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“To suffering there is a limit; to fearing, none.” - Francis Bacon
Monday, September 1st, 2008
America seems to be on the ropes recently , taking punch after punch with no end in sight.
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Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity. - Albert Camus
Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Do you ever feel guilty walking past a charity collector and not stopping to either listen or to give a small donation?
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“Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.”
Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Stubbornness, I’ve never understood the trait and it’s something that I have moments of.
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When the well is dry, we know the worth of water. - Benjamin Franklin
Friday, August 22nd, 2008
It seems like we are going back to the dark ages (well maybe not the dark ages, but certainly a long time ago) with the news that residents of Gort in Co. Galway are being told to boil all tap water before using it.
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“Life itself is neither good nor evil, but only a place for good and evil.” [Marcus Aelius Aurelius]
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
It was probably not the right quote to start off on, but you read and see some things and wonder why there can be such a joyous occasion one minute and such a terrible tragedy the next?
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“Really, beauty is only skin deep”
Monday, August 18th, 2008
I wonder sometimes what we prefer, for things to be sugar coated or for just blunt force in the truth to come out?
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The Lighter Side
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Welcome to the Lighter Side, as we go through stories to try and take the seriousness out of the working week.
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The future isn’t what it used to be…which is a good thing
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
This is just meant to be a quick line to say congratulations to all who received their results today in the Leaving Cert.
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It’s not funny or clever
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
I really do not understand racism, ok I can see there’s moments wear all common sense flies out the window and an insult turns into a racial slur in the blink of an eye, but in all honesty it comes across as cheap, when someone thinks it is clever.
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Let’s hope sport wins
Monday, August 11th, 2008
I like watching great sporting occasions because what you should be seeing are athletes and performers at the top of their game, trying to show that they can be the best in the world.
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