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I post a weekly diary of historical notes, arts & science items, foreign news (often receiving little notice in the US) and whimsical pieces from the outside world that I often feature in "Cheers...
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Top Comments: Titian poesies edition
A memorable museum visit, after-the-jump ….But first: Top Comments appears nightly, as a round-up of the best comments on Daily Kos. Surely ... you come across comments daily that are perceptive,...
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Top Comments: Random video/music edition
A look at some tunes and videos, after-the-jump …..But first: Top Comments appears nightly, as a round-up of the best comments on Daily Kos. Surely ... you come across comments daily that are...
View ArticleAs I see it: A View from "Across the water"
I thought it might be interesting to present the views of someone outside of the USA — about as far outside as it’s possible to get. I’ll be doing my best to cast a critical eye over the stories here...
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View ArticleFour Green Fields: Trollheart's History of Ireland
Look, I just love to write. I always have done, since I don’t know, about nine or ten years of age. I’ll never be a published author, I realise this now at this stage of my life, but it doesn’t stop...
View ArticleFour Green Fields Chapter II: The Book of Invasions, Part One: Onward,...
Chapter II: The Book of Invasions, Part One: Onward, Christian soldiersTimeline: 500 AD - 800 ADIt might seem a hell of a leap to jump from, what, 1200 BC to 500 AD, and it is. We're talking about a...
View ArticleFour Green Fields Chapter III: The Book of Invasions, Part two - Here be...
Chapter III: The Book of Invasions, part two: Here be dragons!It's hard to imagine properly the impact the sudden arrival of the Vikings had in Ireland. Apart from a raid on the nearby island of...
View ArticleFour Green Fields Chapter IV: The Books of Invasions, part three - Boots on...
Chapter IV: The Book of Invasions, Part three: Boots on the ground – the beginning of eight hundred years of occupation and oppressionTimeline: 1073 – 1316With the death of Brian Boru Ireland descended...
View Article"Who Lost the Year in Trumpland?" poll
As I am on the road for the Yuletide, here is my final Trumpland poll for 2021. It is being set to post on Friday morning …. so if there are any late entries … please write them in.Will return with a...
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Top Comments: Year-end 2021 edition
Wrapping-up loose ends at year-end, after the jump ….But first: Top Comments appears nightly, as a round-up of the best comments on Daily Kos. Surely ... you come across comments daily that are...
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Odds & Ends: News/Humor (with a "Who Lost the Fortnight?" poll)
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Top Comments: Open Thread edition
The floor is yours, friends, on this crazy day ………...But first: Top Comments appears nightly, as a round-up of the best comments on Daily Kos. Surely ... you come across comments daily that are...
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I post a weekly diary of historical notes, arts & science items, foreign news (often receiving little notice in the US) and whimsical pieces from the outside world that I often feature in "Cheers...
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CHEERS to Bill and Michael in PWM, our Laramie, Wyoming-based friend Irish Patti and ...... well, each of you at Cheers and Jeers. Have a fabulous weekend .... and week ahead.ART NOTES— an exhibition...
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Top Comments: the Louie Anderson edition
A look at a wide-ranging comedian with heart, after-the-jump ...But first: Top Comments appears nightly, as a round-up of the best comments on Daily Kos. Surely ... you come across comments daily that...
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Odds & Ends: News/Humor (with a "Who Lost the Week?" poll)
I post a weekly diary of historical notes, arts & science items, foreign news (often receiving little notice in the US) and whimsical pieces from the outside world that I often feature in "Cheers...
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Top Comments: Open Thread edition
The floor is all yours, readers ….But first: Top Comments appears nightly, as a round-up of the best comments on Daily Kos. Surely ... you come across comments daily that are perceptive, apropos and .....
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