- Imagine that one or more people decide to worship Hamish
- Imagine if they called themselves cat-holics
- Imagine if the main worshipper called himself a purr-riest
- Imagine if that main worshipper wore a special “collar” to differentiate himself from other worshippers
- Imagine that the worshippers built a structure where they could [...]
I’m weird. You know why? Because I love ironing. I really do prefer to iron my own shirts.
Generally I am very lazy though, so I tend to iron every day just before I go to work, which is not very productive. But once in a while (i.e. this week) I manage to [...]
Absence. I took a week or so off blogging to let some things sink in.
Anyway, I am happy to report that I am back, and that I realised tonight that most of my favourite foods begin with ‘A’ too:
- Avocado- Asparagus- Artichoke- Almonds- Ale of the Guinness variety
And the good thing is [...]
Yesterday was a sad day. A great man passed away. He was a country gentleman, a veterinarian, a devoted husband, a loving father, and a man respected in his community.
He was also my Grandfather.
I remember many fine things about him, but the following facts persist:
The fact that he bought my fishing rod [...]
Just some quick things I have seen or heard during my trip to the West Coast:
1) Sign on a bus: No Standees Permitted. I had a seat – does that make me a “sittee”?
2) Chalkboard in a Restaurant: Stressed? Is just desserts spelled backwards. That made me smile.
3) Line from a TV Advert: [...]
Beauty is a strange thing – you see it everywhere, but everyone sees it differently. But the strangest thing is something I saw on a news stand last week.
There was an issue of People Magazine announcing the 100 most beautiful people in the world. All the usual (airbrushed) suspects there then – Angelina, [...]
One of the things I made sure on this trip was to hire a car with GPS. It saves the hassle of trying to find my way round an unfamiliar area. Generally, it has been worth its weight in gold, but on several occasions – especially in areas with twisty turns – it [...]
There are several recurring themes I have noticed whilst I am here in California.
One of the main ones is the proclamation everywhere – PED XING. There are two things I can say about this:
1) It shows the American penchant for distilling the English language down to its lowest level
2) It’s completely redundant, because everyone [...]