tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64925467265205754712024-03-05T00:50:26.924-08:00The Thoughts of Chairman Anyhow Funny Stuff From Writer, Broadcaster & Occasional Standup, Regular Sit down.The Thoughts of Chairman Anyhowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486634862026027114noreply@blogger.comBlogger1100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492546726520575471.post-76436108999602794292023-03-08T04:10:00.002-08:002023-03-08T04:10:21.022-08:00International Woman's Day<p> </p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; margin: 20px 0px 0px; position: relative;"><a href="https://nevilleraper.blogspot.com/2019/03/international-womans-day.html" style="color: black; font-size: 20px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;">International Woman's Day</a></h3><div class="post-header" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-3811537555761093705" itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 1040px;"><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><b>International Woman's Day</b><br /><b>Woman</b><br /><b>Quite Interesting</b><br /><b>That's Amaaaaaaaazing</b><br /><b>Random Joke</b><br /><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDqK6tdUUv9VTedPdr3YAH-8Yw683OiscimLTSB9lZRHWgVanVxwyLROi81P_-mDGPga_mwLKqCV_xilouJgzkD1uDKVORwqDQ186QZ1RK1desBF_UYkswilzl2hBVMI21JVtmFNGXn-o/s1600/images+%25281%2529.jpg" style="color: #538cd6; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDqK6tdUUv9VTedPdr3YAH-8Yw683OiscimLTSB9lZRHWgVanVxwyLROi81P_-mDGPga_mwLKqCV_xilouJgzkD1uDKVORwqDQ186QZ1RK1desBF_UYkswilzl2hBVMI21JVtmFNGXn-o/s1600/images+%25281%2529.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" /></a></div><b><br /></b><br /><div style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>International Women's Day</b> is celebrated on March 8 every year.</span><span style="font-size: 11.2px; white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">It is a focal point in the movement for </span>women's rights<span style="font-size: 14px;">.</span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">While the first observance of a Women's Day was held on February 28, 1909 in New York, March 8 was suggested by the 1910 International Socialist Woman's Conference to become an "International Woman's Day." After women gained suffrage in Soviet Russia in 1917, March 8 became a national holiday there, but has lost all political context through the time, becoming simply a day to honour the women and feminine beauty.</span><span style="font-size: 11.2px; white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">The day was then predominantly celebrated by the socialist movement and communist countries until it was adopted in 1975 by the </span>United Nations<span style="font-size: 14px;">.</span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Woman</b></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">I’m not a size ten</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">Never been petite</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">Suffered throes of passion</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">Or lived with conceit</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">In height I’m bereft</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">No leggy lofty form</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">Not even 5 foot</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">The UK norm</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">My face is not symmetrical</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">No make-up would repair</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">No artists canvass</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">A painter would despair</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">But inside this frame</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">An esoteric fact</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">No yesterday woman</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">No submissive artefact</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">There beats a heart of a lion</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">Someone once said</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">But this strength lays within</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">My chest, my breast, my head</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">Society sees me simply</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">A frail and withered maid</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">But this country was built</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">On my slave trade.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">So when you see me</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">Look beyond the shell</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">A soldier, a builder, a mother</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">The stories I could tell</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 17.6px; font-weight: 600;">The UN Women Report from 2015 showed that, despite women working longer hours than men when both paid and unpaid work is taken into consideration, women still earn an average of 24 percent less than men do worldwide. This wage gap is by far the worst in South Asia, where women earn 33 percent less than men.</span><br /><div style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 17.6px; font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 17.6px; font-weight: 600;">This probably comes as no surprise, but women still spend more time on housework and childcare than men do. The UN reports that women spend one to three hours more on housework than men, two to 10 times the amount of time caring for children and the elderly, and one to four hours less per day on economic market activities. In fact, in the European Union, 25 percent of women say this is why they're not active in the labour force, whereas only three percent of men can say the same.</span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 17.6px; font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 17.6px; font-weight: 600;">Only 22 of Earth's 197 countries can say they have</span><b><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 17.6px;"> </span>women serving as heads of state<span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 17.6px;">.</span></b></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 17.6px; font-weight: 600;"><br /></span><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 17.6px; font-weight: 600;">As of 2014, there were 16 million women living with HIV, meaning </span><b>50 percent of all adults with HIV are women<span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 17.6px;">.</span></b><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 17.6px; font-weight: 600;"> It's not uncommon for women living with HIV to experience violence simply because of their HIV status. The UN reports that </span><b>at least 14 countries</b><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 17.6px; font-weight: 600;"> force HIV positive women into involuntary abortions and sterilizations.</span></div><div style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: proxima-nova, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17.6px; margin-bottom: 32px; margin-top: 32px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">According to a 2010 longitudinal study performed in South Africa, intimate partner violence increases women and girls' chances of contracting HIV by 13.9 percent, and power inequity in relationships increases the risk by 11.9 percent.</span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 17.6px; font-weight: 600;"></span></div><div style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: proxima-nova, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17.6px; margin-bottom: 32px; margin-top: 32px;"><b>Child marriage is more likely to kill girls</b><span style="font-weight: 600;"> </span><span style="font-weight: 600;">in the developing world than war, AIDS, tuberculosis, or any other cause of death. In fact, complications from pregnancy and childbirth is</span><span style="font-weight: 600;"> </span><b>the number one killer among girls ages 15 to 19</b><span style="font-weight: 600;"> </span><span style="font-weight: 600;">in the developing world.</span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">e the UN's Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women back in 1993, currently, 1 in 3 women worldwide are victims of physical or sexual violence </span>— <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">and it's usually at the hands of an intimate partner.</span></div><div style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #4a4a4a; margin-bottom: 32px; margin-top: 32px;"><div style="font-size: 17.6px;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">While the</span><span style="font-weight: 600;"> </span><b>percentage of women married before the age of 18</b><span style="font-weight: 600;"> </span><span style="font-weight: 600;">has dropped in North Africa and the Middle East by about 50 percent in the last 30 years, globally speaking, one in four women alive today were child brides.</span></div><div style="font-size: 17.6px;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 17.6px;"><u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That's Amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing</span></u><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 17.6px;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-size: 17.6px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">China's </span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Yao Defen</b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">, the world's tallest woman as verified by Guinness World Records, has died at the age of 40. Yao, who measured 233.3 cm (7 ft 7 in) when last documented, is reported to have passed away in the house she shared with her mother in a small village in China's central Anhui Province</span></div><div style="font-size: 17.6px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 17.6px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Random Joke of the Day</span></span></div><div style="font-size: 17.6px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 17.6px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-size: 17.6px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-line;"><br /></span></div><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;"><b>My wife says she's going to leave me because of my poker addiction.</b></span></span></div><div style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 32px; margin-top: 32px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; white-space: pre-line;"><b> I think she's bluffing.</b></span></div><div style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 32px; margin-top: 32px;"><div><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;">Want to see what other guff I write pop over to my Authors page on Amazon. 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Then as a gift from me you can now buy</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b>my recent release, "Tales of the Unexpected" for the amazing low price of £1.99 (cheaper than a cup</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b>of coffee) </b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZbXGXU_NCu_Rrpmmd9COo2LfJ-xzRyd42Xw3EENJKITualHOnCdmMdxwhaSmMN7Vn2RaJNAcKaH_hEgZVU9UHaCmo71Nwn7vO0cQC0NSBlEWcSdKO-JDSgdCzwv2pwIXmqrm_d7CtXD-/s1600/nevraper.jpg" style="color: #436590; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1002" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZbXGXU_NCu_Rrpmmd9COo2LfJ-xzRyd42Xw3EENJKITualHOnCdmMdxwhaSmMN7Vn2RaJNAcKaH_hEgZVU9UHaCmo71Nwn7vO0cQC0NSBlEWcSdKO-JDSgdCzwv2pwIXmqrm_d7CtXD-/s320/nevraper.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-line;"></span><br style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;" /><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><b>CHECK OUT THE 5 STAR REVIEWS -</b></div><div class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><div style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">B Silver<br />5.0 out of 5 stars</div><div style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">Great diverse short stories<br />28 October 2019<br />Format: Paperback Verified Purchase</div><div style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;"><br />Love this writer I bought his previous books and in my opinion this is the best so far. 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Hit the subscribe button.</div><div style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">e-mail - neville.raper@yahoo.co.uk</div></div></div></span></div></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></div></div><div style="clear: both;"></div></div><div class="post-footer" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.5em 0px;"></div>The Thoughts of Chairman Anyhowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486634862026027114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492546726520575471.post-51014521508169231742023-02-22T04:37:00.000-08:002023-02-22T04:37:37.981-08:00International Clean Your Computer Day<p> <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">In Today's Dirty Issue</span></b></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipLfIxse9hHMe7TmaXOVIYfOPkdSTdbiuNpRWDcE6r265DtSU1llIwvuqL9fyLWkU3rrlZY45CExohOfzUDI9xY4EARnMf9EIjmqF3J5NcPK0j6qIuPmOL3dhi6sIxNlSjdZXqvPsVngk/s1600/images.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="148" data-original-width="340" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipLfIxse9hHMe7TmaXOVIYfOPkdSTdbiuNpRWDcE6r265DtSU1llIwvuqL9fyLWkU3rrlZY45CExohOfzUDI9xY4EARnMf9EIjmqF3J5NcPK0j6qIuPmOL3dhi6sIxNlSjdZXqvPsVngk/s640/images.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>International Clean Your Computer Day</b><br /><b>Virus</b><br /><b>Virus Facts</b><br /><b>That's Amaaaaaazing</b><br /><b>Random Joke</b><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTAG-wRXOpPFd1OZKsqYd8nrLPDt4WEirEX_oK2qNoDg9M3S-5S9IN3A8UX5wkM5ywoRBh1yiLBYy9qjAZerOUhyphenhypheneP31mJEIhQ21owXPLyj8AsOP-q-Axy36F7zKtZv0RJRAKukebt_P7S/s1600/images+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTAG-wRXOpPFd1OZKsqYd8nrLPDt4WEirEX_oK2qNoDg9M3S-5S9IN3A8UX5wkM5ywoRBh1yiLBYy9qjAZerOUhyphenhypheneP31mJEIhQ21owXPLyj8AsOP-q-Axy36F7zKtZv0RJRAKukebt_P7S/s1600/images+%25282%2529.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="color: #0f0f0f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Clean Out Your Computer Day is a day to logically review, and delete old files and programs.</b></span></div><div style="color: #0f0f0f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: #0f0f0f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Most of us add programs and files to our computer with reckless abandon. After all, computers have huge storage capacity. Many of these files and programs are forgotten over time. Overtime they clog memory and cause confusion during retrieval and use of other files. And, some may slow down your computer.</b></span></div><div style="color: #0f0f0f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: #0f0f0f;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Somewhere along the way, a (most likely) computer geek or service person, created this day as an opportunity for us to remember to cleanup and delete old and unused files.</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidgVvhr4-74Iuv-gs5P7jR7iDbANNB3hBWsTX5HI5AlpZ35nE3SJdhEYZptTu-evUAmQ2LsUiLkqXLYbGuP5UjtAMIYxTwuEU2swPh54BaKc-_Yqb81zAFoKHL04QdeWqLGjAErUzCWxF4/s1600/images+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="192" data-original-width="262" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidgVvhr4-74Iuv-gs5P7jR7iDbANNB3hBWsTX5HI5AlpZ35nE3SJdhEYZptTu-evUAmQ2LsUiLkqXLYbGuP5UjtAMIYxTwuEU2swPh54BaKc-_Yqb81zAFoKHL04QdeWqLGjAErUzCWxF4/s400/images+%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Virus</span></b><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">My laptop got a virus<br />I was surprised that it could<br />I tried to give paracetamol<br />But it did it no good</span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-size: 10pt;"><br /><br /></span><span lang="EN-US">I poured in chicken soup<br />It works with my cold<br />But it just started fizzing<br />And the keyboard developed mold</span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-size: 10pt;"><br /><br /></span><span lang="EN-US">I stuck in the bath<br />All soapy nice and hot<br />But it did not seem to like that<br />Oh, it certainly did not.</span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-size: 10pt;"><br /><br /></span><span lang="EN-US">And now its sound asleep<br />It doesn't want to stir<br />I think I've killed the hard drive<br />As it no longer makes a whir</span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-size: 10pt;"><br /><br /></span><span lang="EN-US">I'll have to get some software<br />to inoculate it better<br />And make sure it stays dry<br />and never gets wetter.</span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-size: 10pt;"><br /><br /></span><span lang="EN-US">I hope I haven't killed<br />my little robot mate<br />It the virus I didn't like<br />and those hackers that I hate!</span></b><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="background: rgb(192, 161, 84); color: #333333; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLoCdNkdGWXRfOvw0yrnahPmSbVPGTwofFCbWFRWzDdCQ9TJCBwRF8Bq5DsHGjijm_LCxiq7m18CKajH4fsF8SU9KDR7V8Qj_prnbsS00NLyu03XXiUxLRwZQhsR1-3m4f-lcXzzQTLTI/s1600/images+%25283%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="248" data-original-width="203" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLoCdNkdGWXRfOvw0yrnahPmSbVPGTwofFCbWFRWzDdCQ9TJCBwRF8Bq5DsHGjijm_LCxiq7m18CKajH4fsF8SU9KDR7V8Qj_prnbsS00NLyu03XXiUxLRwZQhsR1-3m4f-lcXzzQTLTI/s320/images+%25283%2529.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: arial;">About 70% of people, who prepare and disseminate computer viruses, are part of an organized crime syndicate. That means that their motives may be a lot more sinister that you could ever imagine.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial;"><b>About 40% of all households contain at least one computer, which is infected with a virus. That means that many of us are literally walking on ice. What is really frightening is the fact that many who are affected do not even know that their systems are infected.</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial;"><b>About 90% of all emails are infected with some type of malware. The people that send and receive it are often unaware of what is going on until it is too late.</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: initial;">The </span>“MyDoom”<span style="background-color: initial;"> computer virus was the most costly malware ever made. It is estimated that it caused losses of up to $38.5 billion. That is a lot more than many third world countries make in a full year.</span></span></b></div><div style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "open sans", arial, sans-serif; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YErf3imwjBAZpJSpgOc5N0GKy35Zhr9PMBN6SjluGjuWXSXs9cCVgI4z6M4-77sBOHgrFzo0vPBFm-e8Uh4FLyj0UnTZxw_nZZRsZ5HO4KfRl7AKxzVXqr9sBB9DuH_usi-2bA-1p-BI/s1600/images+%25283%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YErf3imwjBAZpJSpgOc5N0GKy35Zhr9PMBN6SjluGjuWXSXs9cCVgI4z6M4-77sBOHgrFzo0vPBFm-e8Uh4FLyj0UnTZxw_nZZRsZ5HO4KfRl7AKxzVXqr9sBB9DuH_usi-2bA-1p-BI/s1600/images+%25283%2529.jpg" /></a></div><b><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #545454;">First human infected with a computer </span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #6a6a6a;">virus</span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #545454;"> On 27 May 2010, Mark Gasson (UK) from the University of Reading,UK, announced that he had implanted an RFID(radio frequency identification)chip into his hand, which he then infected with a computer </span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #6a6a6a;">virus</span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #545454;">.</span></b></div><div style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "open sans", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "open sans", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "open sans", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1tWy0YiU_-tixjnWcAuEN7VIP0xqgrP_dhLHmrpD0pAPAbTrnde9513AJDSOQMNKwWMS0zSyJkqknQE0mb4yNJ9YXt_QEKkO03g0Xo8XV15DwL7YUbXj9KAb5INvHt4Jof7JNa7mEjhy/s1600/giphy+%25288%2529.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="785" data-original-width="1080" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1tWy0YiU_-tixjnWcAuEN7VIP0xqgrP_dhLHmrpD0pAPAbTrnde9513AJDSOQMNKwWMS0zSyJkqknQE0mb4yNJ9YXt_QEKkO03g0Xo8XV15DwL7YUbXj9KAb5INvHt4Jof7JNa7mEjhy/s320/giphy+%25288%2529.gif" width="320" /></a></div><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #545454; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #545454; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="color: #545454; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #333333; white-space: pre-line;">I grew up in a rough area. When I was a kid people used to cover me in Chocolate and cream and put a Cherry on top of my head.</span></span><br /><span style="color: #545454; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #333333; white-space: pre-line;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #545454; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #333333; white-space: pre-line;">Life was tough in the Gateau</span></span></div><div style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;">Want to see what other guff I write pop over to my Authors page on Amazon. 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Then as a gift from me you can now buy</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b>my recent release, "Tales of the Unexpected" for the amazing low price of £1.99 (cheaper than a cup</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b>of coffee) </b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZbXGXU_NCu_Rrpmmd9COo2LfJ-xzRyd42Xw3EENJKITualHOnCdmMdxwhaSmMN7Vn2RaJNAcKaH_hEgZVU9UHaCmo71Nwn7vO0cQC0NSBlEWcSdKO-JDSgdCzwv2pwIXmqrm_d7CtXD-/s1600/nevraper.jpg" style="color: #436590; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1002" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZbXGXU_NCu_Rrpmmd9COo2LfJ-xzRyd42Xw3EENJKITualHOnCdmMdxwhaSmMN7Vn2RaJNAcKaH_hEgZVU9UHaCmo71Nwn7vO0cQC0NSBlEWcSdKO-JDSgdCzwv2pwIXmqrm_d7CtXD-/s320/nevraper.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-line;"></span><br style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><b>CHECK OUT THE 5 STAR REVIEWS -</b></div><div class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><div style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">B Silver<br />5.0 out of 5 stars</div><div style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">Great diverse short stories<br />28 October 2019<br />Format: Paperback Verified Purchase</div><div style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;"><br />Love this writer I bought his previous books and in my opinion this is the best so far. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn2ocyfBaQGVPZmkRkCqkLp4F7nETIAXHK9h7NUegERRBI-ntJfPfHosi41yspWy_kkfKcvWhjrBLFyFj987SueGDJkujUIYvi21TaUkhMwuKgVVEL9tv5v72w3ERJCt_5wVueUzGMUrcc/s1600/images.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn2ocyfBaQGVPZmkRkCqkLp4F7nETIAXHK9h7NUegERRBI-ntJfPfHosi41yspWy_kkfKcvWhjrBLFyFj987SueGDJkujUIYvi21TaUkhMwuKgVVEL9tv5v72w3ERJCt_5wVueUzGMUrcc/s320/images.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Small Things</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">How small are we</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">That's Amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Random Joke</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Word (to your Mother)</span></b><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Free audio play.<br /></b></span><br /><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81dQ-fbS5TLpXdkRpl-tIMkwRJq1p_mls21FJ4REwYmCMxYwG8-ekoFElZ5fCWPDVwHw0GGykjaUnH3ChKZSxzcJt_VE6YH82-iC8IBKIaHPSz4Vejufqhw079GaHK-BSj-75ZNNRDYGlo0W6R3rOh-I8zkQW1HM3dplF5t2EY8HpPgIiHbjxrFlS_w/s800/MRSMALLPRINT_2e36619d-fd86-4e2a-8a80-a327fb757867_800x.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81dQ-fbS5TLpXdkRpl-tIMkwRJq1p_mls21FJ4REwYmCMxYwG8-ekoFElZ5fCWPDVwHw0GGykjaUnH3ChKZSxzcJt_VE6YH82-iC8IBKIaHPSz4Vejufqhw079GaHK-BSj-75ZNNRDYGlo0W6R3rOh-I8zkQW1HM3dplF5t2EY8HpPgIiHbjxrFlS_w/s320/MRSMALLPRINT_2e36619d-fd86-4e2a-8a80-a327fb757867_800x.webp" width="320" /></a></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b>I write about big things.</b><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>But, it’s time to talk of the small,<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>of little pleasures of smaller joys.