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Sláinte!
Author: Raine
Date: 03/17/2011 12:28:59
Let's take a break from things for a day, just one day. The news won't go away. I've added some music (scroll down, past the images) but for now, I toast to all of you, my friends near and far:
Here's to a long life and a merry one.
A quick death and an easy one.
A pretty girl and an honest one.
A cold pint-- and another one!
Bonus clicks, Songs Sung by Galen Crader, recorded at Limerick Junction, Atlanta GA., May 31, 2008. He'll be performing at Limerick Junction today, from 9 till close.
1) Wild Rover, Sung by Galen Crader
2) Home Boys Home
3) Whiskey in the Jar
4) Drunken Sailor
5) The Rare Old Mountain
6) The Black Velevet Band
7) Caledonia
8) Some Say the Devil is Dead
9) The Hills of Donegal
10) All For Me Grog
11) Whiskey You're the Devil
12) Drink It Up Man
13) The Rattlin' Bog
14) Why Paddy's Not at Work
15) The Belle of Belfast City
16) Fiddlers Green
Enjoy!
and 
O'Raine!
A quick death and an easy one.
A pretty girl and an honest one.
A cold pint-- and another one!
Bonus clicks, Songs Sung by Galen Crader, recorded at Limerick Junction, Atlanta GA., May 31, 2008. He'll be performing at Limerick Junction today, from 9 till close.
1) Wild Rover, Sung by Galen Crader
2) Home Boys Home
3) Whiskey in the Jar
4) Drunken Sailor
5) The Rare Old Mountain
6) The Black Velevet Band
7) Caledonia
8) Some Say the Devil is Dead
9) The Hills of Donegal
10) All For Me Grog
11) Whiskey You're the Devil
12) Drink It Up Man
13) The Rattlin' Bog
14) Why Paddy's Not at Work
15) The Belle of Belfast City
16) Fiddlers Green
Enjoy!
and O'Raine!
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Comment by 
trojanrabbit on 03/17/2011 12:35:27
trojanrabbit on 03/17/2011 12:35:27
Good morning, everyone.
Comment by 
Raine on 03/17/2011 12:43:04
Raine on 03/17/2011 12:43:04
Comment by Raine on 03/17/2011 12:44:39
Clickety on the pirate!
Raine on 03/17/2011 12:44:39
Quote by Raine:
Comment by Raine on 03/17/2011 12:48:28
Raine on 03/17/2011 12:48:28
Well It seems as tho I cannot add the MP3's to the blog post itself right now, so I will be adding some fine Irish music thru-ought the morning in the comments.
Comment by 
Scoopster on 03/17/2011 12:55:32
Scoopster on 03/17/2011 12:55:32
Top o' the mornin' to ya bloggie!
I'm quite glad to say that I have participated in the day's first Smokin o' The Green, and oh my was it green!
I'm quite glad to say that I have participated in the day's first Smokin o' The Green, and oh my was it green!
Comment by Raine on 03/17/2011 12:57:01
that Scoop!!!!
Raine on 03/17/2011 12:57:01
Quote by Scoopster:
Top o' the mornin' to ya bloggie!
I'm quite glad to say that I have participated in the day's first Smokin o' The Green, and oh my was it green!
that Scoop!!!!
Comment by Raine on 03/17/2011 13:03:11
Raine on 03/17/2011 13:03:11
Do y'all approve of the look o the ol' bloogie this morn?
Comment by trojanrabbit on 03/17/2011 13:08:12
trojanrabbit on 03/17/2011 13:08:12
Something posted on here is causing Google Chrome to crash. Firefox is OK though.
I got Paul Harvey playing twice at the same time, then the unhappy face.
I got Paul Harvey playing twice at the same time, then the unhappy face.
Comment by Raine on 03/17/2011 13:09:42
Raine on 03/17/2011 13:09:42
Just so y'all know I am attempting to upload the music from my very favorite Irish Singer (and former CNN weatherman) -- from his album One hot night at limerick Junction.
Comment by Raine on 03/17/2011 13:10:39
I hope it's not that mp3 I linked. It works in Safari. 
When Bobber comes online I shall ask him to take a looksee.
Raine on 03/17/2011 13:10:39
Quote by trojanrabbit:
Something posted on here is causing Google Chrome to crash. Firefox is OK though.
I got Paul Harvey playing twice at the same time, then the unhappy face.
When Bobber comes online I shall ask him to take a looksee.
Comment by 
wickedpam on 03/17/2011 13:10:57
wickedpam on 03/17/2011 13:10:57
Morning 
Comment by wickedpam on 03/17/2011 13:11:16
wickedpam on 03/17/2011 13:11:16
Quote by Raine:Clickety on the pirate!Quote by Raine:
Comment by Raine on 03/17/2011 13:14:15
Raine on 03/17/2011 13:14:15
The GOP cares more about sesame street than main street.
