No Facebook - I'm free!

Well it has been about a month since I deleted my Facebook account and I feel free!!! It became an issue when I was planning my day around playing Mafia Wars and that was the time to just say no!

I also got sick of being drawn in to friends leading and miserable status bars! There is a lot wrong with Social Networks and I hope their demise will come sooner rather than later. People's social skills are being eroded away by this anti-social self gratification type website! I guess it's a good thing to use if you don't have any social skills and no friends but apart from that people should interact with others in a social environment!

Three Silver Bracelets

When K and I were holidaying/partying in Ibiza last year a thought came in to my head that  I needed to wear 3 solid silver bracelets but all different designs all the time:

1x represents love (to love and be loved)
1x represents strength (to have strength and to give strength to others)
1x represents friendship (to have proper friends and to be a proper friend)

These are the only three things I need in my life which I am lucky enough to have,  I hope that others can feel that I give them too.

If I feel that one of my proper friends needs a power up or support I may lend them out so they can feel and use the force that the particular bracelet represents.

My proper friends have all the above elements themselves but do not have to have a representation of it. Why do I need to have representation?

Tana Ramsey a celebrity?

Eating lunch and reading the BBC website I stumble across the headline "Tana Ramsey out of Dancing on Ice  - Gordon Ramsey's wife Tana has become the latest celebrity to be voted off ITV1's Dancing On Ice show".

Since when has the partner of a celebrity (I use the word celebrity loosely) been a celebrity?

Fax to the Prime Minster 19/01/10 re: Haiti

Fax Message re: Haiti

To: The Prime Minister (fax) 020 7925 0918

Date: Tuesday, 19 January 2010

Cc (by email):

Nick Clegg

David Cameron

Sam Daws 

José Manuel Barroso

President Barack Obama

From:

(Info removed for public publishing!)

Dear Mr Brown

I, like many others, are saddened by the events in Haiti and wish the country a speedy recovery though I feel it will be a long and painful one. 

Nature is a powerful force and I believe that natural disasters such as this will be on the increase around the world including our own Country. Are there adequate contingencies in place to deal with a disaster such as this considering our days of being a self-sufficient island are long gone?

The relief effort organised by many countries is commendable but I am dismayed at the time it is taking to get it to the outer-lying regions. I also understand that security measures must be put in place for the safety of everyone in Haiti as people become hungry, frustrated and martial law begins to take over.

However I am extremely concerned with the Agenda of America in this relief effort especially taking in to consideration its position to Cuba. An aircraft carrier was quick to assist and now we hear that aid is being delayed getting in to Haiti due to the volume of US military aircraft flying in to the country as well as America taking over control of the airports.

To be honest this is beginning to sound like a military take over and I am hopeful that the UK, The United Nations, European Union will be strong enough to maintain some control of the situation and ensure the people of Haiti and the rebuilding of the country remains the main priority.

I would welcome comments and assurances from all recipients of this email.

Yours sincerely

Last Night I Ate a Scorpion!

Yesterday evening we drank a couple of bottle of nice Shiraz wine and then emptied the dregs from the drinks cupboard (not a good idea). About 4 or 5 years ago Max and Glen bought me a small bottle of Vodka for in a secret-santa I think, inside the bottle was a scorpion which had been prepared for human consumption and last night I ate it (K has the photos on her phone to prove it).

Definitely going to stop drinking for a while now, I felt so much better for the 2x weeks after new year I abstained!

Stressful Times

There seem to be so much going on in our lives at the moment and it puts added pressure on us! Aunty Mary next door with her dementia, knocking at the front door many times a day, I know she can't help it but when you have to go in to just turn the telly down or change channels it can get a bit annoying, K's nan being in hospital who is not well and not eating is upsetting to see.

Caring for people is a good thing but we have to live our lives too.

Am I being selfish with that last comment?

Another year another attempt at blogging!

Well here  I am again, attempting to do another blog! I think I managed about 7x posts last time after bigging the idea up to my friends and saying what a great thing it was and how I found it therapeutic to empty my head in a blog! haha. Well this is post one and if I make it past post 7 I guess it has been a success!