A Grate Honour

Grandma’s Life

Only one ashtray in the child’s bedroom? From The Daily Mail Ideal Home Book 1947-8. Burgled from Vintage Scans

It Is Written So It Must Be True

God and Atheism

Burgled reverently from I Am your God

I Had Forgotten About This

Haven’t had a place name for quite a while. I think the last was here.

DEMENTIA QUIZ:

FIRST QUESTION You are a participant in a race. You overtake the second person. What Position are you in? ANSWER : If you Answered that you are first, Then you are absolutely WRONG! If you overtake the second person and you take his place, you are in second place! Try to do better next time! [...]

What Is The Problem?

Photo Hunt; Three

Photography has a lot of luck in it. Like the evening I was lucky enough to snap the three Harpies of Greek legend. Actually they were three of those great Aussie birds, the pink and gray Galahs.

BBC Quiz of the Week

Another quiet week with a few thunderstorms at the end. We are all watching the cyclone on the east coast as often a cyclone appears in the North West in sympathy. We have had very few rains this season and we really need another heavy downpour. Last week Marty nearly won the hat with 2/7 [...]

Asteroid Worries? Try A Star Collision.

There is a high probability our solar system will feel the effect of a close encounter from a nearby star, according to a new study. The star, known as Gliese 710, could disrupt planetary orbits and send a shower of comets and asteroids towards the inner planets when it passes. Dr Vadim Bobylev, of the [...]

Sky Watch Friday

I looked out at our sky this afternoon and was concerned that the gray sky was featureless as the rain approached. Then I saw a little flash of colour. Somehow a faint ray from the setting sun had made it through the clouds and had lit a small section of the rain.

Toyota Salesman (PG)

A businessman was in Japan to make a presentation to the Toyota motor people. Needless to say, this was an especially important deal, and it was imperative that he make the best possible impression. On the morning of the presentation he awoke to find himself passing gas, in large volumes, with the unpleasant characteristic of [...]

And The Little Dog Laughed

What Cuban Cocktail Are You?

You Are a Hemingway Unlike Hemingway, you are quite obscure and unknown. No one really understands what makes you tick. Like Hemingway, you are somewhat under-appreciated. People try to act like they know you, but they rarely truly do. You can be a bit prickly and tart to some. But those who truly love you [...]

Surfing Alpaca Hits Teh Waves

Peruvian surfer Domingo Pianezzi has spent 10 years training dogs to ride the nose of his board when he catches waves, and now he is the first to surf with an alpaca. Mr Pianezzi, 44, has introduced his alpaca Pisco to the waters of the Pacific Ocean over the past several months. Unlike dogs, an [...]