Dozens of Bagpipers

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Originally uploaded by aracine.

I have fond memories of when the pipers piped inside Christ Church Cathedral. There were just a few of them, but the sound filled the Gothic style cathedral space.

I am especially enamored of the fancy movements of the drummers. When you've got pipes and drums, you don't need anything else!

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Piper (Tartan Day is April 6)

Piper
Originally uploaded by rarcarman.

The whole "kit'n'caboodle"

A Gathering 2005 post

Bagpipes, Bumbershoot 2004, Seattle, WA

Bagpipes, Bumbershoot 2004, Seattle, WA
Originally uploaded by djwudi.

More photos to celebrate Tartan Day, April 6.

A Gathering 2005 post

Scottish Ho-Down

Scottish Ho-Down
Originally uploaded by Keyser Soze.

Tartan Day is April 6!

What could be more in the spirit of Scots culture than bagpipes?

MB, a MacMillan on my mother's mother's side.

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Nice photos from Milan

With no sky #1
Originally uploaded by Babsi Jones.

the set

I like the angle of this photo and the seeming lack of sky.

Kaiyukan#11 - from a surrealistic photo set

Kaiyukan#11
Originally uploaded by noqontrol.

It was hard to pick just one photo to give the flavor of the entire set. I like them all, for different reasons. The photographer's name is Maciej Toporowicz.

The whole set he call his Best Shots.

Battle Royale - from surrealistic photo set

Battle Royale
Originally uploaded by noqontrol.

Post Visual: "Sand-surfing dolphin"

Post Visual: Click to see the Dolphin

This blog is for images of all kinds. The bloggers ask us to email them any images that mean something to us, and they will include them on this blog. I liked this one of the dolphin; I hadn't seen it before. There are other photos on their blog that have been around in email for awhile.

One of the Post Visual bloggers, Rocker, also has another photo-blog called Snapshot Planet. I like Snapshot Planet a lot.

Another blog with really cool photos: Morbida's things

I don't speak the language, but I love the photos and artwork.

ForensicLawyer: The Case of Terry Shiavo -- What Can an Autopsy Resolve?

ForensicLawyer: The Case of Terry Shiavo -- What Can an Autopsy Resolve?

This article is quite long, but the forensic lawyer, Elaine Field Sharp, summarizes some of the issues in the Schiavo case such as:

What Is PVS (Persistent Vegetative State)? (It is estimated that 43 percent of those diagnosed with “PVS” are misdiagnosed.)

...whether consciousness is the sole, defining characteristic of human life. Medical and forensic science is not capable of answerng that question.

Is tube feeding medical treatment?

Are PVS patients dead already?

What is the intention behind the withdrawal of food and fluids? In the case of Terri Schiavo, was it a quesion of, "Let poor Terri die," or was it a case of "Let's kill poor Terri"?

Sara's Musing: God Does Not Play Dice

Sara's Musing: God Does Not Play Dice

Imagine a world without Albert Einstein.

Sky and Wires (Buenos Aires)

Originally uploaded by SMeaLLuM.

I really like the unusual angle of this photo. (I'm always trying to take pictures of wires and other geometric forms.) I also love the brilliant blue sky.

This photo makes me feel at peace.

Terri Schiavo dies

When I posted this originally, I had some comments which got wiped out somehow. So here's an update for today, April 1.

This morning I watched part of the Today Show on NBC with Ann Curry interviewing Michael Schiavo's Lawyer, George Felos, who stated that he had been in the room with Terri and Michael to witness Terri's death. Why is a lawyer in the room, when Terri's blood relatives are not allowed to be with her at her death? The lawyer stated that Terri's brother could not be present because a police office would have had to be present as well, and this would be an invasion of Terri's privacy. So a lawyer being there is not an invasion of her privacy? I don't get it.

But in my email today, my buddy Gabriel had forwarded me some lawyer jokes. They are not all new, but somehow they seem appropriate this April Fool's Day.

LAWYER JOKES

Q: How can a pregnant woman tell that she's carrying a future lawyer?
A: She has an uncontrollable craving for baloney.

Q: How does an attorney sleep?
A: First he lies on one side, and then he lies on the other

Q: How many lawyer jokes are there?
A: Only three. The rest are true stories.

Q: How many lawyers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: How many can you afford?

Q: How many lawyers does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: Three. One to climb the ladder, one to shake it, and one to sue the ladder company.

If a lawyer and an IRS agent were both drowning, and you could save only one of them, would you go to lunch or read the paper?

Q: What did the lawyer name his daughter?
A: Sue.

Q: What do you call 25 skydiving lawyers?
A: Skeet!

The Post Office just recalled their latest stamps. They had pictures of lawyers on them, and people couldn't figure out which side to spit on.

Q: What do you call a lawyer gone bad?
A: Senator.

Q: What do you call a lawyer with an IQ of 50?
A: Your honor.

Q: What do you throw to a drowning lawyer?
A: His partners.

Q: What does a lawyer use for birth control?
A: His personality.

Q: What happens when you cross a pig with a lawyer?
A: Nothing.There are some things a pig just won't do.

Q: What's the difference between a lawyer and a vulture?
A: The lawyer gets frequent flyer miles.

Q: What's another difference between a lawyer and a vulture?
A: Removable wing tips.

Q: What do you have when you've got 50 lawyers buried in sand up to their chins?
A: Not enough sand.

Q: What do you get if you cross a crooked lawyer with a crooked politician?
A: Chelsea Clinton.

Q: Why does California have the most lawyers in the country while New Jersey has the most toxic waste sites?
A: New Jersey got first choice.