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>A lick from the dog<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Clean sheet smell<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Chinese chicken curry<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Melodious church bell<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Sun through the curtains<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>A really good sneeze<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Elvis on the radio<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Quite a strong cheese<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>My spex with no spots<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>A pair of odd socks<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Bacon and eggs<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Soft ticking of clocks<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Smell of cut grass<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Old Captain Kirk<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>A free parking space<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>A weekend off work<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>A freezing cold pint<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>I nice new haircut<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Batman and Robin<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Nice clean smut<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>The laugh of a child<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>A fresh coffee pot<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>A blackbird’s singsong</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>A nose clear of snot</b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><h2 style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ssnFg12QSYup1CgZznFlobGj97TnC5hy4AOb49WhoAZunNvNICX4ZrD48t6tJwYABf3JN7wKV8v2PumevVr2lvpC1Z10acporFjl6CO_059VnxkWR_kUVyk02EtzCKgNtw-WhreEGRSoVKM27l7OnpMlrLY6q8uiAWRsEAljV83AdXepMVfQ8p023w/s1920/mYgGsgUeqbMMYbZbTK7uP6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ssnFg12QSYup1CgZznFlobGj97TnC5hy4AOb49WhoAZunNvNICX4ZrD48t6tJwYABf3JN7wKV8v2PumevVr2lvpC1Z10acporFjl6CO_059VnxkWR_kUVyk02EtzCKgNtw-WhreEGRSoVKM27l7OnpMlrLY6q8uiAWRsEAljV83AdXepMVfQ8p023w/s320/mYgGsgUeqbMMYbZbTK7uP6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></h2><h2 style="clear: both;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>How Small are We ?</b></h2></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;">Our </span>sun<span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;"> is one of at least 100 BILLION stars, just in the Milky Way. Scientists calculate that there are at least 100 billion galaxies in the observable universe, each one brimming with stars. There are more stars than grains of sand on all of Earth’s beaches combined. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;">The </span>Milky Way<span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;"> is a huge city of stars, so big that even at the speed of light (which is fast!), it would take </span>100,000 years<span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;"> to travel across it.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Roughly 70% of the universe is made of dark energy. Dark matter makes up about 25%. The rest — everything on Earth, everything ever observed with all of our instruments, all normal matter adds up to less than 5% of the universe.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px;">If the sun were as tall as a typical front door, Earth would be the size of a penny.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px;">The sun accounts for almost all of the mass in our solar system. Leaving .2% for all the planets and everything else.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;">Edwin Hubble discovered that the </span>Universe is expanding<span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;"> and that at one point in time (14 billion years ago) the universe was all collected in just one point of space.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;"> Four American spacecraft are headed out of our solar system to what scientists call interstellar space. </span>Voyager 1<span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;"> is the </span>farthest out<span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;"> — more than </span>11 billion miles<span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;"> from our sun. It was the first manmade object to leave our solar system. Voyager 2, is speeding along at more than 39,000 mph, but will still take more than </span>296,000 years<span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;"> to pass Sirius, the brightest star in our night sky.</span><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;">.</span></span></div><div><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><h3><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;"><b>That's Amaaaaaaaazing ...</b></span></h3>Smallest Hypothetical Object in the Universe: The smallest hypothetical objects in the universe is a thing which does not have any mass and dimensions. Its existence is also not proven yet. According to string theory, all universe is made up of tiny vibrating string-like structures which interact with each other and give rise to mass and energy.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "q_serif" , "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , "hiragino kaku gothic pro" , "meiryo" , serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Random Joke of the Day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYir3o7NcZQi4qVbqxCOcaXCDVj2WSs0-uBMj0akIA_GPiFiPgAsqzIeFZ2vCqYwvzJFcK89Y8JA7u2AAi95gGNSZYMM4z6cBt2uH0nYhrOHdlsX9MfzPcuDxmKHAuSURGKWqtjXwucj0tDUStAiE9FzHcGg0eq3cWPaI4RMn-DCPCZ_G3y5nXQdLpYQ/s480/giphy.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYir3o7NcZQi4qVbqxCOcaXCDVj2WSs0-uBMj0akIA_GPiFiPgAsqzIeFZ2vCqYwvzJFcK89Y8JA7u2AAi95gGNSZYMM4z6cBt2uH0nYhrOHdlsX9MfzPcuDxmKHAuSURGKWqtjXwucj0tDUStAiE9FzHcGg0eq3cWPaI4RMn-DCPCZ_G3y5nXQdLpYQ/s320/giphy.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-line;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-line;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">My Dad always told me “Don’t be quick to find faults.” </span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-line;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Great Dad, terrible geologist.</span></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 24px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 24px;">Word of the day: SCURRYFUNGE</span><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 24px;"> </span><span class="highlightNode" face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(88, 144, 255, 0.15); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(88, 144, 255, 0.3); color: #1d2129; font-size: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px 1px;">-</span><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 24px;"> to rush around cleaning before visitors arrive.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 24px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><div style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;">Want to see what other guff I write pop over to my Authors page on Amazon. Just paste the below link in your browser.</span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><b>https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neville-Raper/e/B0759Z1D25%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share</b></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif"><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1419; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>The Offer -</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1419; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: normal;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-line;"><b>Have you got a kindle or e-book reader? 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOaTZzVLCSjtDVCYOWOScrbSR4TumALsBIvGXJLia8U6aLSTPh9vUu_M0SKa3VXLWvtAXiKWayo8HeIpobRA-YQjK_ks7llg2aewCw6taPz4gd5lfAzGxMZp6qaN1xItCUpdLpzrKyzCRJ/s1600/cf67bda0fe503eeea93cc08ad96206c0fc6d63c632b71d18e84f5124086f9330_large.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOaTZzVLCSjtDVCYOWOScrbSR4TumALsBIvGXJLia8U6aLSTPh9vUu_M0SKa3VXLWvtAXiKWayo8HeIpobRA-YQjK_ks7llg2aewCw6taPz4gd5lfAzGxMZp6qaN1xItCUpdLpzrKyzCRJ/s320/cf67bda0fe503eeea93cc08ad96206c0fc6d63c632b71d18e84f5124086f9330_large.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><br /></div></b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Ekphrastic Poetry<br />We Danced on the Sand<br />Trivial Top 10<br />That's Amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing<br />Random Joke of the Day</span><div><span style="font-size: large;">An Offer<br /></span><br /><br /><br />Ekphrastic poetry explores art. Using a rhetorical device known as ekphrasis, the poet engages with a painting, drawing, sculpture, or other form of visual art. Poetry about music and dance might also be considered a type of ekphrastic writing.<br /><br />The term ekphrastic (also spelled ecphrastic) originates from a Greek expression for description. The earliest ekphrastic poems were vivid accounts of real or imagined scenes. Through effusive use of details, writers in ancient Greece aspired to transform the visual into the verbal. Later poets moved beyond description to reflect on deeper meanings. Today, the word ekphrastic can refer to any literary response to a non-literary work.<br /><br />Key Terms<br /><br />Ekphrastic poetry: Poetry about a work of art<br />Actual ekphrasis: Writing about an artwork that exists<br />Notional ekphrasis: Writing about an imagined work of art<br /><br />I was provided with the below picture and asked to come up with some writing to accompany it....<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfVQNdt3EQh1ucHKTFwYGLc1pjqQFerxPYwpf7yex90CA4dzNkGxRO9CEDXEmPtZC4452fF_yLmw6w0qojspU27xS46XzWauIZWPox7EnnWWCXZmgR491S22-lrMirzGGTtdPdWiObLhr/s1600/thumbnail+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="1080" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfVQNdt3EQh1ucHKTFwYGLc1pjqQFerxPYwpf7yex90CA4dzNkGxRO9CEDXEmPtZC4452fF_yLmw6w0qojspU27xS46XzWauIZWPox7EnnWWCXZmgR491S22-lrMirzGGTtdPdWiObLhr/s320/thumbnail+%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>We Danced on the Sand</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We sang as we danced and danced as we sang<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Our help tried to shield us as best they could<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">With batwing brollies.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">They tried but were no protection against that wind of change<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">How beautiful she was crimson dressed.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Our song carried and joined the gale force choir<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">It cycloned back as all things do.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">But it had changed<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We all danced now in red stained shoes<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">A staccato beat by musicians with a different flag<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Their chords tight on white hot instruments.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I looked down and saw my shadow on rusted sand<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">She’s here with me again in that cardinal dress.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Her skin is so white and I can’t hear her song.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I look down and my shadow has gone<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The shells are on the beach<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The shells are on the beach<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><br /></div><h2><span style="font-weight: normal;">TOP 10 1st Wedding Dances 2021</span></h2><div><h4 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #494949; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, serif; font-size: 1.625rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.875rem; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">10. Ed Sheeran and Beyonce – Perfect (Duet)</h4></div><div><h4 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #494949; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, serif; font-size: 1.625rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.875rem; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">9. Ellie Goulding – How Long Will I Love You</h4></div><div><h4 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #494949; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, serif; font-size: 1.625rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.875rem; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">8. Jason Mraz – I Won’t Give Up</h4></div><div><h4 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #494949; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, serif; font-size: 1.625rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.875rem; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">7. Ray LaMontagne – You Are The Best Thing</h4></div><div><h4 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #494949; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, serif; font-size: 1.625rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.875rem; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">6. Christina Perri – A Thousand Years</h4></div><div><h4 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #494949; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, serif; font-size: 1.625rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.875rem; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">5. Elvis Presley – Can’t Help Falling in Love</h4></div><div><h4 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #494949; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, serif; font-size: 1.625rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.875rem; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">4. John Legend – All of Me</h4></div><div><h4 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #494949; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, serif; font-size: 1.625rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.875rem; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">3. Etta James – At Last</h4></div><div><h4 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #494949; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, serif; font-size: 1.625rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.875rem; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">2. Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud</h4></div><div><h4 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #494949; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, serif; font-size: 1.625rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.875rem; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">1. Ed Sheeran – Perfect</h4></div><div><br /></div><div><b>That's Amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing</b></div><div><br /></div><div><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;">K</span>alamandalam Hemalatha has shown the world why she's known as “the dancing queen of Kerala.” On January 6, Guinness World Records confirmed that she had set a world record for the “longest dance marathon by an individual.” Beginning on September 20, she shook her hips and wiggled her neck for 123 hours and 15 minutes</div><div><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"><b>Random Joke of the Day</b></span></div><div><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Got some insect repellent spray, it says on the can that it may cause hallucinations.
Personally I don't believe it but the flies swear it's true.</span></div><div><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1419; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>The Offer -</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1419; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1419; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: normal;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-line;"><b>Have you got a kindle or e-book reader? Then as a gift from me you can now buy</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: normal;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b>my recent release, "Tales of the Unexpected" for the amazing low price of £1.99 (cheaper than a cup</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: normal;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b>of coffee) </b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: normal;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZbXGXU_NCu_Rrpmmd9COo2LfJ-xzRyd42Xw3EENJKITualHOnCdmMdxwhaSmMN7Vn2RaJNAcKaH_hEgZVU9UHaCmo71Nwn7vO0cQC0NSBlEWcSdKO-JDSgdCzwv2pwIXmqrm_d7CtXD-/s1600/nevraper.jpg" style="color: #436590; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1002" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZbXGXU_NCu_Rrpmmd9COo2LfJ-xzRyd42Xw3EENJKITualHOnCdmMdxwhaSmMN7Vn2RaJNAcKaH_hEgZVU9UHaCmo71Nwn7vO0cQC0NSBlEWcSdKO-JDSgdCzwv2pwIXmqrm_d7CtXD-/s320/nevraper.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: normal;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: normal;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #666666; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-line;"></span><br style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: normal;" /><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: normal;"><div style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><b>CHECK OUT THE 5 STAR REVIEWS -</b></div><div class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #1c1e21; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">B Silver<br />5.0 out of 5 stars</div><div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">Great diverse short stories<br />28 October 2019<br />Format: Paperback Verified Purchase</div><div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;"><br />Love this writer I bought his previous books and in my opinion this is the best so far. 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color: #666666; font-size: 13px;"> </span><b style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">In Today's edition.</span></b></h3><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1265103927817061780" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 1040px;"><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><span style="font-size: large;">My Kid</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Kids</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">That's Amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Random Joke</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Buy a Book</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitwsDeB5k1ckNbZJRdp1nrnf5Oyvs2D3tr8Qx-EJ1NoXbc2IF8y3kadI5DgcNCrBB6zDp08Dp7hm5fRi60F3JTqqR5qOplfDr93W5XiLU1o700SWA-Q31RbTTpYEZWNAxM8QOa8tCkuH8NYnvrHdC0WunhbU42bN2keL0ORb-psFIPUTHwCmF_fU3uvg/s259/download.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitwsDeB5k1ckNbZJRdp1nrnf5Oyvs2D3tr8Qx-EJ1NoXbc2IF8y3kadI5DgcNCrBB6zDp08Dp7hm5fRi60F3JTqqR5qOplfDr93W5XiLU1o700SWA-Q31RbTTpYEZWNAxM8QOa8tCkuH8NYnvrHdC0WunhbU42bN2keL0ORb-psFIPUTHwCmF_fU3uvg/s1600/download.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><h2 style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">My Kid</h2><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The levy broke</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">and waters ran</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">A portent of a new</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">lifespan</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">To a place lit</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">with sterile lights</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">of stainless steel</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Chemical flights</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Mop a brow</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">hold a hand</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">A soothing word</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">a useless man</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">A final quake</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">One cry is two</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Orchestra of girls</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">One old one new</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I hold the life</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">like mad parents did</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">and say hello</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">To my new kid.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><h2 style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;">KIDS</span></span></h2><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><p style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: "Libre Franklin", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 25px 0px; padding: 0px; transform: none;">1. ‘Children’ is one of only three words in modern English which are plurals formed by adding the old suffix -en. The others are brethren and oxen.</p><p class="storycopy" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: "Libre Franklin", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 25px 0px; padding: 0px; transform: none;">2. Worldwide, the average woman gives birth to an estimated 6.89 children.</p><p class="storycopy" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: "Libre Franklin", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 25px 0px; padding: 0px; transform: none;">3. The highest fertility rate is in Niger, where women give birth to an average of 7.58 children. The lowest is Singapore at 0.8 per woman.</p><p class="storycopy" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: "Libre Franklin", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 25px 0px; padding: 0px; transform: none;">4. The average girl child reaches half her adult height at 18 months. For a boy it is 24 months.</p><p class="storycopy" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: "Libre Franklin", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 25px 0px; padding: 0px; transform: none;">5. According to research at Sheffield University in 2008: “Clowns are universally disliked by children”.</p><p class="storycopy" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: "Libre Franklin", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 25px 0px; padding: 0px; transform: none;">6. “Childhood: the period of life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly of youth.” (Ambrose Bierce, A Devil’s Dictionary)</p><p class="storycopy" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: "Libre Franklin", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 25px 0px; padding: 0px; transform: none;">7. Twelfth Night is the only Shakespeare play that does not contain the words ‘child’ or ‘children’.</p><p class="storycopy" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: "Libre Franklin", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 25px 0px; padding: 0px; transform: none;">8. According to research for National Teething Week 68 per cent of parents have left a public place because of a crying child.</p><p class="storycopy" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: "Libre Franklin", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 25px 0px; padding: 0px; transform: none;">9. According to a recent survey, ten per cent of UK children learn to use a touch screen by age two.</p><p class="storycopy" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: "Libre Franklin", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 25px 0px; padding: 0px; transform: none;">10. “Mankind owes to the child the best it has to give.” (UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div class="fifthPar" style="color: #282828; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", times, serif; font-size: 10px;"><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;"><b>That's Amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing</b></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;"><b style="color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Valentina Vassilyev and her husband Feodor Vassilyev are alleged to hold the record for the most children a couple has produced</b><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124; font-size: 16px;">. She gave birth to a total of 69 children – sixteen pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets and four sets of quadruplets – between 1725 and 1765, a total of 27 births.</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia, "droid serif", serif; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia, "droid serif", serif; font-size: 18px;">Random Joke of the Day<br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTidCGKVjJgwsxQ6VUr8NLNE3DoBlvnLmCqCP190n5xw1ozmCGS9yXoxbpTs75yb4kIJPToQqseni0KXbn6RlX_w7gOR45Y9Kicch387SNiFw5xGFTMvZTd_3SFl9COVkfziIDuZd-P4Uo/s1600/giphy.gif" style="color: #538cd6; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="232" data-original-width="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTidCGKVjJgwsxQ6VUr8NLNE3DoBlvnLmCqCP190n5xw1ozmCGS9yXoxbpTs75yb4kIJPToQqseni0KXbn6RlX_w7gOR45Y9Kicch387SNiFw5xGFTMvZTd_3SFl9COVkfziIDuZd-P4Uo/s1600/giphy.gif" style="border: none; position: relative;" /></a></div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia, "droid serif", serif; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia, "droid serif", serif; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1419; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">es, taking your children to the park can be exhausting. But when they have a great time, also very rewarding.
