- Do You Know -
Think on:-
Men are from MARS?
Women are from VENUS?
True or false?
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Monday, May 14, 2012
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Blog Update
[Header Photograph: - Source: Mick Morphey Photographs, Photoquest Studios.]
[Antique effect applied.]
[Antique effect applied.]
This could be so like “The Katherine Rose”
- Update on ‘Blogland Isle’ page to come, suffice to know we slipped our moorings on the midday tide and are gentle navigating out of the harbour.
- New Link added
- Unusual Photographs added.
- Vote Caster added.
A Fantastic Mum
- A heart rendering fantastic Mum -
This short video is absolutely heart rendering and will make you realize the warmth, love and tenderness that Mum’s have for their children.
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Sunday, May 06, 2012
I'm On My Way
- I'm on my way -
Please visit my Blogland Isle Page for new entry.
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Please visit my Blogland Isle Page for new entry.
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Thursday, May 03, 2012
Monday, April 30, 2012
Blogland Isle
- New Page -
Visitors please note new page added ‘Blogland Isle’
The adventures of an intrepid traveller making his way to his paradise isle - 'Blogland' somewhere in the Pacific. All will become clear given time and entries to this page.
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Sunday, April 29, 2012
Hacked
Hacked.
I would like to thank the B********* who hacked into my blog and has completely cock it up. Working hard to restore back to the original - Mick
I would like to thank the B********* who hacked into my blog and has completely cock it up. Working hard to restore back to the original - Mick
Sniffer Dog - Law Enforcement
Sniffer Dogs - Don’t you just love them? -
Would you believe?
A man had just boarded and settled into his seat next to the window on the plane when another man sat down in the aisle seat and put his Black Labrador in the middle seat next to the man.The first man looked very quizzically at the dog and asked why the dog was allowed on the plane.
The second man explained that he was from the Police Drugs Enforcement Agency and that the dog was a 'sniffing dog'.
“His name is Sniffer and he's the best there is. I'll show you once we get airborne, when I put him to work.”
The plane took off, and once it has leveled out, the Policeman said, “Watch this.”
He told Sniffer to “Search”.
Sniffer jumped down, walked along the aisle, and finally sat very purposefully next to a woman for several seconds.
Sniffer then returned to his seat and put one paw on the policeman's arm.
The Policeman said, “Good boy”, and he turned to the man and said, “That woman is in possession of marijuana, I'm making a note of her seat number and the authorities will apprehend her when we land.”
“Bloody hell, that's pretty good,” replied the first man.
Once again, the Policeman sent Sniffer to search the aisles.
The Lab sniffed about, sat down beside a man for a few seconds, returned to its seat, and this time he placed two paws on the agent's arm.
The Policeman said, “Two paws mean that man is carrying cocaine, so again, I'm making a note of his seat number for the Police.”
“I like it!' said his seat mate.
The Policeman then told Sniffer to 'search' again.
Sniffer walked up and down the aisles for a little while, sat down for a moment, and then came racing back to the agent, jumped into the middle seat and proceeded to mess all over the place.
The first man was really disgusted by this behavior and couldn't figure out how or why a well-trained dog would behave like that.
So he asked the Policeman, “What's going on?”
The Policeman nervously replied, “He's just found a bomb.”
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Saturday, April 28, 2012
Almost Done
- Almost Done -
Where have I been for the last six weeks or so, not being lazy or idle but have been beavering away on a number of issues and events with some health issues associated with agism.I not going to list these issue or events in detail other than to say most of them were to do with ‘new equipment’ not functioning as it should and not conforming to the required standard I require. Darn me I’m not going to have a piece of electronic equipment tell me what I can’t do I want to know what it tells me what I can do.
- Computer.Up dating to the new Apple System ‘Lion’ from Snow Leopard no problems, straight forward, took 35-minutes. - Having done a lot of home work to find out what benefits Lion would have over Snow Leopard and excepted that a lot of my records would not be readable after the update, was prepared in my mind to agree that, but what the Apple FAQ’s didn’t tell me was some of my ‘old‘ programs would not be allowed - ‘You can't open the application because PowerPC applications are no longer supported’ - that really annoyed me and made me angry. i.e. 2- color printers, 1- scanner, 1- Laser printing programmer.
E-mailed the respective program providers and asked if they were issuing an update to make Lion adaptable, short answer no, but their new program now accepts the Lion system but costs Mega bucks - [short answer - get stuffed].
Nothing for it but for me have a go at updating the various programs myself. Buying in an extra supply of pipe tobacco and grinding up the coffee beans, insured the the electricity bill had been paid set too:
After many hours, after many days, after many weeks managed to get the right programs written and installed to make the printers and scanner function correctly. The Laser printer program got me beat it must have some hidden program inserted into the html original program which stops alteration that I can’t recognize had to admit defeat and bought their new updated version.
2. End of Year [Financial].
The usually nonsense with the authorities.
The usually nonsense with the authorities.
3. Health
Age, well it eventually comes to us all, sad to say the older you get the more ‘bits‘ drop off
and as much as I try picking them up and sticking them back on they don’t work the same
Aha !!!! well such is life.
