, I was struggling with questions related to an ended relationship and my future after college. After three days of gloomy weather and arguments with God, I witnessed 5 minutes of sunlight on the trees across the lake before the sun set.
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“Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
Cold days and nights, jobs being cut everywhere and a €7.5 billion shortfall in the amount of taxes collected so far this year. It does not look good at the moment.
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