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Boris the Spider…………..
I was on the train this steamy hot morning heading into the city. My train ride is only a few minutes but it felt like forever. Everyone suddenly moved in slow motion as they fought through the thick, heavy, grubby air of the over capacity commuter train. The moment I…
Ahh the 70’s, bring back Grammar Rock!
A trip down memory lane for anyone over 30. What any kid should be watching today to learn about language, much better than the money machine that is The Wiggles. Good honest education with a funky beat. Enjoy flares and the song, it will infiltrate your brain all day! VERB!
2011 in review
The stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Thank you to everyone who has subscribed and commented. Here's to a bigger and brighter 2012! Here's an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 3,200 times in 2011. If it…
What 2012 has taught me……
The Wiggles may not be as nice and wholesome as they perceive to be. Money corrupts us all eventually. A primary coloured skivvy is no protection. That street slang such as YOLO and SWAG make me vomit. "who needs grades when you have SWAG" is probably one of the…
The power of guilt……
Most movies are somehow based on a love story. Good and bad, crazed, unrequited lovers, affairs, tragedy and good old fashioned, sugar coated, manufactured popsicle hollywood romance. The story is the same whether its humans, aliens, werewolves or vampires. I watched The Reader (based on the book of the same name…
Something I remembered….
In a little trinket shop in Malacca, Malaysia I bought a cheap little pendant. On it in black ink were scribbled chinese characters with the below proverb on it. Its been years since I have travelled and the pendant was lost in the lining of my backpack, but I remembered what…
The rise of the proles….
Everyone has an opinion on what is happening in the UK. Watching the riots unfold, the burning homes, and the thugs bullying and stealing from peaceful innocents. Adrenalin pumped, faceless hoodies, following each other in and out of stores looting TV’s because “F*ck It, if he’s getting one why can’t…
An exquisite piece of writing…
This example of perfect writing was posted on twitter by Russell Brand in memory of Amy Winehouse. Love him or hate him, it's a great piece of work. 'When you love someone who suffers from the disease of addiction you await the phone call. There will be a phone call.…