It’s swings and roundabouts.</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1419; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1419; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1419; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>By the Book -</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1419; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1419; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: normal;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-line;"><b>Have you got a kindle or e-book reader? Then as a gift from me you can now buy</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: normal;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b>my recent release, "Tales of the Unexpected" for the amazing low price of £1.99 (cheaper than a cup</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: normal;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b>of coffee) </b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: normal;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZbXGXU_NCu_Rrpmmd9COo2LfJ-xzRyd42Xw3EENJKITualHOnCdmMdxwhaSmMN7Vn2RaJNAcKaH_hEgZVU9UHaCmo71Nwn7vO0cQC0NSBlEWcSdKO-JDSgdCzwv2pwIXmqrm_d7CtXD-/s1600/nevraper.jpg" style="color: #436590; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1002" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZbXGXU_NCu_Rrpmmd9COo2LfJ-xzRyd42Xw3EENJKITualHOnCdmMdxwhaSmMN7Vn2RaJNAcKaH_hEgZVU9UHaCmo71Nwn7vO0cQC0NSBlEWcSdKO-JDSgdCzwv2pwIXmqrm_d7CtXD-/s320/nevraper.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: normal;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: normal;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #666666; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-line;"></span><br style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: normal;" /><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: normal;"><div style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><b>CHECK OUT THE 5 STAR REVIEWS -</b></div><div class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #1c1e21; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">B Silver<br />5.0 out of 5 stars</div><div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">Great diverse short stories<br />28 October 2019<br />Format: Paperback Verified Purchase</div><div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;"><br />Love this writer I bought his previous books and in my opinion this is the best so far. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_EgvmjtOlcI-j-AStI4qbCewcR0KVP8yq09VwItmJm-NU1boWvKo84E1m4CmBajbj6EXLf4dWXO9_Y50qyAbywBcP5W1D-tBYQIEzwA3OxYBvuR9Zg8dFpNUczrorcGo6RVzqZMDet92s/s1600/images.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_EgvmjtOlcI-j-AStI4qbCewcR0KVP8yq09VwItmJm-NU1boWvKo84E1m4CmBajbj6EXLf4dWXO9_Y50qyAbywBcP5W1D-tBYQIEzwA3OxYBvuR9Zg8dFpNUczrorcGo6RVzqZMDet92s/s1600/images.jpg" /></a></div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Taser Trevor</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Today's Gangsters</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">That's Amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Random Joke</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">The "Offer"</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYK6cgrOWq9uKvwohFZW9gj-dCAn8eqRAtKZ8JJROPWxO9ir1KA7Ja_bvEOLQMmL8HiJfqsB0DcAl3zHnKbWXzg-JX3zzH2kQq7C-ER51jKLmkCbQsL7XUzNR2GIo0sV3jvxDeHrIEGnwL/s1600/images+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="172" data-original-width="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYK6cgrOWq9uKvwohFZW9gj-dCAn8eqRAtKZ8JJROPWxO9ir1KA7Ja_bvEOLQMmL8HiJfqsB0DcAl3zHnKbWXzg-JX3zzH2kQq7C-ER51jKLmkCbQsL7XUzNR2GIo0sV3jvxDeHrIEGnwL/s1600/images+%25282%2529.jpg" /></a></div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Trevor the taser</span></b></div><div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Carriers a razor<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">He's an old-school badun<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Who carries a gun<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">It's loaded and locked<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Primed and it's cocked<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">With Caps from the shop<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">It’ll only go pop<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">If only he birthed<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">When the Krays were on earth<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Instead, he's stuck<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">In the time of the schmuck<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Now villains fake crime<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Scamming people online<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">While gangsters so dapper<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Are now only rappers<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Fedoras all gone<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">So has Capone</span></b><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlM4rlTNh6kTnM-KrXgMdo_qMO1SayZABoxKoWWZxoN-lmcUOMdU1mdWQHiHNvIBJnuSZ7cirqUJcftoUYf1gn2mROUKj3q-N4RLprMKiPSLNuwaTg8hcjNYv07en37bb9Jxwvt0KXpfj2/s1600/images+%25283%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="292" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlM4rlTNh6kTnM-KrXgMdo_qMO1SayZABoxKoWWZxoN-lmcUOMdU1mdWQHiHNvIBJnuSZ7cirqUJcftoUYf1gn2mROUKj3q-N4RLprMKiPSLNuwaTg8hcjNYv07en37bb9Jxwvt0KXpfj2/s320/images+%25283%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="fourthPar" style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", times, serif; font-size: 10px;"><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;"><strong>The cost of organised crime to the economy is £40bn</strong>. The illegal drugs market constitutes almost half of that (£17.6 bn). Fraud is now worth £7.8bn to criminals. Spirits, tobacco and diesel smuggling has cost £4.1bn, people smuggling £1.4bn and fake DVD production £300m.</div></div><div class="fifthPar" style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", times, serif; font-size: 10px;"><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;"><strong>Tanning shops and nail parlours are sometimes fronts for crime</strong>. The most popular "legitimate" businesses which are typically fronts for criminal activity and money laundering are: licensed premises, car dealerships, solariums, nail bars (often Vietnamese-run stores which are run by cannabis gangs) and massage parlours.</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;"><strong>Criminals like computers</strong>. Cyber crime is on the rise. There was a 250 per cent increase in 2008 alone in the number of computer bugs used by organised criminals to attack the IT systems of individuals, small businesses, governments and commercial organisations.</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;"><strong>Guns are still the gangster's weapon of choice. </strong>Almost one in five known organised criminal gangs - around 800 - are involved in the importing, modification or supply of guns. There has been a recent rise in revenge shootings over drugs turf wars.</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;"><strong>Fraud is at its highest level since 1995</strong>. Criminals have taken advantage of the confusion caused by the economic crisis and bank mergers, especially by using "phishing" techniques. This involves sending emails to random victims asking to confirm their bank details. They use the answers to hack into the victims' accounts. There has been a 75 per cent increase in such activity in first quarter of 2009.</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;"><strong>Mobile phones are rife within British prisons. </strong>Jailed gang leaders continue to run their networks from within their cells. The Home Office is now rolling out a the use of mobile phone blocking technology in prisons after a pilot scheme was successful.</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;"><strong>Gangsters move around to exploit the fragmented structure of British policing</strong>. Research has found that 73 per cent of gangs operate across the 43 different police force boundaries in England and Wales.</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;"><strong>Gangsters start young. </strong>Children are exploited as drug runners or dealers, and sometimes used as gun "minders" because if they are caught they will not face a minimum of five years in jail.</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;"><strong>People are not just trafficked into the UK</strong>. In 2008 officials found that vulnerable British males were being trafficked to Scandinavia by an organised crime gang. They were offered work, free travel, food and accommodation. However once they arrived they were exploited and paid just £20-a-week.</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;"><b>That's Amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing</b></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;"><b><br /></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMB5kzx2i-fprs1tcaK8uQfYiCQSyYIdwirBxpCkjWLpzPqkqwtjFkdZfvNzj64Y-V-lWzbJCaxdMDfc6BzaT8Zx0DNTgQk2L3vpJihTWtZDhMz1D27IxdzoH4lzDsQyEmWjSVwYk_AH0/s1600/images+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="256" data-original-width="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMB5kzx2i-fprs1tcaK8uQfYiCQSyYIdwirBxpCkjWLpzPqkqwtjFkdZfvNzj64Y-V-lWzbJCaxdMDfc6BzaT8Zx0DNTgQk2L3vpJihTWtZDhMz1D27IxdzoH4lzDsQyEmWjSVwYk_AH0/s1600/images+%25281%2529.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , "droid serif" , serif; font-size: 18px;">The U.S. attorney's office in Chicago estimated gangster Al Capone made $105 million in 1927 from liquor bootlegging, gambling establishments, dog tracks, dance halls and other illegal activities. In today's money that would be over $1 billion in one year !!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , "droid serif" , serif; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , "droid serif" , serif; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , "droid serif" , serif; font-size: 18px;">Random Joke of the Day<br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTidCGKVjJgwsxQ6VUr8NLNE3DoBlvnLmCqCP190n5xw1ozmCGS9yXoxbpTs75yb4kIJPToQqseni0KXbn6RlX_w7gOR45Y9Kicch387SNiFw5xGFTMvZTd_3SFl9COVkfziIDuZd-P4Uo/s1600/giphy.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="232" data-original-width="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTidCGKVjJgwsxQ6VUr8NLNE3DoBlvnLmCqCP190n5xw1ozmCGS9yXoxbpTs75yb4kIJPToQqseni0KXbn6RlX_w7gOR45Y9Kicch387SNiFw5xGFTMvZTd_3SFl9COVkfziIDuZd-P4Uo/s1600/giphy.gif" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , "droid serif" , serif; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , "droid serif" , serif; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>The Sperm Count ~ probably my least favourite Sesame Street character.</b></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>The Offer -</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: normal;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-line;"><b>Have you got a kindle or e-book reader? 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In-work poverty is at a record high in large part because working days lost to strikes are at record lows. When unions were smashed by a combination of legislation, defeats and mass unemployment in the 1980s, </div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">we lost the most effective means we have to ensure that workers get a fair slice of the pie they make<span style="background-color: #fef9f5; color: #121212; font-family: GuardianTextEgyptian, "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;">.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br /></div>That’s why the Governments proclamation that work is the best route out of poverty is trolling the nation from the prime ministerial pulpit. Most people living in poverty are in work. They may brag about healthy employment figures, but the fact that they are accompanied by an unprecedented crisis in </div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">living standards exposes the inequality baked into our economic model as people’s wages cannot meet the rising inflation in prices.<br /><br />Millions of workers are deprived of a comfortable existence in large part because organising for better wages and conditions has been </div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">made so deliberately difficult. That the Tories are planning to further hobble an already battered labour movement should be understood as yet another assault on workers’ living standards.<br /><br />In response to the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport balloting its members in support of industrial action, ministers are threatening legislation </div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">to make effective strikes illegal. The motivation for the proposed action is very straightforward: pay freezes – or, given inflation hit a four-decade high of 9%, a real-terms pay cut – and 2,500 job losses.</div><br />Those opposing the action highlight the supposedly exorbitant salaries of train drivers, which range from £20,000 to £65,000. They are the same people, of course, who wail about the “politics of envy” if the booming salaries of millionaire bosses are questioned. But the wages of train drivers are an advertisement for striking, not against. By taking industrial action – rather than being resigned to their lot – drivers have succeeded in driving up their pay.<br /><br />The Bank of England governor, Andrew Bailey, has pleaded for workers to exercise “pay restraint”: an easy demand to make when you’re paid half a million each year, rather than say a care worker on £17,000, nearly 30 times less. However, surging prices have not been caused by rising wages, but by supply chain issues in China, rising energy costs and companies taking home windfall profits.<br /><br />The response of workers to a crisis imposed upon them should not be stoic acceptance of their lot. We’ve had, regrettably, far too much of that. According to the High Pay Centre, the median CEO is paid 111 times more than the lowest-paid worker. We spend tens of billions of pounds a year on in-work benefits and personal debt has ballooned to unprecedented levels.<br /><br />Workers who are unionised benefit from a so-called “wage premium” of between 10% and 15%, while the pay of non-unionised workers is dragged upwards by trade unions, too. The government doesn’t lack tools to fix the cost of living crisis, such as hiking the minimum wage and social security entitlements, but strengthening unions is a no-brainer. After all, does anyone really think that countries such as Sweden – where nearly <a href="https://www.worker-participation.eu/National-Industrial-Relations/Countries/Sweden/Collective-Bargaining">nine in 10 workers</a> are covered by collective bargaining agreement, and where living standards are substantially higher than our own – are economic disasters?<br /><br />Expect an escalating media blitz against the unions. Ours is a society in which working-class people are demonised for being too weak – for supposedly languishing in poverty because of a lack of aspiration; and for being too strong – for daring to fight for a just share of the wealth they create with their hard graft.<br /><br />Yes, strikes are inconvenient, but is a day of disruption a more painful intrusion into millions of lives than leaving working people without enough money to pay their bills or feed their families?<br /><br />If an example is to be made of Britain’s train drivers, it should be that they provide inspiration for workers to fight back. Low pay is a scandal and a national emergency, and it can be addressed if workers have the strength to demand what is rightfully theirs. If train drivers have the courage to reject collapsing pay, then so, surely, should a workforce that has resigned itself to stagnation and decline for far too long.<br /><br /><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-6711615690865924075" itemprop="articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 1040px;"><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmAUUkUfL2oLHX64F7E-g4yC3CAFrcfqGmJAlOBOhyphenhyphenhjJNDOWAEwGNH9Zegnuo4LYzQQ0l6_7nq-YOS1ujG_Dxovs9PY6ld1Gh9-gbqfQICYNHhadORcpkvDzBJeFqGMOkQgVPtytZYQa/s1600/download.jpg" style="color: #436590; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="182" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmAUUkUfL2oLHX64F7E-g4yC3CAFrcfqGmJAlOBOhyphenhyphenhjJNDOWAEwGNH9Zegnuo4LYzQQ0l6_7nq-YOS1ujG_Dxovs9PY6ld1Gh9-gbqfQICYNHhadORcpkvDzBJeFqGMOkQgVPtytZYQa/s400/download.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="263" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>COAL</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>I work in the dark, deep underground<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>I toil in the muck where all light is drowned<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>In the dirt and the dust<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>I hack and I pick.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Shovel and crawl<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>My blood it runs thick<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>My skin eats the dirt<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Tattooed with coal<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>The carbon that eats<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Right down to my soul<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>But now it’s all gone<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>On a political whim<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>We import our power<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>From some pseudonym<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>The men were so proud<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>To toil for their pay<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>To ensure we had the means<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>To turn night into day<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>They worked underground they worked in their sweat<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>We owed them more, forever in debt</b><o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfvOw2VPVIUSECVl0TApkBXRMlqvc3fbgaAHq50j9laTU8QQ8Hmw4oAxiOTL2YjrfiZC9wOHax1IDv-2AAZ55Q2yFELKSnLrMLAp3w1H5L527Qx9HUyTYT1tCeZ0AalUVep_CE3VLHrHJ/s1600/images+%25282%2529.jpg" style="color: #436590; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfvOw2VPVIUSECVl0TApkBXRMlqvc3fbgaAHq50j9laTU8QQ8Hmw4oAxiOTL2YjrfiZC9wOHax1IDv-2AAZ55Q2yFELKSnLrMLAp3w1H5L527Qx9HUyTYT1tCeZ0AalUVep_CE3VLHrHJ/s320/images+%25282%2529.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div>The 1984 Miners' Strike was a last attempt by the mining unions to stop mining closures and the loss of jobs.<br /><br />The biggest strike in the post-war era (at its height, 142,000 mineworkers were involved), it was also one of the bitterest industrial disputes in British history<br /><br />The strike ended on 3 March 1985 with the NUM having failed to achieve concessions from the government<br /><br />In March 1984 more than 187,000 miners came out on strike when the National Coal Board announced that 20 pits in England would have to close with the loss of 20,000 jobs.<br /><br />It was the start of one of the most confrontational strikes ever seen, marred by picket line violence and clashes between police and miners.<br /><br />Miners in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire eventually followed Yorkshire pits and came out on strike. <br /><br />But some miners continued to work and were branded as "scabs" by their colleagues when they crossed picket lines.<br /><br />The Government branded the striking miners as "the enemy within".<br /><br />When the strike ended 12 months later, it was estimated that the total cost had been £3 billion.<br /><br />Over 11,000 people had been arrested, and around 5,000 miners stood trial for a variety of offences.<br /><br />Many of the threatened closures took place in 1992.<br /><br />Mining communities throughout the country were scarred, and many never fully recovered.<br /><br />It was the end of the industry that had once been the backbone of industrial Britain.<br /><br />Collapse of an industry<br />In 1984 there were 170 collieries in Britain, employing more than 190,000 people.<br /><br />The last deep coal mine closed, in Yorkshire, in 2015.</div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br /><div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Then, this special day is made for you!