My Web Pages.

I am still working on my site, but hopefully, before long I will finish it.

One of my main features is a page of Freebies. These are programs or resources that I use. Please have a look and see if any of these would be useful to you.


Also my page Army Game, has pictures of myself as a very young man.



Here is a picture I found on the web this week.

A Brave Generation ..

A story in the monthly magazine History Today has a article honouring The Navy for winning the Battle of Britain !

I believe it was the team spirit of everyday people of that generation that stuck together and defeated Hitler and his of troops getting ready for operaton Sealion.





From the skies above Kent to the Home Front, people pooled together to defeat a common foe. This generation ensured our country remained a free nation.

WHY !!!!

I think this link says it all.



This picture may give you a clue !!!

Could This Be The First " Innit "

In Canada, a Husky is any sled dog with a husky bark. Originating in northern Siberia, the Siberian Husky, which is probably descended from the wolf, was developed by the native Chukchi tribe. In 1909, the breed was introduced in Canada to be used in sled dog races.

Boy's will be Boy's ...

I found this post on Elephants in my Coffee blog.


It shows some funny pictures of us boy's upto no good.




Have a good week end. I am off to a BBQ tonight in Maidstone, I have to drive so no drink, but what the hell, you can still have fun without drinking.

About Time .......

More than 300 British soldiers who were shot during World War I for military offences are to receive formal pardons, Defence Secretary Des Browne has announced.


It is believed 306 British soldiers were shot during the war from 1914-1918.

The BBC News website looks at some of those who are set to receive pardons.

The Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golfballs. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor nexted picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous "yes".

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

"Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things -- your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions -- and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car.

The sand is everything else -- the small stuff. If you put the sand in the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have enough room for the things that are important to you.

"Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first -- the things that really matter. Set your priorities, the rest is just sand."

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked.

It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there is always room for a couple cups of coffee with a friend."

Author Unknown

Hurricanes ....

Find a interesting site that demostates the effects of a Hurricane.

Time for a Joke ....

Two women were playing golf. One teed off and
watched in horror as her
ball headed directly toward a foursome of men
playing the next hole.

The ball hit one of the men. He immediately clasped
his hands together at his groin, fell to the ground and proceeded to
roll around in agony.

The woman rushed down to the man, and immediately
began to apologize "Please allow me to help. I'm a physical therapist
and I know I could relieve your pain if you'd allow me," she told him.

"Oh, no, I'll be all right. I'll be fine in a few
minutes," the man replied.

He was in obvious agony, lying in the fetal
position, still clasping his hands together at his groin.. At her persistence,
however, he finally allowed her to help.

She gently took his hands away and laid them to the
side, loosened his pants and put her hands inside. She administered
tender and artful massage for several long moments and asked, "How
does that feel?"

He replied, "It feels great .....but my thumb still hurts like hell".

Top of the Pops ...

The final broadcast on Sunday 30 April 2006 attracted 4.8 million viewers.

I remember watching this program on a black and white TV in my youth. This was the only way for poorer folk,who could not afford to go to concerts, to see thier favourite bands.


At its peek, millions would be glued to this weekly event.


This did not make Top of the Pops ... But it was a big hit in America, for The Dead Milkman.

A List of Redneck Computer Terms ......

Backup - What you do when you sight a skunk in the woods.

Bar code - Them's the fight'n rules down da local tavern.

Bug - The reason you is a giv'n for calling in sick.

Byte - What yer pit bull dun to cusin Jethro.

Cache - Needed when you go to da store.

Chip - Yer cusin's uncle's mother's boyfriend's name.

Terminal - Time to call da undertaker.

Crash - When you go to Junior's party uninvited.

Digital - The art of counting on your fingers.

Diskette - A female Disco dancer.

Hacker - Uncle Leroy after thirty years of smoking.

Hardcopy - Picture looked at when selecting tattoos.

Internet - Where cafeteria workers put their hair.

Keyboard - Where you hang the keys to the John Deere.

Mac - Big Bob's favorite fast food.

Megahertz - How your head feels after seventeen beers.

Modem - What ya did when the grass and weeds got too tall.



Mouse pad - Where Mickey and Minnie live.

Network - Scoop'n up a big fish before it breaks the line.

Online - Where to stay when taking the sobriety test.

Rom - Where the pope lives.

Screen - Helps keep the skeeters off the porch.

Serial port - A red wine you drink with breakfast.

Superconductor - Amtrak's Employee of the year.

Scsi - What you call your week-old underwear.

Australian Victoria Cross - Sold.

The Victoria Cross awarded to Capt Alfred John Shout of the Australian Infantry sold for £491,000 in a sale in Sydney.



