Mike Mulhern
- Location
- Canada
- Birthday
- February 03
- Bio
- Singer/songwriter, writer/editor . . . blogger/farmer
MY RECENT POSTS
- Secularism dogs Pope in
England and beyond
September 18, 2010 06:09PM - Possible MS Cure Doesn’t
Thrill MS Societies
November 23, 2009 01:12PM - Afghan Aid The Food of
Corruption
November 20, 2009 10:38PM - Huffington Post The Future
November 19, 2009 06:11PM - Lawyers Get Kids Out of
Homework
November 18, 2009 05:15PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “I've never been exposed
to a Republican talking point
but
that would have to be
c…”
September 08, 2009 04:21PM - “Hi All - barn cats
settling in and thanks
ShelterMeInc for
the
link.”
September 02, 2009 10:14AM - “Hi Myriad and Walter -
obviously, you both know the
benefits
of country
life.”
September 02, 2009 10:13AM - “Hi emma peel - it is
hard to understand but great
to know
there are good people
d…”
September 02, 2009 10:11AM - “Hi scupper - I've made
you a favourite and I tried to
respond
immediately but
I'm…”
September 02, 2009 10:08AM
Mike Mulhern's Links
Secularism dogs Pope in England and beyond
Pope Benedict’s visit to England has done more to shine a light on secularism than to enhance the fading brand of Catholicism.
The Pope arrived in London carrying the baggage of clergy abuse which seems to have been everywhere. He expressed his deep sorrow for “unspeakable… Read full post »
Possible MS Cure Doesn’t Thrill MS Societies
Now that an Italian doctor seems to have unraveled the mystery of
multiple sclerosis, you’d think the Canadian and US multiple
sclerosis societies would be jumping for joy. Oddly, they’re
not.
Here’s the background. In 1995, Elena Ravalli, wife of Paolo
Zamboni, a professor of medic… Read full post »
Afghan Aid The Food of Corruption
While the US grapples with corruption in Afghanistan, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates says international donors must do more to ensure their aid goes to the right people. He is spitting in the wind. The right people always turn out to be the first at the cash box and that always
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Huffington Post The Future
I have seen the future of newspapers and it is the Huffington Post. We live our lives online now and through sports, entertainment and politics. We don’t want the read any more, we want the action on video and in pictures and from the horse’s mouth, not the mouths of reporters
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Lawyers Get Kids Out of Homework
Objecting to what they called the “double shift” of class work and homework, a Calgary couple, both lawyers, has worked out a deal that their school-age children - ages 10 and 11 - don’t have to do homework. They can only be marked on what they achieve in class. This is
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The End Of The World
The end of the world is scheduled for 2012, according to some ancients and now a movie.
We dodge asteroids daily but a really large one with our address on it is due here in 2029.
So, we are one rock (or one movie) away from oblivion. Given that reality, why
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Where Would We Be Without War?
The war to end all wars. It hasn’t happened yet and the prognosis is not good but just consider how our energies could be used if we did not have to fight wars.
Your sons and daughters could fight poverty and illiteracy. They could join forces that feed people. They could be
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We Won!
I will never win the lottery. You might not win either. Maybe for both of us, the reason is the same: we’ve already won.
There are billions of people in the world who would think my life, and yours, are the stuff of lottery wins. We have a secure place to live.
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On The Way To Town, Part 6
On The Way To Town
The Missing Drainage Inspector: Part 6
by Mike Mulhern
This is one in a series of stories about two rural women who
mix shopping and visits to the hair dresser with gossip and nosing
into local events. This is the last installment of a chapter
called: The Missing Drainage… Read full post »
On The Way To Town, Part 5
On The Way To Town
The Missing Drainage Inspector: Part 5
by Mike Mulhern
Glory is still looking into the drainage
inspector’s disappearance but she got a little sidetracked
when Oscar Smith, who had been seeing Alice, got engaged to Eunice
Painter. This week, though, things are back o… Read full post »
On The Way To Town, Part 4
The Missing Drainage Inspector: Part 4
by Mike Mulhern
This is one in a series of stories about two rural women who mix shopping and visits to the hair dresser with gossip and nosing into local events. This is Part Four in a chapter called The Missing Drainage Inspector.
