7 September
2013
Saturday
morning and all's well. At least so far
that is. Reading the Dorktown Telegraph shows a different
slant though. Two downers are on the
front page; one is the ongoing sorry saga at Coventry City and the other is the
trial of two men accused of the death of man they attacked outside a pub in
Coventry. I suppose that if a newspaper
only concentrated on the good news they wouldn't sell many papers at all. So I wonder why we all have such a need to
read about the miss-fortunes of others?
It's like
those telly shows where folk seem to be queuing up to tell the nation about
their problems. Why? Some of the things I've noticed on there as
I've quickly searched for something decent to watch and the odd time it's been
on when in the hospital or GP's waiting room, are pretty damning. One I remember was something along the lines
of "I slept with my wife's sister but she won't forgive me." Is anyone surprised by that? I was!
Why the hell would someone actually want or be proud enough of it to
admit it on day time TV? All part of the
15 minutes of fame crap that's so popular these days I suppose.
What do you
make of that 100 vehicle smash up in Kent then?
Thick fog, driving too fast too close and that sort of smash will happen
at some time. Luckily no-one was killed
this time but with autumn and winter on the way it won't be long will it.
Anyway, back
to the Telegraph ... I always thought that first circumnavigation of the world
was done by a Portuguese ship. Not so
according to the Telegraph; they are claiming that the ship Vittoria under the command
of a guy named Dell Cano, sailed into a port in Spain in on this day in 1522. The original commander was killed in action during
the voyage.
And now I
have to find a photo ... oh, no, before I do, I've mentioned how well Kile is
doing with his photos. Jan posted a load
of them on Facebook last night; here's the link for them ... https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=728071710541974&set=a.728070657208746.1073741834.100000174544790&type=1&theater
... which will show off his work.
And from me
...
this beauty was parked just around the corner from us.
And for a
funny ...
A paper bag goes to the doctors because he's all itchy
& has an embarrassing little rash. The doctor gives him an examination
& tells him he's got VD. The paper bag starts sobbing & says "But
I've only ever slept with one other bag in my life!" The doctor replies
"Well, she must have been a carrier"
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