Wullie's blog

2010-04-24T06:15:00.000-07:00

Exactly 45 years ago today.......

We went to Tyncastle and won 2 - 0 to win the League Championship!

This is a feat which will never be repeated; no club from a town in Scotland will ever win the League again.

If only we could engender in the team a fraction of the spirit, courage and belief that was shown by Killie's best ever team.

It's a momentous day for Killie, let's celebrate in style with a resounding win over the Buddies.

Thanks to the author of this post on Killiefc.com

Bobby McFerrin hacks your brain with music | Video on TED.com

2010-03-07T08:13:00.000-08:00

Bobby McFerrin hacks your brain with music | Video on TED.com

This is amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bob Dylan's Secrets of Anti-Aging

2009-11-02T08:59:00.001-08:00

Dr. Andrew Lange: Bob Dylan's Secrets of Anti-Aging
from HuffingtonPost by Dr. Andrew Lange

I have a bumper sticker that says, "He not busy being born is busy dying." It's from a song of Bob Dylan's called, It's Alright Ma, I'm Only Bleeding. It reminds me, or those behind me, to remember why we're living, why we're here. By having a mission in life, a reason to believe, we actually potentiate our body's own capacity to heal. This is what is called teleology, that our lives have a direction and purpose. We are not merely a collection of chemicals looking for someone to fix us. Healing comes from more than a mechanism. The most profound changes come from realigning with the creative drives that fulfill us.

When Dylan sang, " I was so much older then I'm younger than that now," I had no idea what that meant. I took my life so seriously when I was young that some friends remember me as being an old man in my twenties. Now I'm much happier, those values I held to be so important became larger and more inclusive, rather than narrow and sure. Growing old in ancient time was seen as ruled by the planet Saturn. Saturn appears at New Year as old man time with his sickle that cuts off life. He represents how as we age, we became more authoritarian and conservative. Our view becomes restricted just like the narrowing of arteries that choke the blood flow to the heart.

The reality is whatever the span of your life is, its only inherent value is in whether it is lived at all. And regarding memory and the fear of its loss, just read Dylan's Chronicles. Pay attention to how he describes the light in a room, the weather shifting or the sun reflecting, " like comets from a dark sky" from the glasses of a store's proprietor. He either took good notes or pays attention much better than most of us. It is these invisible qualities, the ignored moments and gestures, which give life its beauty. Through his endless tour, writing, painting, and appearing on Victoria's Secret commercials he is continuing to create. He may look old to you, but he's probably too busy being born to care.

Killie girl soccerette on Soccer AM

2009-09-07T02:22:00.000-07:00

Folk Against Fascism

2009-09-07T02:15:00.001-07:00

http://www.folkagainstfascism.com/

Irishflute

2009-08-28T11:39:00.000-07:00

Best resource on the net imho

http://irishflute.podbean.com

Music Forums

2009-08-28T11:33:00.000-07:00

Music Forums

The Session
Footstompin
Mandolin Cafe
Banjo Hangout
Mandolin.org
Chiff & Fipple

Tutor sites

2009-08-28T11:28:00.000-07:00

Some Tutor sites: DADGAD chords; Mandolin 1; Mandolin Cafe chords; Mandolin Chords for Traditional Music, suitable for Mandolin Banjo,Banjolin,Mandola and Tenor Banjo; Mandolin Chords; Mandolin tunes and TAB; Mick's Virtual Whistle - Sound Files; TradLessons.com » Welcome!; Two Finger Mandolin Chords; Whistle This! - Learn how to play different Irish tunes with a whistle.; WhistleTutor.com - Irish Traditional Music

Tune ABCs

2009-08-28T11:17:00.000-07:00

Heres a bunch of Tune ABCs: ABC music files and other links; Cranford Publications ABC Tune Archives; Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes; Index of tunes; Irish Flute Tunes; O'Neill's Music Of Ireland; O'Regan's Tunebook Home; Scots-Irish Music of Ulster; Scottish ABC-Music; Traditional Music Resource - Tunes; Welcome to tunedb