</div><div style="color: #0f0f0f; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="color: #0f0f0f; font-size: 13px;">It's Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day.</div><div style="color: #0f0f0f; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="color: #0f0f0f; font-size: 13px;">As anyone who has ever come in contact with it knows, bubble wrap is not just a protective wrapping for things. It is also a wonderful stress reliever! Just squeeze the bubbles in the Bubble wrap, and feel the stress disappear with each POP...POP...POP.</div><div style="color: #0f0f0f; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="color: #0f0f0f;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">So, grab a piece of bubble wrap today, and go to town!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">BUBBLE RAP</span><br /></div><div style="color: #0f0f0f; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Little blisters of air</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Bubbles suspended in plastic</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><b>How they get there I don’t</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Know, I think it’s fantastic</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Protective convex covering</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Almost see through</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Peek into the packaging</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Your prize just in view.</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><b>But forget your purchase</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><b>It’s the wrapping raps</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><b>For it the joy of the pop</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><b>When you squeeze in the gaps</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><b>A stress release</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Tiny small joy</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Blahdy Blahdy Blah Blah</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Helen of Troy</b></span></div><div style="color: #0f0f0f; font-size: 13px;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><b>(I think I run out of steam a bit there)</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">USES FOR BUBBLE WRAP</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 28px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Sleep on air while camping: </span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Get a better night’s sleep on a camping trip. Take a 2m roll of wide bubble wrap to use as a mat under a sleeping bag. If you don’t have a sleeping bag, just fold a 3.6-metre-long piece of wide bubble wrap in half, bubble side out and gaffer-tape the edges. Then slip in and enjoy a restful night in your makeshift padded sleeping bag.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 28px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Its original purpose was wallpaper: </span>In 1957, in an attempt to create a textured wallpaper, engineer Alfred W. Fielding and Swiss inventor Marc Chavannes sealed two shower curtains together in such a way that air bubbles were captured, giving the wallpaper a textured appearance.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 28px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">It can insulate your windows:</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Is your home feeling drafty? Simply cut a sheet of bubble cushioning to the size of your window, spray the window with water, and place the flat side against the glass for instant insulation. Since it’s clear, you won’t lose the natural light.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 28px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Protect Produce in the Fridge:</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Line the crisper drawer with bubble wrap to prevent bruises to fruit and other produce. Cleaning the fridge will be easier too – when the lining gets dirty, just throw it away and replace it with fresh bubble wrap.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 28px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Stress Relief:</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Get popping! Research shows that one minute spent popping bubble wrap relives as much stress as a 30 minute massage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: 13px;"><u>THAT'S AMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZING</u></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihEm2geCACYgzaUDHZ0VvyWhunb9A6yQ2-zlCjLOlBi7TaQ079GnVJaCPbve127hs2ysR1wPaQzAVO14lrc-i84eGHEGox6x0jXHlN2aZVC6_eQ2J4S-1pOT6dtTy7mufNOfSiMZho-dNGqpM4xsH2cjzUUMiunR9tj0ruOrG4HO3VsIhRghaOCHXFZg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="181" data-original-width="278" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihEm2geCACYgzaUDHZ0VvyWhunb9A6yQ2-zlCjLOlBi7TaQ079GnVJaCPbve127hs2ysR1wPaQzAVO14lrc-i84eGHEGox6x0jXHlN2aZVC6_eQ2J4S-1pOT6dtTy7mufNOfSiMZho-dNGqpM4xsH2cjzUUMiunR9tj0ruOrG4HO3VsIhRghaOCHXFZg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 28px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #333333;">The most people popping bubble wrap simultaneously is 2,681, achieved by the Denver Area Council, Boy Scouts of America (USA) at the Peaceful Valley Scout Ranch in Elbert, Colorado, USA, on 19 September 2015.</span></div><h2 style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: left;">Random Joke of the Day</h2><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-line;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I met this bloke with a didgeridoo playing Dancing Queen. I thought “That’s ABBAriginal!”</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-line;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><h1 style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Bargain Book</span></b></span></h1><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-line;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-line;"><b>Have you got a kindle or e-book reader? Then as a gift from me you can now buy</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b>my recent release, "Tales of the Unexpected" for the amazing low price of £1.99 (cheaper than a cup</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b>of coffee) </b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZbXGXU_NCu_Rrpmmd9COo2LfJ-xzRyd42Xw3EENJKITualHOnCdmMdxwhaSmMN7Vn2RaJNAcKaH_hEgZVU9UHaCmo71Nwn7vO0cQC0NSBlEWcSdKO-JDSgdCzwv2pwIXmqrm_d7CtXD-/s1600/nevraper.jpg" style="color: #436590; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1002" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZbXGXU_NCu_Rrpmmd9COo2LfJ-xzRyd42Xw3EENJKITualHOnCdmMdxwhaSmMN7Vn2RaJNAcKaH_hEgZVU9UHaCmo71Nwn7vO0cQC0NSBlEWcSdKO-JDSgdCzwv2pwIXmqrm_d7CtXD-/s320/nevraper.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-line;"></span><br style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;" /><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><div style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><b>CHECK OUT THE 5 STAR REVIEWS -</b></div><div class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #1c1e21; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">B Silver<br />5.0 out of 5 stars</div><div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">Great diverse short stories<br />28 October 2019<br />Format: Paperback Verified Purchase</div><div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;"><br />Love this writer I bought his previous books and in my opinion this is the best so far. 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Hit the subscribe button.</div><div><br /></div><div>e-mail - neville.raper@yahoo.co.uk</div></div></div></div></div></div>The Thoughts of Chairman Anyhowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486634862026027114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492546726520575471.post-16465914736052826192022-02-19T07:57:00.008-08:002022-02-22T05:44:18.854-08:00Two Sentence Horror<p> <b style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: large;">In Todays Issue -</span></b></p><p><b style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDMz75GMKp0NFDoh4dRhZ9nxv5Y9RNXTJUZasxiY6SDnYSf6noojYGRvRt6k9ZZI12yLk0lK0xJNmeSKoaL0X3MiscJ_QnHXvatzZvrkbS6L3pWykH4hlGfHcN0jUTD2WqoOmaVPalwCU0nn2IgTXeZv0FUIrLJkmuMBq6rzoTZgro31EZ34QnBKsM2Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="317" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDMz75GMKp0NFDoh4dRhZ9nxv5Y9RNXTJUZasxiY6SDnYSf6noojYGRvRt6k9ZZI12yLk0lK0xJNmeSKoaL0X3MiscJ_QnHXvatzZvrkbS6L3pWykH4hlGfHcN0jUTD2WqoOmaVPalwCU0nn2IgTXeZv0FUIrLJkmuMBq6rzoTZgro31EZ34QnBKsM2Q" width="320" /></a></b></div><b style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /><br /></b><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></p><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><b>Two Sentence Horror</b></span></span><div><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b>Trivial Top 10<br /></b></span></span><div><b style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">That's Amaaaaaazing<br />Random Joke of the Day<br />More of this stuff<br />Subscribe</b><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Two Sentence Horror</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><br />Two Sentence horror is a great example of ‘FlashFiction’. <br /><br />This form of writing isn’t new; two-sentence horror stories have been floating around the internet and for years. They've even inspired a TV series.<br /><br />Google the phrase “two-sentence horror stories”, and you’ll find many examples. <a href="https://www.boredpanda.com/short-scary-two-sentence-horror-stories/">This site</a> has quite a few to get you started, but here are some just to illustrate how cool they are:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I just noticed a picture of myself sleeping in my phone’s gallery. I live alone.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />The daughter ran up to her father, arms outstretched for a hug. Her father recoiled; he buried her three months ago after the accident.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />A body was found in the basement. Strange, since I placed two in there just yesterday.</span></b><br /><br /><br />Two-sentence horror stories can help and reinforce some essential writing skills.<br /><br />You have to use precise and concise language, and have to be choosy about the words used. The ability to choose the exact right word is a great consistent practice. <br /><br />One of the biggest mistakes writers make when they write two-sentence horror stories is that they give too much away. For example, I’ve read plenty of stories that read something like “The chair floated in the air. It was scary because there was a ghost.”<br /><br />You should try to hint at why a situation is scary without giving it away. Remember Show. Don’t Tell.<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;">If you'd like to share your example to a wider "global" audience use the links on the blog, or drop me a line at neville.raper@yahoo.co.uk.</span></b><br /><br />Good luck.<br /><br />So here are a couple of mine.<br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Carbon Copy?</span></b> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I took a selfie.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The clone bank is yet to realise.</span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Baptize</b><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I felt the cool sweet water wash away all
my sins <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">As I watched the last bubbles of air leave
her open mouth.</span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Once upon a time.</b></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">“Kiss me,” said the frog. She did and all
her dreams came true.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Mainly due to the hallucinogenic quality of the
frog’s skin.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>You know the Drill.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Power tools have really come on in the last
couple of years, I was always running out of extension lead.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Now, cordless means I always catch them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqncMzycjndVh11THOujaebBtqyoIjNKV89CocJPO1aq1iKIqGGpDdKZQB-kdX8sIx7gB4uEV9RW_d2OpgrTnYCVn9hjggyrqV4g9Kt4wRFGCBdcuaceZrUhpF3wK30J3dmz6aYSgvzqONru7DCsQ7H_M7dKDywFIk4s-VRBiC_hR7AhBKE3Xe2pQALA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqncMzycjndVh11THOujaebBtqyoIjNKV89CocJPO1aq1iKIqGGpDdKZQB-kdX8sIx7gB4uEV9RW_d2OpgrTnYCVn9hjggyrqV4g9Kt4wRFGCBdcuaceZrUhpF3wK30J3dmz6aYSgvzqONru7DCsQ7H_M7dKDywFIk4s-VRBiC_hR7AhBKE3Xe2pQALA" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-size: x-large;">The Trivial Top 10</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: "Google Sans", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Highest-Grossing Horror Movies Ever</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />1 It (2017) ($327.48M)<br /><br />2 The Sixth Sense (1999) ($293.5 million)<br /><br />3 Jaws (1975) ($260 million)<br /><br />4 Ghostbusters (1984) ($242.2 million)<br /><br />5 The Exorcist ($232.91 Million)<br /><br />6 It Chapter Two ($211.59 Million)<br /><br />7 World War Z ($202.36 Million)<br /><br />8 A Quiet Place ($188.02 Million)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />9 Get Out ($176.04)<br /><br />10 US ($175.08)</span><div><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-_EoZDRuaVcpTFtoCslKEeSHJv2ZiXN_K4_wEDxDB_3ZMGnkn-e0xvh2qOwhhkj2pj70z8A6J5F73nzpoFSQOVKM3s9ce4jAewbcxedNkvgRiN_Va6eUtspNkzIgCrC2AeEf-c1olKYjIM8nEsDRHFaqEQifVmaTDxja7ZtwYiZyNBhYXpuKyDlfKXQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="181" data-original-width="278" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-_EoZDRuaVcpTFtoCslKEeSHJv2ZiXN_K4_wEDxDB_3ZMGnkn-e0xvh2qOwhhkj2pj70z8A6J5F73nzpoFSQOVKM3s9ce4jAewbcxedNkvgRiN_Va6eUtspNkzIgCrC2AeEf-c1olKYjIM8nEsDRHFaqEQifVmaTDxja7ZtwYiZyNBhYXpuKyDlfKXQ" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><br /></span></div><div><b style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">That's Amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing</b></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124; font-size: 16px;"><span face="rubik_regular, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 17px;">The most successful horror film series is SAW with a total gross of $733,271,976 (₤481,525,920.92) throughout its 6 installments. This record considers the global grossing of each one of the SAW movies.... YUK</span></span></div><div><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124; font-size: 16px;"><span face="rubik_regular, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124; font-size: 16px;"><span face="rubik_regular, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124; font-size: 16px;"><b>Random Joke of the Day</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1419; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">So I've decided to use one of my Two Sentence Horror stories as today's joke (I used to use this in my stand up act)</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1419; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1419; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Night Night<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Go to sleep there’s no such thing as ghosts.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I wish you’d leave me alone Mum; you’ve
been dead for eight years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Bargain Book</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-line;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-line;"><b>Have you got a kindle or e-book reader? Then as a gift from me you can now buy</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b>my recent release, "Tales of the Unexpected" for the amazing low price of £1.99 (cheaper than a cup</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b>of coffee) </b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZbXGXU_NCu_Rrpmmd9COo2LfJ-xzRyd42Xw3EENJKITualHOnCdmMdxwhaSmMN7Vn2RaJNAcKaH_hEgZVU9UHaCmo71Nwn7vO0cQC0NSBlEWcSdKO-JDSgdCzwv2pwIXmqrm_d7CtXD-/s1600/nevraper.jpg" style="color: #436590; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1002" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZbXGXU_NCu_Rrpmmd9COo2LfJ-xzRyd42Xw3EENJKITualHOnCdmMdxwhaSmMN7Vn2RaJNAcKaH_hEgZVU9UHaCmo71Nwn7vO0cQC0NSBlEWcSdKO-JDSgdCzwv2pwIXmqrm_d7CtXD-/s320/nevraper.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-line;"></span><br style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;" /><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><div style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><b>CHECK OUT THE 5 STAR REVIEWS -</b></div><div class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #1c1e21; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">B Silver<br />5.0 out of 5 stars</div><div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">Great diverse short stories<br />28 October 2019<br />Format: Paperback Verified Purchase</div><div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;"><br />Love this writer I bought his previous books and in my opinion this is the best so far. The stories are much more diverse than the others. For a book of short stories there are a lot there, great to pop in and read as and when you want to. Read mine on the train, I laughed out loud at one point making my fellow passengers jump out of their seats. Recommended read....</div><div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">Here is a link to this book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tales-Unexpected-Neville-Raper/dp/1687345600/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2P92XWFWDSVPV&keywords=neville+raper&qid=1643901973&sprefix=neville+raper%2Caps%2C81&sr=8-2</div><div><br /></div><div>Subscribe - Like what you see ? want more content ? Hit the subscribe button.</div><div><br /></div><div>e-mail - neville.raper@yahoo.co.uk</div></div></div></div></div>The Thoughts of Chairman Anyhowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486634862026027114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492546726520575471.post-49372674355083431772022-02-03T07:42:00.002-08:002022-02-03T08:25:54.901-08:00Well it's Been Awhile <p><b><span style="font-size: large;">In Todays Issue -</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6snwp2DoITq_7khSW_4lcGs-GcDGKHfVJtCIzVAfpnDj5awbnVWgX0GhxwpISTrTFc8aKMznnwKDQZv7wZuWB0LkEk9S81FuK3PTFg6Zp6QbDGjgDGE62yO7SI17vPQ905C-gaK33rg2_Z9rLem1zyMKRXamElVLxqWKvt7CZztUGgjXBaS86j_wT4w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="175" data-original-width="288" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6snwp2DoITq_7khSW_4lcGs-GcDGKHfVJtCIzVAfpnDj5awbnVWgX0GhxwpISTrTFc8aKMznnwKDQZv7wZuWB0LkEk9S81FuK3PTFg6Zp6QbDGjgDGE62yO7SI17vPQ905C-gaK33rg2_Z9rLem1zyMKRXamElVLxqWKvt7CZztUGgjXBaS86j_wT4w" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><b>It's Been Awhile<br />Micro Fiction<br />Superman</b><div><b>That's Amaaaaaazing<br />Random Joke of the Day<br />More of this stuff<br />Subscribe</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">It's Been Awhile.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div>Well what a year that was. <br /><br /><br />2021 brought us yet more Covid, climate anxiety, Brexshit, a Government more interested in lining its own pockets than serving the nation, an orange loon inciting violence on his government, Matt Hancock squeezing someone's bottom and, it would seem, for some, lots and lots of parties. But, in spite of it all, we found a way to live … and watch more Netflix.<br /> <br />If 2020 was the original novel then 2021 was a sequel that went down a much darker even more depressing narrative.<div><br />The rise and rise of mis-information crushed social media into a bipolar filth fest.<br />People sharing opinions as facts. Rabid attacks on the vaxxed, not vaxxed, masked and not masked tribes.<br />"Influencers" always seeking for a way to make a quick buck, jumping on the bandwagons exchanging likes and shares for social responsibility.<br /><br />Conspiracy theorists given a free platform to share their nonsense to the 'hard of head' who's main mantra and argument, if you dared to disagree or challenge them was calling you, 'sheeple'. The screaming right wing who supported Brexit and freedom of choice railing against people who chose a vaccine and a mask. I could go on....but I won't.<br /><br />Luckily these loud screamers are in the minority. Most of us still care about each other, their wider community and society around them.