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October/November
2002 Newsletter
Editorial
Hello everybody,
Welcome
to the latest issue of our newsletter. We are always interested
in your views and if you have any suggestions or articles please
send them on. Anybody with access to the web can read the newsletter
on our website at: www.kildare.ie/platinum
On
a sad note we wish to extend our sympathies to the family and
friends of Martin one of our members who died recently. May he
rest in peace.
Our
Christmas Robin
A
Robin perched on a holly tree
Christmas morning bright and early
plucking
berries as its eyes could see
it feasted on them daily.
Chuttering
as loud as it could
it seldom felt no danger.
A
tiny creature feeling so good
never minding any stranger.
A songster of many it is indeed
as all birds are of plenty.
Once it had its daily feed
its
tiny stomach was never empty.
Fly with me my little one
to a place full of holly
until
your berries are all gone
on your Christmas time so jolly
The
Rocky Walk
As
I walk along the sandy beach on a
Sunday
afternoon and as the wind
Whistles
through my bones and the cold
Sun
shines down my back, and thinking
Way
far back was soon as I was making
Track
and in my mind I can go
Way
back
And
as the waves rush up from the
Sea
I think to myself who I
Would
wish to be with as I walk
Along
the stretchy sand, but now
I
can hear the band and the tune
The
ring out makes mind scream
And
shout as I still walk along
The
sandy beach
Now
I am wishing I was near home
But not been on my own having you
Beside me give me such a thrill and
Also
keep’s me out of the chill
Of the sandy on Sunday Afternoon.
An
Awful Dilemma
Two
young girls missing from home
No trace of them to be found
Parents worried in a silent dome
Just where are these kids destiny bound.
Then reality strikes all in the face
Two
bodies unidentifiable laying there
Their
deaths to humanity a disgrace
Murdered to death without a care.
Once
Jessica and Holly full of fun
Enjoying life in adventure free
Parents little hearts clearly won
Now no more of them alive to see.
What a catastrophe, what despair
What
reason can this murder be
Two
beautiful girls beyond compare
An act so obscene seems to me.
Patrick
Life
Life
can be hard
life
can be smooth
just
as others can be rude.
As one wakes up each morning
they may live in the mind
of
a warning
They may live or die on that day
or
maybe they may just go out
and roll around on a bale of hay.
But if they die in the most
unforgotten way
Sure,
life will just go on
in the usual way.
So tell me about life and I will
Tell you to strive on in the same old way
Martin
You
are more than just a dream
1
As
I call out your name
in
the early morning mist
and as I see your eyes
are now open, I know I love before
you have even spoken
2
For
you are than just a dream
and your love for me may not be as it
seems
ok then you sometimes
just take things to the extreme
for you’re more than just dreams
Martin
Recipe
Of the Month
Rich
Christmas cake
Ingredients:
450g / 1 lb Flour
350g
/ 12 oz Dark Brown Sugar
350g / 12 oz Margarine
675g / 1½ lb Raisins
675g
/ 1½ lb Sultanas
175g / 6 oz chopped Cherries
125g
/ 4 oz Candied Peel
25g / 1 oz chopped Apricots
50g / 2 oz chopped Walnuts
50g
/ 2 oz Ground Almonds
50g / 2 oz chopped Almonds
½ teaspoon Cinnamon
½
teaspoon Nutmeg
½
teaspoon Mixed Spice
Pinch of Salt
8 Eggs
Juice
& Rind of 1 Lemon
Juice & Rind of 1 Orange
1
tablespoon glycerine (optional)
1
glass dark Jamaican Rum
10”
Round or 9” Square Cake Tin
How To:
Line the tin with a double layer of greaseproof paper and a
layer of brown paper. Put together into a large bowl the sultanas,
raisins, candied peel, cherries, apricots, walnuts, almonds,
the rind of both the lemon and orange, and mix well. Add the
rum and juice from the orange and lemon. Leave this mix covered
overnight.
Sieve the flour, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, and mixed spice together.
