Hey, . It is wonderful to hear that Nick Vujicic got married in California on 10th February this year. His bride is the very beautiful Kanae Miyahara. . They honeymooned in Hawaii, and will live together in California. . You may remember my , who suffers from Tetra-Amelia Syndrome, and who has no arms or [...]
Feb
20
2012
20
2012
Jan
26
2012
26
2012
Tao Porchon-Lynch
Hi, . I was reading about an unusual lady this week, who wowed everyone in Mumbai recntly when at an event there. She is called Tao Porchon-Lynch. She re-located from India to America in her thirties. She is a Yoga Master, having practiced for the past 70 years, and she still teaches. She is 93. [...]
Jan
14
2012
14
2012
Old People.
Hello Peeps, . I was just reading one of those staples that you find in newspapers regularly. . You know the one I mean, where old people well over the age of 100 are asked why they have managed to reach such an impossible age, and what they put their longevity down to. . The [...]
Jan
4
2012
4
2012
On A Plate. AnimaNaturalis.
Hello, . It is amazing to me how many people are actually prepared to put their money where their mouth is, like the members of AnimaNaturalis. . This group was started in about 2003, and is trying to change . . They stage inventive, eye-catching and publicity catching protests to further their understandable aims. . [...]
Dec
13
2011
13
2011
Ufo’s Overhead During Anti-Putin Protest In Moscow.
Hey, . Political happenings with a strange twist for you today. . Because of the recent allegations of rigged voting having taken place during the December elections, to enable Vladimir Putin’s party to retain power, Pro-democracy organisers arranged a protest to take place in . On Saturday, this was attended by thousands of angry people [...]
Dec
12
2011
12
2011
12 Year Old Girl Visits Heaven, And Paints It.
Hey, . We have an unusual post today. It is about a 12 year old girl who says that she regularly began having visions of Heaven from the time that she was four years old. . This young girl, called Akeane Kramarik, began telling her mother about Heaven at that time, and began clearly describing [...]
Nov
29
2011
29
2011
Who Gives A Fuck!
hs. . Oh God, I have just been so bored, bored, bored, with a series of bloody television programmes which I had pre-recorded and suddenly decided to watch while Big H had one of his infamous five hour baths. . They were all about various aspects of body image, plastic surgery, and peoples’ feelings about [...]
Nov
28
2011
28
2011
102 Is A Magic Number.
Hi Peeps, . Even very old people can find excitement…..if they have the nerve to . . A while ago there were more saddening headlines about older people being uprooted willy-nilly from their nursing homes before being scattered away from their friends and routines, into new places whether they wish to go or not. . [...]
Nov
17
2011
17
2011
Things You CANNOT Do.
Hey, . Hoping that Thursday is going well with you. . Today I am in a much more laid-back frame of mind, so I am not feeling the need to make you share in my worries as ….so no bed bugs or spiders today then. All is mellow with me. . My visit to the [...]
Nov
9
2011
9
2011
Thought For The Day.
Hi, . . I suddenly had a thought of my own last night….and this is it…. . …. Isn’t it strange how people who have nothing to say have so much to say! …. . . .
Nov
6
2011
6
2011
How The Mighty Have Fallen.
Hi, . This is a post which is interesting for everyone, never mind just the tree-huggers amongst us. . In the Parks of America there are some groves of the Giant Sequoia Trees, which are giant Redwoods. . These amazing trees measure huge circumferences around their trunk. . In fact, as a child, I can [...]
Nov
4
2011
4
2011
Lemmings Will Love This Place!
Hey Folks, . This post is especially for any of you Lemmings who happen to be reading my post today….so, you don’t need to bother writing to me anymore, in order to complain that I do not try and include the concerns of such small creatures such as yourselves in my posts. . You may [...]
Oct
25
2011
25
2011
How To Really Stir Up The People.
Hello People, . I am feeling quite depressed today. . Not only because my visitors have now left, and I miss all of the fun in this once-again quiet house….and not only because of the pouring rain….but also because of that totally undemocratically inclined . . There has just been a debate in Parliament about [...]
