Category: General

Duane Eddy – Shazam

I would think that we all have relatives or friends who use handicap parking bays.

It has long been a bugbear of mine when I see able bodied people parking in such designated bays, I politely tell them to move, unlike you lot we don’t have wheel clamping here so the best that we can hope for is an eagle-eyed traffic official perhaps passing by to stop and issue a fine. Unfortunately the chances of that happening are remote, our traffic cops are usually on lunch or manning a speed trap when you really need them.

(Perhaps I’m being a bit unfair, they are probably understaffed, under funded and under resourced, I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt.)

A quiet word from me, a threat to report them to the management of whatever facility we are in normally works, if they have children in the car so much the better their embarrassment normally jolts their brains into gear “Oh, thank you. I didn’t see the sign” they mutter and move on.

I saw this sign recently outside a local pub and thought that I’d share Continue reading “Handicap Parking”

I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.
Lily Tomlin

Goodnight everyone, sleep well.

Simon Boccanegra

My youngest went to the premiere last week and reports glowingly!

Spain has won its first World Cup 1-0. It was probably one of the tensest, nastiest matches in World Cup history and, as far as I’m concerned, the better side won. There was no reason for the Dutch side to play as nastily as they did. Viva Espana!

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.
Douglas Adams

Goodnight everyone. Sleep well.

When I had to have my dog, Frenchie’ put down some weeks ago I was heartbroken. Having nursed him for two years of dterioration because of problems with his central nervous system, I had become closer to him than I had with any other dog.

This is my latest picture of him. He looks OK in it, but his back legs had gone. Continue reading “A dog’s life.”

Morning,

Ferret has suggested  that I set the deadline for the CW competition too far in advance.

On reflection, I think he’s right and that I was being a wee thing Jockocentric. We’re in full school holiday mode up here at the moment so I thought that lots of people would be away. I forgot that South and West Britain  are still to go there, wherever it is.  As regards the other parts of the known world, I think that we are probably only awaiting one or two more possible entries and I hope that moving the deadline will not inconvenience anybody in  far flung airts (look it up, it’s a braw word, in my opinion)

So, any objections if I move said deadline to midnight GMT and equivalent timezones on Wednesday 21st July 2010? I await comments.