For me what isn’t done now wont get done until 12/13.
Folders and file dragged from the back burner and now will be worked on within the next few days.
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Friday, February 10, 2012
- Fridays Think On No 14 -
Ponder This.........
- To realize the value of a sister/brother: Ask someone who doesn't have one.
- To realize the value of ten years: Ask a newly divorced couple.
- To realize the value of four years: Ask a graduate.
- To realize the value of one year: Ask a student who has failed a final exam.
- To realize the value of nine months: Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
- To realize the value of one month: Ask a mother who has given birth to a premature baby..
- To realize the value of one minute: Ask a person who has missed the train, bus or plane.
- To realize the value of one-second: Ask a person who has survived an accident.
- Time waits for no one. Treasure every moment you have.
- You will treasure it even more when, you can share it with someone special.
- To realize the value of a friend or family member: LOSE ONE.
Thursday, February 09, 2012
Home Truths
- Me being Me -
Where has January and part of February gone?. For me it seems to have sped past at an alarming rate, gone in a flash, is it that when you’re old the days are so much shorter
I knew that January and February would be a time of reorganization the usually yearly event for me to start preparing my financial accounts that I present to the authorities, the endless clearing out of old records and the ‘junk’ I accumulated during the last year, junk now but at the time of receiving ‘it‘ thought it might come in useful or worth saving, old discarded redundant electronic equipment still in perfect working order but so out of date with the every daily change of technology advances. Thinking and planning ways I can increase my money income and goodness knows I haven’t got much of that, every year its the same old ways of penny pinching and cut backs, - [How do you penny pinch and cut back on cash accounts that have already have been ruthlessly savaged, ravaged and ransacked from previous years?]. Sorry to say that some of the charity boxes and charity donations will have to be cut down and the amount of money for local donations cut back now from pounds to pennies.
It seems strange that my self imposed ‘Go with with the flow more and not be so aggressive with the authorities‘ creates more work and unexpected events which I didn’t experience before, is it that my go with the flow is seen as a sign as weakness and ‘they‘ think anything will do just fed him shovels full of rubbish and that will do and be OK.
I am trying to strike a happy medium between being too aggressive and going with the flow more. At the moment I am in the process of analyzing the anticipated forth coming events and situations hoping I can strike a happy balance between them and me - time will tell !!!!.
I DO try, I try really hard to understand people and get on with them BUT there are some especially those in positions of authority or in the ‘Caring’ profession that for the life of me find extremely difficult I find they whether on purpose or not I don’t know, immediately rub me up the wrong way, one such case happened only last week. I had occasion to visit the surgery for my 6-monthly blood pressure, blood test, urine test, and general health check, now I know the nurse are ‘angels‘ and are divine good people and I like and respect them, [perhaps its something to with their uniform and black stockings ??? !!!.... ]
I value my health and do keep an accurate check on all the essentials bordering on being a little to fastidious, so be it , its my way. In my wallet is a list of my medication, a list of my next of kin, a first call out out address of who to call should I be admitted to hospital, my mobile has the telephone numbers of NOK., in my fridge a jar with all my records of medications and lists for the above. On the computer a record of - A chart showing my weekly weight, records showing height, chest size, waist size, collar size, even inside leg length. A whole load of diets sheets and recipes, food intake graphs even down to me having 6-pints of tea and two pints of coffee with at least two pints of water laced with limes daily - many other personnel details as well.
Right then back to the nurse and the surgery episode, after being ushered into her treatment room and invited to sit down asked all the usual questions, name, address etc OK so far, [February, Its winter time and its cold] I have my great coat on three or 4 layers of clothing, wooly socks, boots, pockets full of loose change a large bunch of keys and with all the necessary things I carry around when I’m out and about including a camera, “right then we’ll take your weight, step on the scales” looking at the window finder she said “you’re very over weight” like an idiot I said perhaps if I stand on one leg I can make my weight lighter, met with a frosty glaze, actually my true weight is **-stone and so many pounds and if you took the trouble to look at your records for last year you will see I’ve lost 2-stone and 6-pounds and only out of my weight for height limit - already off to a bad start and it all went down hill from then onwards until she said I think you should see the Doctor. “Treat me like an idiot and I’ll act like an idiot”. For me sheer waste of time.
Treat me with kindness and understanding and you will get back in return kindness and understanding, be aggressive towards me and I’ll be aggressive back with some!!, treat me like an idiot and I can act the biggest dumbest idiot in return.
My new layout of blog still at its drawing board stage with a new theme, its on the back burner at the moment but edging its way up the pile of things to do.
I knew that January and February would be a time of reorganization the usually yearly event for me to start preparing my financial accounts that I present to the authorities, the endless clearing out of old records and the ‘junk’ I accumulated during the last year, junk now but at the time of receiving ‘it‘ thought it might come in useful or worth saving, old discarded redundant electronic equipment still in perfect working order but so out of date with the every daily change of technology advances. Thinking and planning ways I can increase my money income and goodness knows I haven’t got much of that, every year its the same old ways of penny pinching and cut backs, - [How do you penny pinch and cut back on cash accounts that have already have been ruthlessly savaged, ravaged and ransacked from previous years?]. Sorry to say that some of the charity boxes and charity donations will have to be cut down and the amount of money for local donations cut back now from pounds to pennies.