<br /><br />To you people I say well done and thank you. Love and Hope, not hate, will win through.<br /><br />Thank you for reading this - Neville</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBPW4mp6y0iI5RFxmJXvjUzLYtpI0M-zQjlxVLKl7DdvYzr7MypanV-cROoiKvJY0Q2LrtHYLf5-PtKE12zn7bQjW_KxizfMK0WNEolqyOmA3vj6Zsn0yTPMU6zwtQwuoJlMIzEuD4VOZAx7N4H_ndZHot5td5uR59MdnIu64ZMbXiK--plivC7396Fg=s910" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="910" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBPW4mp6y0iI5RFxmJXvjUzLYtpI0M-zQjlxVLKl7DdvYzr7MypanV-cROoiKvJY0Q2LrtHYLf5-PtKE12zn7bQjW_KxizfMK0WNEolqyOmA3vj6Zsn0yTPMU6zwtQwuoJlMIzEuD4VOZAx7N4H_ndZHot5td5uR59MdnIu64ZMbXiK--plivC7396Fg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><b>Micro Fiction</b></div><div><br /></div>Micro Fiction: Tends to be stories that are 100 words or less. Some publications have stretched this to up to 250 words, but in general, 100 words is the sweet spot for defining stories in this category.<div><br /></div><div>I have recently been asked to write some micro fiction for a horror/fantasy web site. I the next couple of weeks. I will post my submissions. Please let me know what you think.</div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Man of Steel </h3><br /><br />“Up, up and away”<br />Launching himself from the tallest building in Metropolis he revelled in the feel of cool evening air on his chiselled face.<br /> <br /><br />“Jumper?” <br /><br />“Yep” <br /><br />“Any ID?” <br /><br />“A Mr. Clark from Ashford” <br /><br />“Where’s that?” <br /><br />“Kent”</div><div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh94naKg-XiblsbV_KBB4Ju8NQxDUI4BTisO4LVk2dE8Ny6HC4_MroUTu90X4R3-WfQ27q2KoD-XecD4PVy_UAQJf5EuBFHGYbLg6rdHqJogTagO-M2nvOLPoiAJUUfuJbOfGQWpLyM_1jazEWjPcYC1Vz8kwZI38j7cZ3Wpt2WT5c3Zfubj_hwtrn4ww" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="237" data-original-width="474" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh94naKg-XiblsbV_KBB4Ju8NQxDUI4BTisO4LVk2dE8Ny6HC4_MroUTu90X4R3-WfQ27q2KoD-XecD4PVy_UAQJf5EuBFHGYbLg6rdHqJogTagO-M2nvOLPoiAJUUfuJbOfGQWpLyM_1jazEWjPcYC1Vz8kwZI38j7cZ3Wpt2WT5c3Zfubj_hwtrn4ww" width="320" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Superman facts you probably didn't know -</h2><b><br />1. It’s not just about the glasses. </b><br /><br />Clark's disguise isn't as simple as slicked back hair and glasses. The lenses of his glasses are slightly tinted, changing the shade of his eyes. Thanks to incredible control over his muscles and vocal cords, Superman actually gives himself a different voice when he’s Clark Kent. Looser clothing and slouching over gives a different impression of his body. And thanks to studying some acting techniques, he completes the disguise by employing very different body language as Clark. T<br /><b><br />2. Clark Kent and Superman HAVE been seen together. </b><br /><br />The DC Universe has heroes with various abilities. On occasion, friends of Superman who have the ability to shape-shift have masqueraded as Clark Kent, allowing the famous reporter and the Man of Steel to be seen and photographed together. To the general public, they are friends who simply bear a great resemblance to each other. <br /><b><br />3. The “S” isn’t just for Superman. </b><br /><br />The famous S-shield is not just Superman's family crest. First hinted at in the 1978 feature film, in the comic book story “Superman: Birthright” and the series “52,” we learned that it's also a Kryptonian symbol that means “hope.” Interestingly, drawing the S-shield upside down changes the meaning to “resurrection.” <br /><br /><b>4. Even superheroes need safeguards. </b><br /><br />Clark actually wasn’t thinking about secret identities when he started wearing glasses as a freshman in high school. Around this time, Clark’s full powers were finally emerging and he had a tough time learning how to control them. Martha Kent had noticed that his heat-vision didn’t burn through the rocket that had brought him to Earth, so she took glass pieces from its window and put them into frames. Now if Clark’s heat-vision ever sparked up accidentally when he got excited, the glasses would block it and no one else would be the wiser. <br /><br /><b>5. It wasn’t always the “American way.” </b><br /><br />Originally, Superman’s catchphrases called him the “champion of the oppressed” and said he was dedicated to “truth and justice.” Folks didn’t say he also fought for “the American Way” until the 1940s during radio broadcasts of that era, and the phrase became an iconic part of Superman lore when the TV series starring George Reeves began airing in the 50s. <br /><br /><b>6. Superman’s a time traveller. </b><br /><br />As a kid in high school, Clark was visited by the Legion of Super-Heroes, super-powered teens from the 30th century who had been inspired by his legend. Seeing he was desperate for a chance to hang out with kids who were more like him, the Legion regularly brought Clark into the far future to join them in adventures. Whenever Clark returned home, part of his memories were clouded so he couldn’t alter his own future. These trips with the LSH helped Superman learn to become a hero and are part of the reason he maintains an optimistic view of the human race. He believes we’re worth it because he’s seen what we achieve 1,000 years from now. <br /><br /><b>7. He wasn’t always able to fly. </b><br /><br />When Superman first appeared in 1938, the comic said that he was incredibly strong, could withstand anything less than a bursting shell from a tank, and was able to leap 1/8th of a mile. And that was it! His ability to fly first showed up in the radio series and his original cartoons. In the comics, he officially gained the ability to fly in 1941, nearly two years after his first story. In the years since his creation, he's been given new abilities and had some later taken away. Nowadays, his arsenal includes heat-vision, incredible strength/stamina, enhanced senses, X-Ray vision, arctic breath, super-speed, increased healing, near-complete body/muscle control, and a skin-tight force-field that makes him invulnerable to most forms of harm. <br /><br /><b>8. He didn’t always date Lois Lane. </b><br /><br />Reporter Lois Lane is his wife, but she wasn’t the first one to capture Superman' attention and heart. In high school, Clark had deep feelings for his best friend Lana Lang, who was also the first person outside of his foster parents to learn about his strange powers. As a teen, Clark also had a crush on Saturn Girl, a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes. In college, he seriously dated a girl named Lori Lemaris, who turned out to be a mermaid from Atlantis. During a time travel adventure to Krypton’s past, Superman became involved with Lyla Lerrol, a famous Kryptonian actress. And for a while, Superman had a crush on Wonder Woman (hey, who wouldn’t?). <br /><br /><b>9. Batman owns Superman. </b><br /><br />Okay, that’s an exaggeration, but you’d be surprised how much Bruce Wayne is a part of Clark’s life. Bruce owns the building that Clark and Lois live in and, in fact, gave them their apartment as a wedding gift. And some years ago when it needed a new financial backer, Wayne Enterprises bought the Daily Planet newspaper, where Lois and Clark both work. <br /><br /><b>10. Kryptonite isn’t his only weakness. </b><br /><br />Superman has faced many alien and superhuman enemies whose strength rival his own and whom have been able to injure him. Since he draws his power from our yellow sun, standing in the light of a red sun (such as the one Krypton orbited) immediately robs Superman of his powers, leaving him vulnerable to fists and bullets like anyone else. Clark also lives in a world where magic is real and simply being an alien offers no special protection against most sorcery. In fact, the chaotic energies of magic disrupt his force-field, meaning demons, vampires and werewolves can draw blood if Superman lets them get close enough.<div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><b>That's Amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing</b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Marco “Superman” Zorzin has soared into the new Guinness World Records Blockbusters! 2017 book with his record breaking superhero collection with a total of </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">1,518</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Man of Steel-related items.</span></div></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><b>Random Joke of the Day</b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">"I've taken a vow of poverty. To annoy me, send money"</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-line;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Bargain Book</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-line;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-line;"><b>Have you got a kindle or e-book reader? Then as a gift from me you can now buy</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b>my recent release, "Tales of the Unexpected" for the amazing low price of £1.99 (cheaper than a cup</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b>of coffee) </b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZbXGXU_NCu_Rrpmmd9COo2LfJ-xzRyd42Xw3EENJKITualHOnCdmMdxwhaSmMN7Vn2RaJNAcKaH_hEgZVU9UHaCmo71Nwn7vO0cQC0NSBlEWcSdKO-JDSgdCzwv2pwIXmqrm_d7CtXD-/s1600/nevraper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #436590; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1002" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZbXGXU_NCu_Rrpmmd9COo2LfJ-xzRyd42Xw3EENJKITualHOnCdmMdxwhaSmMN7Vn2RaJNAcKaH_hEgZVU9UHaCmo71Nwn7vO0cQC0NSBlEWcSdKO-JDSgdCzwv2pwIXmqrm_d7CtXD-/s320/nevraper.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-line;"></span><br style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><div style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><b>CHECK OUT THE 5 STAR REVIEWS -</b></div><div class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #1c1e21; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"></span><div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">B Silver<br />5.0 out of 5 stars</div><div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">Great diverse short stories<br />28 October 2019<br />Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase</div><div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;"><br />Love this writer I bought his previous books and in my opinion this is the best so far. The stories are much more diverse than the others. For a book of short stories there are a lot there, great to pop in and read as and when you want to. Read mine on the train, I laughed out loud at one point making my fellow passengers jump out of their seats. Recommended read....</div><div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">Here is a link to this book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tales-Unexpected-Neville-Raper/dp/1687345600/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2P92XWFWDSVPV&keywords=neville+raper&qid=1643901973&sprefix=neville+raper%2Caps%2C81&sr=8-2</div><div><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;" /></div><div>Subscribe - Like what you see ? want more content ? Hit the subscribe button.</div><div><br /></div><div>e-mail - neville.raper@yahoo.co.uk</div></div></div></div>The Thoughts of Chairman Anyhowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486634862026027114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492546726520575471.post-30033151743336615512021-08-05T05:20:00.004-07:002021-08-05T05:20:58.559-07:00Dogs<p>Albert the Wonderdog</p><p>Dogs</p><p>That's Amaaaaaazing</p><p>Random Joke of the Day</p><p><br /></p><p><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: large;">Here's a poem about my little pal :-</span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WU55rhC9UTUGoLckBBg57Mo6O4jRw0iS3yxDWIsyymzpzrIonoBTAW098np48gOAh52wjjAvEaL_TgaRyfMIhD6gFQSdsgGeYcf1-7L80uyU51qvTFMB2eJTreK7gPngebEA_9U3p_WN/s1600/albert.jpg" style="color: #538cd6; 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outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Albert</span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>My best furry pal</b></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>who sits on my lap</b></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>brown eared but mostly white</b></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>My little old chap</b></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>he has an eyepatch</b></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>but sails no sea</b></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>apart from the ones</b></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>He fills with his pee</b></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>he growls and he snarls</b></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>He barks and he yips</b></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>when the postie arrives</b></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>bloody apocalypse</b></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>He annoys me sometimes</b></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>when he barks at the telly</b></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>and when he lets one go</b></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>It's silent but smelly</b></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>But I love my little dog</b></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>despite all his crimes</b></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Because without him</b></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>I would no longer rhyme</b></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5tC-k7g6FsORxGrw-5gc4TB0vTkL96FtuQiyuthEDOhe9b-iVK63ht5VonFJuK4so0QrpGAHr8Aezsy-Xz_efaT94YlNteQ10Q0HTRJZhmDKULzbLh8bl-WAo3PqvOp2Sqz5tHczFvat/s1600/IMG-20160605-WA0007.jpg" style="color: #538cd6; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5tC-k7g6FsORxGrw-5gc4TB0vTkL96FtuQiyuthEDOhe9b-iVK63ht5VonFJuK4so0QrpGAHr8Aezsy-Xz_efaT94YlNteQ10Q0HTRJZhmDKULzbLh8bl-WAo3PqvOp2Sqz5tHczFvat/s400/IMG-20160605-WA0007.jpg" style="border: none; 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color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><ol style="backface-visibility: visible !important; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Lato; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Your dog is as smart as a 2-year-old toddler.</span><br style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box;" />There’s a reason your tot and your pup get along so well: they speak the same language. Or at least, they likely understand roughly the same number of words and gestures — 250!<br style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box;" /> </li><li style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Dogs and cats both slurp water the same way.</span><br style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box;" />This may be hard to believe since dogs are such messy drinkers, but just like cats, our canine friends bend the tip of their tongue and raise liquid in a column up to their mouths.<br style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box;" /> </li><li style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Your dog does have a sense of time — and misses you when you’re gone</span>.<br style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box;" />If you think your dog knows when it’s time for dinner or a walk, you’re right! Dogs pick up on our routines and habits, and they also sense how much time has passed. One study showed how dogs responded differently to their owners being gone for different lengths of time.<br style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box;" /> </li><li style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Your dog’s whiskers help him “see” in the dark.</span><br style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box;" />Okay, it’s not quite night-vision or a super power, but those whiskers pick up on even subtle changes in air currents, providing your pup with information about the size, shape, and speed of things nearby. This allows your dog to better sense approaching dangers or prey — even at night.<br style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box;" /> </li><li style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Dogs only have sweat glands in their paws.</span><br style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box;" />More specifically, they are found between their paw pads. That’s why it can help to wet the bottom of their feet on a hot day, and it’s also why dogs rely on panting as a means of cooling down.<br style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box;" /> </li><li style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">On average, a dog’s mouth exerts 320 pounds of pressure.</span><br style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box;" />The tests were done on a German shepherd, American pit bull terrier, and Rottweiler. In comparison, human beings exert 120 pounds, white sharks exert 600 pounds, and crocodiles exert a whopping 2,500 pounds! Dogs also have ten more adult teeth than humans — 42 versus 32.<br style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box;" /> </li><li style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Your one year-old pup is as physically mature as a 15-year-old human.</span><br style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box;" />Of course, different breeds age a little differently. Large dogs age faster than small ones. <br style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box;" /> </li><li style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Your dog’s sense of smell is 1,000 to 10 million times better than yours.</span><br style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box;" />Depending on the breed, your dog has between 125 million to 300 million scent glands — compared to only 5 million for humans. And the part of your dog’s brain that controls smell is 40 times larger than yours — that’s true, even though the canine brain is much smaller than the human, relative to size. A human’s brain is about 1/40th of their body weight while a dog’s brain is only 1/125th. Don’t feel too smug, though — an ant’s brain is 1/7th its body weight.<br style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box;" /> </li><li style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Dogs can hear 4 times as far as humans.</span><br style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box;" />Puppies may be born deaf, but they quickly surpass our hearing abilities. Dogs can also hear higher pitched sounds, detecting a frequency range of 67 to 45,000 hertz (cycles per second). The human range is from 64 to 23,000 hertz. In both dogs and humans, the upper end of hearing range decreases with age.<br style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box;" /> </li><li style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Your dog can smell your feelings.</span><br style="backface-visibility: visible !important; box-sizing: border-box;" />Your pup can pick up on subtle changes in your scent, which can help him figure out how you are feeling — such as by smelling your perspiration when you become nervous or fearful. It’s also likely how dogs can detect certain diseases or know that a household member is pregnant.</li></ol><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Lato;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Lato;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Lato;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><b>That's Amaaaazing....</b></span></span></h2><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Lato;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE1PDbqRQWUnGbHtCpXnGjNAJA-Wh7MoVYcf1JVAXZlixjOQB7ufhNccz0pxQR55p85SGUQ1ZfWYOrvw3G6FyqitLWZTVo-zorq_Q0p9kPMTSKdY7tn_AkdZB1nvlybjoD05y-LxIjpz-m/s590/8.22.14-Dog-Record-Breakers10-590x388.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="590" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE1PDbqRQWUnGbHtCpXnGjNAJA-Wh7MoVYcf1JVAXZlixjOQB7ufhNccz0pxQR55p85SGUQ1ZfWYOrvw3G6FyqitLWZTVo-zorq_Q0p9kPMTSKdY7tn_AkdZB1nvlybjoD05y-LxIjpz-m/s320/8.22.14-Dog-Record-Breakers10-590x388.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bolder;">Most balloons popped</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> – Anastasia holds the record for popping 100 balloons in 44.49 seconds.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><b>Random Joke of the Day ...</b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dog 1: “Help me with this crossword clue. Outer covering of a tree. 4 letters”.
Dog 2: “Woof?”
