For those of us who lived through the turbulent ‘Beatle Years’ and the ensuing fall out following their… err… falling out… another chapter has closed with the death of Neil Aspinall aged 66, the ‘mastermind’ who pulled their fledgling company ‘Apple Corps’ into a semblance of order after the anarchy that preceded his arrival. He … More Vale Neil Aspinall
Went outside for the first time today (the wife is ‘mobile’ for the time being) but a few seconds after going out I was rushing back in. And soon after I was again bemoaning the lack of a decent camera. Dancing in the garden were two beautiful white butterflies ‘making whoopee’! The little pocket video … More The butterflies flutter by
While there has been no sign of a frost… it hardly ever gets cold enough even in the depths of winter to claim we’ve been ‘freezing’… I think we might claim the last week or two to represent an ‘Indian Summer, albeit with an Australian edge to it! The weather has been very warm, especially … More Our Indian Summer?
Arthur C Clarke was one of the best Science-Fiction writers ever. He has finally died at age 90, at his home in Sri Lanka early this morning after suffering from breathing difficulties. He was credited with a range of conceptual suggestions that later became reality, one such was the idea of geostationary satellites which he … More Vale Arthur C Clarke
Was out last night at the AGM of the local Girl Guide Unit. Both my kids are Guides and as I carry them up and back my visibility is higher than most of the fathers so I tend to be on call to do small stuff for them. I don’t do any of the carpentry, … More Guidance.
Sorry but I just couldn’t let this pass without some special mention. Some guy in Wales kindly told me that I could get back to being a ‘kept man’. Wow. I think this is supposed to some sort of insult but I’m not exactly sure. Believe it or not this one little comment explains a … More Hey… I'm a 'kept man'!!!
Moving along from the weekend’s unpleasantness, there were a few ‘high’ points. For example the wildlife found in the garden is as interesting as ever it was. The ‘fat lady‘ is still hanging about at the front of the house, spinning her webs and getting us all sticky when we back into them accidentally. But … More And now for something completely different.
It sounds very much as though Warner Bors have at last seen the light with regards the Harry Potter films and are going to make two films out of the final book “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”. Their reasoning being that none of the story elements can be left out and still have the … More Twice the Potter!
Don’t ask how this arrived on my desk, but on the heels of Andrew Symonds demolishing of a streaker at the cricket finals the other week, I heard that even the sacred turf of that most boring and docile of sports… Indoor Lawn Bowls… has had it’s moment of fame… or infamy (and here I … More Whooosh… they call her the streak!
As part of an ongoing thread in another place someone brought up the question “What do adult cuckoo’s do while their young are being raised by others?”. I had to admit I had *no* idea. Of course not all cuckoos act by dumping their eggs in another birds nest and fly off. Most actually look … More What do adult cuckoo's do?
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