Comment by Scoopster on 03/17/2011 13:14:29
It's the audiocon I used.. sounds like it's playing havoc with Chrome.
Scoopster on 03/17/2011 13:14:29
Quote by Raine:I hope it's not that mp3 I linked. It works in Safari.Quote by trojanrabbit:
Something posted on here is causing Google Chrome to crash. Firefox is OK though.
I got Paul Harvey playing twice at the same time, then the unhappy face.
It's the audiocon I used.. sounds like it's playing havoc with Chrome.
Comment by trojanrabbit on 03/17/2011 13:15:51
This is on my netbook running Windows 7 Starter with Chrome, IE (which I hardly ever use) and Firefox. Don't have access to the Vista laptop.
trojanrabbit on 03/17/2011 13:15:51
Quote by Raine:I hope it's not that mp3 I linked. It works in Safari.Quote by trojanrabbit:
Something posted on here is causing Google Chrome to crash. Firefox is OK though.
I got Paul Harvey playing twice at the same time, then the unhappy face.
This is on my netbook running Windows 7 Starter with Chrome, IE (which I hardly ever use) and Firefox. Don't have access to the Vista laptop.
Comment by Raine on 03/17/2011 13:17:01
Raine on 03/17/2011 13:17:01
Comment by wickedpam on 03/17/2011 13:19:16
wickedpam on 03/17/2011 13:19:16
aawww poor guy 
Comment by Raine on 03/17/2011 13:20:25
He looked like he was having fun, and was a good sport.
Raine on 03/17/2011 13:20:25
Quote by wickedpam:
aawww poor guy
Comment by wickedpam on 03/17/2011 13:32:08
It looked like he just went with the fall and did the "I meant to do that" -which I totally would have done too
wickedpam on 03/17/2011 13:32:08
Quote by Raine:He looked like he was having fun, and was a good sport.Quote by wickedpam:
aawww poor guy
It looked like he just went with the fall and did the "I meant to do that" -which I totally would have done too
Comment by 
BobR on 03/17/2011 13:34:06
There's definitely weirdness with Chrome, Win7 and the audicons. Not sure what's going on there.
As to the Galen Crader MP3, I think it's the spaces in the name are causing problems. Try taking out the spaces and uploading again.
BobR on 03/17/2011 13:34:06
Quote by Raine:I hope it's not that mp3 I linked. It works in Safari.Quote by trojanrabbit:
Something posted on here is causing Google Chrome to crash. Firefox is OK though.
I got Paul Harvey playing twice at the same time, then the unhappy face.
There's definitely weirdness with Chrome, Win7 and the audicons. Not sure what's going on there.
As to the Galen Crader MP3, I think it's the spaces in the name are causing problems. Try taking out the spaces and uploading again.
Comment by wickedpam on 03/17/2011 13:35:53
wickedpam on 03/17/2011 13:35:53
I love Glee
Comment by 
TriSec on 03/17/2011 14:01:04
TriSec on 03/17/2011 14:01:04
Morning, comrades.
'tis Evacuation Day around these parts. Ol' GW (That's George Washington) had some cannons magically appear on Dorchester Heights, and the Brits decided they had enough and left Boston for good on this date in 1776.
Aaaand the BBC made me do this today -->
They were interviewing a Frenchman about Libya and the French efforts to support the rebellion....he referred to Khadafi as a "bloaty buffoon".
'tis Evacuation Day around these parts. Ol' GW (That's George Washington) had some cannons magically appear on Dorchester Heights, and the Brits decided they had enough and left Boston for good on this date in 1776.
Aaaand the BBC made me do this today -->
They were interviewing a Frenchman about Libya and the French efforts to support the rebellion....he referred to Khadafi as a "bloaty buffoon".
Comment by Raine on 03/17/2011 14:04:35
Raine on 03/17/2011 14:04:35
Please check back the blog, I have uploaded 3 songs, so far!
Comment by Raine on 03/17/2011 14:52:26
all songs have been uploaded... ENJOY !!!
Raine on 03/17/2011 14:52:26
Quote by Raine:
Please check back the blog, I have uploaded 3 songs, so far!
Comment by Scoopster on 03/17/2011 15:04:05
Scoopster on 03/17/2011 15:04:05
Comment by Raine on 03/17/2011 15:08:53
Raine on 03/17/2011 15:08:53
I want to clarify something regarding nuclear power plants in the united states.
Right now, there is ONE (1) under construction.
Ground broken and under construction can be a matter of contention, but when one takes into consideration the TIME it takes to build these plants...
well.
Right now, there is ONE (1) under construction.
Ground has been broken on two new nuclear plants with a total of four reactors. The only reactor under construction in America, at Watts Bar, Tennessee, was begun in 1973 and may be completed in 2012. Of the 104 plants now operating in the U.S., ground was broken on all of them in 1974 or earlier.