It seems strange that my self imposed ‘Go with with the flow more and not be so aggressive with the authorities‘ creates more work and unexpected events which I didn’t experience before, is it that my go with the flow is seen as a sign as weakness and ‘they‘ think anything will do just fed him shovels full of rubbish and that will do and be OK.
I am trying to strike a happy medium between being too aggressive and going with the flow more. At the moment I am in the process of analyzing the anticipated forth coming events and situations hoping I can strike a happy balance between them and me - time will tell !!!!.
I DO try, I try really hard to understand people and get on with them BUT there are some especially those in positions of authority or in the ‘Caring’ profession that for the life of me find extremely difficult I find they whether on purpose or not I don’t know, immediately rub me up the wrong way, one such case happened only last week. I had occasion to visit the surgery for my 6-monthly blood pressure, blood test, urine test, and general health check, now I know the nurse are ‘angels‘ and are divine good people and I like and respect them, [perhaps its something to with their uniform and black stockings ??? !!!.... ]
I value my health and do keep an accurate check on all the essentials bordering on being a little to fastidious, so be it , its my way. In my wallet is a list of my medication, a list of my next of kin, a first call out out address of who to call should I be admitted to hospital, my mobile has the telephone numbers of NOK., in my fridge a jar with all my records of medications and lists for the above. On the computer a record of - A chart showing my weekly weight, records showing height, chest size, waist size, collar size, even inside leg length. A whole load of diets sheets and recipes, food intake graphs even down to me having 6-pints of tea and two pints of coffee with at least two pints of water laced with limes daily - many other personnel details as well.
Right then back to the nurse and the surgery episode, after being ushered into her treatment room and invited to sit down asked all the usual questions, name, address etc OK so far, [February, Its winter time and its cold] I have my great coat on three or 4 layers of clothing, wooly socks, boots, pockets full of loose change a large bunch of keys and with all the necessary things I carry around when I’m out and about including a camera, “right then we’ll take your weight, step on the scales” looking at the window finder she said “you’re very over weight” like an idiot I said perhaps if I stand on one leg I can make my weight lighter, met with a frosty glaze, actually my true weight is **-stone and so many pounds and if you took the trouble to look at your records for last year you will see I’ve lost 2-stone and 6-pounds and only out of my weight for height limit - already off to a bad start and it all went down hill from then onwards until she said I think you should see the Doctor. “Treat me like an idiot and I’ll act like an idiot”. For me sheer waste of time.
Treat me with kindness and understanding and you will get back in return kindness and understanding, be aggressive towards me and I’ll be aggressive back with some!!, treat me like an idiot and I can act the biggest dumbest idiot in return.
My new layout of blog still at its drawing board stage with a new theme, its on the back burner at the moment but edging its way up the pile of things to do.
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Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Flying Solo
- FLYING SOLO -
This is the story of the poor blonde flying in a two-seater airplane with just the pilot. He has a heart attack and dies. She frantically calls a May Day:
"May Day! May Day! Help me! Help me!
My pilot had a heart attack and is dead.
I don't know how to fly. Help me! Please help me!"
All of a sudden she hears a voice over the radio saying........
"This is your control tower. I have received your message and I will talk you through it. I've had a lot of experience with this kind of problem. Now, just relax. Everything will be fine! Now give me your height and position."
"This is your control tower. I have received your message and I will talk you through it. I've had a lot of experience with this kind of problem. Now, just relax. Everything will be fine! Now give me your height and position."
She says, "I'm 5'4" and I'm in the front seat."
"O.K." says the voice from the tower. "Repeat after me: Our Father. . . Who art in Heaven. . .
Did that make you chuckle? if not try this.........
This is an answer I can understand! - makes sense too me!!!....
[Oh !!!! by the way I’m almost back.]
A tourist in a bar in Florida asks an
Irishman sitting at the bar,
"Why do Scuba divers always fall backwards
off their boats?"
To which the Irishman replies:
"If they fell forwards,
they'd still be in the bleeding boat."
A tourist in a bar in Florida asks an
Irishman sitting at the bar,
"Why do Scuba divers always fall backwards
off their boats?"
To which the Irishman replies:
"If they fell forwards,
they'd still be in the bleeding boat."
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Saturday, January 07, 2012
Next Time I'll be...............
- Next Time I'll be the Photographer -
No need for a write up the photographs says it all
One very lucky Ranger
[Source unknown]
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Friday, January 06, 2012
R.U. 45-yrs and Older
- The Slippery Slope -
Oh!!! my goodness is it nearly forty years ago I started to deteriorate, apparently so according to this report shown here - [source BBC-web page]. I have to admit it is somewhat true in some respects, not all of it mind you. I’m finding that my learning ability and memory has declined down as the years have flown by. What is so damn annoying is that I spend 1-day learning a ‘new thing’ - [computer program example] and during that day practice, practice opening and using it, when I think I’ve finally cracked it I have great pleasure and happiness knowing that my resolve is complete not to let a piece of electronic equipment beat me.
