Next Scheduled Update: 13 November, 2006
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Dublin, IRELAND - Recently, while listening to a Kerry soprano singing "Oh The Pale Moon was ris... ", something struck me. As youngsters we had this stupid question,"Who is the oldest man in the world? Sean O' Farrell, because he was at the rising of the moon". The setting of the moon doesn' t even get a place in such trivia. If I were a moonset, I would be considering taking some legal action on the grounds of discrimination. I'd certainly be badgering the celestial Equality Officer. I'd be a bit peeved. ... READ MORE
The new District Works officer, Nathaniel, gazed out of his window at the calm hustle along Hospital Road. People hurried along and then stopped every few steps for elaborate greetings. The women wore colorful lessos (khanga pieces) over their skirts. These lessos, as usual, bore legends meant for their husbands, co-wives and enemies. Other lessos covered their shoulders like shawls. There was a fascinating group which Nathaniel loosely labeled as youths. They wore glaring mini skirts, unisex pairs of shorts and baggy tee shirts with large NBA, FUBU and CAT letters. Other tee shirts had cryptic numbers like 05, 39 and 88. With equal exuberance, the males and females in this lot had curled or braided their hair. Nearly each youth carried a fat novel or a shiny CD. To ascertain their gender, Nathaniel first looked to see if they were in skirts or not. Next he went to the chest. But the truth was that some of these young people passed along unidentified, seemingly neutral in gender even to his sharp inspecting eye! ... READ MORE |
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