Boadicea's Chariot

see that about a hundred Labour MPs plan to join Conservatives in voting against changing the electoral system from ‘first-past-the-post’. Senior figures from both sides are already meeting to discuss the matter. As a result of this alliance we see the likes of William Hague and John Prescott in bed together. Former Labour MP Joan Ryan said: “This issue is more important than party politics.”

As one who sees most issues as more important than party politics, I find it interesting that these people get together on an issue which is likely to affect their personal welfare directly. Perhaps they should consider tackling other issues, of national importance, in similar mode, giving their whips a day off occasionally. Fat chance!

An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.
Voltaire

Goodnight to you all; keep warm.

The Government has made its priorities abundantly clear by winding up the Forensic Science Service, while ring-fencing overseas aid and retaining the Equalities Commission quango

As we Silver Surfers know, sometimes we have trouble with our computers.

I had a problem yesterday, so I called Tom, the 11 year old next door, whose bedroom looks like Mission Control and asked him to come over.

Tom clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem.

As he was walking away, I called after him, So, what was wrong?

He replied, It was an ID ten T error.’

I didn’t want to appear stupid, but nonetheless inquired,

An, ID ten T error? What’s that? In case I need to fix it again.’

Tom grinned..’Haven’t you ever heard of an ID ten T error before?

No,’ I replied.

Write it down,’he said, and I think you’ll figure it out.’

So I wrote down:

ID10T

I used to like Tom, the little b*****d,

FM at large!

Monkey Mia is approx 700kms north of Perth.  My last visit in 2008, was a very different experience to my first trip in 1990.  The resort (which it now is) boasts air conditioned villas, restaurant and bar.  Previously it was a campsite, on the basis of BYO tent, or hire an oven, although I think they described them as caravans!

Whilst being far more regimented regarding the interaction with the dolphins, being a five star accommodation kind of girl, I prefer the way it is these days.

If you happen to be over this way, have the time, and the desire for a little peace and quiet, I can highly recommend the place.  Take plenty of sun block and reading matter and you’ll have a ball….

History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren’t there.
George Santayana

Goodnight all, keep warm and sleep well.

Today’s crossword, 4 down, the clue is “Check about special synthetic substance”. The answer is clearly ‘Resin’, but resin is not synthetic, but a natural substance. Am I wrong, somewhere?

Just a few bits of background, as I said on Rick’s post, I have been reading these pages for a while, so get the impression you all ‘know’ each other fairly well, so seems only fair I say a bit.  Not that the bit will be interesting…

I am female, I live in Perth, Western Australia…I was one of the privileged that attended the whole 49 minutes of play on the fourth day of the Ashes match at the WACA the other week….At least that match had the right result..! Continue reading “Bit about me…”