What is so damn frustrating is that next morning have mostly forgotten how to use it, not all of it mind you but a large portion of it. Back to the user manual and then follow the instructions again. Once again practice, practice and more practice until it becomes second nature and then I don’t have to think it comes purely automatic and repetitive.
Names and dates are my worst memory loss, I’ve always have problems remembering dates and names, names especially, occasionally this has caused some embarrassment but have managed to fluff my way through until it finally clicks.
45-year of age, the slippery slop begins so those of you who are bordering on 45 or perhaps older you have something to look forward too [Ha,Ha]
Given with age various functions do deteriorate, thats true, I know I can no longer do the following, 10-miles in 2-hours fully kitted out with 65-lbs on my back, run a mile in 9-minutes, carry a fully kitted out soldier in the fireman's carry 1-hundred yards in xx-minutes. jump 6-foot ditches, scale a 9-foot wall, swing on ropes, clamber through water ducts but hey!!! who wants to do that when you’re getting older or have got old.
Not to worry, in my time I’ve eaten to excess, I’ve smoked since the age of 15-years - [pipe] and have had my fair share of alcohol although I don’t drink now. My Doctor is now pleased with me having lost 2-stone in weight in 6-months, reduced blood pressure to a level which he [the Doctor didn’t believe at first and took two more tests to confirm] said was very good. My blood test a couple of months ago showed that I’m no longer a type 2 diabetic although this has always been a bone of contention for me, me not believing I was a type 2 in the first place.
I’m 80-per cent happy with my health 100-per cent happy with my little lot - luck or lucky no way for I don’t believe in ‘luck’, what I process and what I have has been achieved through shear determination and attitude. I believe in going for ‘it‘, if I can’t afford it I save, an event or situation once I’ve set my sights on it then go for it 100-per cent and not be put off by obstacles.
Note: The path of Tia Chi is the way to go
My Way, my Life, my Thing.
My Way, my Life, my Thing.
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Thursday, January 05, 2012
Returning Absentee
- Returning Absentee -
Hi all visitors.
Where the hell have I been for the last six weeks or so, well!, you may well ask?. I’m not going to bore you with all the mundane events that happened suffice to say some of them for me quite serious but with time and careful thought and planning I feel I weathered them reasonable well.Over this period of time I became ‘Brain Dead’ - OK what brain???, these events took an enormous amount of my ‘Go with the flow’ attitude and not to be so aggressive, but, when you are dealing idiots and fools my patiences and endurance is sorely tested.
The Christmas period was a great help mainly due to me retiring to my castle, draw bridge up and portcullis down - [Yes there was a holly wreath on the draw bridge] a period of respite, a period or recovery for me to get my act together and resolve, dare I say stressful events. All the various Companies, Departments having closed down for Christmas weren’t bothering me with their e-mails and letters too much nevertheless with January they are still there and now flooding me with demands for a reply.
Some of these events require me to make decisions which may be for a short term solution or hopefully will resolve them permanently, time will tell!!!. January will see me burning the midnight oil researching and having in-depth thinking about the best solutions
What astonished me was that when I at long last opened my e-mail box the one I keep for spurious and junk mail to find over 500-plus e-mails. all trying to either sell me something or wanting me to subscribe to some fictitious program or asking me for personnel details. Most of these junk e-mails want me to purchase a manly figure improve pill or device why on earth they should think this is beyond me anyway my Doctor prescribe those remedial pills should the need arise [excuse the pun].
LOOK FORWARD.
- New blog design.
- New theme.
- More News.
- Fun with laughing photographs and articles.
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Honor in being a Warrior
- Honor in being a Warrior -
[This is truly amazing]
Look carefully at the B-17 and note how shot up it is - one engine dead, tail, horizontal stabilizer and nose shot up. It was ready to fall out of the sky. (This is a painting done by an artist from the description of both pilots many years later.) Then realize that there is a German ME-109 fighter flying next to it. Now read the story below. I think you'll be surprised...[This is truly amazing]
Charlie Brown was a B-17 Flying Fortress pilot with the 379th Bomber Group at Kimbolton , England . His B-17 was called 'Ye Old Pub' and was in a terrible state, having been hit by flak and fighters. The compass was damaged and they were flying deeper over enemy territory instead of heading home to Kimbolton.
After flying the B-17 over an enemy airfield, a German pilot named Franz Steigler was ordered to take off and shoot down the B-17. When he got near the B-17, he could not believe his eyes. In his words, he 'had never seen a plane in such a bad state'.. The tail and rear section was severely damaged, and the tail gunner wounded. The top gunner was all over the top of the fuselage. The nose was smashed and there were holes everywhere. Despite having ammunition, Franz flew to the side of the B-17 and looked at Charlie Brown, the pilot. Brown was scared and struggling to control his damaged and blood-stained plane.
