Earth-logs Compilation.…’Derry Girls’….F.A.C.T.S………
by Bernie Bell - 10:33 on 20 December 2022
Earth-logs Compilation.…
Steve Drury looking back…..
https://earthlogs.org/2022/12/18/2020-annual-logs-added/
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‘Derry Girls’………..
We finally got round to watching the final two episodes of ‘Derry Girls’. We’ve had it recorded since May, but I had the idea that it might be grim – telly drama’s often end grimly. There’s enough grimness about these days so …I kept putting it off. Foolish of me – it wasn’t grim at all. It’s clever – and full of refences from the time, including the music - including Fat Boy Slim’s ‘Praise You’ played slow when Clare hears about her Dad, and an Angel spreads it’s wings around the group of friends.
At the Polling Booth – seeing the succession of characters who are voting, I thought – yes, that’s Democracy, and that’s why it can be flawed – the public get to vote – even Orla, who spoils her paper by drawing a heart. But – I believe it to be the best option there is. Benevolent Dictatorship could be a sound idea, but how long would it remain benevolent? As with Sr. Michael’s rule at Our Lady Immaculate!
In a Democracy, the public vote - and look at what we get. Except – in the case of the Good Friday Agreement it did work – a strong turn-out and a good majority and Northern Ireland settled down for the first time in a long time.
And now, thanks to Boris and Brexit, division is stirring again as new borders are being considered.
That Man’s legacy will stretch for a long way – is stretching for a long way, and yet his Party is still in power.
Politics – when they work they can produce benefit for the whole nation/the whole world. When they don’t work – we descend into the mess we’re in now.
The last episode of ‘Derry Girls’ is full of thought – full of humour, and good music – in other words, full of life.
One thing that stood out for me is – one of the characters voting is Michelle’s Mum who is a nurse whose son is in prison for murdering someone – not a random murder, but a politically motivated murder. A nurse who will have been dealing with the injured from the conflict – and her own son played his part in that. Nothing in the Northern Ireland situation was, or is, straight forward – an idea which is repeated through-out the episode.
If ‘Derry Girls’ is on the telly again we’ll watch it again – it’s good in many, many ways. Even little touches such as the family getting a microwave - folk forget the change that made to a lot of people, especially busy families.
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F.A.C.T.S…..
Monday morning I had an appointment to see a doctor at the Balfour Hospital. I arrived and, just inside the door, was a station providing face masks and hand sanitizer – which I availed myself of….
Having seen the Doc. (thank goodness for our NHS – let’s hold onto it!) I noticed this sign….
Then, on the way out of the hospital, a station to dispose of my face mask and hand sanitize again.
And then into Kirkwall where I saw no-one else wearing a face mask indoors. I got my prescription from Sutherlands and, while thoroughly approving of, I also saw the irony of this notice……
Them As Knows still say to be Covid Cautious while most of the population – aren’t – they think it’s all over.
IT ISN’T
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Here’s one I made earlier…..in fact, this time last year….. https://theorkneynews.scot/2021/12/25/week-fifty-one-one-day-at-a-time/
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