Whilst appreciating the honour of winning the last competition, it’s always a bit of a nightmare setting the next. So, working on the well known KISS principle, I am requesting photographs of “ Birds, Bees and Bugs”.
Photo Competition #26 – The Winner
Five good entries, Pseu’s Rhubarb did appeal to my artistic sense despite my general distaste for the plant in all its forms.
But I must confess to a soft spot for Honeysuckle, I have a couple of vines growing about the place and the bees love it, I do have to take the axe to it occasionally as it certainly does GROW, and it smells wonderful on a Summers day.
So the prize goes to Araminta, congratulations and set us a new good one please.
Zucked!
Well well, what a surprise!
Evidently all the big playing yids managed to dump their shares at $38. or so and left the small uninformed private investors (mainly goyim) to take the losses.
Zuckerberg sold 30 million puffed shares, well now, ain’t that grand?
The cautionary tale of the Winklepicker brothers should have already alerted the share buying populace to the shady slimy dealings of baldfacedbook.
And then they wonder why society culls them every few years? Pity we can’t have a rerun of the pogrom of York, so much more satisfying than a courtroom!
I think I’ll totter off to the greenhouse, anything to get the stink of such mendacious slime out of my nostrils. Thank God the jews have never been plant breeders of consequence, not enough chance to gouge the rest of us I suppose! Positively pukemaking.
Not fit for office
Vince Cable, the silly old unreformed socialist fool who masquerades as a Lib Dem Minister for Business (not that there is that much difference between socialism and modern day liberalism) has objected, in no uncertain terms, to the very sensible Beecroft Report which suggests there is too much red tape involved in the hiring of suitable and the firing of unsuitable employees, and that the UK economy would grow much more quickly if it was removed.
Beecroft has retaliated by claiming that Cable is not fit for office. I think I know who I believe in. Of course, Wavy Davy is sitting on the shelf, or should that be the fence?!
Hard court shoes?
Oliver Pritchett writes in the DT:
“I was fascinated to learn that the Queen has someone to wear-in her new shoes, to avoid that uncomfortable blistery phase. Does this person have a job title, like Lady-in-Broad-Fitting or Mistress of the Instep?
And how does one get selected for the post? Foot size is obviously important; my guess is that the successful applicant would have to take a half-size bigger than the Queen’s, which would help when the salesman says: “It will stretch with wear, Your Majesty.” There would be rigorous tests of foot hygiene, of course, and evidence would be needed to prove that the person chosen had a clean record as far as scuffing is concerned. Continue reading “Hard court shoes?”
A Letter to the Government.
Although I finished university in California this term I was still asked to write a letter sharing my thoughts and concerns about the budget process with the governor, lieutenant governor, the state senator, state assemblyman, both federal senators, and my congressman. Not having anything better to do, I wrote a brief note and decided to share it with you.
I am not by nature an activist. Frankly, the thought of going to a protest — the thought of kicking up a fuss isn’t really that appealing. There are more worthy things to expend energy on than that, mostly, the things in my own life that are within my control. Despite that, I will take this chance to share my thoughts — to tell you about my own experiences in the CSU system. Continue reading “A Letter to the Government.”
Painting vandalised
The controversial painting of Zuma at the Goodman gallery (The Spear) has according to my lunchtime news reports been destroyed. (Original post with undefaced pictures here)
Feet on the ground
The younger generation has always inspired disbelief and prophecies of doom among the oldies. It’s a Darwin thing, I suppose. So I anticipated some unpleasant surprises today when I saw a list of the ‘top ten degree courses’ in Olde Englande.
Of course I guessed that academic degrees in subjects which offer few career opportunities would not feature prominently in the list – the days of education for its own sake are long gone! But have a look at this list and maybe you’ll agree that the future seems to be in good hands. Some may pooh-pooh the value of social studies and sports science – but they are both very significant areas of employment and investment.
Encounter with a latter-day Saviour
This is a bit personal, and it’s real, but I have permission from Boadicea to publish it. So delicate flowers should perhaps read no further … Continue reading “Encounter with a latter-day Saviour”
The Spear
Well this has caused a bit of controversy down here.
The ANC aren’t happy, late on Friday, the party issued court papers seeking to interdict the gallery and City Press newspaper, which first published a picture of the painting. The matter will be heard at the High Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday (tomorrow.)
CAUTION: The uncensored picture follows…… Continue reading “The Spear”
Boadicea's Chariot 
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