A pleasant surprise today with a nice comment from the guys of at the Iran English Radio Blog. I’ve been following these guys for a little while now (some of you may have seen <a href="https://siliconnomad.wordpress.com/2013/11/04/copy-of-sadi-anthology-up-for-unesco-registration/" target="_blank" yesterday's="" re-blog). In a country that is often spoken of as some dark place thousands of miles away, […]
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After last season you can certainly forgive a corner of Missouri for having something to cheer about and I know a lot of Raiders fans who are practicing being really philosophical. Earlier in the year the Seattle Seahawks broke the record for crowd noise twice in one game. Well the record has officially gone again […]
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I have to say that the Thorncrown Chapel is a beautiful piece of architecture. Truly breathtaking and I cannot image how it must feel to stand in that space. I’m even more impressed that E. Fay Jones has it as a non-denominational, allowing anyone to think, worship or celebrate in suck a beautiful place. Openness […]
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Iran seems to be keeping up the positive vibes with President Rouhani actively having a chat with twitter Chairman Jack Dorsey. The US seems to be chilling with out with one of my favourite beverages, mead. 😀 But also a great news for people seeking pay equality Birmingham Council settles 11000 claims for equal pay.Guess […]
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S’okay Folks. I’m not dead, just the last few days of gastric bug and fever sometimes made me look like it. But WHAT a day to come back. England win 8-0 Deadlock breaks at the UN An Electric Car becomes the fastest accelerating land vehicle And my particular fave as one of the lucky ones…Adoptions […]
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Came across this song from Macklemore of Thrift Shop fame. So often in music, and hip hop in particular, we hear protest expressed as rage so it’s wonderful to hear wisedom expressed softly and with love. i chose beatitudes as today’s title as so many of the stories I’ve come across today follow that theme […]
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Welcome to Wednesday! Got a new follow yesterday from the guys at the Iran English Radio Blog. I hope you guys get Twitter & Facebook back soon, Monday was good news but losing the connection soon afterwards is harsh. So as a quick hello to my new friends in the Middle East and a BIG […]
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Been moved by some Pearl Jam today. Eddie Vedder and the boys have a habit of lifting my higher when I’m not paying attention so I thought I’d share this one today. Another great day for cheerful news, as Iran and the West seem to be making peaceful overtures to each other normal Iranians get […]
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Well Autumn has turned up with avengance, I’m bruised, battered but generally unbowed after a rainy Sunday afternoon getting hit by big dudes in body armour. Season is over for the Phoenix but be sure the boys will be back in 2014. But when you hear the US & Russia are making plans and that […]
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“Hey Alex, what’s up? What is this craziness? It’s Tuesday NOT Monday?! What Gives?” Yes, yes I know. Usually at this point I’d be typing Tuesday’s Reasons to be Cheerful making my excuses about being busy and running for cover. Today, I’m being brave…kinda. The long and short of it is that between work, life […]
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