Dog 1: “You’re not even trying”.</span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Lato;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>That's Amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing !</b></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">There are more bacteria in your mouth than they are people in the world !</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><div><b style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></b></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-line;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Bargain Book</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-line;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-line;"><b>Have you got a kindle or e-book reader? Then as a gift from me you can now buy</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b>my recent release, "Tales of the Unexpected" for the amazing low price of £1.99 (cheaper than a cup</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b>of coffee) </b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZbXGXU_NCu_Rrpmmd9COo2LfJ-xzRyd42Xw3EENJKITualHOnCdmMdxwhaSmMN7Vn2RaJNAcKaH_hEgZVU9UHaCmo71Nwn7vO0cQC0NSBlEWcSdKO-JDSgdCzwv2pwIXmqrm_d7CtXD-/s1600/nevraper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #436590; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1002" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZbXGXU_NCu_Rrpmmd9COo2LfJ-xzRyd42Xw3EENJKITualHOnCdmMdxwhaSmMN7Vn2RaJNAcKaH_hEgZVU9UHaCmo71Nwn7vO0cQC0NSBlEWcSdKO-JDSgdCzwv2pwIXmqrm_d7CtXD-/s320/nevraper.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-line;"></span><br style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><div style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><b>CHECK OUT THE 5 STAR REVIEWS -</b></div><div class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #1c1e21; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"></span><div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">B Silver<br />5.0 out of 5 stars</div><div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">Great diverse short stories<br />28 October 2019<br />Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase<br />Love this writer I bought his previous books and in my opinion this is the best so far. The stories are much more diverse than the others. For a book of short stories there are a lot there, great to pop in and read as and when you want to. Read mine on the train, I laughed out loud at one point making my fellow passengers jump out of their seats. Recommended read....</div><div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">YOU CAN FIND IT ON AMAZON NOW !</div><div><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;" /></div></div></div></div></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Lato;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div>The Thoughts of Chairman Anyhowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486634862026027114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492546726520575471.post-38461665210475690642021-07-29T09:23:00.001-07:002021-07-29T09:23:26.525-07:00&^%$^^$£"$! Virus<p> <b style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">In Today's Issue</b></p><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">&^%$^^$£"$! Virus</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Trivial Top 10</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Random Joke of the Day</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">That's Amaaaaaaaazing</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhd66KrjjTCEZUWqs-kqFyz97sunj259ldLDjMCNKfyw1oFKHATvYn0WYIT5mioFVwxGF066IEJ8KSsiEk-4PZRdDC5RW601342p8ZzM8U90QjIFx6WY3sFfKTujbQJo4QPfYNZ0sDQTgO/s1600/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #538cd6; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhd66KrjjTCEZUWqs-kqFyz97sunj259ldLDjMCNKfyw1oFKHATvYn0WYIT5mioFVwxGF066IEJ8KSsiEk-4PZRdDC5RW601342p8ZzM8U90QjIFx6WY3sFfKTujbQJo4QPfYNZ0sDQTgO/s1600/download.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" /></a></div><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>Virus</b></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Sorry for the lack of posts, my Lap Top has caught a cold. The little blighter took over and wouldn't let me get into my own bloomin files!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /></b><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">My laptop got a virus</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I was surprised that it could</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I tried to give paracetamol</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">But it did it no good</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I poured in chicken soup</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">It works with my cold</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">But it just started fizzing</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">And the keyboard developed mold</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I stuck in the bath</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">All soapy nice and hot</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">But it did not seem to like that</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Oh it certainly did not.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">And now its sound asleep</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">It doesn't want to stir</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I think I've killed the hardrive</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">As it no longer makes a whir</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I'll have to get some software</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">to inoculate it better</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">And make sure it stays dry</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">and never gets wetter.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I hope I haven't killed</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">my little robot mate</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">It the virus I didn't like</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">and those hackers that I hate !</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_5rPmf9XhNvQA-zQ_QYUH65IDbuG0c2hjL44qU9MVdeqleVZy_g2v7WrwGsrBwPlPqzHQ1tpaZ3R0YKcyv3_AIYdJeeT3CY9W8O_ul0uhyl0cQLzupqN7JfbMv4d-Td7-RDLl3YOsTE1/s1600/download+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #538cd6; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="169" data-original-width="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_5rPmf9XhNvQA-zQ_QYUH65IDbuG0c2hjL44qU9MVdeqleVZy_g2v7WrwGsrBwPlPqzHQ1tpaZ3R0YKcyv3_AIYdJeeT3CY9W8O_ul0uhyl0cQLzupqN7JfbMv4d-Td7-RDLl3YOsTE1/s1600/download+%25281%2529.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" /></a></div><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>TOP 10 Worse Computer Viruses of ALL Time </b></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><div class="thirdPar" style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", times, serif; font-size: 10px;"><div class="firstPar"><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;"><br /></div></div><div class="secondPar"><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;"><strong>1. The Morris worm</strong></div></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;">In 1998 Robert Morris, a university student, unleashed a worm which affected 10 per cent of all the computers connected to the internet (at the time the net was estimated to consist of 60,000 computers), slowing them down to a halt. Morris is now an associate professor at MIT.</div></div><div class="fourthPar" style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", times, serif; font-size: 10px;"><div class="teads-inread" style="box-sizing: content-box; height: 0px; overflow: hidden; transition: height 0.5s ease 0s;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; position: relative;"><div class="teads-ui-components-label" style="color: #aaaaaa; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important; font-size: 11.5px !important; height: 21px !important; letter-spacing: 0.3px !important; line-height: 21px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; text-align: center !important; text-transform: uppercase !important;"></div><div class="teads-player" id="teads0" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="border-style: initial !important; border-width: 0px !important; float: none !important; height: 1px; margin: 0px !important; overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 1px;"></iframe></div></div></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;"><strong>2. The Concept virus</strong></div></div><div class="fifthPar" style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", times, serif; font-size: 10px;"><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;">The Concept virus, accidentally shipped on a CD-ROM supplied by Microsoft in 1995, was the first virus to infect Microsoft Word documents. Within days it became the most widespread virus the world had ever seen, taking advantage of the fact that computer users shared documents via email.</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;"><strong>3. CIH</strong></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;">The Chernobyl virus (also known as CIH) triggers on April 26 each year, the anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. It overwrites a chip inside PCs effectively paralysing the entire computer. Its author, Chen Ing Hau, was caught by the authorities in Taiwan.</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;"><strong>4. The Anna Kournikova worm</strong></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;">The Anna Kournikova worm posed as a picture of the tennis player, but was in fact a virus written by Jan de Wit, an obsessed admirer from the Netherlands. He ended up receiving a community service sentence.</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;"><strong>5. ILOVEYOU</strong></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;">The Love Bug flooded internet users with ILOVEYOU messages in May 2000, forwarding itself to everybody in the user's address book. It was designed to steal internet access passwords for its Filipino creator.</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;"><strong>6. The Melissa virus</strong></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;">The Melissa virus, written by David L Smith in homage to a Florida stripper, was the first successful email-aware virus and inserted a quote from The Simpsons in to Word documents. Smith was later sentenced to jail for causing over $80 million worth of damage.</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;"><strong>7. The Blaster Worm</strong></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;">The Blaster worm launched a denial of service attack against Microsoft's website in 2003, and infected millions of computers around the world by exploiting a security hole in Microsoft's software. Its author has never been found.</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;"><strong>8. Netsky and Sasser</strong></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;">Sven Jaschan, a German teenager, was found guilty of writing the Netsky and Sasser worms. Jaschan was found to be responsible for 70 per cent of all the malware seen spreading over the internet at the time, but escaped prison and was eventually hired by a security company as an "ethical hacker".</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;"><strong>9. OSX/RSPlug Trojan</strong></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;">In November 2007, the first example of financially-motivated malware for Apple Macs was discovered in the wild. The launch of the OSX/RSPlug Trojan increased fears that Apple's platform may be targeted more by hackers in the future.</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;"><strong>10. Storm worm</strong></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.48em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em;">The Storm worm, originally posing as breaking news of bad weather hitting Europe, infected computers around the world in 2007. Millions of infected PCs were taken over by hackers and used to spread spam and steal identities.</div></div><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOs1pqK-Nhu8ch6GV6d8P1TrAwtqx3mzgQqdt1cs1Q92J5pkvkyGLtKaORXo8p7u22L_ug4G-lZRkUJFb16TASMhF7qVHn_REJBcEh5b7mnIisQRDgU3noRf1xBSIdyPMFFmyMKJntwQ3P/s1600/giphy+%25281%2529.gif" imageanchor="1" style="color: #538cd6; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="232" data-original-width="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOs1pqK-Nhu8ch6GV6d8P1TrAwtqx3mzgQqdt1cs1Q92J5pkvkyGLtKaORXo8p7u22L_ug4G-lZRkUJFb16TASMhF7qVHn_REJBcEh5b7mnIisQRDgU3noRf1xBSIdyPMFFmyMKJntwQ3P/s1600/giphy+%25281%2529.gif" style="border: none; position: relative;" /></a></div><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Random Joke of the Day</b></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Amnesia Club is brilliant. You can talk about it all you like.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKaH9XzQkJR0fdbhtyKeHabu3gk7mvK5AXjHxGDTXDxCJMewVI94qsuyDyEoP-_nyGXz-LR5jZHcF4saa1_y6Ft2QJrVdQX34xZaUQ8uFURmJvs_3WlBPfeoGtQJeFLWEvwgi8n0j5xCP/s1600/images.png" imageanchor="1" style="color: #538cd6; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKaH9XzQkJR0fdbhtyKeHabu3gk7mvK5AXjHxGDTXDxCJMewVI94qsuyDyEoP-_nyGXz-LR5jZHcF4saa1_y6Ft2QJrVdQX34xZaUQ8uFURmJvs_3WlBPfeoGtQJeFLWEvwgi8n0j5xCP/s1600/images.png" style="border: none; position: relative;" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>That's Amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing !</b></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">There are more bacteria in your mouth than they are people in the world !</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><div><b style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></b></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-line;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Bargain Book</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-line;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-line;"><b>Have you got a kindle or e-book reader? Then as a gift from me you can now buy</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b>my recent release, "Tales of the Unexpected" for the amazing low price of £1.99 (cheaper than a cup</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b>of coffee) </b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZbXGXU_NCu_Rrpmmd9COo2LfJ-xzRyd42Xw3EENJKITualHOnCdmMdxwhaSmMN7Vn2RaJNAcKaH_hEgZVU9UHaCmo71Nwn7vO0cQC0NSBlEWcSdKO-JDSgdCzwv2pwIXmqrm_d7CtXD-/s1600/nevraper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #436590; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1002" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZbXGXU_NCu_Rrpmmd9COo2LfJ-xzRyd42Xw3EENJKITualHOnCdmMdxwhaSmMN7Vn2RaJNAcKaH_hEgZVU9UHaCmo71Nwn7vO0cQC0NSBlEWcSdKO-JDSgdCzwv2pwIXmqrm_d7CtXD-/s320/nevraper.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-line;"></span><br style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><div style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><b>CHECK OUT THE 5 STAR REVIEWS -</b></div><div class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #1c1e21; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"></span><div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">B Silver<br />5.0 out of 5 stars</div><div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">Great diverse short stories<br />28 October 2019<br />Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase<br />Love this writer I bought his previous books and in my opinion this is the best so far. 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color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 26px;">Our little native porcupine<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 26px;">You’re name suggests you are porcine.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 26px;">An explosion in a needle store<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 26px;">A hedge hopping tiny spiky boar<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 26px;">You’re little mousy face<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 26px;">In pain it’s encased<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 26px;">To hold you I would love<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 26px;">Pain too much I’d need a glove<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 26px;">You hide in leaves and sleep when cold<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 26px;">Beneath the colours red and gold<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 26px;">Until new life springs forth again<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 26px;">Little hedgehog in ball remain<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 26px;">When you finally thaw out<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 26px;">You’ll twitch and use your nosey snout<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 26px;">Rid my garden of all the pests.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 26px;">Slugs and snails you will digest<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 26px;">So you are my garden ally<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 26px;">You clear my grass and keep no tally<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 26px;">No pay requested no fee or receipt</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 26px;">I’ll leave you food, my friend petite<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 26px;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 26px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Nev Raper</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 26px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZ50qhlAdIZqpepASnBdAoz7HwztVixgn1eMfo3CCvNcQPyUOu5rBcXKDJgznUTjlukj0uH_MQGzkj4bcP_I4QfqeUV8w0sroeRf4tJaus6_ZN1WSZxVwALddYIgothAbKhswX2unafZ4/s1600/jjjjj.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #538cd6; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZ50qhlAdIZqpepASnBdAoz7HwztVixgn1eMfo3CCvNcQPyUOu5rBcXKDJgznUTjlukj0uH_MQGzkj4bcP_I4QfqeUV8w0sroeRf4tJaus6_ZN1WSZxVwALddYIgothAbKhswX2unafZ4/s320/jjjjj.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 26px;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 26px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fabulous Facts about Hedgehogs :-</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 26px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">There are 17 species of hedgehog.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">They are found in parts of Europe, Asia, Africa and were introduced in</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><a href="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/countries/newzealand.html" style="background-color: white; color: #538cd6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: black;">New Zealand</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">by settlers.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hedgehogs are nocturnal animals, often sleep during the day in a nest or under bushes and shrubs before coming out to feed at night.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hedgehogs are not related to other spine covered creatures such as the porcupine or echidna.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The spines of a hedgehogs, are stiff hollow hairs, they are not poisonous or barbed and cannot be easily removed, they fall out naturally when a hedgehog sheds its baby spines and grows adult spines a process called "quilling".</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hedgehogs have about 5,000 to 6,500 spines at any one time.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Most hedgehog species will roll into a tight ball if threatened, making it hard for its attacker to get past the spiky defences.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">A baby hedgehog is called a hoglet.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hedgehogs communicate through a combination of snuffles, grunts and squeals.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hedgehogs have weak eyesight but a strong sense of hearing and smell. They can swim, climb and run surprising quickly over short distances.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">For their size hedgehogs have a relatively long lifespan. They live on average for 4 - 7 years in the wild and longer in captivity.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hedgehogs in colder climates such as the UK will hibernate through winter.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">If hedgehogs come in contact with humans they can sometimes pass on infections and diseases.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The hedgehogs is a pest in countries such as New Zealand where it has been introduced, as it does not have many natural predators and eats native species of</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><a href="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/insect.html" style="background-color: white; color: #538cd6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;">i<span style="color: black;">nsects</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">snails<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>lizards</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">and baby ground-nesting</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span>birds<div><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>That's Amaaaaaazing</b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div>The largest collection of hedgehog-related items consists of 881 items, and was achieved by Sally Cadirci (USA), as verified in Santee, California, USA, on 27 January 2019. Sally has been accumulating hedgehog items for over 40 years.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Random Joke of The Day</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><h3 class="joke-title" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; margin-top: 0px;">Hedgehogs...</h3><div class="joke-body" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;">Why can't they just share the hedge?</div></div><div class="joke-body" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="joke-body" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-line;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Bargain Book</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-line;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-line;"><b>Have you got a kindle or e-book reader? 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color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; margin: 20px 0px 0px; position: relative;"><a href="https://nevilleraper.blogspot.com/2018/03/international-alfred-hitchcock-day.html" style="color: black; font-size: 20px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;">International Alfred Hitchcock Day</a></h3><div class="post-header" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4286313603077588153" itemprop="articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 1040px;"><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>In Today's Thrilling Issue</b></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghAzwbkaV-NzjM1z52uzW1RzU299F19C0_j0r0G12ApOE9TGFll_ETsXjHhgIfhjwPyna2kIEzSjge17HxtzkI4APeUYoGpkV2AH17xtGYbHBeivtzA965G5bT-9nGIOK19ENwSB2vUO7z/s1600/images+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #436590; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="154" data-original-width="327" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghAzwbkaV-NzjM1z52uzW1RzU299F19C0_j0r0G12ApOE9TGFll_ETsXjHhgIfhjwPyna2kIEzSjge17HxtzkI4APeUYoGpkV2AH17xtGYbHBeivtzA965G5bT-9nGIOK19ENwSB2vUO7z/s320/images+%25281%2529.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><b style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">International Alfred Hitchcock Day</span></b><br /><b style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Alfred's To Blame</span></b><br /><b style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hitchcock</span></b><br /><b style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">That's Amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing</span></b><br /><b style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Random Joke</span></b><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">March 29 is National Alfred Hitchcock Day, a day to celebrate the life, times, and work of master filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">A Long Career</span><br /><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #454545; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 7px;">Alfred Hitchcock's prolific film-making career spanned half a decade - he began making movies in 1921 and made his last film, <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Family Plot</em>, in 1976. His unique cinematic style in the genre of psychological thrillers and suspense movies earned him the title of <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Master of Suspense</em>.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #454545; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 7px;">In addition to making movies, Hitchcock created and hosted a television series called <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Alfred Hitchcock Presents</em>.</div><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 20px 0px 5px; position: relative;">How to Celebrate</h2><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #454545; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; list-style: outside square; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 10px 25px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 4px;">Gather your friends and do a Hitchcock movie marathon. Some of his more famous movies include <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Psycho</em>, <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Vertigo</em>, and <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">The Birds</em>.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 10px 25px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 4px;">One of the unique things about Hitchcock's movies is that he played a cameo role in most of them. So, while watching doing a Hitchcock movie marathon, play the spot-Hitchcock’s-cameo game. Whoever spots the most cameos wins.