Category: General

Reading about the tragic ballooning accident in New Zealand got me thinking back to our own ballooning days. It started with an article in our local paper offering a balloon flight with our local club to the first dozen readers willing to write a sizeable cheque to the club’s designated charity. Husband was right there with the chequebook and on the appointed day we drove with our excited children to the Black Horse pub in Great Missenden, the club’s  HQ which had a large field beside it. On arrival husband was immediately put to work as a crew member on his designated balloon while I  was instructed to keep the children out of the way.  You can see why from this photograph.

Continue reading “Flying Colours”

Well, that’s it! 2011 has been and gone, as have all the festive guests, and even the NSW has returned to work today, so I am rattling around The Cave like a spare part with only a mountain of laundry for company.

Being at somewhat of a loose end, may I remind all Charioteers that apart from being the festival days of Santa Marciana and Sáo Julião, next Monday, 9th January also marks the WOLF MOON of 2012, albeit somewhat earlier than last year. No doubt Bearsy and Ferret could explain to a thick wolf why this should be – oscillations in orbits, changes in the axix of rotation of the respective bodies and suchlike?

During last year I came across a marvellous site provided by an excellent photographer playing games with the Moon Laurent Lavader. He sounds a bit French to me, but no matter. Well worth a visit.

So, belated greetings for 2012 from me and the NSW. Don’t forget to have a howl with me on Monday night wherever you are in the world. It’s good for the soul, y’know.

OZ

The Labour Party should avoid all usage of Twitter.

I am sure you have all heard of that repulsive woman Diane Abbott’s little faux pas on Twitter by now. You know, the ones about White Folk liking to Divide and Rule and also the one about Black Cab (ironic or what?) drivers not stopping for black people hailing them.

Now Ed Milliband has had an even bigger cock-up on Twitter. In commenting on the sad reports of the death of Bob Holness of Blockbusters fame, he tweeted thus:

He is now trending on Twitter under the hashtag #edmillibandgameshows, where tweeters are invited to come up with suitable game show titles that he could sponsor. It is worth a look if you want a laugh!

A far more accurate account of the events of that fateful morning…. Continue reading “The three bears – modernised”

CHINESE SICK LEAVE: ‘I NO COME WOK TODAY!!!’

 

Hung Chow calls his work and says, ‘Hey, I no come wok today, I really sick .

Got headache, stomach ache and legs hurt, I no come wok.’

 

The boss says, ‘You know something, Hung Chow, I really need you today.

When I feel sick like you do, I go to my wife and tell her to give me sex. That Makes everything better and I go to work. You try that.’

Two hours later Hung Chow calls again. ‘I do what You say and I feel great. I be at wok soon………You got nice house…

A friend of mine just started his own business in Afghanistan.
He’s making land mines that look like prayer mats.
He is doing very well, and says prophets are going through the roof.

I have a chance for you to put your knowledge to use instead of beating each other over the head about who did or did not conjugate the verb to go.

No2 daughter is after a latin translation of the following:

“Movement, health, performance, balance and therapy”

Lets see what you hed-ju-kated beggars can do with that.

As an aside, I learned today that there is no provision in latin for ‘yes’ or ‘no’. Go figure.

I have finished watching the TV series of Christmas Lectures for Young People at the Royal Institution in London, that I recorded during the Chrimbo festivities. This year they were on the subject of The Brain, by Professor Bruce Hood. Not so much on the biology of the brain, but the way it handles and stores information. As usual, they were very entertaining. The lectures were started by Michael Faraday in 1825 and have been a feature ever since.
Continue reading “The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures”

Mrsoldmovie and I are just back from a state visit to Orlando, semi private/semi working, been manic and it’s getting busier upon our return. I don’t wish to start the round of I wish you, you wish me etc but please accept my very best wishes to all of you for a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year.
I will try and post a bit more than last year but at my time of life I should not complain if I’m kept busy.