Cream the margarine and sugar together.
Add the beaten eggs gradually with half the sieved flour mixture,
giving a nice soft mixture.
Mix the remaining flour into the fruit mixture.
Combine both mixes together and stir well.
Finally, add the glycerine and mix until all ingredients are
well blended.
Transfer to the prepared tin and bake at 140° C, 275°F, Gas
1 in a central oven position for 5 hours approx. if the cake
is browning too quickly, place greaseproof paper on top of
the tin. After 4 hours you should check at half hourly intervals.
ENJOY
Social
The
Platinum Clubhouse Social was held on Friday 4th October upstairs
in Swifts Pub, Newbridge. It was attended by approximately
20 members and an enjoyable night was had by all. The meal
was delicious, conversation flowed and the band was excellent.
A great night was had by all. Thanks to everyone for attending.
The
History Of The Aintree Grand National.
The first Saturday in April each year sees the running of the
Aintree Grand National in Liverpool. This race is run over four
miles, and 856 yards. The first Grand National was won by a
horse called Lottery, and since then the race has been a lottery
for punters to pick the winner.
Irish
horses have a good record in the race. The last Irish trained
winner of the race was a horse called Papillion, trained by
Ted Walsh and ridden by his son Ruby. Vincent O'Brien trained
three winners of the race, while Red Rum was the only horse
to win the race three times.
Once the race was called off due to a bomb scare. Perhaps the
most famous Grand National of all was the one in which the Queen
Mother’s horse, Devon Lock slipped on the flat with the race
won, only for a horse called E.S.B. to pass him by, and go on
to win, giving the late Fred Rimell, the first of four winners
in the race. Mrs Jenny Pitman became the first woman to train
the winner of the race with a horse called Corbiere.
Charlotte
Brew was the first woman to ride in the race. In 1967 all the
horses in the race fell bar one, Favonine, who went on to win
the race at a hundred to one.
There
are thirty fences in the Grand National, the most famous being
Beacher’s Brook, named after a chap called Captain Beacher who
fell in the brook there once.
Other
famous fences on the course are Valentines Brook, and the Chair.
In conclusion, roll on next April, when another name will be
added, to the most famous race in history and the starter will
call out, Right Jockey’s Line up in a straight line please.
Admin
News
We
have been quite busy in the admin unit with numerous members
working in the area, typing up articles for this edition
and doing the minutes of the different meetings which take
place in the Clubhouse.
Must dash, so take care and have a very happy Christmas.
Regards,
from the Admin Unit.
Employment
unit
Employment
Unit is very busy at the moment. Members are all working away
in their various jobs.
Congrats
to Stephen on his T.E. job. He commenced this on 30-9-02 and
is enjoying being out there in the community working and earning
a wage.
Carmel
and Breda will be hunting for jobs for members who are profiled.
Carmel
and Breda attended the I A S E conference in Galway in October.
Tom
and Siobhra are commencing the Employment course in November.
Good
Luck to both of them
A
Letter from Elvis Presley
The
following is one of the few letters Elvis ever wrote in
his lifetime. This one was written to President Nixon in
winter of 1970.
Dear Mr President,
First let me introduce myself, I am Elvis Presley and I
admire you and have great respect for your office. I talked
to Vice President Agnew in Palm Springs one week ago, and
expressed my concerns for our Country.
The Drug Culture, the Hippy Elements, S.D.S., Black Panther
etc do not consider me as their enemy, or as they call it
The Establishment. I call It America and I love it. Sir,
I can and will be of service to help the Country out.
I
have no other concerns or motives other than to help the
Country out so I do not wish to be given a title or an appointed
position. I can and will do more good by being a Federal
Agent at large. I will help, but by doing it my way, through
my communications to people of all ages. First and foremost,
I am an entertainer but all I need are the credentials of
a Federal agent. I was on the plane with Senator George
Murphy and have been discussing the problems our Country
is faced with.
I am staying at the Washington Hotel room 505, 506, 507.
