Monthly Archives: July 2015

Tall Ships …Tall Tales

Posted on July 7, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

We had the Tall Ships here in 2009. And they came back in 2015. They had the decency to only stay a weekend in this cess pit. They are now on the High Seas …Norway, I think is the next … Continue reading →

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Exposing Children To Hatred

Posted on July 6, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

It is of course a terrible thing that a man and his young child are waving ISIL flags in central London. People are rightly outraged. But that is London …and it could never happen here….in Belfast, Carrickfergus, Lisburn and Portadown. … Continue reading →

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Remember The Alamo

Posted on July 6, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

It is now over two years since I was in San Antonio, Texas. The surprise about The Alamo is that an entire city is built around it. Whatever the politics of 1836, it is impressive. The first thing to notice … Continue reading →

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Keeping An Eye On The Czar Of ….Belgium

Posted on July 6, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

I have been worried about the Czar of Russia so much that I took to blogging about him in 2011…almost four years ago. I think I over-estimated him. He has not done anything since 1917. I should probably stop keeping … Continue reading →

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Val Doonican RIP….He Rocked But Gently

Posted on July 2, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Saddened to hear of the death of Val Doonican today. He was 88 years old. He has been retired for a number of years but he was a major star from the 1960s to the 1980s. He was from Waterford … Continue reading →

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