Beginning

It took from the beginning of time, the creation of man, until 1850 for the worlds population to reach a little over one billion. Who knows, in those early years, man did not know how to count, births were not recorded. By 1930 it rose to two billion. Just 30 years later around 1960 the worlds population was three billion. By 1977 the worlds population climber to around four billion. By 1986 it was five billion and ten years later 1996 it had reached six billion. It hit the seven billion mark in 2006. Live births minus deaths the world increases by around 300,000 a day.

Simply amazing!

Food

Just back from the beautiful Glengarriff Co. Cork.
It was heaven on earth. The beauty and splendor was breathtaking.
Check out www.glengarriff-rainbow.com where the hospitality and food was delicious, yum, yum!!

IMF

I wonder, fear that our Political representatives may have made a deal with the IMF and Europe. IMF will support Ireland, help pour money into our banks and keep the country afloat and coax us because they want to get a yes, vote to Lisbon. If its a yes, the Irish people are trapped. Watch our Political representatives planting fear into our minds. Our political representatives will of course be promised copious amounts of cash, new careers, expenses accounts and property. That is their main focus and objective. No No NO

Royal

During 1993 I left the employment a palace of one of the richest men in the world. I left behind a life style that I suppose many of you visiting crave, wish and hope to experience some day. So when I write about wealth, power and influence, believe me, I know first hand what I am talking about. I have been on very short shopping trips where I spent half a million sterling in fifteen minutes.

Climbing up the wealth ladder changes people, they become tidier, neater and want everything to run smoothly and be perfect. They sort of shift or move to what they perceive a more upmarket or superior lifestyle. They want to control their life and the lives of peoples around them to suit themselves. There is evidence of this false self all around, take a look and listen to those who have bought second or third homes during the last few years. Maybe you need to listen to yourself?

People are the same whether you have HRH, Professor, Doctor before your name or are a poor kid dying on the streets of India. The rich will be put on trial on their final day, when they take their last breath? Like you and me...........

China

During April, I was on holidays in China and I scribbled a few lines about those memorable events on this blog. Last week I was away on holidays again, but it was not a very nice place. I went down to the gates of hell.

It got me pondering about hell. I am convinced that it does exist! How do some people get rich? It is at the expense of people, countries, nations and third world countries?

Theatre

WE went to the theatre last night,a great time was enjoyed by all! Passing by the cloak room the notice actually read, "leave all your clothes here and go in and enjoy yourselves."

Lisbon

Don't understand why we have to vote a second time on the Lisbon Treaty. Are we now at a stage in Irish society, where Politicians will punish people, who do not conform to their way of thinking or who do not agree with what they present to the people? How much financially are world decision makers raking into their already fat bank accounts?

Are our politicians blind? Are they committing an indirect form of suicide? Are they trying to trap us? What is your opinion?

Criticise

Cleveru reflects what exasperates me most about society. It gives me the opportunity to communicate my feelings to the wider world. None of us pass through life without been buried in "dirt". We play different parts, roles and take on a cocktails of characters during our journey. You may be feeling very important and confident but you do get to play the other parts. Our life is in constant flux and sometimes we make wrong choices or fate intervenes. We learn not to be judgemental of people.

Politicians make rules and regulations to suit themselves, family and friends for today and tomorrow. These decisions could hinder and have a debilitating effect on their children and grandchildren.

It important that we have people in society who criticise. Criticism penetrate what is going on more deeply and smashes it apart. We need people of courage who will not be afraid to speak the truth and blow the whistle.