Oct
19
2011
19
2011
China: Child Run Over Twice, Ignored By Passers-By.
Hey, . The video contained in this post is an unbelievable one. . It shows harrowing footage from the Guangfo Hardware Market, in , and was recorded on October 13th. . A two year old girl, wandering in a road, is hit by a van, which is seen to leave the scene of the accident [...]
Oct
18
2011
18
2011
No Arms, No Legs, No Worries.
Hi, . We can make life so hard and blame circumstances for things that do not go well. . I mean a lot of my friends can consider their day to be ruined if they have a day. Bad hair….what about having no arms!! . The next clip is an one. The lady shown has [...]
Oct
15
2011
15
2011
The Incredible Ageing Woman.
Hi, . Today I woke to surprisingly bright sunshine, and forecasts promise a couple of days of unseasonably good, warm weather. Yeah, possibly, but the seasons pass inexorably no matter what we prefer, or how much we protest their change. . It is the same with life. All of us worry about the unwelcome effects [...]
Oct
10
2011
10
2011
Now You See It….Now You Don’t.
Hello Monday, . After a weekend of rubbish weather, and extremely from the dampness, I was once again thinking of how much nicer it would be to live down in a place like where it is warm enough to support some quite tropical plants. And oh, the lure of more sunshine and much warmer winters. [...]
Oct
7
2011
7
2011
It Makes Dying Look Good.
Good day, . This morning we all awoke to pale blue skies and anaemic sunshine….and the news that it has been snowing already….now there’s cheerful then! . Actually I am feeling quite grumpy this morning because I have been somewhat unwell twice over the last two days. I mean, nothing terminal, just unpleasant. . My [...]
Oct
6
2011
6
2011
Wanton Destruction Finally Takes Place.
Hey, . This post is to let you know that the jobsworths have prevailed once again against the protests of just about everyone else. . You remember , Scarborough. The villagers in Ireton have been protesting for years about the decision by North County Council to cut down their beautiful 100 year old Beech tree. [...]
Oct
5
2011
5
2011
Ugghhhh Boots.
. Hi, . Once again we have reports of terrible which is apparently going on . It seems that many items of apparel which are marked as faux fur are actually produced using the fur of Raccoon Dogs. . It is also reported that many pairs of copy Ugg Boots are not made with actual [...]
Oct
4
2011
4
2011
All Roads Lead To Rome.
Hi, . Oh dear, I am up early again this morning, and it is getting depressingly wintry now. It is seven am now and it is still darkish, as well as being a bit chilly in the house, as the central heating is not set to switch on until 7.30. . There are many beautiful [...]
Oct
3
2011
3
2011
More Of The Same Old.
Hiya, . Greetings from the unluckily rain sodden part of the UK. . I don’t know what it is with our weather up here, but it certainly manages to be sub-standard a lot of the time. Yesterday it was pouring with rain for most of the day, and this was happening was while the beaches [...]
Sep
25
2011
25
2011
An Everyman’s Protest.
Hi, . There is a Battle Royal underway, in a small village of about 150 houses, in . . The villagers of Irton had been fighting for five years to prevent what they consider to be the wanton and unnecessary felling of their beloved Beech tree, which is growing on a grass verge at the [...]
Sep
22
2011
22
2011
Clever Hobbitses.
Hi, . As you were rushing to leave home today, have you ever given a thought to the reasons why many of us are always tiredly dashing off to work. . Is it to pay the large mortgage upon one of the huge structures that we are encouraged to aspire to, with some houses now [...]
Aug
24
2011
24
2011
So What Has Happened To Democracy!
Hi, . So how do you all feel then about finally telling us all that what we want is of absolutely no importance at all to anyone in power. . He says that because we voted a Yes to join the EU in 1975, we are now in the EU forever….one Yes vote now being [...]
Aug
17
2011
17
2011
Riots in West Croydon. 08-08-2011.
