June 24th, 2010
New page/blog
After much thought I’ve decided to move to a different site. SHAUNKEATING.COM
Come visit me. I keep it fresh. The Ruler of Nations has served his purpose and I’m ready to move on.
January 8th, 2010
View from my back porch
I’ve been trying to figure out how to keep the colors in the picture consistent throughout the entire panoramic. So far, as before, no luck. I should get a tripod and probably ask someone who knows how to do this sort of thing.
November 16th, 2009
View from my back porch
Here’s another view from my back porch. Once again, my rudimentary knowledge of both photography and Photoshop are on display. Once again, I don’t care.
click here for a larger version
October 15th, 2009
Etymology of the Day
Etymological study of the day: “paint the town red”.
It is uncertain how this phrase has come to us here in 2009. The phrase was first used in print in the New York Times in July 1883. It says, “Mr. James Hennessy offered a resolution that the entire body proceed forthwith to Newark and get drunk… Then the Democrats charged upon the street cars, and being wafted into Newark proceeded, to use their own metaphor, to ‘paint the town red‘.”
While first being printed in the United States, the phrase is most likely a reference to an event that took place almost 50 years prior in the Leicestershire town of Melton Mowbray in July 1837. Apparently, the Marquis of Waterford had returned from a successful fox hunt. During their celebrations (and probable drunkeness) they found several tins of red paint and proceeded to daube it on buildings in the downtown area of Melton Mowbray (source).
The Marquis Painting the Town Red
The event was so outrageous that it was reported upon by the New Sporting Magazine. There was even a painting created to commemorate the act. See the article and the painting here, as well as more information on the etymology of “paint the town red”.
by Shaun Keating
August 6th, 2009
The Right Side of the Coin
It’s been interesting to watch President Barack Obama criticize people who are, in his mind, opposing him only to gain some kind of political advantage. He has been railing against his opponents, claiming that they content to uphold the status quo; they are engaging in “politics as usual”.
Then his party comes out with the following advertisement:
The President and his party are attacking private citizens by calling them a “mob”. These are citizens utilizing their First Amendment rights to express their disdain for the health care reform bill.
So which sounds more like “politics as usual”? American’s speaking out against what they believe is wrong or a political party attacking the opposition?
Also, be careful if you send out e-mails that don’t support the President’s health care “reform” bill. Your liberal friends can send your e-mail address to the White House.