Capt Shout, born in New Zealand in 1881,fought in The Boer War and was Austrialia's most decorated soldier in the Gallipoli Campaign, died three days after an assult on Turkish Trenches at The Battle of Lone Pine in 1915.


THE REAL ANZACS


There are plenty of slouch-hatted soldiers in town,
Doughty and debonair, stalwart and brown;
Some are from Weymouth or Salisbury plain,
Others have 'pushed' in the western campaign;

Call them 'overseas soldiers' or 'down under men'
Declare that each is as daring as ten;
Call them cornstalks or fern leaves all out for a fight,
But don't call them ANZACS, for that isn't right.

The ANZACS, their ranks are scanty but all told,
Have a separate record illuminated in gold;
Their blood on Gallipoli's ridges they poured,
Their souls with the scars of that struggle are scored,

Not many are left, and not many are sound,
And thousands lie buried in Turkish ground,
These are the ANZACS; the others may claim,
Their zeal and their spirit, but never their name.


by an unknown Aussie soldier.




My story about Sergent Havildar Singh is another fine example of the heroes of The First World War.

"Wash Me" taken to a new level - the Dust Art of Scott Wade

As a kid there was nothing like dragging your finger across the dirty back window of your mom's minivan. Imagine lifting your finger to find you've created a Mona Lisa on the rear glass. Scott Wade of San Marcos, did just that.


See the rest of Scott's art Here.



You can also read the full story.

Spanish Civil War.

July 18th 1936 saw the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, when General Francisco Franco (1892–1975),launched an uprising against Sains Republic.


The war lasted 3 years and cost an estimated 500,00 lives.



Fancy looking at a Hen Webcam,Hopefully you can see Milly, Tilly and Penny going about their chicken life in the coop!



Is there a hole big enough !!!! First question wrong on Who wants to be a Millionaire

Goodbye Bow Street runners…………

Bow street magistrates’ court is to close after 271 years. It is to be sold to a property develop who is believed to be turning it into a hotel.
There has been a magistrates court in Bow Street since the court system came into being. Some famous people have been in the dock of court 1. Oscar Wilde was sentenced to 2 years hard labour for ‘indecent acts’. William Joyce (Lord Haw Haw) started his road to the gallows via this famous court house.



Nelsons column .......

Restorers have finished work on Nelsons Column after four months. What did they find? The column in Trafalgar Square is 16 feet shorter, instead of being 185feet as was thought it is only 169feet 51 inches.




And I think this the last on the subject of Zinedine Zidane...

After the Lord Mayor's show .........

Well. all the football is gone for a little while. It has been exciting with joy and sorrow.


Now it is time to relax ...



If you missed it on TV, Here is Zinedine Zidane going mad. What a way to end your career.

"Zizou"

Zinedine Zidane...

Zinedine Zidane (born June 23, 1972 in Marseille, France), popularly nicknamed Zizou, is a French Football player of Kabyle Algerian descent who has starred for both the French national team and for four club teams, most recently Real Madrid. Zidane is often considered to be the best footballer of his generation and one of the greatest of all time. A midfielder, his elegant dribbling, balance, passing ability, shot accuracy, shot selection and well placed free kicks have made him one of the game's finest artists.







I am going for France tonight, they are the underdogs, but with this man's talent they may have a enough to see off the Italians.


Edit Note : What a sad way to end the career of a great player. It would be nice to hear his side of the story.

Don't Sell Hero's VC .......

Sergent Havildar Singh of the Royal Artillery was the last surviving Indian holder of the Victoria Cross (VC) until his death in November last year. It was presented to him at Buckingham Palace in October 1945 by George VI.



His son Ved Prakash, who needs urgent replacement surgery on his knee, and his 16 year old daughter needs medical attention since losing her right arm in a electrical fire.


With no money and lots of medical bills, a bidder has offered him six million rupees (£70,000) for his late fathers VC.



But No, his son is not going to sell his father VC. "To me such a sum is a great fortune" he says "My father gave his blood for his medal and The Honour of his memory is more important than money"




The country will come to a standstill at midday on Friday to observe a two-minute silence for the victims of the July 7 London bombings on the first anniversary of the suicide attacks.

Tear's .......

Picture From The BBC web site.


Read and see more pictures from the link above. Time for me to go for a cry ......

Today is the Day .... Tear's or Joy !

England play in the quarter finals of the World Cup today against Portugal. If we very play well and lose then I would still be happy.




Have a look at Susanne's photoart, here are some great pictures of the support the host team is getting. These pictures were taken before the quarter final with Argentina, so the next set of photographs should be even better.





Some research help is wanted here about the "Schooner H K Hall", Please have a look at this post, any information would be useful.