I am registered under the name John Burroughs and will remain
here for as long as it takes to get the credentials of a
Government Agent.
Yours Sincerely
Elvis Presley.
Pierce
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Q
Why won’t midfielders travel by plane? In case they are shifted
to the wing.
Q Why wont polar bears eat penguins? They can’t get the wrappers
off.
Q
How do hippo's play squash? They jump on each other.
Q
How do fleas get from place to place? By itch-hiking.
Q
What do you call a high-rise home for pigs? A sty-Scraper.
Q
What is black and white and red all over? A penguin with sunburn.
Q
Why did the chicken cross the playground? To get to the other
slide.
Q
What kind of jewellery do rabbits wear? Twenty-four-carrot gold.
Q What is the biggest mouse in the world? A hippopotomouse.
Q
What are we?
Two
brothers we are, great burdens we bear
In which we are bitterly pressed
The truth we do speak, we are full all the day
And
empty when we go to rest.
A
pair of boots.
Q
What am I?
When I am old, they cut me
And in a hole they put me
When I'm three months old
They come looking for me quite bold
Between fire and water they burn me
Between two irons they turn me
And when I'm stripped of my skin
They find a hole to put me in.
A
potato.
Q
What am I?
Hidi-Hadi
on the wall
Hidi-Hadi had a fall
Three men and threescore
Wouldn't leave Hidi-Hadi
As
he was before
A broken egg.
Q
What am I?
A hopper
o’ ditches
A cropper o’ corn
A wee brown cow
And a pair of leather horns
A hare.
Patricia
Announcements:
Get
Well wishes to: All our members who are unwell.
Birthday
Wishes to: John B., Philip, Patrick, Mary C O'L., Margaret
K., Gary, Robert, Declan, Margaret O'B., Anne, Kevin O'D., Margaret
P., Alan, Simon, & Dara.
Irish
St Ledger
This was run on 14-9-02. It was sponsored by Jefferson and Smurfit.
There was €300,000 in prize money. It was for three year olds
and upwards. It was one mile and six furlongs long. There were
eight runners. It was the last of the five Classics, which are
all run on the Curragh each year.
It
was won by Minnie Roe at 4-7. It was trained by Dermot Weld and
ridden by Pat Smullen. Seamus Sheridan & Michael Watt owned it.
They got €174,600. Second was Pugin at a price of 10-1. It was
trained by John Oxx and ridden by Johnny Murtagh. It was owned
by Lady Clague who got €60,000.
Third
was Ballingarry at a price of 8-1. This was trained by Aidan O'Brien
and ridden by J.A. Heffernan. It was owned by Mrs John Magnier
who got €30,000. Fourth home was a horse called Warsan, English
trained, ridden and owned. The prize here was €12,000.
Fifth was also English trained, ridden and owned and got €9,000
- a horse called Millenary. Sixth was Margarula, trained by Jim
Bolger and ridden by Kevin Manning. It was owned by Mrs Jim Bolger
& Ecurie Wildentein who got €6,000.
Seventh
was Queens Wharf trained by Mick Halford, and ridden by T.P. O’Shea.
It was owned by K.M. Griffin who received €3000.
Eighth was Saddlers Rings, trained by Willie Mullins and ridden
by Pat Shanahan. It was owned by John J. Brennan and the prize
was €3000.
Patricia
Some
words from Mahatma Gandhi
Keep
your thoughts positive because they become your words.
Keep your words positive because they become your behaviours.
Keep your behaviours positive because they become your habits.
keep
your habits positive because they become your values.
Keep
your values positive because they become your destiny.
Disclaimer:
The
views, opinions and beliefs expressed in this newsletter are not
necessarily the views of Platinum Clubhouse. Any articles, items
or pictures in this newsletter may only be reproduced following
permission from Platinum Clubhouse.
Contributors:
Patricia, Patrick, Breda, Carmel, Tom, Pierce, Ray, Philip
Editorial
Team:
Patricia, Pierce, Patsy, Siobhra, Tom
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