Celebrating.
So, Queen Elizabeth is celebrating sixty years on the British throne – or is it still the Commonwealth throne? – with a whole string of parties, good wishes pouring in from all fronts and, I dare say, the usual pleas from republicans to ban the monarchy and get back to the good old days of [...]
Life Enhancing?
It seems, depending on who you happen to trust and which papers you read, that coffee is now one of those must drink beverages if you want to stay alive longer. At the same time, soda is one of those must not drink beverages if you want the same, and if you want to remain [...]
Misrepresentation.
I’ve not been able to figure it out yet – I’m not even sure where I saw it – but I’d love to know, not for any particular reason, which clever user of languages came up with the idea of calling jobless people Underemployed. I’ve seen many strange descriptions over the last few years but [...]
It’ll be really cold when…
… I click on one of those links which people insist on sending me in their e-mails. I think that you know the sort of mails I am talking about, those which are classified as being: Most of us get them at one time or another and, once you’ve got one, you know that you’re [...]
The System Collapses.
What happens when something you rely on simply isn’t there? Imagine, just for a moment, that you’ve been going to a specific service provider everyday for the last year and have come to rely upon it. One day, out of the blue and with no warning whatsoever, it is no longer available. Your reaction? Wednesday [...]
The Dying Church.
It should be no great secret that I have little time for the Church (regardless of which branch you care to name) or for organised religion. I see, as do many others I am sure, so many problems surrounding what one or two people in authority say and do – and this goes for politics [...]
And In The News Today…
I can’t be the only one who is fed up of it all, but there are some people who still seem to live for such things. If they didn’t then a whole industry would die off – I wouldn’t miss it at all – and many, many people would be far happier and, I believe, [...]
Let’s Be Honest
Honesty is not a strong point with some people, although they probably don’t consider it being exactly dishonest, maybe just a little bit sparing with the truth, or telling white lies, protecting sources, forgetting to mention, but not lying. I remember seeing a photograph taken, I think, in New York a few years ago. It [...]
Hardly A Day Gone By…
It seems like only yesterday that we were on vacation, although in reality it is a complete week. Not a long vacation, just a short weekend around Ascension Day – Thursday through Sunday – but enough. And now, only Wednesday, and I am looking forward to the next long weekend, the next few days away [...]
Fat Cat.
Cats, hedgehogs, small and larger birds, deer and, today, a small fox cub. It’s one thing living in a country town and being able to travel through the countryside to get anywhere, it is quite another when all the living nature I tend to see has lived its life and, fresh for all to see, [...]
A Little Respite.
I have purposefully concentrated on Current Events, the news and opinion over the last few days – or longer, or perhaps it just felt longer – so here is a little bit of high quality eye candy for those of you who love such things. this time, however, I’m limiting the self-shots for a change, [...]
Dropping FB.
I don’t want to tell you (I’m lying here) I told you so but: Breaking: Facebook shares drop at market’s open, trades at $35.52, below Friday’s IPO price.on.wsj.com/KW3Hjf  Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) May 21, 2012 I think they will drop further, maybe not immediately but over the long term, and find a stable base [...]
Breakable Rumors.
It is quite fascinating to watch the way some politicians wheedle their way through life, mixing half-truths with facts, claiming the opposite of something that everyone else knows, justifying themselves by pointing out what others have done rather than what they are responsible for. I can understand why some things happen, even if, with our [...]
Parental Skills.
The times, they are a’changin’. Well, that’s not exactly news to most people, the times have been changing ever since our first ancestors pulled themselves out of the slime, grew feet and logged onto the Internet. ReShonda Tate Billingsley knows all about changing times, and so does her daughter. They are in touch with modern [...]
Breakable Promises.
It’s not exactly a promise to do anything, merely a statement saying that marriage – the legal contract between two consenting adults – should be extended to people of the same sex too. That, understandably, is as far as President Barack Obama is prepared to go. Understandable because he is fighting a re-election campaign and, [...]
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