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 10px 25px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 4px;">Host an Alfred Hitchcock-themed party. Decorate your venue with birds related props. Serve your guests pecan pie (from <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Marnie</em>), Moroccan tagine (from <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">The Man Who Knew Too Much</em>), and Chicken (from Notorious). Screen <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Murder Party</em>, an episode from <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Alfred Hitchcock Presents</em> for your guests.</li></ul><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 20px 0px 5px; position: relative;">Did You Know…</h2><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #454545; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 7px;">…that Alfred Hitchcock never won an Oscar in the Best Director category?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQCF20XZhBndQPqeXiJoVN47ZMGLsBx44Ty00fKq3MqeeOzprC8Y9EuOUCGFsdwphEM_PPgyLwevR3kQNuktsdQ-qpCQ0fZsw7leDXY65zcVFOJoeQz0iYWxidmXv5bRDfKRXBTPaXj9D/s1600/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #436590; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="154" data-original-width="327" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQCF20XZhBndQPqeXiJoVN47ZMGLsBx44Ty00fKq3MqeeOzprC8Y9EuOUCGFsdwphEM_PPgyLwevR3kQNuktsdQ-qpCQ0fZsw7leDXY65zcVFOJoeQz0iYWxidmXv5bRDfKRXBTPaXj9D/s320/download.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Alfred’s to blame<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>When I run for my life<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>If I catch the glint<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Of</span><span lang="EN-US"> a large Kitchen Knife<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I won't take a shower<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I’ll stay with my bath<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Dail M for Murder?<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>You’re having a laugh<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>He’s given me a fear<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Of birds and heights<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Of mummified mothers<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Denied their last rights<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I don’t have a rear window<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I won't have a peep<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Nightmares of falling<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Disturbing</span><span lang="EN-US"> my sleep<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>He directed them well<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>He knew how to shock<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>That cigar smoking devil<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Alfred Hitchcock</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQyb0u7NH1Zm63g1bYBwzy5tSD4Cjm7SUYzfcpgCSb0WxlpEIJqmahyphenhyphenmVXEgmuBZzC4-dHgFXb6sMVCjLxHcZZ-REmlrNrI4TEMezUnHoloRykzUO5w_66a3O2COji1Fnzg58VI_M98R6/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #436590; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="163" data-original-width="309" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQyb0u7NH1Zm63g1bYBwzy5tSD4Cjm7SUYzfcpgCSb0WxlpEIJqmahyphenhyphenmVXEgmuBZzC4-dHgFXb6sMVCjLxHcZZ-REmlrNrI4TEMezUnHoloRykzUO5w_66a3O2COji1Fnzg58VI_M98R6/s200/images.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #404040; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 1.5em; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;">He had a life-long fear of the police.</h3><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #404040; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em;">Is he afraid of the police? Guess we need to go back, around the age of 5, Hitchcock was sent by his father to the local police station with a note asking the officer to lock him away for five minutes as punishment for misbehaving. That’s the reason why his fear of police attracted him and are frequently found in his films.</div><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #404040; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 1.5em; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;">He was afraid of his own movies.</h3><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #404040; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em;">Alfred Hitchcock said in an interview in 1963, <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">“I’m frightened of my movies. I never go to see them. I don’t know how people can bear to watch my movies.”</em></div><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #404040; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 1.5em; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;">He loved to pull cruel practical jokes.</h3><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #404040; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"></em></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #404040; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em;">Hitchcock is not serious all the time. He spares some time to play some interesting jokes with cast and crew. He’ll mostly find out about somebody’s phobias, such as mice or spiders, and in turn sent them a box full of them.</div><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #404040; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 1.5em; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;">He tried to buy every copy of the book based on ‘Psycho’ so no one would know how it ended.</h3><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #404040; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em;">LOL, more than awesome? Even I didn’t believe it at first, I read this on Guardian, <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">“The director bought up all copies of the original novel, which he had optioned for a paltry $9,000 so that hardly anyone would know how the story ended. He also filmed on a closed set and forced cast and crew to sign an agreement promising not to mention the ending to anyone. There were no advance screenings.”</em></div><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #404040; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 1.5em; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;">Walt Disney refused to allow him to film at Disneyland.</h3><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #404040; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"></em></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #404040; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em;">Walt Disney, the cartoon king, refused Alfred Hitchcock to shoot films at Disneyland in the early 1960s. The reason was that Hitchcock had made “that disgusting movie Psycho.”</div><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #404040; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 1.5em; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;">He was afraid of Eggs.</h3><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #404040; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em;">Alfred Hitchcock once said, <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">“I’m frightened of eggs, worse than frightened, they revolt me. That white round thing without any holes … have you ever seen anything more revolting than an egg yolk breaking and spilling its yellow liquid? Blood is jolly, red. But egg yolk is yellow, revolting. I’ve never tasted it.”</em></div><br /><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #404040; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 1.5em; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;">He refused to accept a top British Award.</h3><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span lang="EN-US"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #404040; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em;">Considered to be one of the top honors, Alfred Hitchcock turned down “Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)” Award in 1962.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #404040; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em;">That's Amaaaaazing !</div><div class="l-grid--content-body" phx-content-body-bound="" style="box-sizing: border-box; justify-self: start; margin-right: 0px; width: 780px;"><div class="m-detail--body" phx-tml-hybrid-renderer="" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.65em; min-height: 640px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Hitchcock avoided meeting his greatest fan Steven Spielberg. According to actor Bruce<br /> Dern’s autobiography, he attempted to convince Hitch: "I said, 'You're his idol. He just<br /> [wants] to sit at your feet for five minutes and chat with you'," but Hitchcock refused.<br /> "He said, 'Isn't that the boy who made the fish movie?... I could never sit down and talk<br /> to him... because I look at him and feel like such a whore.'" Pressing him further Dern<br /> asked, “'Why do you feel Spielberg makes you a whore?' Hitch said, 'Because I'm the<br />voice of the Jaws ride [at the Universal Studios theme park]. They paid me $1 million<br />dollars. And I took it and I did it. I'm such a whore. I can't sit down and talk to the<br /> boy who did the fish movie... I couldn't even touch his hand."<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: open-sans, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: inherit; text-align: center;"></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: open-sans, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: inherit; margin-bottom: 30px; max-width: 700px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: open-sans, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: inherit; margin-bottom: 30px; max-width: 700px; padding: 0px;">Random Joke of the Day</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: open-sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: inherit; margin-bottom: 30px; max-width: 700px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-line;"><b>I always go the extra mile at work. That's why I'm a terrible taxi driver.</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: open-sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: inherit; margin-bottom: 30px; max-width: 700px; padding: 0px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-line;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>Bargain Book</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-line;"><b>You can now buy </b></span><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: inherit; white-space: pre-line;">my recent release, "Tales of the Unexpected" for the amazing low price of £1.99 (cheaper than a cup </b><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: inherit; white-space: pre-line;">of coffee) </b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZbXGXU_NCu_Rrpmmd9COo2LfJ-xzRyd42Xw3EENJKITualHOnCdmMdxwhaSmMN7Vn2RaJNAcKaH_hEgZVU9UHaCmo71Nwn7vO0cQC0NSBlEWcSdKO-JDSgdCzwv2pwIXmqrm_d7CtXD-/s1600/nevraper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #436590; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1002" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZbXGXU_NCu_Rrpmmd9COo2LfJ-xzRyd42Xw3EENJKITualHOnCdmMdxwhaSmMN7Vn2RaJNAcKaH_hEgZVU9UHaCmo71Nwn7vO0cQC0NSBlEWcSdKO-JDSgdCzwv2pwIXmqrm_d7CtXD-/s320/nevraper.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-line;"></span><br style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;" /><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, sans-serif;"><div style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><b>CHECK OUT THE 5 STAR REVIEWS -</b></div><div class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #1c1e21; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">B Silver<br />5.0 out of 5 stars</div><div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">Great diverse short stories<br />28 October 2019<br />Format: Paperback Verified Purchase<br />Love this writer I bought his previous books and in my opinion this is the best so far. The stories are much more diverse than the others. For a book of short stories there are a lot there, great to pop in and read as and when you want to. Read mine on the train, I laughed out loud at one point making my fellow passengers jump out of their seats. Recommended read....</div><div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">YOU CAN FIND IT ON AMAZON NOW !</div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>The Thoughts of Chairman Anyhowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486634862026027114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492546726520575471.post-56806577164637708112021-03-16T03:10:00.005-07:002021-03-16T03:10:56.666-07:00International Dentist Day<p> <b><span style="font-size: large;">Open wide.. In Today's Issue (sue sue sue .....that's a big cavity )</span></b></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXaR9Un28a4ypBrQbWnSaEll5IO_kK5iPDHCJlJPWj9WhgSQcPlYgYOTvka4ZDUmPGaqnoU0e167NTOT0vFfYM2LBjwB9HEUsdTe1ePsJmieBw1Yef1L33r8fccgx6Rg5SzewbsU_ojffN/s1600/images.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXaR9Un28a4ypBrQbWnSaEll5IO_kK5iPDHCJlJPWj9WhgSQcPlYgYOTvka4ZDUmPGaqnoU0e167NTOT0vFfYM2LBjwB9HEUsdTe1ePsJmieBw1Yef1L33r8fccgx6Rg5SzewbsU_ojffN/s1600/images.png" /></a></div><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">International Dentist Day</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Our Keith's Teeth</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Dentist Facts</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">That's Amaaaaaaaazing</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Random Joke</span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">.......rinse</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScNmuF3C6f_nHvp_d1AiMDZsD7BKnjJr3lmyyo7ZrmGx8_FJu2w3FRk05B8RYh1Gi5yImu9WvVPC7lDvnLBI-VC_NYBU5WaUZ1DcvV6j-V4mOqar_4WqHBZ9OtfH3baWW2R9TvIIBhpGO/s1600/download.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="195" data-original-width="260" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScNmuF3C6f_nHvp_d1AiMDZsD7BKnjJr3lmyyo7ZrmGx8_FJu2w3FRk05B8RYh1Gi5yImu9WvVPC7lDvnLBI-VC_NYBU5WaUZ1DcvV6j-V4mOqar_4WqHBZ9OtfH3baWW2R9TvIIBhpGO/s400/download.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><br />Today is the day to Celebrate dentists all over the world and thank them for keeping us healthy and smiling on Dentist’s Day.<br /><br />So,,,,How to Celebrate?<br /><br />If you haven’t been to see your dentist in a while, use this day to make an appointment with them.<br />Try and book it at 2.30<br />Send them a card to say thanks...but NO CHOCOLATE !!<br /><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #454545;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #454545;"></span><br /><div><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #454545;"><br /></span></div><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #454545;"></span><br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Our Keith has bad teeth<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>They used to be pearlers<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>So bright and so white<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Now they’re all colours<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>And they do smell of shite<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>They’re stumpy and broken<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Crooked and odd<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Neglected and tartered<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Like a lawn gone to sod<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Keith failed to brush<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Or use his mouthwash<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>No polishing ever<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>He never used floss<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>So now he regrets<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>His lack of hygiene<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>He would love nice teeth<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>The smile and the sheen<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>So here is the moral<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>The point of your ventures<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Keep your teeth clean<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Or else you’ll have dentures</b><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></div>The calcium & phosphorous found in cheese is healthy for your teeth – it reduces the pH level in plaque and remineralizes the enamel.<br /><br />60% of people don’t know that a sore jaw, when combined with chest pain, is a signal of heart attack.<br /><br />Each person’s set of teeth is unique much like their fingerprints. Even identical twins do not have exactly the same set of teeth. <br /><br /><br />Did you know that your tongue print is also unique?<br /><br />The average woman smiles about 62 times a day! A man… Only 8! Kids laugh around 400 times a day. Grown-ups just 15.<br /><br />Academy of general dentistry, the average person only brushes for 45 to 70 seconds a day, the recommended amount of time is 2-3 minutes.<br /><br />If you’re right handed, you will chew your food on your right side. If you are left handed, you will tend to chew your food on your left side. It is recommended to chew from both the sides equally to prevent jaw joint problems.<br /><br />50% consider the smile the first facial feature they notice.<br /><br />80% are not happy with their smile.<br /><br />83% of people believe their teeth are more important to their appearance than hat, hair and eyes.<br /><br />People who drink 3 or more sugary sodas daily have 62% more dental decay.<br /><br />People with gum disease are more likely to suffer from heart diseases and those without disease.<br /><br />Average human produces 25000 quartz of saliva in a lifetime, which is enough to fill two swimming pools.<br /><br />You should keep your tooth brush away from the toilet. The air borne particles from the flush can travel up to a distance of 6 feet.<br /><br />In 1994 a prison inmate in West Virginia braided dental floss into a row, scaled the wall & escaped.<br /><br />You should always replace your tooth brush at least every three months & always after infection like flu, cold & other viral infections. Bacteria can implant themselves on the bristles causing re-infection.<br /><br />Tooth enamel is the hardest substance in the human body. However, it is not recommended to use teeth to open bottle caps.<br /><br />Gum disease is the leading cause of tooth loss in people over age 35. Fortunately, most gum disease can be prevented.<br /><br />If you don’t floss, you miss cleaning 40% of your tooth surfaces. So don’t miss flossing in your oral dental hygiene routine.<br /><br />More than 300 types of bacteria make up dental plaque.<div><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That's Amaaaaaazing</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-size: x-small;">The most </span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #6a6a6a; font-size: x-small;">teeth</span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-size: x-small;"> in the mouth is 37, achieved by Vijay Kumar V.A (India), as verified in Bangalore, India on 20 September 2014. Vijay has five more </span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #6a6a6a; font-size: x-small;">teeth</span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-size: x-small;"> than the average number for adults. He first noticed that he had more biting power than most people in his late teens</span></b></div><div><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-size: x-small;">Random Joke of the Day</span></div><div><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-line;">My mum always used to say "40 is the new 30". Lovely woman, banned from driving.</span></div><div><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-line;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-line;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-line;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><b style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;">Want to see what other guff I write pop over to my Authors page on Amazon. 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The readership has gone up from a modest 100 a day to nearly 1k.<br />So far over 200,000 have clicked on this little blog and read my ramblings. Hopefully, I've entertained you, made you think, made you smile.<br /><br />I have plans this year to improve this site and offer rewards for readers. If you have any ideas how I could improve, wish to contribute or comment please click on the link on the left or e-mail me at :-<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Creativewriter2018@outlook.com</span></b><br /><br />Love you all !<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfE19oPyI2xF5pq1m64lGHuD567kOU7M4wm9r_TRLBUsLyQ-MqDNoG0zgZ4joxXWGfiO9PTlWX4r2NHJw32KRA7fHejun1ZCheVLS5RQzykng1llhhMBi2FXEIlQ6RtdzOiEnwp4PrkgEW/s1600/download+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfE19oPyI2xF5pq1m64lGHuD567kOU7M4wm9r_TRLBUsLyQ-MqDNoG0zgZ4joxXWGfiO9PTlWX4r2NHJw32KRA7fHejun1ZCheVLS5RQzykng1llhhMBi2FXEIlQ6RtdzOiEnwp4PrkgEW/s1600/download+%25281%2529.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>Thank you for reading<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;">You are oh so clever</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>For my mission to you<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>My only endeavour<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>Is to make you smile<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>And also think<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>Even though<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>My rhymes might stink<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>But you know better<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;">Coz you’re so bright</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>To read my page<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>Both day and night<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>My friend, my pal<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>My chum, my mate<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>I love you all<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>And think you’re great<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>So thanks again<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>You beautiful folk<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;">Let's enjoy</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> a laugh<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>And share a joke</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Birthday Facts...</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><br />August is the most popular birthday month, accounting for about 9% of all the birthdays in the world!<br /><br />In 1989, the world's largest birthday cake was created to celebrate the 100th birthday of Fort Payne, Alabama.<br />The cake weighed 128,238 pounds, 8 oz. and used 16,209 pounds of icing!</div><div><br />Marilyn Monroe's, “Happy Birthday, Mr President,” tribute is the most famous, birthday song rendition ever!</div><div><br />The world's most expensive birth certificate belongs to Paul McCartney, which was auctioned in March 1997 for $84,146 USD!</div><div><br />The Sultan of Brunei hosted the world's most expensive birthday party to celebrate his 50th year. The cost? A whopping $27.2 million! Three concerts featuring Michael Jackson cost $16 million of the total amounts.</div><div><br />Anne Frank's world famous diary was given to her as a present for her 13th birthday.</div><div><br />William Shakespeare died on his 52nd birthday: April 23, 1616.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><b>...Since Your Last Birthday...</b><br /><br />31,536,000 seconds have passed.</div><div><br />your hair has likely grown to 12 cm, and your nails about 4 cm.</div><div><br />your heart has beaten 42,075,900 times.</div><div><br />you have taken approximately 15,768,000 breaths.</div><div><br />you will have had about 1,460 dreams.</div><div><br />the world's population has grown by 76,570,430.</div><div><br />your heart has pumped 2,688,000 litres of blood throughout your body!</div><div><br />there have been more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world.</div><div><br />the Earth has completed an entire journey around the sun, travelling about 584,337,600 miles.</div><div><br />Miscellaneous, Birthday Figures</div><div><br />If you counted 24 hours a day, you would be over 31,000 years old when you reach one trillion!<br /><br />In the time it takes you to read this, another five babies will have been born.</div><div><br />“Christmas Day” is the most celebrated date of birth in the world!</div><div><br />“Golden Birthday” is when your age and date of birth are the same.</div><div><br />“Birthday Paradox” is the likelihood that out of 23 people, there is a 50/50 chance that two of them will have the same birthday. This probability goes up to 99% for a group of 57 people!</div><div><br />15 million is the average number of people celebrating a birthday today (and every day around the world)!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocqk04X6-WT8BP2bluyMLU6nt158Y9x9wd8U5uDeri4GAGWLdQGvQOH_kgIg1pigcq7W6rE-B4JqO4VDoxQUL1sTr-tOzNhOza8nR_IxTxOhJY47AKKYWOLJhDlxQSOigM2jFbIrlZvVo/s1600/images.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocqk04X6-WT8BP2bluyMLU6nt158Y9x9wd8U5uDeri4GAGWLdQGvQOH_kgIg1pigcq7W6rE-B4JqO4VDoxQUL1sTr-tOzNhOza8nR_IxTxOhJY47AKKYWOLJhDlxQSOigM2jFbIrlZvVo/s1600/images.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><b>Word of the day: SNERDLE - to wrap up cozily in bed</b></span><br /><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span>That's Amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span face=", "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;">Mary Wheaton and Pat Shardelow (both USA) have been exchanging the same birthday card since 1944.</span><div><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span></div><div>Birthday World Records<br />The longest birthday is 48 hours, and was achieved by Paul Morgan (USA) in Lihue, Hawaii, USA on 3 February 2018. Paul's record-breaking attempt took place in Apia, Samoa; Auckland, New Zealand; Los Angeles, California, USA and Lihue, Hawaii, USA. Paul made his record-breaking attempt to celebrate his 28th birthday.</div><div><span face=", "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=", "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Random Joke of the Day</b></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-line;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-line;"><b>I've been invited to my first Constipation Anonymous Meeting next Monday.
