Go William go

A great filmmaker, Robert Altman, has passed at age 81. He was neither prolific nor consistent, but made intriguing, thoughtful pieces in many different genres usually utilisng large ensemble casts. Hopefully, various television stations may give up some sceduling time to dip into his back catalogue.

Looks like Martin Sheen is getting into the old College debating thing in NUI Galway. He is chairing the Debate
“This house believes torture is a legitimate tool in the war on terror”.
In Proposition: Derek Lande (3rd best debater in the world according to the World Debating Championship 2006.
Lorcan Price (top notch guy)
In Opposition: Abie Philbin […]

From BBC

Lebanese Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel, a Maronite Christian leader, has been killed in the capital, Beirut.
Mr Gemayel, a leading anti-Syrian politician, was reportedly shot in the street in a Christian suburb and rushed to hospital, where he died.
His death comes amid a political crisis in Lebanon, following the resignation of six pro-Syrian cabinet members. […]

This made my eyebrow well and truly rise. Global Orgasm for Peace day. At least it is better then wearing Che T-Shirt’s at anti-war marches. Hat tip (Green La Girl)

You got to love wierd al

After watching the Rugby match I went to Sainsbury’to go shopping. There I saw an offer of 4 legs of duck for 3 pounds. So I really could not resist. But what to do with my Duck legs. Well I could have google a recipe but decided against it where is the fun in following […]

I meant to add this recipe to my blog but never got around to it. Here is what I did with some trout.
Ingrediants.
Rashers,
2 Fillets of Trout, (I was hungry)
Flour,
tarragon,
Cream (maybe 150mls),
Lemon.
Butter,
half a small Onion
First take the rashers and fry them and the onion in a little olive oil. When the rashers are cooked take […]

Bring it on.

Damian is running Politics in Ireland Competition - Win Barack Obama’s latest book.
For suggestions about how to improve Politics in Ireland website. Firstly it needs a total re-design. The logo is very poor and the mono-tone nature of the site makes it look very old and uninviting. Also if feeds could be taken from Newspapers […]