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Sunday, December 16, 2007Ten Thousand Santas Invade Derry
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Congratulations to everyone involved in the 10,000 Santas event in Derry. The plan was to raise money for charity and break a world record in the process by getting 10,000 people to dress up as Santa and line the walls of Derry.
The final turnout hasn't been confirmed yet but some reports have it as high as 12,000. In any event it seems to have clearly beaten the previous record of 7,000 held by Las Vegas.
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Gavin Lambe Murphy: Disgusting Worm
Friday, December 7, 2007
The reaction to the death in hospital of the model Katy French (RIP) is only just starting in earnest today. Katy (24) died in hospital last night after being in a coma since the weekend when she became 'ill' at a house in County Meath.
After since her mystery illness there has been speculation that cocaine was involved. This has still to be confirmed.
It was disgusting to hear Gavin Lambe Murphy, one of our Irish "celebrities" who is famous for nothing, stepping over Katy Frenchs body to climb onto the anti-drugs bandwagon.
Apparently, Gavin Lambe Murphy and Katy French had a brief relationship a couple of years ago and have remained friends since.
Before any confirmation of what led to Katy's death, Gavin appeared on the Liveline radio programme on Radio One today to spill the beans on how rampant cocaine is and the part it played in Katys life and possibly death. He is now offering himself as the figurehead of a new anti-drugs movement and is willing to reveal the drug dealing antics of all his 'celebrity friends'.
This is the same Gavin Lambe Murphy who was the source of the gossip which led to the case which Paddy O'Gorman took against the Irish Mail on Sunday. He told the paper that O'Gorman had told him that he liked to wear womens tights. It seems this fellow is willing to do anything just to have people talking about him.
People say that there's no such thing as bad publicity but honestly, how can he have any friends left if he's prepared to hang them for a bit of media coverage.
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Thursday, December 6, 2007
10,000 Santas Wanted
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
I found this site today in the course of random surfing. They're trying to set a new world record by getting 10,000 Santas to line the walls of Derry this Sunday.
It's being done to raise charity but it's just a pretty cool idea in it's own right. I wish them luck. Read more!
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My Bonsai Christmas Tree
Monday, December 3, 2007
When it came to choosing a Christmas tree this year it was natural enough that I would try to make it coincide with my interest in bonsai. Since I live on my own in a small flat anyway there was never any chance that I was going to be getting a massive tree. I had even half-seriously thought about decorating my ficus retusa and making that my Christmas tree.
In the end the solution to my problem came yesterday when I went for a ramble around some shopping centres in Sligo with Michelle. The town has changed tremendously since my time there many years ago and since we had a bit of time yesterday I wanted to have a look around some of the new developments there.
Every time I go back to Sligo I'm amazed by all of the new roads and buildings. It's almost as if they were waiting for me to leave before they started to fix the place up.
One of these new developments is Sligo Retail Park in Carraroe which is just next door to the Sligo Park Hotel. It really is an amazing development as far as I'm concerned. It is one of those times when I get to use those immortal words: "I can remember when this was all fields".
During the course of our wanderings around the Retail Park I came across this miniature Christmas tree in Homebase for a reasonable €15. It stands at 18 inches tall and came pre-decorated. I may or may not add lights to it. I haven't examined its roots yet but it is planted in good moist compost and looks to be in good condition.
My plan, all going well, is that once Christmas is over I will take this tree and plant it outside in an environment that is more natural to it. That is depending on it surviving the next month indoors and having good roots but at least it has a better chance of survival than all the other Christmas Trees which have been chopped down to be brought indoors. It just strikes me as being more in the Christmas spirit to bring a living tree indoors and then to leave it back to its natural environment after the festive season is over.
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