After flying the B-17 over an enemy airfield, a German pilot named Franz Steigler was ordered to take off and shoot down the B-17. When he got near the B-17, he could not believe his eyes. In his words, he 'had never seen a plane in such a bad state'.. The tail and rear section was severely damaged, and the tail gunner wounded. The top gunner was all over the top of the fuselage. The nose was smashed and there were holes everywhere. Despite having ammunition, Franz flew to the side of the B-17 and looked at Charlie Brown, the pilot. Brown was scared and struggling to control his damaged and blood-stained plane.
Aware that they had no idea where they were going, Franz waved at Charlie to turn 180 degrees. Franz escorted and guided the stricken plane to, and slightly over, the North Sea towards England .. He then saluted Charlie Brown and turned away, back to Europe ..
When Franz landed he told the CO that the plane had been shot down over the sea, and never told the truth to anybody. Charlie Brown and the remains of his crew told all at their briefing, but were ordered never to talk about it.
More than 40 years later, Charlie Brown wanted to find the Luftwaffe pilot who saved the crew. After years of research, Franz was found. He had never talked about the incident, not even at post-war reunions.
They met in the USA at a 379th Bomber Group reunion, together with 25 people who were alive - all because Franz never fired his guns that day.
When Franz landed he told the CO that the plane had been shot down over the sea, and never told the truth to anybody. Charlie Brown and the remains of his crew told all at their briefing, but were ordered never to talk about it.
More than 40 years later, Charlie Brown wanted to find the Luftwaffe pilot who saved the crew. After years of research, Franz was found. He had never talked about the incident, not even at post-war reunions.
They met in the USA at a 379th Bomber Group reunion, together with 25 people who were alive - all because Franz never fired his guns that day.
(L-R) German Ace Franz Stigler, artist Ernie Boyett, and B-17 pilot Charlie Brown.
When asked why he didn't shoot them down, Stigler later said, "I didn't have the heart to finish those brave men. I flew beside them for a long time. They were trying desperately to get home and I was going to let them do that. I could not have shot at them. It would have been the same as shooting at a man in a parachute." [Both men died in 2008.]
This is a true story..
This was back in the days when there was honor in being a warrior. They proudly wore uniforms, and they didn't hide behind women and children, nor did they plant bombs amidst innocent crowds.
How times have changed........
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Me being Me.
- What Ever Happened To....... -
What a last four/five weeks I’ve had, five weeks of not knowing what else is around the corner I’m beginning to question my resolve since August of ‘Going with flow and not being so aggressive’ to the Authorities and those hell bent on making my existence unpleasant and believe me there are a few other then ’Name and Shame’ will remain nameless. For the life of me I can not understand why ‘people‘ have to be so deliberately offensive, so un helpful, obnoxious, consciously and intentionally damn right rude I feel sure they are trying to provoke me to retaliating in their fashion, provoke me they will not for I remember my go with the flow and adopt a superior attitude and just smuggle smile at them.
No way am I going to list all those niggling little events and I suppose nothing really to complain about but they have to be righted but dear oh! dear they are so time consuming and so darn frustrating. Most of them are caused by ‘others’ not doing their jobs correctly or lacking interest and knowledge. Most of my ‘shopping‘ [?] is done on line and whats so galling is when you have crossed all the ‘T’s‘ and dotted the ‘I’s” ‘they get it wrong and this leads to endless e-mails and some phone calls to sort out the events they have caused. It would help if you ‘spoke‘ to the same person each time, call centers are by far the worst especially if when the person can barely talk and understand English. I thought at first it was my fault, me with my accent or the common slang words I am accustomed in using but no, talking to others who use the internet and have shopped on line they too say the same.
Coming up to the Christmas period a period of time I thought was the time for ‘Good Will to all’ Yeah right ? well for me it seems as if you have to have very sharp elbows, tunnel vision and go for it doesn’t matter who gets in the way, Good manners - gone, politeness - gone. This is just me with thoughts on good manners, evan before this festival period few and far between, the words ‘Thank You’, ‘Please’, ‘The cheery smile and nod of the head’ what few there were before have now completely gone. Bah!!!! I simply refuse to join in this attitude and [OK I know this is me saying this] will still cary on with my [?] being good mannered.
A ‘Jackist’ I am not and never will be.
Sour grapes, my rant, possibly!!, feeling better now - yes.
Christmas for me, my choice and my way withdraw into my castle, drawbridge up, portcullis down, front doorbell and telephone disconnected Normal service what ever normal service is will be resumed 2nd January. My only communication for this period will be Skype, e-mail or other forms of computer language.
To all visitors I hope you all have a very good and joyful Christmas time.
No way am I going to list all those niggling little events and I suppose nothing really to complain about but they have to be righted but dear oh! dear they are so time consuming and so darn frustrating. Most of them are caused by ‘others’ not doing their jobs correctly or lacking interest and knowledge. Most of my ‘shopping‘ [?] is done on line and whats so galling is when you have crossed all the ‘T’s‘ and dotted the ‘I’s” ‘they get it wrong and this leads to endless e-mails and some phone calls to sort out the events they have caused. It would help if you ‘spoke‘ to the same person each time, call centers are by far the worst especially if when the person can barely talk and understand English. I thought at first it was my fault, me with my accent or the common slang words I am accustomed in using but no, talking to others who use the internet and have shopped on line they too say the same.
