Archive for April, 2009

There cannot be anything natural about this disaster

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Losing a loved one, or those close to us is one of the hardest things to go through. For Cesare Gaspari the pain must be excruciating as he tries to salvage an impossible situation in L’Aquila after the earthquake.

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“After the government takes enough to balance the budget, the taxpayer has the job of budgeting the balance.” – Unknown

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

I wonder somewhere in Dublin tonight will the Government all pat themselves on the back, swig their brandy and chomp on their cigars. I think dentists across the country might see a lot of business because it feels like we have been kicked in the teeth today.

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“Rather fail with honour than succeed by fraud.” – Sophocles

Monday, April 6th, 2009

They say a picture paints a thousand words and finally the government are going to insist  people have to show theirs.

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“Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

I have no wish to spend my days staring up at the sky and watching the rockets fly back and forth, while various countries try to destroy each other.

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“If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.” – Orson Welles

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

How do you feel about happy endings? Are we as human beings always searching for the feeling where everyone is happy?

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