Just another day.

There are IDIOTS, bigger IDIOTS, and gargantuan IDIOTS.

We obviously have at least one of the latter here in Brighton; an idiot who turns over Dustbins.

I can think of a thousand ways of spending my day, but never would it cross my mind to turn-over Dustbins.

However, some bright spark thinks this was fun. I happen to think it would be even more fun to lock him inside it for a week.

 

Pure Poetry

I don't write a lot of poetry, but when I do I really enjoy myself.

I recently came across this one from 2014. It is entitled.....

POEM IN AN UNKNOWN LANGUAGE

Trendla trendla yarna hoo

Somtery aurabel larding too

Permanbello ansenfellow ing

Mantargo lullingberry tinage fing

Manso manso tuttlemust fardo

Wizzing trizzing didledum lardo

Armay frindig otoom atch

Sandog Trattle-ditch snatch.

© Cro Magnon 2014

I might even take-up my pen again. 

Narcissus and the Camera.

We have to admit that photoshopping 'selfies' is mostly a female obsession. 

We've all seen those pouting, over prettified, portraits of phone-holding young ladies, that they post on 'social media' web pages, inviting admiring comments from followers and friends.

                                                   

Having said that, this photo above is what I actually look like (in case you didn't know), no-frills, with all the obvious signs of ageing on view. No titivating was made in order to make me look any younger or more 'attractive'. I am what I am, and I am OK with that. I am old, wrinkly, balding, scruffy, and grumpy looking; with a vacant expression.

The photo was taken by a friend, who said he could loose me a few years/kilos by some non-invasive photographic cosmetic surgery.  I refused, saying that 'narcissism' wasn't really my thing. 

Instead he told me to take my jumper off, and took the following photo instead. 

Lady M suggested that I use the picture as my Passport Photo.

Maybe I will.

Terror on the streets

 

This must be the most serious, saddest, and upsetting, aspect of today's UK.

Members of several UK Jewish communities are now afraid to walk the streets. Crazed Muslim attacks, on both people and buildings, have become so regular that one can understand their fear. 

With all the dreadful antisemitism about, I think it would be timely to show the FULL FILM of the October 7th massacre on mainstream TV (with warnings). This might, hopefully, put an end to their puerile lies, and propaganda, once and for all.

I haven't seen it myself, and I don't wish to, but I've heard that the filmed images taken by the Hamas Terrorists themselves are so graphic that people cannot face watching it. The killing of babies, the raping and eviscerating of young women, and film of the 1,400 people being murdered, are beyond horrific, and it might make a few of the pro-Hamas Woke-folk realise what the people they support are actually like, and why the Israeli forces were obliged to retaliate.

Some of the most offensive online antisemitism has been been posted, or reposted, by Green Party election candidates. Above by Ifhat Shaheen (Smith). Three of their female candidates have been arrested. I do hope that people who vote Green on the 7th, know what they're voting for.

Their charming leader, Zack Polanski, is openly antisemitic (even though he himself is of Jewish origin), and is fawning towards the Muslim vote; as are Labour.

I have yet to hear of Jewish 'grooming gangs', of Jewish knife attacks, or Jewish drug gangs, or even of Jewish E-Bike phone snatchers. I fail to understand why people prefer to support the 'bad people' rather than support those who, pre-Oct 7th, supplied Gaza with just about everything they desperately needed; needs that were created by Hamas spending all the aid money and donations on arms (and their own pockets), and not on the citizens where it was needed.

It would be nice if certain communities could live peacefully with others, and not spread hatred all the time. Many of the Muslim demonstrators hold banners demanding 'FREE PALESTINE'. I think what they really should be saying is 'NO MORE HAMAS'. It is Hamas who are ruining the lives of the Gaza residents.

We now hear that the antisemitism in the UK is being sponsored, and encouraged by, a 'Foreign Power'. I think we all know who that is !!!

We live in an upside-down, inside-out, crazy world.

Sunday Roast

The previous time I bought Aldi 'Lamb Shanks', I made the mistake of buying the ones that had a Mint flavoured sauce. It slightly spoilt an otherwise very pleasant meal.

This time I bought the same thing, but with a Red Wine sauce; far, far, better.

Again I put a few spuds in to roast, then 15 minutes later the still-frozen Lamb Shanks. After an hour the dish was complete. No cooking to speak of, and just two small roasting dishes to wash-up.

As you might see, I added my own pukka home-made Mint sauce this time, and it was totally delicious. I probably put too much of the red-wine sauce on my plate, but.....

If you are like me and occasionally you don't feel like cooking, but want something delicious at a very reasonable price; go to Aldi, buy a few of these packs for your freezer, and you are ready for whatever life throws at  you. There are two separate vacuum-packs of Lamb in each £7 packet, so also perfect for one-person households.

Verdict: 10/10 Totally delicious, at a bargain price (£3.50 each). 5 Star Yums.

Pine Marten

I hope you can see this small creature (below bottom left). It's a Pine Marten (Fouine). He was caught on our surveillance camera jumping up into the Greengage tree, then immediately jumping down again on the other side.

We don't see them too often, as they tend to stay in the woods. I did once find one in an abandoned barn, where I was sheltering from a sudden downpour. It was running around like a lunatic trying to catch a panicking Bat. Some hope.

They can be destructive beasts. If they get into your house, especially empty holiday houses, they can create havoc. People have found their homes 'trashed' after a Pine Marten visit.

The are bigger than a Red Squirrel, with a longer tail, and a white flash under their chins. A really beautiful animal.

I just hope he/she hasn't managed to find a way into the house. Down the chimney maybe?

 

For Sale (illegally)

I was checking my 'comments' recently, when I noticed two from an unknown source, with the single word 'Glock' as the only 'comment'.

I was interested enough (before deleting) to see who or what it was all about.

Both were from the same person/company, and both offered to sell me illegal arms illegally, including an AK47 for 1,339 Euros. 

As you can probably see, they come from a French supplier, and they went into great detail about how my identity would be secure and private. I could buy, and have 'privately' delivered, almost any hand gun, semi-automatic, or rifle, (plus ammo) in total security. In the UK, such things are BANNED. 

I have no idea what prompted these comments, or how they came across my page.

I'm not in the market for an AK47, or even a Glock 44 for 699 Euros.

I suppose I should have kept the pages, but at least I did take these photos.

No wonder there are so many gang-members wandering our streets, armed to the teeth. Guns seem to be available anywhere.

It reminded me that in the late 60's I had one of these 'Tommy Guns' (below) in my possession overnight. I had a friend who was a big (legal) collector of old weapons, and another who was a (legal) antique firearms dealer. They had done a deal together, and I was asked to deliver the purchased machine gun to the buyer. It came in a wooden box with 100 rounds of ammo in another box. I felt like a criminal with the gun in my flat, and was only too pleased to hand it over to its new owner the following morning.

No more guns for me. I have enough as it is.