Stardate: 84413.71 31 May, 2007
Posted in Life and Times! at 11:36 am by Marg
1. Home is where you hang your @.
2. The e-mail of the species is more deadly than the mail.
3. A journey of a thousand sites begins with a single click.
4. You can’t teach a new mouse old clicks.
5. Great groups from little icons grow.
6. Speak softly and carry a cellular phone.
7. C:\ is the root of all directories.
8. Oh, what a tangled website we weave when first we practise.
9. Pentium wise, pen and paper foolish.
10. The modem is the message.
11. Too many clicks spoil the browse.
12. The geek shall inherit the earth.
13. There’s no place like home page.
14. Don’t byte off more than you can view.
15. Fax is stranger than fiction.
16. What boots up must come down.
17. Windows will never cease.
18. Virtual reality is its own reward.
19. Modulation in all things.
20. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him to use the Net and he won’t bother you for weeks.
Permalink
Stardate: 84413.44
Posted in Life and Times! at 9:13 am by Marg
Boy this article in the Herald made my blood boil!!! Read Here
Most of us in NZ know how long it took for the police to arrest this guy for the brutal deaths of his babies and they still let him out on bail! Now when he breaches the terms of his bail, they still let him out and have freedom! Do the deaths of two innocents mean nothing??? Where is bloody Sue Bradford now??? If she was REALLY committed to her anti smacking law, shouldn’t she be saying something about this pathetic Judge Robinson letting this excuse for a man out on bail!
But what REALLY got to me was this comment from the lawyer:
Speaking to the Herald after Kahui’s appearance, Lorraine Smith said her client called her on Tuesday to say he had forgotten to report to police.
“When I told him it wasn’t Queen’s Birthday until next Monday he was shattered. He just could not believe it . . I said ‘get yourself down to the police station immediately’.”
Oh, sorry… but this stupid lawyer has just stated that her client said he had FORGOTTEN to report to police. Earlier on in the article it states that Kahui had to report on a Monday and a Wednesday unless it was a public holiday. So his defence that it he thought it was a public holiday is utter bullshit as the lawyer actually stated that he had FORGOTTEN – not that he didn’t go because he thought it was a holiday!
This Judge Robinson needs a good kick up the arse! When are criminals going to be treated like the low-life scum they are????
Permalink
Stardate: 84411.66 30 May, 2007
Posted in Life and Times! at 5:34 pm by Marg
For all those interested, the photo’s that I took of all the teams are posted. View by clicking here
Permalink
Stardate: 84397.07 25 May, 2007
Posted in Life and Times! at 9:22 am by Marg
Today I have added a new “feature” to my Blog. It’s a thing called “Snap Preview” and it lets you see a preview of a link so that you can decide if you like the look of the site or not before clicking on it. Also it will give definitions from Wikipedia on some links and will embed You Tube and othe vids into the Blog.
Soooooo, let’s try it. Here is one of my all time faves from Kenny Wayne Shepherd – Blue on Black.
Howzat!????
Permalink
Stardate: 84389.06 22 May, 2007
Posted in Life and Times! at 10:59 am by Marg
This photo was sent to me today by Sandy… It’s Jarrod’s dog. Jarrod is Larry and Sandy’s son.
A while ago Sandy said that the dog was going to go…. Wonder if she has now packed it’s bags!?
Still trying to find out who cleaned up all the polystyrene beads after the dog had demolished the beanbag!
Permalink
Stardate: 84386.96 21 May, 2007
Posted in Life and Times! at 4:31 pm by Marg
I LOVED this…. Wish I had written it!
Payback time
Shown below, is an actual letter that was sent to a bank by an 86 yearold woman. The bank manager thought it amusing enoughto have it published in the New York Times.
Dear Sir:
I am writing to thank you for bouncing my check with which I endeavoured to pay my plumber last month.. By my calculations, three seconds must have elapsed between his presenting the check and the arrival in my account of the funds needed to honor it.
I refer, of course, to the automatic monthly deposit of my entire pension, an arrangement which, I admit, has been in place for only eight years.
You are to be commended for seizing that brief window of opportunity, and also for debiting my account $30 by way of penalty for the inconvenience caused to your bank.
My thankfulness springs from the manner in which this incident has caused me to rethink my errant financial ways. I noticed that whereas I personally answer your telephone calls and letters, — when I try to contact you, I am confronted by the impersonal, overcharging, pre-recorded, faceless entity which your bank has become.
