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October 11, 2013  

Clearlakes Chorale Christmas 2013 Concert: ‘Christmas in France’ Featuring Saint-Saens Christmas Oratorio.

Anura Guruge, June 8, 2013.
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Related post:
>> Spring 2012 Clearlakes Chorale concert
>> — May 12, 2013.

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Since I have to take Devanee to rehearsals every Thursday night, I get to listen to much of the repertoire — though this fall I have been missing the first hour of each rehearsal since I take a leisurely one-hour walk through Wolfeboro in lieu of my morning run.

This oratorio gives you goose bumps. It is GOOD. I heard it again last night. My reaction was: ‘I am so lucky to get to hear this so often’.

Definitely try to make it to the concerts. We will be there.

October 11, 2013  

Saad Hindal, The Impressive Iraqi Artist (In Concord, NH): I Did Two Craigslist Postings For Him Today.

Anura Guruge, June 8, 2013.P1040379
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Related posts:
>> YouTube video & Concord mural
>> — Oct. 5, 2013.
>> More paintings by Saad Hindal —
>> Sep. 9, 2013.
>> I bought a painting & my favorite
>> booth, 2013 — Aug. 4, 2013.
>> 2013 Multicultural Day: Impressions — Aug. 4, 2013.

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Click to access CraigsList ad. This is a brilliant painting. Get it for Christmas.

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Click to access CL ad.

Saad and I through one of his painted frames. Click to ENLARGE.

Saad and I through one of his painted frames. Click to ENLARGE.

Saad wanted to take this picture of me in his workshop. Click to ENLARGE.

Saad wanted to take this picture of me in his workshop. Click to ENLARGE.

October 11, 2013  

Alton (NH) ‘Meredith Village Savings Bank’, Next To Hannaford’s, Robbed At Gunpoint On 10/10. Wow.

Anura Guruge, June 8, 2013.
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From Google Earth.

Wow!

We have an account there though we don’t use it much at all. We bank with ‘Bank of America‘. Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB) is ‘very nice’ but it is pretty basic. It is but a local bank.

This is a shame. I guess lot of people get paid, my check, on Thursday.

In 2007 or 2008 we were driving by when a bank in Farmington was getting robbed — and ‘dozens’ of police cars swooped in and all these armed policeman jumped out. It was pretty spectacular. There were no shots fired. We drove off after awhile without waiting to see how it ended. The kids were small and they were getting agitated.

I feel bad for the bank employees. Very nice, helpful, pleasant bunch. 

October 11, 2013  

The ‘Lesus’ On Pope Francis’ Newly Minted Medal Was Neither Freudian Nor A Typo. It Was To Embarrass The Pope.

Anura Guruge, June 8, 2013.
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Related posts:
>> Ex-pope unhappy with new pope — Oct. 5, 2013.
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>> Gold pallium pins … — July 28, 2013.
>> Pope Francis’ 100 days in office … — June 19, 2013.
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Click to read the as ever informative U.K. 'The Telegraph' article. My second favorite newspaper.

Click to read the as ever informative U.K. ‘The Telegraph’ article. My second favorite newspaper.

Click to read in the U.K. the 'Daily Mail' my all time favorite newspaper.

Click to read in the U.K. the ‘Daily Mail’ my all time favorite newspaper.

This was not a typo!

The Vatican City State ‘Philatelic and Numismatic Office‘, one of the oldest mints in the world, does NOT make typos.

This was intentional. This was a DIG at the pope who is not popular among those that work in the Vatican given his crusade to reform the Vatican; i.e., interfere with the relatively cushy life that those that work for the Vatican have got used to.

The pope is all powerful within the Vatican.

There is no avenue or possibility for open dissent. It is not Washington D.C.

So Vatican workers have to be subtle and creative when they want to embarrass the pope. They can’t take a vote to shutdown the Vatican.

So, do NOT be fooled. This was not an error.

This was a bunch of SENIOR Vatican workers plotting, quite cleverly, to make sure that this pope, so popular with the media and the rank-and-file (though not bona fide conservative Catholics) has egg on face.

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