Coming up to the Christmas period a period of time I thought was the time for ‘Good Will to all’ Yeah right ? well for me it seems as if you have to have very sharp elbows, tunnel vision and go for it doesn’t matter who gets in the way, Good manners - gone, politeness - gone. This is just me with thoughts on good manners, evan before this festival period few and far between, the words ‘Thank You’, ‘Please’, ‘The cheery smile and nod of the head’ what few there were before have now completely gone. Bah!!!! I simply refuse to join in this attitude and [OK I know this is me saying this] will still cary on with my [?] being good mannered.
A ‘Jackist’ I am not and never will be.
Sour grapes, my rant, possibly!!, feeling better now - yes.
Christmas for me, my choice and my way withdraw into my castle, drawbridge up, portcullis down, front doorbell and telephone disconnected Normal service what ever normal service is will be resumed 2nd January. My only communication for this period will be Skype, e-mail or other forms of computer language.
To all visitors I hope you all have a very good and joyful Christmas time.
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Thursday, November 24, 2011
Going Green - Yeah !!..........
[Back in my childhood days and early youth I was a weedy boy, all skin and bones caused mainly by the shortages we suffered from the ‘War Years’, this all changed when I received the ‘King’s Shilling' and then I never looked back turning into a hunky, handsome, polite, good mannered. muscular man - [thats my opinion and I’m sticking by it]. The following certainly holds good. Environmental Friendly we were through necessity.]
- THE GREEN THING -
In the queue at the Supermarket the other day, the young check girl told me that I should bring my own grocery bags because plastic bags weren't good for the environment.
I immediately apologized to her and explained, "We didn't have the green thing back in my day."
The check out girl said, "That's our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to save our environment."
She was right -- our generation didn't have the green thing in its day. Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So they really were recycled.
But we didn't have the green thing back in my day.
We walked up stairs, because we didn't have an escalator in every store and office building. We walked to the grocery store and didn't climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time we had to go a couple of miles
But she was right. We didn't have the green thing in my day.
Back then, we washed the baby's nappies because we didn't have the throw-away kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy gobbling machine burning up 240 volts -- wind and solar power really did dry the clothes. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing.
But she was right we didn't have the green thing back in my day.
Back then, we had one very small B & W TV-set or a radio, in the house -- not a TV-set in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief, not a screen the size of Wales!
In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand because we didn't have electric machines to do everything for us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we used a wadded up old newspaper to cushion it, not Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap.
Back then, we didn't fire up an engine and burn petrol just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower that ran on human power. We exercised by working so we didn't need to go to a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity.
But she's right; we didn't have the green thing back then.
We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water.
We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and we replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull.
But we didn't have the green thing back then.
Back then, people took the bus and kids rode their bikes to school or walked instead of turning their mums into a 24-hour taxi service.
We had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances and we didn't need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 2,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest chip shop.
But isn't it sad the current generation laments how wasteful we old folks were just because we didn't have the green thing back then?
Yeah, right!!!!
I immediately apologized to her and explained, "We didn't have the green thing back in my day."
The check out girl said, "That's our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to save our environment."
She was right -- our generation didn't have the green thing in its day. Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So they really were recycled.
But we didn't have the green thing back in my day.
We walked up stairs, because we didn't have an escalator in every store and office building. We walked to the grocery store and didn't climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time we had to go a couple of miles
But she was right. We didn't have the green thing in my day.
Back then, we washed the baby's nappies because we didn't have the throw-away kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy gobbling machine burning up 240 volts -- wind and solar power really did dry the clothes. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing.
But she was right we didn't have the green thing back in my day.
Back then, we had one very small B & W TV-set or a radio, in the house -- not a TV-set in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief, not a screen the size of Wales!
In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand because we didn't have electric machines to do everything for us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we used a wadded up old newspaper to cushion it, not Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap.
Back then, we didn't fire up an engine and burn petrol just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower that ran on human power. We exercised by working so we didn't need to go to a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity.
But she's right; we didn't have the green thing back then.
We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water.
We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and we replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull.
But we didn't have the green thing back then.
Back then, people took the bus and kids rode their bikes to school or walked instead of turning their mums into a 24-hour taxi service.
We had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances and we didn't need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 2,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest chip shop.
But isn't it sad the current generation laments how wasteful we old folks were just because we didn't have the green thing back then?
Yeah, right!!!!
The above has been slightly modified - Source unknown
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Intelligence At Its Best
- Intelligence At Its Best -
[Apologies to the overseas visitors who may not understand the humor]
Jeremy Paxman: What is another name for 'cherrypickers' and 'cheesemongers'?
Contestant: Homosexuals.
Jeremy Paxman: No. They're regiments in the British Army who will be very upset with you.
BEG, BORROW OR STEAL (BBC2)
Jamie Theakston: Where do you think Cambridge University is?
Contestant: Geography isn't my strong point.
Jamie Theakston: There's a clue in the title.
Contestant: Leicester.
BBC NORFOLK
Stewart White: Who had a worldwide hit with What A Wonderful World?