From now on, I, like you, choose only to deal with aflesh-and-blood person. My mortgage and loan repayments will therefore and hereafter no longer be automatic, but will arrive at your bank, by check, addressed personally and confidentially to an employee at your bank whom you must nominate.
Be aware that it is an offense under the Postal Act for any other person to open such an envelope. Please find attached an Application Contact which I require your chosen employee to complete.
I am sorry it runs to eight pages, but in order that I know as much about him or her as your bank knows about me, there is no alternative.
Please note that all copies of his or her medical history must be countersigned by a Notary Public, and the mandatory details of his/her financial situation (income, debts, assets and liabilities) must be accompanied by documented proof.
In due course, at MY convenience, I will issue your employee with a PIN number which he/she must quote in dealings with me. I regret that it cannot be shorter than 28 digits but, again, I have modeled it on the number of button presses required of me to access my account balance on your phone bank service. As they say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Let me level the playing field even further. When you call me, press buttons as follows:
IMMEDIATELY AFTER DIALING, PRESS THE STAR (*) BUTTON FOR ENGLISH
#1. To make an appointment to see me
#2. To query a missing payment.
# 3. To transfer the call to my living room in case I am there.
# 4. To transfer the call to my bedroom in case I am sleeping.
# 5. To transfer the call to my toilet in case I am attending to nature.
# 6. To transfer the call to my mobile phone if I am not at home .
#7. To leave a message on my computer, a password to access my computer is required. Password will be communicated to you at a later date to that Authorized Contact mentioned earlier.
# 8. To return to the main menu and to listen to options 1 through 7.
# 9. To make a general complaint or inquiry. The contact will then be put on hold, pending the attention of my automated answering service.
# 10. This is a second reminder to press* for English.
While this may, on occasion, involve a lengthy wait, uplifting music will play for the duration of the call.
Regrettably, but again following your example, I must also levy an establishment fee to cover the setting up of this new arrangement.
Your Humble Client
(Remember: This was written by a 86 year old woman)
‘YOU’VE JUST GOTTA LOVE GOLDEN OLDIES’
Permalink
Stardate: 84375.71 17 May, 2007
Posted in Life and Times! at 1:41 pm by Marg
Well, kitchen is ALMOST finished – just need to paint the ceiling and the upper walls now. Deck is also nearly complete, just some steps to add yet…
View Pictures Here
Permalink
Stardate: 84372.62 16 May, 2007
Posted in Life and Times! at 10:30 am by Marg
Well, the doc finally gave me the “all clear” to go and play 10-pin again! Last night was first night back and all went ok. Scores could have been better, but the back survived the night.
Will be posting results on the main site here (in case you are interested).
I formed a new team this year as Hamish and Daniel deserted me (was I THAT bad????) New team is Murray, Ray and myself. Ray played with Hamish and me last year when Daniel dropped out. I also got rid of the old team name and we are now called “Two Guys and a Girl”.
Also added a new load of pics taken at Deb’s Birthday a couple of weeks back see them here
Permalink
Stardate: 84369.88 15 May, 2007
Posted in Life and Times! at 10:25 am by Marg
For all of those curious about our youngest son, here are a couple of YouTube vids that his friends have compiled…
Hmmm, I am NOT responsible for the content, I am just looking for sympathy ’cause now you can see what we have to put up with! Yes, we do get those stupid words inflitrating into his vocabulary all the time!
BlairOne
BlairTwo
Permalink
Stardate: 84356.82 10 May, 2007
Posted in Life and Times! at 3:40 pm by Marg
Well, after successfully selling our old kitchen units and BBQ on Trade Me (NZ’s equivalent to Ebay), Carol – Murray’s Mum – asked me to sell her grandchildren’s high chair for her. I duly listed it and when it sold, the lady that bought it emailed me her phone number to contact her to arrange pick-up.
I passed the details on to Carol who rang the lady. Conversation went this way:
Carol: Hello, you won the auction on Trade me for the high chair
Lady: Yes, I would like to collect it this evening if possible. You are local, we live in Glenfield too. What is your address?
Carol: We live at 22 Brunton Place, do you know where that is.
Lady: Oh yes. I’ll just come accross and get it now – we live at number 23!!!!!!
Small, small world!
Permalink
