Busted!

The management of my Condo block has finally twigged that I have a dog in the flat... and I'm not supposed to. Ah well... I suppose it's time to revert to Plan B; which is to confine Marmite to the flat. Shame about all that house training to poo and pee out of the flat. Now I'll have to train her to do all that on the balcony. Bummer!!

A layman's guide to Finacial Jargon

Follow this link to the BBC's helpful article. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7642138.stm

I particularly like the definition of Derivatives.

Dottie

To my surprise, this blog is getting more hits through image searches for Dorothy Parker. She has by far surpassed Antonio Bourdain as the 'hit-magnet" of this blog-site. This... 41 years after her death and 70 odd years after her heydays of the 1920's through to the 1940's.

Some of Dotties Witticisms

1. If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to.
2.This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.
3.That would be a good thing for them to cut on my tombstone: Wherever she went, including here, it was against her better judgment.
4.Men seldom make passes
At girls who wear glasses.
5.Brevity is the soul of lingerie.

Sleeping Beasties

Below is a picture taken by the Sith Lord of me and Marmite catching 40 winks in the pub last night. Thanks Steve, for the flattering angle and lighting.

Footballer's Metaphors

A classic mixed metaphor from Paul Maysfield on "Football Focus" this week;
"... he should put his foot down with a firm hand"

Bernard (the PPS of Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister) would certainly come down hard on that!!!

Oh Shit! Was it really 14 years ago??!!

I've just bought a DVD (an original I might add) of "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and was watching it, when I noticed that Hugh Grant and the rest of the cast were looking distinctly young. So being the "kah-poh" chap that I am; I decided to find out when the film was released. It was in 1994!!!! Ouch! how time motors along.

Hey... even I was young then. ;-)

Briefly...

Apart from being black, does anyone know what else Barack Obama stands for??? Anyone read his manifesto? Is there a manifesto??!!

Ode to Obama

Obama... they've just elected a black man named Obama
And suddenly the world will never be the same again

Obama... they've just elected a black man named Obama
And suddenly the world ...will never be the same again

OBAMA... say it loud and there're Brass Bands playing
Say it soft and there are white men cursing

Obama... Sarah Palin is saying... what a bummer...

Martin Luther King will feel good... Obama

(Sung to the tune of "Maria" of "West Side Story")

The F1 Gods

The Sith Lord and I are agreed, that the recently completed Brazilian Grand Prix shows that there is a God after all; and yes... he is greater then Max Mosley. 

However, he likes playing the same twisted games too!!!

Mama Mia II

I've just remembered that I promised to update my blog regarding the Mama Mia posting; regarding the company which had arranged for it's Executives get to watch the stage musical; whilst the non-executive employees get to watch the film.  

I've been reliably informed that Non Executive Directors of the company, only gets to watch a pirate DVD of Mama Mia!!!

There may be justice in this life after all.

F1 Blues

I lie here wide awake at 3.40 am having just witnessed the incredible finish of the Brazilian Grand Prix. There I was thoroughly dejected, thinking that Lewis Hamilton had just thrown away the World Championship, only to be told that he passed Timo Glock at the last corner!!! What a finish! Felt like the Belgian Grand Prix in reverse. Let's hope the result isn't interfered with.  

Well done Lewis!!!

Now to try and get some sleep.