December 28th 2007

We returned yesterday from a lovely Christmas with our good friends, Rosslynne and John and their family, in Reading. Rather a tiring journey with loads of traffic. I am into youtube at the moment - my latest obsession. Just discovered the BBC's iplayer which went live on Christmas day. Fantastic.
What was my best Christmas present? Of course, one from Kath - some BOSE earphones for my Ipod.

Christmas Eve 2007

Here is a picture of the Victoria arcade (last week) in Leeds. There are some fabulous arcades in Leeds. Also, an interesting Christmas lampshade for sale!

Sunday December 23rd 2007 - Youtube

I had a look at the Queen's new channel and it is great. She has gone up in my estimation. I remembered I had put a video on there three years ago. It is rather daft but never mind. It was an experiment. I shall put another on soon.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DJvSSK4t5os

Sunday December 23rd 2007 - Youtube

I had a look at the Quueen's new channel and it is great. She has gone up in my setimation.

Spelling

My good friend, Robin Harrod, emailed me to inform me my spelling is atrocious and why not use s spell checker. This page has been spell checked. There is only one word that is picked up by a microsoft spell checker.

Eye have a spell chequer,
It came with my pea sea.
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin not sea.

Eye strike a quay and right a word
And weight four it too say
Weather eye am wrong oar wright,
It shows me strait a weigh.

As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long.
And eye can put the error write,
It’s rare lea ever wrong.

Eye have run this poem threw it,
I’m shore your pleased to no.
Its letter perfect all the weigh,
My chequer tolled me sew.

Thursday 20th December - shaving

When we were in London last, Kath bought me a great present. A shaving brush (badger hair) and razor with a stand from what could be the poshest barber's shop in the country - Truefitt and Hill. She bought me a tube of the West Indian Lime shaving cream and I now order this over the internet. It lasts ages and proves to me that if you spend significant money on something you get better value. I believe Prince Phillip has his hair cut by them. (I go to Suzannes in Pontefract). Have a look at their web pages. I really enjoy my shave each morning.

http://www.truefittandhill.co.uk/

Sunday 16th December 2007 - Tony Blair and Gordon Brown

Oh dear, oh dear.



Have a look at Barney's Christmas message about two minutes in to what Tony Blair is up to. It is seriously awful.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Dr1X7UeM8



I have just renewed my membership of the Labour Party but feel this government is in free fall and will loose the next election which is terrible. Gorgon Brown has been a great chancellor and is a very decent person. He deserves to have an election win and put some moral authority to the fantastic changes Labour has introduced.

The opinion poll done for today shows the Conservatives with their greatest lead for 15 years. I suppose there still is time and Cameron is a toff.

Have a look at PMQs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3mxhdzj0Jw

Oh Dear, oh dear.

Florida

6th December 2007

Back from a great holiday with Kath and Alan in Marco Isalnd, Florida. We have been there 4 years running now. Did a lot of bird watching. Here is a list of what we saw:

Brown pelican
White pelican
Anhinga
Great Blue Heron
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored heron
Black crowned night heron
Yellow crowned nigh heron
Green heron
Great egret
Snowy egret
Cattle egret
Osprey
Magnificent frigate bird
Double-crested cormorant
Belted kingfisher
Red shouldered hawk
Red winged blackbird
Painted bunting
Woodstork
Roseate spoonbill
Pileated woodpecker
American oystercatcher
Semi palmated plover
Royal tern
White Ibis
Reddish egret
Spotted sandpiper
American kestrel
Bald eagle pair
Semi palmated sandpiper

White tailed deer
Racoon
Grey squirrel
Atlantic bottlenosed dolphin
Aligator
Lizards
Mosquitos!!!!!
Noseeums!!!