Hi, . Now there are new uploads on YouTube taken from CCTV during the recent rioting. . I have stuck to one particular area…. West Croydon…..on 8th August. . This is a man being robbed of his scooter. . . Buses were attacked. . . Richer Sounds being looted. . Fires started. . . Furniture [...]
Aug
14
2011
14
2011
Feeling Blue!
Bonjour mes amis, . So, as you have probably gathered….today’s post has an authentic French flavour. . It has come about because I was thinking recently about how many of the shades of and brown, used enthusiastically in house decoration and furnishing, are colours that I find to be personally depressing, and would therefore avoid [...]
Aug
10
2011
10
2011
UK Riots Spreading. Latest Update.
Good Morning, . It is quite sombe here in the UK today after the problems of the . . Last night the rioting in London was in control, with a reported 16,000 police in the capital. . Unfortunately, gangs of youths were following on in many other cities nationwide, looting, destroying property, setting fires and [...]
Jul
22
2011
22
2011
Alex: A Life Fast Forward.
Hi Peeps, . So here we are, having arrived at Friday again….gateway to the weekend and the promise of more fun. . Our past week has been a good one indeed, with Big H continuing to improve in leaps and bounds. Even his self-injections are becoming easier for him now. . For the first month, [...]
Jul
21
2011
21
2011
From Godzirra To Seriously Frightening Stuff.
Hi, . So it is that time again. . There have been new reports that a ” has just been spotted by an Alaskan fisherman in Cadboro Bay. It was said to be from 20′ to 30′ long with humps on the back. . So, it may be Nessie enjoying her holidays, or it is [...]
Jul
19
2011
19
2011
You Absolutely Cannot Miss This!
Hi Folks, . I have just seem something absolutely wonderful, and I want to share it with you. . A humpback whale was trapped in a discarded fisherman’s net in the Sea Of Cortez, off the coast of California. . Luckily for the whale, three men in a boat saw what they thought was a [...]
Jul
7
2011
7
2011
The Cube Project.
Hey, Hey, . I hope that all is well with yourself today….and with your home and hearth. . My thoughts have been turning to again lately, and to the changes required for a retirement move. . I have also often wondered how much ‘stuff’ we actually need instead of the mountains of ‘neccessary’ posessions that [...]
Jul
2
2011
2
2011
Ed Milliband Malfunction? These Strikes Are Wrong!
Hi, . Is it just me….or is Mr Milliband having a malfunction of one of his more mechanical parts. . Or is he perhaps trying to say that….These Strikes Are Wrong. . So Here We Go. . . What do you think! . Come on now, stop behaving in a reckless and provocative manner, put [...]
Jul
1
2011
1
2011
Youth Is Wasted On The Young ‘Cos They Don’t Yet Know The Horrible Alternative To It!
Hi Folks, . Good morning to you. . This unusual weather is continuing apace. . Yesterday it rained all morning, but at lunchtime everything cleared up and we decided it was an unmissable chance to get the top down and go out to get some very necessary shopping, if we wanted to continue to eat [...]
Jun
30
2011
30
2011
Wake Up Now.
Hi, . Today is a greeny issue. It is with regard to the scary changes which are taking place in the oceans….and speeding up all the time. . Project Clamer is a worldwide study, where reports from many different are gathered together, as they collaborate in a huge effort to plot the effects of climate [...]
Jun
19
2011
19
2011
Peter Davies. Mayor Of Doncaster. This Is No ‘Yes-Man’.
Hello, . Recently, a friend of mine, who lives in , asked me what I thought about Peter Davies….Mayor of Doncaster in South Yorkshire. . I confessed that I had no idea who she was talking about, so she sent me a follow-up e-mail about him. Because of that I have something very unusual for [...]
Jun
15
2011
15
2011
Furious Surgeon Orders Clegg And Cameron ‘Off His Ward’
Oh Bliss Oh Poop, . I would love to tell Clegg and Cameron, and all the , to ‘bugger off’ myself”….but someone has finally done it. . were at Guy’s Hospital to put forward their latest U-Turn on policy. . They decided to take a while they were there putting a spin on things. . [...]