Contestant: I don't know
Stewart White: I'll give you some clues: what do you call the part between your hand and your elbow?
Contestant: Arm
Stewart White: Correct and if you're not weak, you're...?
Contestant: Strong.
Stewart White: Correct - and what was Lord Mountbatten's first name?
Contestant: Louis
Stewart White: Well, there we are then. So who had a worldwide hit with the song What A Wonderful World?
Contestant: Frank Sinatra?
LATE SHOW (BBC MIDLANDS)
Alex Trelinski: What is the capital of Italy?
Contestant: France.
Trelinski: France is another country...try again.
Contestant: Oh, um, Benidorm.
Trelinski: Wrong, sorry, let's try another question. In which country is the Parthenon?
Contestant: Sorry, I don't know.
Trelinski: Just guess a country then..
Contestant: Paris.
THE WEAKEST LINK (BBC2)
Anne Robinson: Oscar Wilde, Adolf Hitler and Jeffrey Archer have all written books about their experiences in what: - Prison, or the Conservative Party?
Contestant: The Conservative Party.
BEACON RADIO (WOLVERHAMPTON)
DJ Mark: For 10, what is the nationality of the Pope?
Ruth from Rowley Regis: I think I know that one. Is it Jewish?
UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE
Bamber Gascoyne: What was Gandhi's first name?
Contestant: Goosey?
GWR FM (Bristol)
Presenter: What happened in Dallas on November 22, 1963?
Contestant: I don't know, I wasn't watching it then.
PHIL WOOD SHOW (BBC RADIO ???MANCHESTER)
Phil: What's 11 squared?
Contestant: I don't know.
Phil: I'll give you a clue. It's two ones with a two in the middle.
Contestant: Is it five?
RICHARD AND JUDY
Richard: Which American actor is married to Nicole Kidman?
Contestant: Forrest Gump.
RICHARD AND JUDY
Richard: On which street did Sherlock Holmes live?
Contestant: Er...
Richard: He makes bread.
Contestant: Er...
Richard: He makes cakes.
Contestant: Kipling Street?
LINCS FM PHONE-IN
Presenter: Which is the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world?
Contestant: Barcelona.
Presenter: I was really after the name of a country.
Contestant: I'm sorry, I don't know the names of any countries in Spain.
NATIONAL LOTTERY (BBC1)
Question: What is the world's largest continent?
Contestant: The Pacific.
ROCK FM (PRESTON)
Presenter: Name a film starring Bob Hoskins that is also the name of a famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci.
Contestant: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
THE BIGGEST GAME IN TOWN (ITV)
Steve Le Fevre: What was signed, to bring World War I to an end in 1918?
Contestant: Magna Carta?
JAMES O'BRIEN SHOW (LBC)
James O'Brien: How many kings of England have been called Henry?
Contestant: Er, well, I know there was a Henry the Eighth. ER..ER..Three?
CHRIS SEARLE SHOW (BBC RADIO BRISTOL)
Chris Searle: In which European country is Mount Etna?
Caller: Japan.
Chris Searle: I did say which European country, so in case you didn't hear that, I can let you try again.
Caller: Er...Mexico?
PAUL WAPPAT (BBC RADIO NEWCASTLE)
Paul Wappat: How long did the 6 Day War between Egypt and Israel last?
Contestant (long pause): Fourteen days.
DARYL DENHAM'S DRIVETIME (VIRGIN RADIO)
Daryl Denham: In which country would you spend shekels?
Contestant: Holland?
Daryl Denham: Try the next letter of the alphabet.
Contestant: Iceland? Ireland?
Daryl Denham: (helpfully) It's a bad line. Did you say Israel?
Contestant: No.
PHIL WOOD SHOW (BBC GMR)
Phil Wood: What 'K' could be described as the Islamic Bible?
Contestant: Er...
Phil Wood: It's got two syllables..Kor..
Contestant: Blimey?
Phil Wood: Ha ha ha ha, no. The past participle of run...
Contestant: (Silence)
Phil Wood: OK, try it another way. Today I run, yesterday I...
Contestant: Walked?
THE VAULT
Melanie Sykes: What is the name given to the condition where the sufferer can fall asleep at any time?
Contestant: Nostalgia.
LUNCHTIME SHOW (BRMB)
Presenter: What religion was Guy Fawkes?
Contestant: Jewish.
Presenter: That's close enough.
STEVE WRIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON (BBC RADIO 2)
Wright: Johnny Weissmuller died on this day. Which jungle-swinging character clad only in a loin cloth did he play?
Contestant: Jesus.
[This makes me feel intellegent]
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Monday, November 21, 2011
Forced Absence
- Forced Absence -
Anyone noticed my absence from blogging now for over a month, yeah!!!! I’ll bet you haven’t although I’ve had a few e-mails express some little concern over the reason why, questions like, health wise, my situation, gone mental, gone over the wall for a stretch at Her Majesties Pleasure - [I should be so lucky, room and board, all the modern conveniences and three meals a day] , fed up with it all, being upset having received some really disturbing news, well !!!!!! [exclamation] none of the above, some of them might have had a little bearing on the reason why but since my declared persona of going with the flow more and not being so aggressive to the ‘authorities’ most events now go over my head with me saying ‘let it go’.