Ground broken and under construction can be a matter of contention, but when one takes into consideration the TIME it takes to build these plants...
well.
Comment by Raine on 03/17/2011 15:14:05
We have time to stop these plants, the SAME way Shoreham was stopped. Also there is this:
Raine on 03/17/2011 15:14:05
On February 16, 2010, President Barack Obama announced loan guarantees for two new reactors at Georgia Power's Vogtle NPP. If the project goes forward, these would be the first plants built in the United States since the 1970s. The reactors are "just the first of what we hope will be many new nuclear projects," said Carol Browner, director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy.
Also in February 2010, the Vermont Senate voted 26 to 4 to block operation of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant after 2012, citing radioactive tritium leaks, misstatements in testimony by plant officials, a cooling tower collapse in 2007, and other problems. By state law, the renewal of the operating license must be approved by both houses of the legislature for the nuclear power plant to continue operation.
Other than the Vogtle project, ground has been broken on just one other reactor, in South Carolina, as of September 2010. The prospects of a proposed project in Texas, South Texas 3 & 4, have been dimmed by disunity among the partners. Two other reactors in Texas, four in Florida and one in Missouri have all been "moved to the back burner, mostly because of uncertain economics". Constellation Energy has "pulled the plug" on building a new reactor at its Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant despite a promised $7.5 billion loan guarantee from the Department of Energy". Matthew Wald from the New York Times has reported that "the nuclear renaissance is looking small and slow at the moment".
We have time to stop these plants, the SAME way Shoreham was stopped. Also there is this:
Several US nuclear power plants closed well before their design lifetimes, due to successful campaigns by anti-nuclear activist groups.[25] These include Rancho Seco in 1989 in California and Trojan in 1992 in Oregon. Humboldt Bay in California closed in 1976, 13 years after geologists discovered it was built on a fault (the Little Salmon Fault). Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant never operated commercially as an authorized Emergency Evacuation Plan could not be agreed on due the political climate after the Three Mile Island and Chernobyl accidents. The last permanent closure of a US nuclear power plant was in 1997.
Comment by wickedpam on 03/17/2011 15:16:15
wickedpam on 03/17/2011 15:16:15
Don't Panic!
(and bring a towel)
(and bring a towel)
Comment by Raine on 03/17/2011 15:19:51
Raine on 03/17/2011 15:19:51
Quote by wickedpam:
Don't Panic!
(and bring a towel)
Comment by Raine on 03/17/2011 15:22:22
Raine on 03/17/2011 15:22:22
I want you all to know that I am scared -- I am just trying to look at this disaster from a point that is not based on fear.
Does that make sense? I really hope it does. This is bad bad shit, but we need to make sure that we are well informed.
Does that make sense? I really hope it does. This is bad bad shit, but we need to make sure that we are well informed.
Comment by wickedpam on 03/17/2011 15:28:08
trust me I'm scared too - this is awful stuff and really something no one has ever dealt with before. You don't think that this stuff could happen outside of a diaster movie
wickedpam on 03/17/2011 15:28:08
Quote by Raine:
I want you all to know that I am scared -- I am just trying to look at this disaster from a point that is not based on fear.
Does that make sense? I really hope it does. This is bad bad shit, but we need to make sure that we are well informed.
trust me I'm scared too - this is awful stuff and really something no one has ever dealt with before. You don't think that this stuff could happen outside of a diaster movie
Comment by Raine on 03/17/2011 15:40:16
Raine on 03/17/2011 15:40:16
I feel like TEPCO has been misinforming the Japanese government.
Comment by wickedpam on 03/17/2011 15:45:18
probably
wickedpam on 03/17/2011 15:45:18
Quote by Raine:
I feel like TEPCO has been misinforming the Japanese government.
probably
Comment by Raine on 03/17/2011 15:56:49
Raine on 03/17/2011 15:56:49
I posted this in today blog,
Here's to a long life and a merry one.
A quick death and an easy one.
A pretty girl and an honest one.
A cold pint-- and another one!
and a friend suggested an edit:
Here's to a long life and a merry one.
A pretty girl and an easy one.
A quick death and an honest one.
A cold pint-- and another one!
I it!
Here's to a long life and a merry one.
A quick death and an easy one.
A pretty girl and an honest one.
A cold pint-- and another one!
and a friend suggested an edit:
Here's to a long life and a merry one.
A pretty girl and an easy one.
A quick death and an honest one.
A cold pint-- and another one!
I
it!
Comment by 
Mondobubba on 03/17/2011 16:07:45
Jacksonville shout out !
Mondobubba on 03/17/2011 16:07:45
Quote by Scoopster:
Top o' the mornin' to ya bloggie!
I'm quite glad to say that I have participated in the day's first Smokin o' The Green, and oh my was it green!
