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Modest and Minimalist Living
Some people can do it, some can't. I'm determined to make it so, as I really do not need all the 'stuff' I have in this house. And my mother-in-law is even more of a hoarder than I have been. I realised when I left my last retail job that I ...
Guest, on 05/11/2014
WHAT’S IN A NAME? THE ORIGIN OF STREET NAMES IN THE CITY - PART ONE
Part 1. I like that threat...more, more.
Guest, on 05/11/2014
A Christian's Guide to Witchcraft and Wicca
Until about 1500 bc all faiths were branches of paganism, but very local ones, as you would expect at a period when communication was arduous and slow. Individual religions began to develop organically out of the original paganism in response to ...
frankbeswick, on 05/11/2014
A Christian's Guide to Witchcraft and Wicca
I'm glad that it's given you food for thought. I'd not heard of the three streams that you mentioned, so this one is new for me. I'm pretty sure that, if we go back far enough, they all turn into the same river and certainly the same sea.
JoHarrington, on 05/11/2014
A Christian's Guide to Witchcraft and Wicca
This discussion has been useful to me, as it has led me to reconsider how I classify world faiths. We normally talk of the two big streams: the Semitic and the Indian, and we allow for a third small stream, the Iranian. Where Wiccan fitted into ...
frankbeswick, on 05/11/2014
Conchita Wurst: Austria's Bearded Lady Wins Eurovision
Ah! I didn't know any of that! Thanks for the crash course in it. (No pun intended.)
JoHarrington, on 05/11/2014
Conchita Wurst: Austria's Bearded Lady Wins Eurovision
@Jo yes. The Spanish GP is also rather political, as the Spanish sports fans have a poor record of racist taunts against non-white sports people. Because Lewis beats their darling Alonso more often than not, he gets a horrible barracking every ...
Guest, on 05/11/2014
Conchita Wurst: Austria's Bearded Lady Wins Eurovision
Mira - I thought of you whenever Romania was mentioned or performed. I sent you a digital wave across the ether.
I didn't know that it started in 1946! Wow! That puts a whole new spin on it.
JoHarrington, on 05/11/2014
Conchita Wurst: Austria's Bearded Lady Wins Eurovision
WordChazer - My friends sold me on the idea of watching it by telling me that it was a really political show. They were right! The Russians did their best there, sending cute-as-pie twins. I felt sorry for them, even while my heart was silently ...
JoHarrington, on 05/11/2014
Conchita Wurst: Austria's Bearded Lady Wins Eurovision
Kathleen - I've seen individual entries in flashback clips. Abba, Bucks Fizz...
JoHarrington, on 05/11/2014
Conchita Wurst: Austria's Bearded Lady Wins Eurovision
I watched it, too, because Mom watches it (even though we don't watch it together). I have to say I was pleasantly surprised Conchita got the votes of so many countries. It appears Europe it much more tolerant than I thought.
I also learned ...
Mira, on 05/11/2014
Conchita Wurst: Austria's Bearded Lady Wins Eurovision
I wasn't sure that Europe would be ready for a drag act winner, and I'm far from convinced that the whole of the continent is. But as it is, it happened, against the wishes of some countries. Political subtext and all. Personally, I'm more ...
Guest, on 05/11/2014
Conchita Wurst: Austria's Bearded Lady Wins Eurovision
It's certainly changed since I first watched it in the 1950s! For the better!
KathleenDuffy, on 05/11/2014
A Christian's Guide to Witchcraft and Wicca
Frank - You're always an education. Thanks for that link.
JoHarrington, on 05/11/2014
A Christian's Guide to Witchcraft and Wicca
VioletteRose - Oooh! Thank you!
JoHarrington, on 05/11/2014