Comments for Our Jacob http://downsdad.wordpress.com Sat, 04 May 2013 15:29:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on The Assassination of Down Syndrome by the Coward Ricky Gervais by Bevis Maun (@Emperorbevis) http://downsdad.wordpress.com/2011/10/20/the-assassination-of-down-syndrome-by-the-coward-ricky-gervaise/#comment-1794 Sat, 04 May 2013 15:29:09 +0000 http://downsdad.wordpress.com/?p=1100#comment-1794 I didn’t like him before, grew to hate Gervais, now after reading that he makes me physically sick

]]> Comment on Electric Picnic and the Year of Little Magic by Nick McGivney http://downsdad.wordpress.com/2013/02/10/electric-picnic-and-the-year-of-little-magic/#comment-1789 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:05:07 +0000 http://downsdad.wordpress.com/?p=1208#comment-1789 Not sure where I’ll eke it out myself this time. Festival promoters taking it all to court, it transpires today. Not the best of auguries.

]]> Comment on Electric Picnic and the Year of Little Magic by Colin http://downsdad.wordpress.com/2013/02/10/electric-picnic-and-the-year-of-little-magic/#comment-1788 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:28:27 +0000 http://downsdad.wordpress.com/?p=1208#comment-1788 Maybe it was the sun, maybe it was just everyone wanting to forget any responsibility but there was something about that festival that will live very long in my memory. This is an odd story to add in some ways but nonetheless, here goes:

While a bunch of us were queuing for toilets, a young fella of about 19 or 20, wearing only sports shorts wandered across our paths. It hadn’t struck me how middle-class the festival looked until I saw him and I suspected a few others in the queue were thinking the same thing because he turned to us and said in his best thick Dublin accent:

“Just back…I found someone’s mobile this morning and I just handed it in…bet you didn’t expect that from a scumbag like me…”

The Electric Picnic probably does get a lot of slagging for being too middle-class but the truth of it is that everyone there makes a conscious decision just to be nice. That’s it…nice. And what a profound difference it makes.

]]> Comment on Electric Picnic and the Year of Little Magic by Elbog http://downsdad.wordpress.com/2013/02/10/electric-picnic-and-the-year-of-little-magic/#comment-1787 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:43:16 +0000 http://downsdad.wordpress.com/?p=1208#comment-1787 I somehow missed this. Until now. Liking. My 2013 will require some magic, at some point, although there will be no camper-vans in my future.

]]> Comment on Diary of a busy day by alex http://downsdad.wordpress.com/2010/11/14/diary-of-a-busy-day/#comment-1784 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:44:43 +0000 http://downsdad.wordpress.com/?p=938#comment-1784 Right. “Die Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt!”.

]]> Comment on Electric Picnic and the Year of Little Magic by Nick McGivney http://downsdad.wordpress.com/2013/02/10/electric-picnic-and-the-year-of-little-magic/#comment-1783 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:16:53 +0000 http://downsdad.wordpress.com/?p=1208#comment-1783 Aw thanks Ais. It WAS a bit magical.

]]> Comment on Electric Picnic and the Year of Little Magic by Aisling Cahill (@AislingCahill) http://downsdad.wordpress.com/2013/02/10/electric-picnic-and-the-year-of-little-magic/#comment-1782 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:12:59 +0000 http://downsdad.wordpress.com/?p=1208#comment-1782 Fantastic!! You’ve captured the magic, and made me feel it too :)

]]> Comment on Diary of a busy day by Nick McGivney http://downsdad.wordpress.com/2010/11/14/diary-of-a-busy-day/#comment-1781 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:25:45 +0000 http://downsdad.wordpress.com/?p=938#comment-1781 Freut mich! Und vielen Dank. Es ist im moment bei uns in Irland ganz schwierig. Die Regierung hat kein geld, oder zu wenig, und die Hilfsmittel für ‘unsere Leute’ sind einfach ein einfaches Ziel. Trotzdem gibt es immer Hoffnung, stimmt? Danke für den Besuch, Alex. Mein ersten von D-land!

]]> Comment on Diary of a busy day by Alex http://downsdad.wordpress.com/2010/11/14/diary-of-a-busy-day/#comment-1780 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:41:59 +0000 http://downsdad.wordpress.com/?p=938#comment-1780 I just stumble across your blog. Wonderful work. I’m a father of a boy with down syndrom, too. Paul. He’s my superhero. He “develop” so well and discovers everyday new secrets of our world like every kid do. We got good friends, family ,trainers and a superb kindergarden-team that supports us …is anything but granted. I’m really thankfull for that.
So, all I can say is: keep on doing this blog and sharing facts and your experience. It’s important in more than one way.

Take care and all the best from Essen, Germany!
alex

]]> Comment on Electric Picnic and the Year of Little Magic by Nick McGivney http://downsdad.wordpress.com/2013/02/10/electric-picnic-and-the-year-of-little-magic/#comment-1769 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:15:56 +0000 http://downsdad.wordpress.com/?p=1208#comment-1769 Thank you Maeve. They’re thriving off my grey hairs! :)

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