Another Fine mess ....

Or if it is Not broke Dont Fix It !!



I have not had a good week-end. I tried to partition my large hard drive with partition magic and guess what it went bang, so i tried recovery console on my windows xp home disk and that went bang. So to cut a long story short ... I had to call out someone to give me advice and help me to sort out this mess on my laptop.


Hopefully, it will be fixed by tomorrow night and I wont have to use this old desktop.

God's World.

Aren't you meant to eat fish? Pelican makes a meal of a pigeon .

This caught my eye in The Daily Telegraph today.In St James Park London on Tuesday a Pelican ate a Pigeon.

" The moment was caught on camera by Cathal McNaughton, a Press Association photographer. He said: "There was a bit of a struggle for about 20 minutes, with all these people watching. The pelican only opened its mouth a couple of times. Then it managed to get the pigeon to go head-first down its throat. "

Warning : The pigeon is still alive and the photographs are close up.

Read the full story here.

Eddie Chapman (1914 – 1997)

Eddie Chapman was a British double agent during World War II. He was born in County Durham in the north of England.


After deserting from the Coldstream Guards in the 1930s to become a safecracker and spent a number of stretches in jail for the crime.

On being arrested in Scotland and charged with blowing the safe of the headquarters of the Edinburgh Co-operative Society ,he was let out on bail. He escaped to the Channel Island of Jersey , but ended up cracking a safe in a dance hall and was eventually imprisoned for fifteen years.

When the German's occupied The Channel Islands he was recruited as an agent, but on landing in England he offered his services to MI5 , and was to known as Zig Zag.

This is where his unsual story really began.


Read a little more about Eddie Chapman and other agents on The BBC Web Site.

Carnation Milk ....

I received this via email ... I thought it was funny.



A little old lady from Newfoundland had worked in and around her family dairy farms since she was old enough to walk, with hours of hard work and little compensation. When canned Carnation Milk became available in grocery stores in approximately the 1940's, she read an advertisement offering $5,000 for the best slogan. The producers wanted a rhyme beginning with "Carnation Milk is best of all...."

She thought to herself, I know all about milk and dairy farms... I can do this!

She sent in her entry, and about a week later, a black limo drove up in front of her house? A man got out and said, "Carnation LOVED your entry so much, we are here to award you $1000, even though we will not be able to use it..."

1 vs 100

The new lottery game on BBC TV seems interesting. I watched it for the first time today and enjoyed it. It is nice to have a new game show on Television

It is hosted by Dermot O'Leary, I think he is excellent in his performance. The 33-year-old has worked on Big Brother for five years, he has reportedly become disillusioned with the lack of new opportunities offered to him at Channel 4.



Have a go on the above link. I did notice the same questions came round a couple times but it is fun.


The BBC have put a game on the page in Flash format where you can play 1 vs 100.

Tennis Ball Challenge ....

Pass away a few minutes with This Game, It not as easy as you think unless you get lucky with the bounce.



My mother, aged about 20, see more of my family history at http://sheptess.co.uk

Confucius ...

The government of China have come up with what, they think Confucius may have looked like. The China Confucius Foundation (CCF) commissioned a statue for his birth-place, Qufu - which is in the east of the country.

They have given the statue Copyright protection ! A spokes person said “ A standard portrait is needed so that different countries can have the same image of him”.





Here are some of my favourite Confucius quotes :

Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.


When anger rises, think of the consequences.


When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.


Read more Confucius quotes Here.

He's the last man standing.

In the Daily Telegraph today is a story about Mohammed Sagar, the only refugee left on the tiny island of Nauru, and it is costing Australia £8m a year.

Where is Nauru.


Read the full story on the links above.


Here is a picture I took one morning on my way to work, showing the sky over kent. I only had my Mobile Phone with me. Over the next few days I had my camera in the boot of the car but have never seen the sky as beautiful as the one above.

I will keep my camera in the car and hope to capture a better photograph to post here.

Three Horses.

A blog worth reading - A funny blog through the eyes of Kaitiaki Guardian sleuth reporter, the inimitable Hamish Cornwallis.

I am back !

Well. I have had my two weeks holiday (France - but more on that later).

In that peaceful two weeks, I was unable to get online so I did some housekeeping. This old laptop is running pretty good now. I have got rid of most of the junk and saved anything I think I will need to my memory stick. I would suggest everyone gives thier computer a good clean out once in a while.

Well, I will close for now, but I will post again very soon with news of my holiday in France.

911

We shall never forget
We shall keep this day,
We shall keep the events and the tears
In our minds, our memory and our hearts
and take them with us as we carry on.

Who's Birthday is it ?

1638 Louis XIV, (French King)





1847 Jessie James, (outlaw)

1940 William Devane, (actor)



1946 Freddie Mercury, (singer from Queen)

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."

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