Jun
6
2011
6
2011
Fiery Skies. Earthquake In Chile.
Hi, . Bad news on the front at the moment. . There has been a in Chile now, from a volcano in the Puyehue Cordon Caulle Chain, which contains many volcanoes. There is said to have been no major eruption there for the past half a century . There is a high plume of smoke [...]
May
30
2011
30
2011
Accept No Limits.
Hello people of all ages, . I had a birthday recently and had to face the unwelcome thought that I am getting to be significantly aged. . That brings with it many stereotypes which are held by other people. It covers stuff like expecting to see excessively wrinkled decrepit looking people, who cannot function without [...]
May
24
2011
24
2011
What A Difference A Day Makes.
, . Just thinking that a little touch of Aussie charm would enliven today’s blog offering. . Oh come on, I am doing my best to give an antipodean feel to your day, without you actually having to travel there. . My Oh My, and what a wonderful day it is too. The sun is [...]
May
22
2011
22
2011
Volcanoes R Us
Good Morning, . So it is Sunday once more, amazing how regularly we keep getting them really! . The skies were very heavy and black when I got up this morning, not much sign yet of the two weeks of weather which was being forecast to begin about now. But hey, weather is a strange [...]
May
15
2011
15
2011
Fascination Of The Four Sisters.
Hi, . I spent some time yesterday, enjoying the work of a guy called Nicholas Nixon. . In 1975 he had a marvellous idea. He decided to take a photograph of his wife, along with her three sisters. . The idea was that he would have them stand in order of their age, from oldest [...]
May
6
2011
6
2011
Slings And Arrows.
Hi Folks, . There we go, another week bites the dust Yeah Yeah! Weekend tomorrow. !!!! . This week has been altogether a mass of lows and highs here. From the heady delights of the to this recent political debacle, where the voting public has just said no to everything, leaving Clegg and Cameron shaking. [...]
Apr
26
2011
26
2011
Bah! Humbuggery.
Hey, . Happy Tuesday to yourself. . Never mind, it may be back to work but you will soon be off again and the sun is forecast to shine on. . It makes life so cheerful to have sunshine, and other people are so much happier under that influence. It makes for a more colourful [...]
Apr
23
2011
23
2011
Final Warning. London Air Is Dangerous.
Hi, . I hope I find you chipper today. . We are having another very warm day again here….as forecast….but all is not well. Yesterday it ended up being a hazy sort of day here, all day, and was more chilly out of the sun too. . It turned out that there were warnings issued [...]
Apr
2
2011
2
2011
Sex On Wheels.
Hi, . Yesterday we were forced to do some shopping…. or starve. So we finally did some. . While I was out there, doing the , I made a few interesting observations. . First of all, have you realised how many of those white haired oldies are now sailing about on those motorised chair thingies. [...]
Mar
26
2011
26
2011
Touch Wood.
Hello, . So we have reached . I hope that you are one of the lucky ones who can now enjoy long hours in which to do whatever pleases you the most. . This morning I met one of my friends when I was shopping. Sadly, we do not see each other very often now, [...]
Feb
25
2011
25
2011
Political Rats Must Die!
Hello Folks, . If I told you that there are rats in Number 10 Downing street, then you would be assuming that I am describing our own politicians. But, in this particular instance you would be wrong. . Although normally thought of as a feature of the worst slums and sewers, some are minded to [...]
Feb
18
2011
18
2011
More About 71 Year Old Superwoman. The Story Continues.
Hello, . Remember about the 71 year old ‘Superwoman’ who tackled criminals all on her own when she assumed that a boy was being attacked, and ended up preventing a robbery? . Well, the story continues. . Ann Timson, the pensioner who foiled robbers who were in the process of robbing a Jeweller’s store in [...]
Feb
16
2011
16
2011
Why Oh Why!
Hi, . Greetings to you. . Although this is still a beautiful country, it seems that the problems of littering and fly tipping are getting worse everywhere. This is really strange when you think that there are Waste Management Sites all over the place, which are free and run by the council. They also have [...]
