R's rue

I watched too much television today.  At lunchtime, I switched the devilishly hypnotising instrument on to watch England play Iran in their first World Cup group game - beamed live from the tiny Gulf state of Qatar. England played really well and managed to beat their opponents by six goals to two.  Before the game kicked off, the Iranian team refused to sing their own national anthem - presumably in solidarity with the brave men and women back home who continue to protest against their right wing Islamic fundamentalist government.  Earlier there was controversy about certain team captains wearing rainbow-coloured armbands in support of LGBQT+ rights. The international governing body of football (FIFA) had just warned that any players wearing such armbands risked sanctions - including yellow cards. In Qatar, being gay is against the law and if proven, acts of homosexuality may result in upto three years in jail and heavy fines. At 5.15 I watched the q...

 Thanksgiving week Let me be Thankful Grateful Full of hope And expectant joy And blissful smiles from R's rue https://ift.tt/RwIzF24

  For nearly 12 years I’ve stuck with The Walking Dead and it’s been a variable ride all told. I’ve always thought of it as a 1970s disaster movie with zombies and that is how it has felt for most of its history. It’s a shame that the tv series followed the comic novels, most of which feel cold and rather absurd. Most of the action scenes in the finale were rushed in order for everything to be wrapped up so neatly we are left with only a few threads to be answered. The Walking Dead, has always been shite at crowd scenes anyway but it crammed in it’s Easter Egg moments….Daryl mimicking Shane’s hospital moments in season 1.The dinner party scene in Alexandria. Amy’s death scene in season 1….which was fun I didn’t mind that as much, because the characters were left to shine and in probably the first time in the Walking Dead history, the remaining characters stopped and told each other I love you. Diane, who hasn’t spoken for three seasons survived too! Rosita ( ...