Right then - Are you sitting on the edge of the chair waiting with baited breath ready for the explanation for the reason, [once again] yeah !!!!. well !!!, would you believe my lovely, super duper, great, my fantastic lightning fast Apple iMac computer decided to go pear shape, not so the electronic side but the mechanics of the optical drive, just wouldn’t eject the disk I’d put in although it was trying to eject every fifteen seconds all the time the computer was switched on - got the idea? My first thoughts were to get the Birmingham screwdriver and chisel out but decided against that, nothing for it but contact the local Apple Store [three miles away] and ‘Book It In’, no trouble in arranging an appointment for the Genius Bar to sus out the problem my concern was how to get the computer there, I tried the Bus but the driver was adamant it was to big to get on his bus even when after I pointed out it wasn’t any bigger then some of the pushchair buggies the young mums used, answer, no.
Right then - Are you sitting on the edge of the chair waiting with baited breath ready for the explanation for the reason, [once again] yeah !!!!. well !!!, would you believe my lovely, super duper, great, my fantastic lightning fast Apple iMac computer decided to go pear shape, not so the electronic side but the mechanics of the optical drive, just wouldn’t eject the disk I’d put in although it was trying to eject every fifteen seconds all the time the computer was switched on - got the idea? My first thoughts were to get the Birmingham screwdriver and chisel out but decided against that, nothing for it but contact the local Apple Store [three miles away] and ‘Book It In’, no trouble in arranging an appointment for the Genius Bar to sus out the problem my concern was how to get the computer there, I tried the Bus but the driver was adamant it was to big to get on his bus even when after I pointed out it wasn’t any bigger then some of the pushchair buggies the young mums used, answer, no.
Set the computer up, yep everything OK except a few of the important programs were missing, had to find the original disks and reinstall them and then copied the files and folders details from the external back up drives.
139-outstanding emails almost all them require answering, strict prioritizing here, so if you’re reading this and expect an e-mail reply they’re coming.
During this waiting period for my computer to be repaired I haven’t been idle but theres only so many times you can vacuum the carpets, dust, wash the windows. cloths to the launderette, degrease the oven [ugh] iron, all pots and pans wire woolled and polished, would you believe write letters [my hand writing skill is still there, just about], going out and shopping instead of using the internet, thats an eye opener just how rude and unhelpful the serving assistants have become.
Thats just about it for now, but I have plans for a new layout for my blog page with new articles to come, Oh yes one more thing I’m out on Wednesday to purchase a Apple Mac 17-inch laptop.
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Friday, October 21, 2011
Fridays Think On No 13.
- Fridays Think On No 13 -
- A woman is like a tea bag- you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.
- Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.
- Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.
Ponder This...........
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
Get This Idea.
- Airport Security -
You’ve got to love this perfect solution, what a bloody good idea!
The Israelis are developing an airport security device that eliminates the privacy concerns that come with full-body scanners. It's an armored booth you step into that will not X-ray you, but will detonate any explosive device you may have on your person.
Israel sees this as a win-win situation for everyone, with none of this crap about racial profiling. It will also eliminate the costs of long and expensive trials, imagine you're in an airport terminal and you hear a muffled explosion. Shortly thereafter, an announcement: "Attention to all standby passengers, we now have a seat available on flight 670 to London. Shalom!"
BRILLIANT!!
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Master Card - [Visa].
- Notice - 'A' Video -
The Banned Master Card Video
The Banned Master Card Video
After my negotiating a little bit of business last week it now appears that I shall be absent for a little while perhaps returning next week sometime, a little job [paid] which I will enjoy doing or though I don’t really have the cameras I used to have however if I’m very careful and use my [ahem!.ahem he, he], great knowledge and a brace of Canon SLR’s and lens I will be able to do a great job.
I have for some time now been struggling with my self, should I? or shouldn’t I, should I? or shouldn’t I post a Master Card You Tube video. I remember posting this video way back in 2008 and at that time I didn’t have the Police Obscene Squad come around beating my front door down so why not post it again?
I’ve installed the video on my xxx-rated tag but please remember and think do I really want to see an over the top risque video bordering on being a pornographic video - you have been warned,
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
New Entries
- New Entries -
- New entry on my STRICTLY COME DANCING.
- New entry on my FACTUM.
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Monday, October 17, 2011
Unusual Photographs!!
- Unusual Photographs!! -
Following on with my period of being silly, funny photographs and events here is another selection of photographs to laugh or smile at.
Wow!!! - 'Thats a Whoper'!!
Has to be seen to be beleived
A Bevvy of Mudlarks
You Up for another one?
I promise I wont look - Liar
So thats what it looks like - Different than mine
That was a good breakfast
Prevention is better than cure
Words fail me!!!
My 'X' wife - [Sorry C******e only joking]
Wow !! What a position?
Beach 'Peeping Tom' gets his just desserts
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Saturday, October 15, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Fridays Think On No 12
- Fridays Think On No 12 -
- Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.
- When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth.
- People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them.
- A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
Ponder on this. .........
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