Monday, November 16, 2009

Belfast: Us and Them

Kilometres of graffiti-daubed concrete walls snake through Belfast. They divide Catholic neighbourhoods from Protestant. But do these Peace Walls keep the hatred and suspicion locked outside or inside?

The consensus among the locals is clear if the walls came down there would be a return to intractable sectarian violence. If you pull that wall down therell be murder, mayhem, therell be blood spilt, says a loyalist resident. The recent killings of two soldiers, a policeman and a Catholic community worker, indicate that trouble is still very close to the surface. Theres walls of prejudice; walls that were built here 300 years ago and they're still here in legislation, in prejudice and bigotry', tells Republican Sean McVeigh. 'So those are the walls that are going to have to come down first. Are the Peace Walls monuments to the past or vital and necessary peacekeepers in the present?

Produced by ABC Australia, distributed by Journeyman Pictures

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Two Cocks and a Wheelbarrow

We went to the farm today!


Look!It's an Irish scarecrow!

Monday, November 9, 2009

Guess Who's In Town...

Apparently, he's in an ancient Egyptian revivalist phase

Sunday, November 8, 2009

House Passes the Health Care Reform Bill

Now on to the Senate which I hope will not die.


If you are curious how a bill becomes law in America, watch this schoolhouse rock classic...

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Happy Birthday, Big Eva!


These are birthday flowers and chocolate for Big Eva! HopAlong loves his mummy!

Friday, November 6, 2009

I Was Very Naughty Today...

Old Navy has a sale going on. 50% off all coats and jackets this week amongst other things. I got this red coat which I think goes well with my flamenco poster...



I got 4 t-shirts, 2 pairs of harem cargo pants, and sunglasses. As you can see, I'm into browns this season...



Then I went to Cosco and got a set of makeup brushes for $19.99 and a Stila eyeset for 15.99...



Bad, Flippin' Yank! Bad!

This Has Been On My Mind Lately...

Turducken!(Photo from yeedesign.com)