Tigers Tigers everywhere

Well the Tigers didn't quite make it 3 out of 3, but the Guinness Premiership cup was a great game and made a great day out (photos on the web, see link on the left), unfortunately, they didn't quite turn up at Twickenham last Saturday for the Heineken Cup. Still it is good to hear that both the French and British clubs will be playing for the cup in 2008, perhaps they will have better luck then.

So Tony has finally committed himself to standing down, so now we are going to be led by a Scot, now I have nothing against the Scots, in fact my heritage stems from Scotland, but how can a political party that is intent on breaking up the Union and intent on giving the Scots home rule, were our MP's have no say promote a Scot's MP as PM, it is ironically that his initials are GB.

So the season of shed pullers has arrived, isn't it typical that they only seem to appear in front of you when it's rush hour and now the farmers are getting in on the act, I thought that the British summertime was set for the farmers so they could start work at sunrise. So if they have decided to have a lie in from the early starts, perhaps we can go back to good old Greenwich Mean Time, I know my body would appreciate it.

Well the shed is taking shape, it now has 3 sides and the roof and guess what it's bank holiday again and it's going to rain, so I'll just have to watch the Grand Prix and go shopping instead, it's a hard life with all the decisions one has to make, to keep one's limited free time full.

Finally the little asprin is in the news again as it is now proven??? that it can reduce deaths, unfortunately, if you travel a lot and take asprin to reduce thrombosis and another to prevent heart attack and another to prevent the re-occurrence of stroke you'll probably pop your clogs from an overdose.

PS. as you may have noticed I have finally mastered the mystery of the line space.

Another Good News Week

Yes we completed the Shakespeare Half Marathon, Gill raced away thinking she was Lynford Christy, while I accompanied Ivor to the end, all had a great day, while raising money for our chosen causes (thanks to all who sponsored us) and we finished with a picnic by the finishing line and later a meal at the local pub.

Now just the L2B bike ride to complete on June 17th (if you would like to sponsor me click on the Sponsor me Link on the left).

As mentioned previously Gill and I with S&P spent a long weekend in Prague.

Prague is a place you have to visit. Old buildings to envy, terracotta and green roof tiles plus culture, friendly people and currently a cheap holiday (until they enter the Euro zone). A great extension to my birthday made even more pleasurable by the company I was in, photo's on the web click the link on the left.

So Tony's off (well I always thought that), so he has said again, it's getting to be like a soap and just as boring. I wonder how the rank and file members of the Labour party feel about how his replacement has been chosen or as in Tony's normal way dictated, perhaps now is the time to consider an elected Prime Minister.

Now he has dictated that we do not need an enquiry into the 7/7 bombing, he says it would take up resource that should be monitoring the terrorists, or could it be that it might show up some government failings again. It seems that whatever happens when Tony is in power, nothing can be wrong, but isn't that a sign of a true dictator?

And when he's gone his legacy will be (this is my top 10);

1. An untrusted Bankrupt Labour Party
2. The Iraq war will be his lasting memorial.
3. Autocracy.
4. Money for Honours
5. Devolution
6. Bankrupt NHS.
7. Redundant Doctors & Nurses.
8. The party of Spin
9. A Nanny State
10. John Prescott.

Well the local elections are over and Tony still cannot see what has happened as his comment " it gives us a good spring board to fight the next election" points out, I've heard of spin but this time it must have made him dizzy.

I see the Police in Portugal are getting a hard time with regards to the lost child Madeleine McCann and I do feel sorry for the parents, however, how can two responsible, well educated people who can't be short of cash, leave 3 children (of 3 and 2) alone while they go off and make merry, its not as if there wasn't a baby sitting service, if this had have happened in the UK they would have been prosecuted for child neglect (no mention of this in the papers or news). Lets hope they find the child soon and hope that every parent of young children learn from this sorry episode, but I doubt it.

Well the scientists are still working for our best interests, they now say that we should all wear woolly jumpers when we walk out in the sun as well as wearing factor 30, sunbathing will never be the same again.