Jacksonville shout out !
Comment by Raine on 03/17/2011 16:13:00
I heard you got prog radio back on the air down there!
HEYA MONDO!
Raine on 03/17/2011 16:13:00
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Scoopster:
Top o' the mornin' to ya bloggie!
I'm quite glad to say that I have participated in the day's first Smokin o' The Green, and oh my was it green!
Jacksonville shout out !
I heard you got prog radio back on the air down there!
HEYA MONDO!
Comment by 
livingonli on 03/17/2011 16:13:45
livingonli on 03/17/2011 16:13:45
Good morning everyone.
I think I need something that gets me closer to day hours so that I get up and go to bed at more normal hours again.
I think I need something that gets me closer to day hours so that I get up and go to bed at more normal hours again.
Comment by Scoopster on 03/17/2011 16:17:00
** passes an old style wooden pipe over to Mondo **
Scoopster on 03/17/2011 16:17:00
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Scoopster:
Top o' the mornin' to ya bloggie!
I'm quite glad to say that I have participated in the day's first Smokin o' The Green, and oh my was it green!
Jacksonville shout out !
** passes an old style wooden pipe over to Mondo **
Comment by Mondobubba on 03/17/2011 16:20:44
I didn't know it had gone away,
Mondobubba on 03/17/2011 16:20:44
Quote by Raine:Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Scoopster:
Top o' the mornin' to ya bloggie!
I'm quite glad to say that I have participated in the day's first Smokin o' The Green, and oh my was it green!
Jacksonville shout out !
I heard you got prog radio back on the air down there!
HEYA MONDO!
I didn't know it had gone away,
Comment by Raine on 03/17/2011 16:24:26
FRom what I heard... I was down for a few days, and then got picked back up.
Raine on 03/17/2011 16:24:26
Quote by Mondobubba:
I didn't know it had gone away,
Comment by TriSec on 03/17/2011 17:54:48
TriSec on 03/17/2011 17:54:48
So, no offence to any of the attending, but what's the big deal about Irish Tenors, anyway? (and Italian and Spanish ones, too). I mean really, nobody cares about any Algerian tenors, do they?
Comment by BobR on 03/17/2011 18:17:05
I prefer baritones myself
BobR on 03/17/2011 18:17:05
Quote by TriSec:
So, no offence to any of the attending, but what's the big deal about Irish Tenors, anyway? (and Italian and Spanish ones, too). I mean really, nobody cares about any Algerian tenors, do they?
I prefer baritones myself
Comment by Raine on 03/17/2011 18:37:08
Raine on 03/17/2011 18:37:08
Time to start the corned beef and cabbage...
Comment by Scoopster on 03/17/2011 18:48:37
Ooof that's quite a meal..
Scoopster on 03/17/2011 18:48:37
Quote by Raine:
Time to start the corned beef and cabbage...
Ooof that's quite a meal..
Comment by Raine on 03/17/2011 18:53:56
one that true friends can handle!
Raine on 03/17/2011 18:53:56
Quote by Scoopster:Quote by Raine:
Time to start the corned beef and cabbage...
Ooof that's quite a meal..
Comment by Raine on 03/17/2011 19:27:49
Raine on 03/17/2011 19:27:49
Can I just say this?
FUCK YOU Ed Shultz. FUCK you for perpetuating a right wing meme.
FUCK YOU Ed Shultz. FUCK you for perpetuating a right wing meme.
Comment by Raine on 03/17/2011 19:31:48
I say that because the guy is assuming that just because the POTUS made a bracket for March Madness he is assuming that he isn't doing his job.
THEN he goes on to say that you and I will understand -- but the rest of America won't...
Ed, pick a damn side. Cause you look like a damn fool.
I am so sick of this. I really am.
Raine on 03/17/2011 19:31:48
Quote by Raine:
Can I just say this?
FUCK YOU Ed Shultz. FUCK you for perpetuating a right wing meme.
THEN he goes on to say that you and I will understand -- but the rest of America won't...
Ed, pick a damn side. Cause you look like a damn fool.
I am so sick of this. I really am.
Comment by Raine on 03/17/2011 19:32:55
Raine on 03/17/2011 19:32:55
I tuned into Ed by mistake, for the record...
Comment by Raine on 03/17/2011 19:40:19
Raine on 03/17/2011 19:40:19
Sorry everyone. I just hate when turds are thrown and then it is explained as being thrown in the name of the left.
IF the president wants to fill out a friggin march madness bracket, fine. He's human. It's not like he left washington to spend weeks on end cutting fake brush in Crawford.
IF the president wants to fill out a friggin march madness bracket, fine. He's human. It's not like he left washington to spend weeks on end cutting fake brush in Crawford.
Comment by Raine on 03/17/2011 20:26:42
Raine on 03/17/2011 20:26:42
I Kilt the blog, I think.