Wordplay

Hello again, the controversial Clearing House Group has persuaded if not pressurised the Irish Government to introduce financial innovations appropriate to them in Budget 2013 according to media reports.

    MEP, Ms. Nessa Childers, claims that the powerful group consisting of bankers and board members from the multinationals has undue influence and is secretive. Taoiseach Mr. Kenny disagrees saying that the monthly meetings chaired by the State’s top civil servant, Mr. Martin Fraser, are published, according to media sources. The financial sector has created 33,000 jobs with more on stream.

    Cynics might ask for how much of the present financial fiasco is the powerful financial sector responsible?

    Press reports state that President Obama has cancelled a summit with Mr. Vladimir Putin – an indication of the tension between the US and Russia about the war in Syria and the treatment of Mr. Edward Snowden.

    These reports also speak to Scotland’s islands opportunity in the independence debate. Citing the exploration of gas and oil off Scottish isles as a ‘powerful motive for autonomy.’

    A big, pushy broad, is pushing to be Mayor of New York shout other media sources. Ms. Christine Quinn would be the first female, openly gay, mayor of New York if she lit the spark. Apparently coppery Ms. Quinn wants to be seen as a member of the fighting Irish. Ms. Quinn is current speaker of New York City Council and a great help to Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

    However controversial Ms. Quinn in trying to be all things to all people – left with out losing Mayor Bloomberg; right without losing the Democratic vote – is reportedly a little lost. Those in the know say that New Yorkers want someone who looks as if they believe in one thing, even if catering to the many.

    Rival, Mr. Michael Weiner dubbed as ‘never having achieved anything politically’ still gets cheers from some crowds.

   

INSPIRATION:  Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.                                                   – John Maxwell

WORDS TO THE WISE: There is great

                                          Happiness

                                          In not wanting,

                                          In not being

                                          something,

                                           In not going

                                           Somewhere.              

                                                             J. Krishnamurti (1895-1986)

ON THIS DAY:

Feast of Saint Dominic Founder of the Order of Preachers

 1356 - Edward "the Black Prince" began a raid north from Aquitaine.
1588 - The Spanish Armada was defeated by the English fleet ending an invasion attempt.
1815 - Napoleon Bonaparte set sail for St. Helena, in the South Atlantic. The remainder of his life was spent there in exile.

1876 - Thomas Edison received a patent for the mimeograph. The mimeograph was a "method of preparing autographic stencils for printing."
1899 - The refrigerator was patented by A.T. Marshall.

SACRED SPACE The Would-be Followers of Jesus

57 And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 58 And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. 61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house. 62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

It seems to me that what Jesus was really saying was ‘if you want to follow me, come on, no half-measures, no running off to do this and that. The spreading of the kingdom is urgent and needs your full and undivided attention. Of course we can attend to what needs to be seen to, but we must give first place to God and His kingdom. How do you interpret this somewhat difficult scripture passage?

 SMILE A WHILE!

When does a telephone work underwater?

When it’s wringing wet.

What’s cold, evil and lives in a candle?

The wicked witch of the north

What do you put in a www.ashing machine?

Net curtains.

Ciao Bellissimo

Valerie

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Hi there, I have been trying to get this blog going, ‘understand’ Facebook, Twitter, Youtube etc. with much angst and grinding of teeth. When I remember my time trying to learn how Windows work I realise how lucky I was the Help button was invaluable and though occasionally hard to figure out always got me there in the end.

 I blog with Google blogger, they give the skimpiest of information/help and seem to just expect you to get on with it. Facebook, Twitter etc, seem to run along similar lines. With little chance of any real help oh for a Windows approach.

 I have also blogged with another company or two and though they seemed to indicate ‘technical support’ left me just as ‘lost’.

    Is it not possible for all these companies to get together and invent, or come up with a ‘help’ system similar to that run by Windows, where a real and substantial effort is made to help users use their products? I know money is a problem but I am sure that the clever people who started Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Wordpress et al could work out something.