I’m… Read full post »
On The Way To Town, Part 3
On The Way To Town
The Missing Drainage Inspector: Part 3
by Mike Mulhern
This is one in a series of stories about two rural women who mix
shopping and visits to the hair dresser with gossip and snooping
into local events. This is Part Three in a chapter called: The
Missing Drainage Inspector.
I… Read full post »
On The Way To Town (Part II)
On The Way To Town
The Missing Drainage Inspector: Part 2
by Mike Mulhern
This is one in a series of stories about two rural women who
mix shopping and visits to the hair dresser with gossip and nosing
into local events. This is Part Two in a chapter called: The
Missing Drainage Inspector.… Read full post »
On The Way To Town (Short Story, Part 1)
On The Way To Town
The Missing Drainage Inspector: Part 1
by Mike Mulhern
This is the first in a series of stories about two rural women
who mix shopping and visits to the hair dresser with gossip and
nosing into local events. This is Part One in a chapter called: The
Missing Drainage… Read full post »
If It Ain’t High-Speed, It Ain’t
If you’re still on dial-up like I was until recently, my sympathy. If you’ve got high-speed, isn’t it great.
I just watched highlights of the Emmy Awards show via a video imbedded in newspaper coverage of the event. I can use high-speed to travel to Britain and watch Top Gear or I
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Boys and Girls Together at Saudi U
A new university opening in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, will allow male and female students to mix freely, except in female-only residences. The females don’t have to wear veils in mixed classes and they will be allowed to drive on campus, all because the university is outside the jurisdiction
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Toilet Snake A Missed Opportunity
A nine-foot toilet snake has finally been captured, but why?
The boa constrictor was abandoned by a tenant in a set of Manchester flats who owed a lot of back rent. The snake has been roaming the plumbing from flat to flat for three months, apparently living quite happily on rats.
Having the
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Call The Game In Afghanistan
When Gen. Stanley McChrystal says we need more troops in Afghanistan if we hope to win, we should listen with the ears of history and experience and that should tell us what to do.
When the Russians were trying to overtake the Afghans and the Afghans were fighting with the help of
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What Would You De-Invent?
What if we could de-invent things? What would they be? Or, would we want everything we have because, well, it makes us who we are?
We wouldn’t want not to have pain killers or antibiotics but we could do without many other things, soft drinks, for example. If there was nothing to
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GPS Dating Helps Find Love
1960, the New York subway. We were heading into the Bronx from Manhattan. She wore a gray suit. I was in uniform. It was love at first sight. It was one moment and then her stop arrived. She stepped off the train, turned and looked back. I hesitated and lost her
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Critics Say Danish Ad Promises Sex
Denmark is pulling a ‘promiscuous’ video that critics say sends the message that Denmark is a place to go to have unprotected sex with strangers. On the bright side, many people who saw the video before it was pulled have booked trips to Denmark hoping to have unprotected sex with strange
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Yankees Fail to Draft Shoe Thrower
The Iraqi journalist who hurled two shoes at George W. Bush during a Baghdad news conference is getting out of jail Monday to a heroes welcome but, sadly, no offer from the Yankees.
Muntadar al-Zaidi , who used to work for al-Baghdadiya TV, has been offered marriage, sports cars, money, jobs and
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Cuddle and Move On
Share my cab, but not my bed. That’s the kind of advice Dr. Neil Stanley is giving. He’s a British sleep specialist and he says couples would be healthier if they had separate beds, like Ozzy and Harriet. People didn’t sleep together until the industrial revolution when they moved t
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Pay For Care or Risk Leaving Money to Loved Ones
I don’t know why Americans want universal health care.
Well, apparently, they don’t. But, if they did, they would be facing real challenges. For example, you wouldn’t be able to pay your doctor for “extras.” I don’t know what those extras might be, a double u
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Condense Condense Condense
We are a short-form society. It might have started with the use of u instead of you or the old ASAP. Then there was LOL for laughing out loud and K for okay. There are many many now, including the AfPak war, although it doesn’t really fall into the same category
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