Unfortunately, there is no way I can go</b></span><div><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><b style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Want to see what other guff I write pop over to my Authors page on Amazon. Just paste the below link in your browser.</b></div><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-line;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: normal;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-line;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="font-size: 13px; white-space: normal;"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><b>https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neville-Raper/e/B0759Z1D25%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share</b></span></div><div><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><b><br /></b></span></div></span></span></div></span></span></div><span face=", "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div></div></div>The Thoughts of Chairman Anyhowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486634862026027114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492546726520575471.post-29667568689006822232021-02-20T07:06:00.005-08:002021-02-20T07:06:28.561-08:00Love is all you need.....<p> <b style="font-size: xx-large;">In Today's Mills and Boon Issue</b></p><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Love</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">I Love</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Quite Interesting</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">That's Amaaaaaazing</span></b><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Random Joke of the Day</b></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcflhNFxsLXdMjL31ezPU3PTklmy-SM5UvN4pj1I7mdJHW7ZHNSSVy8_bkDEmmAx5rssmvcSEhZPFEIp6qkCLHTnOXSj7uYZUhkfhWx6JaYYM_CvI9d507l-000rtsvEwt3e6QM18TicH9/s1600/download+%25283%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="177" data-original-width="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcflhNFxsLXdMjL31ezPU3PTklmy-SM5UvN4pj1I7mdJHW7ZHNSSVy8_bkDEmmAx5rssmvcSEhZPFEIp6qkCLHTnOXSj7uYZUhkfhWx6JaYYM_CvI9d507l-000rtsvEwt3e6QM18TicH9/s1600/download+%25283%2529.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />LOVE<br /><br />Love encompasses a variety of different emotional and mental states, typically strongly and positively experienced, ranging from the deepest interpersonal affection to the simplest pleasure. </div><div><br />An example of this range of meanings is that the love of a mother differs from the love of a spouse differs from the love of food.</div><div><br />Most commonly, love refers to a feeling of strong attraction and emotional attachment.</div><div> <br />Love can also be a virtue representing human kindness, compassion, and affection—"the unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another".</div><div><br />It may also describe compassionate and affectionate actions towards other humans, one's self or animals.</div><div><br />Ancient Greek philosophers identified four forms of love: essentially, familial love (in Greek, storge), friendly love (philia), romantic love (eros), and divine love (agape).</div><div><br />Modern authors have distinguished further varieties of love: infatuated love, self-love, and courtly love.</div><div> <br />Non-Western traditions have also distinguished variants or symbioses of these states. Love has additional religious or spiritual meaning. </div><div><br />This diversity of uses and meanings combined with the complexity of the feelings involved makes love unusually difficult to consistently define, compared to other emotional states.</div><div><br />Love in its various forms acts as a major facilitator of interpersonal relationships and, owing to its central psychological importance, is one of the most common themes in the creative arts.</div><div><br />Love may be understood as a function to keep human beings together against menaces and to facilitate the continuation of the species.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br />LOVE<br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">I love your hair, the way you stare<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">The clothes that you wear<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">But really when you’re bare.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">I love your eyes, and your lies<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Your sexy disguise<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">But most of all your naked thighs<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">I love your voice, your words of choice<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">The way you laugh when you watch me bath.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">I love your cry, and how you sigh.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">I love your frame, I’ve no shame<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">I love your shape you sexy dame<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">But it’s all of you, I exclaim </span></b></span><br /><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPyxuw-wsYX9e7IIto__slcUL7egdJpPB96hoQY48a0Rgk9wb8cOE6Nj3HWSdkHY01whDuMdNxrt_sD8qRut2j0wZzU8y66kdkZNK5uVgdWqvzhkRUloKlDu0J3NgQ9FB8QxEcJxcUsiWO/s1600/images+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="181" data-original-width="278" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPyxuw-wsYX9e7IIto__slcUL7egdJpPB96hoQY48a0Rgk9wb8cOE6Nj3HWSdkHY01whDuMdNxrt_sD8qRut2j0wZzU8y66kdkZNK5uVgdWqvzhkRUloKlDu0J3NgQ9FB8QxEcJxcUsiWO/s320/images+%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></span><br /><h2 class="_3z6tw" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #162c44; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.33; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 30px;">Both males and females must have adequate testosterone for sexual attraction.</h2><div class="oKZad" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: Muli, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 30px;">Yes, even women have small amounts of testosterone. Testosterone creates desire as well as aggressive behavior, which may push you to pursue the person who is creating this desire.</div><div id="convertful-incontent-1-1" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #353535; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"></div><h2 class="_3z6tw" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #162c44; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.33; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 30px;">We can sense and are attracted to a person with a different immune system.</h2><div class="oKZad" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: Muli, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 30px;">If this isn’t bizarre, I don’t know what is. This finding came about during a study conducted by Claude Wedekind of the University of Switzerland. He had women test subjects smell unwashed T-shirts of men. Women consistently preferred the smell of the man’s shirt whose immune system was different than their own. Apparently the same findings were discovered in rodents.</div><h2 class="_3z6tw" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #162c44; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.33; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 30px;">Falling in love is as addicting as cocaine or nicotine.</h2><div class="oKZad" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: Muli, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 30px;">Dopamine, a chemical that is released during the initial attraction stage of the relationship is also activated when using cocaine and nicotine. It gives you that rush of pleasure and happiness that makes those drugs so addicting. It also enhances the release of testosterone, which as stated above is essential for attraction. I suppose falling in love would be the safer drug of choice if you had to choose between the three.</div><h2 class="_3z6tw" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #162c44; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.33; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 30px;">Love can literally make you crazy.</h2><div class="oKZad" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: Muli, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 30px;">Something you may or may not know about love is that it can lead to serious infatuation. The same levels of serotonin that bring about the infatuation are found in those with obsessive-compulsive disorder, which is an anxiety disorder. This is probably why you cannot seem to think of anyone else when you have fallen in love.</div><div id="convertful-incontent-1-2" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #353535; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"></div><h2 class="_3z6tw" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #162c44; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.33; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 30px;">Love needs to be “blind” for survival.</h2><div class="oKZad" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: Muli, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 30px;">It does not seem to matter what others say to a new lover—he or she is always perfect in our eyes. This blindness is critical for us to move forward in our relationship and is usually required to move onto the “attachment stage” as scientists call it so that they can stay in love long enough to have and raise children; in other words, to populate the earth.</div><h2 class="_3z6tw" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #162c44; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.33; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 30px;">Your nerve cells work better during the first year of love.</h2><div class="oKZad" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: Muli, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 30px;">A protein in our bodies called Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) that is important for the functions of certain sympathetic and sensory nerve cells seems to thrive during the first year of being in love. Basically our senses are heightened and our fight or flight response system is more active during young love.</div><h2 class="_3z6tw" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #162c44; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.33; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 30px;">Romantic love and the love between a mother and child share a similar chemical connection.</h2><div class="oKZad" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: Muli, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 30px;">The hormone oxytocin is released during child birth and when a child nurses as well as during orgasm. Oxytocin is thought to help long-term bonding.</div><div id="convertful-incontent-1-3" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #353535; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"></div><h2 class="_3z6tw" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #162c44; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.33; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 30px;">When you take away one of the key “bonding” hormones, the attachment will disappear.</h2><div class="oKZad" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: Muli, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 30px;">A study was done on prairie voles, a rodent that forms a long-term mating pair, where the hormone vasopressin was suppressed. These pore voles lost their interest in their mate immediately and did not even protect one another from new mates.</div><h2 class="_3z6tw" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #162c44; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.33; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 30px;">We are attracted to those who look and/or smell similar to one of our parents.</h2><div class="oKZad" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: Muli, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 30px;">As creepy as this sounds, a partner who looks similar to one of our parents is found to be comforting. If you are a female and your father wore certain cologne, it is a familiar and comforting scent. This makes sense, but let’s not bring Freud into this.</div><h2 class="_3z6tw" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #162c44; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.33; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 30px;">We also tend to fall in love with someone who looks like ourselves.</h2><div class="oKZad" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: Muli, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 30px;">Talk about narcissistic, right? Aside from facial features, hair color and eye color, we also tend to be attracted to those with the same lung volumes, ear lobe lengths and metabolic rates.</div><div id="convertful-incontent-1-4" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #353535; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"></div><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><desktop_in_content_ad order="0" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #353535; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"></desktop_in_content_ad><mobile_in_content_ad order="0" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #353535; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"></mobile_in_content_ad><tablet_in_content_ad order="0" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #353535; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"></tablet_in_content_ad><desktop_in_content_ad order="1" style="background-color: white; 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box-sizing: border-box; color: #353535; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"></tablet_in_content_ad></span><br /><div class="oKZad" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: Muli, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 30px;">Although we might not want to think about these things when we are falling head over heels, it might be necessary to remind ourselves to not completely lose our heads in the chemical love spell we are surely under.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That's Amaaaaaazing </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: opensans-bold, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.625rem; line-height: 2.25rem; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Longest underwater kiss</h2><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: opensans-regular, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Cupid brought his scuba gear to this attempt, where Italian couple Michele Fucarino and Elisa Lazzarini smooched for 3 min 24 sec on the set of <em style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Lo Show dei Record</em> in Rome, in 2010.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgY-IVumcp5pq8JI7usjjxY2wpn7Al4srEgT19_PgbqKcpLqh8Hs2_zyJQeWLV9YPkVklCCRiMVpQJzeSAtt5n9S66vj1VVjwcId4YlPxfp3EWxTZ1x9yQ_MN6DJ8v8pI7od4VLX0m0Nk1/s1600/giphy+%25282%2529.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="500" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgY-IVumcp5pq8JI7usjjxY2wpn7Al4srEgT19_PgbqKcpLqh8Hs2_zyJQeWLV9YPkVklCCRiMVpQJzeSAtt5n9S66vj1VVjwcId4YlPxfp3EWxTZ1x9yQ_MN6DJ8v8pI7od4VLX0m0Nk1/s320/giphy+%25282%2529.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: opensans-regular, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><br /></div><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-line;"><span style="font-size: large;">Random Joke of the Day</span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-line;"><span style="font-size: large;">USB sounds like a backup in case the USA fails</span></span></div></div><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-line;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><b style="background-color: white; 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It is celebrated the day after Valentine's Day.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Valentine's Day, celebrates love and romance for those currently in a relationship. However, if you are in between relationships, and without a significant other, you may feel left out. Valentine's Day can be a depressing day. So, the day after Valentine's Day is your day.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Singles Awareness Day traditions include:</b></div><ul style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Singles get together. It's a chance to meet.</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Singles give each other gifts</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Spend a little time in online dating sites</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">You can celebrate and enjoy the fact that you are unattached.</li></ul><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #0f0f0f; font-size: large;"><b>Positives of today -</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #0f0f0f;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #0f0f0f;">Chocolate will be half price !!!</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #0f0f0f;">You can spend all day in your pants, or someone elses !</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #0f0f0f;">You can sleep around.....by that I mean around the bed.....obviously</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #0f0f0f;">One night stand !? forget it, you can have two, either side of the bed !</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #0f0f0f;">You can fart to your hearts content...</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #0f0f0f;">The TV remote is yours !!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #0f0f0f;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #0f0f0f;">So enjoy this day...........and think of the money you've saved !</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #0f0f0f;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #0f0f0f;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #0f0f0f;">Oh and just in case...That's Amaaaaaaazing</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #0f0f0f;"><br /></span></div><div><h2 style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: rubik_medium, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.625rem; font-weight: 500; line-height: 2.25rem; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Most expensive dating service</h2><br />If you’re looking for love this Valentine’s Day, this service may be a little out of budget… <br /><br />Orly the Matchmaker of Beverly Hills, California, USA, has been running an upscale international introductions company for the last 25 years – the most expensive service of its kind in the world. <br /><br />Run by a former model, Orly’s world-renowned, old-fashioned matchmaking skills are available for a steep membership fee that can cost up to $100,000 (£70,000).</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #0f0f0f;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"><u>Random Joke of the Day</u></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #edfefe; color: #0f0f0f;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #0f1419; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">A typo cost me my job in IT. I actually wanted the temp to ‘unzip my files’.</span></div><div><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-line;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-line;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><h3 style="font-size: 13px; text-align: left; white-space: normal;"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><b>Want to see what other guff I write pop over to my Authors page on Amazon. Just paste the below link in your browser.</b></span></h3><div style="font-size: 13px; white-space: normal;"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; white-space: normal;"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; white-space: normal;"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><b>https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neville-Raper/e/B0759Z1D25%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share</b></span></div></span></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #0f0f0f;"><br /></span></div>The Thoughts of Chairman Anyhowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486634862026027114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492546726520575471.post-39526211886568368652021-02-11T05:25:00.008-08:002021-02-11T05:25:55.962-08:00International Toothache Day<p> <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">(I wrote this at 2.30) In Today's Cavity...ity...ity...ity Issue</span></b></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyU2W_aiZBgplSuMG9GKfLGMj2qOK_MHiQxhHXBjvyErULNzNIYlpZRHYgnNbA-HKOY47hgjTusPbd49iQjAHGylW5xTQTEyQhZBcI5cLQ4Xhpmr52OlnOnsTxWpHWX4hcBcAe734AFHP/s1600/download.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="189" data-original-width="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyU2W_aiZBgplSuMG9GKfLGMj2qOK_MHiQxhHXBjvyErULNzNIYlpZRHYgnNbA-HKOY47hgjTusPbd49iQjAHGylW5xTQTEyQhZBcI5cLQ4Xhpmr52OlnOnsTxWpHWX4hcBcAe734AFHP/s1600/download.jpg" /></a></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>International Toothache Day</b></div><div><b>Dentist</b></div><div><b>Teeth</b></div><div><b>That's Amaaaaaazing</b></div><div><b>Random Joke</b></div><div><b>Enjoy this ?</b></div><div><br /></div><br /><br />Open wide.....This day celebrates the feast day of St Apollonia (d. 249). Apollonia is the patroness of dentists, and people suffering from toothache and other dental diseases often ask her intercession....Now rinse.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #edfefe; color: #0f0f0f;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #edfefe; color: #0f0f0f;"><br /></span></div><div>I went to the dentist<br />He looked in my mouth<br />He told me the news<br />My teeth had gone south<br />He gave me the choice<br />Choose gold or some nickel</div><div>I made up my mind<br />To have cheese and pickle<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">TEETH</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.84); font-family: "Open Sans"; letter-spacing: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></b></div>The enamel on the top surface on your tooth is the hardest part of your entire body.<br /><br />Teeth start to form even before you are born—milk teeth or baby teeth start to form when the baby is in the womb, but they come through when the child is between 6-12 months old.<br />Humans use four different types of teeth (incisors, canine, premolars, and molars) to cut, tear and grind their food.<br /><br />Humans have only two sets of teeth in their entire lifetime—baby teeth and permanent teeth. Once you have your permanent teeth, make sure you take good care of them.<br /><br />No two people have the same set of teeth—your teeth are as unique as your fingerprint, so be proud of your unique set of teeth.<br /><br />Your mouth produces over 25,000 quarts of saliva in a lifetime—that’s enough to fill two swimming pools. Saliva has many uses, including assisting you with your digestion and protects your teeth from bacteria in your mouth.<br /><br />An average person spends 38.5 days brushing their teeth over their lifetime.<br /><br />Many diseases are linked to your oral health, including heart disease, osteoporosis, and diabetes.<br /><br />One third of your tooth is underneath your gums—that means only two thirds of your tooth’s length is visible.<br /><br />If you get your tooth knocked out, put it in milk and hold it in your mouth—this will help your tooth to survive longer. Make sure you see a dentist right away.</div><div><span style="background-color: #edfefe; color: #0f0f0f;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggb1cpL5LK9bo_-Oa5WegBg8BWOiSIEBaQ0UwzocyGZ8JR1iJpeC-Tv3eYjUKd-rAQW-a4rDDgnNeCvWWbs5ExIX8UV3doEA6t1Lo79La17z1rshG9mlADdhID1MOIaLfUIxOdDLyNEM3d/s1600/images+%25283%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggb1cpL5LK9bo_-Oa5WegBg8BWOiSIEBaQ0UwzocyGZ8JR1iJpeC-Tv3eYjUKd-rAQW-a4rDDgnNeCvWWbs5ExIX8UV3doEA6t1Lo79La17z1rshG9mlADdhID1MOIaLfUIxOdDLyNEM3d/s320/images+%25283%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><span style="background-color: #edfefe; color: #0f0f0f;"><br /></span></div>Chew on this: The average person has 32 teeth in his or her mouth, but Vijay Kumar V.A. is by no means average. Kumar, of Bangalore, India, holds the Guinness WorldRecord for most teeth in one mouth — 37 in all.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"><u>Random Joke of the Day</u></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #edfefe; color: #0f0f0f;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-line;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Self-important amnesiacs ... who do they think they are?</span></span></div><div><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-line;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-line;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: normal;"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;">Want to see what other guff I write pop over to my Authors page on Amazon. Just paste the below link in your browser.</span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: normal;"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: normal;"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: normal;"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><b>https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neville-Raper/e/B0759Z1D25%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share</b></span></div><div><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><b><br /></b></span></div></span></span></div><div><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-line;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div>The Thoughts of Chairman Anyhowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486634862026027114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492546726520575471.post-63637377935483574272021-02-09T11:34:00.002-08:002021-02-09T11:34:24.616-08:00All the Small Things<p> <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">In Today's Tiny Issue</span></b></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn2ocyfBaQGVPZmkRkCqkLp4F7nETIAXHK9h7NUegERRBI-ntJfPfHosi41yspWy_kkfKcvWhjrBLFyFj987SueGDJkujUIYvi21TaUkhMwuKgVVEL9tv5v72w3ERJCt_5wVueUzGMUrcc/s1600/images.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn2ocyfBaQGVPZmkRkCqkLp4F7nETIAXHK9h7NUegERRBI-ntJfPfHosi41yspWy_kkfKcvWhjrBLFyFj987SueGDJkujUIYvi21TaUkhMwuKgVVEL9tv5v72w3ERJCt_5wVueUzGMUrcc/s320/images.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Small Things</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">How small are we</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">That's Amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Random Joke</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Word (to your Mother)</span></b><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Free audio play.<br /></b></span><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b>I write about big things.</b><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>But, it’s time to talk of the small,<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>of little pleasures of smaller joys.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>A lick from the dog<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Clean sheet smell<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Chinese chicken curry<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Melodious church bell<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Sun through the curtains<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>A really good sneeze<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Elvis on the radio<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Quite a strong cheese<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>My spex with no spots<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>A pair of odd socks<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Bacon and eggs<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Soft ticking of clocks<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Smell of cut grass<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Old Captain Kirk<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>A free parking space<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>A weekend off work<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>A freezing cold pint<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>I nice new haircut<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Batman and Robin<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Nice clean smut<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>The laugh of a child<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>A fresh coffee pot<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>A blackbird’s singsong</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>A nose clear of snot</b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>How Small are We ?</b></h2></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;">Our </span>sun<span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;"> is one of at least 100 BILLION stars, just in the Milky Way. Scientists calculate that there are at least 100 billion galaxies in the observable universe, each one brimming with stars. There are more stars than grains of sand on all of Earth’s beaches combined. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;">The </span>Milky Way<span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;"> is a huge city of stars, so big that even at the speed of light (which is fast!), it would take </span>100,000 years<span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;"> to travel across it.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Roughly 70% of the universe is made of dark energy. Dark matter makes up about 25%. The rest — everything on Earth, everything ever observed with all of our instruments, all normal matter adds up to less than 5% of the universe.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px;">If the sun were as tall as a typical front door, Earth would be the size of a penny.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px;">The sun accounts for almost all of the mass in our solar system. Leaving .2% for all the planets and everything else.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;">Edwin Hubble discovered that the </span>Universe is expanding<span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;"> and that at one point in time (14 billion years ago) the universe was all collected in just one point of space.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;"> Four American spacecraft are headed out of our solar system to what scientists call interstellar space. </span>Voyager 1<span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;"> is the </span>farthest out<span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;"> — more than </span>11 billion miles<span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;"> from our sun. It was the first manmade object to leave our solar system. Voyager 2, is speeding along at more than 39,000 mph, but will still take more than </span>296,000 years<span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;"> to pass Sirius, the brightest star in our night sky.</span><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;">.</span></span></div><div><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;"><b>That's Amaaaaaaaazing ...</b></span></h3>Smallest Hypothetical Object in the Universe: The smallest hypothetical objects in the universe is a thing which does not have any mass and dimensions. Its existence is also not proven yet. According to string theory, all universe is made up of tiny vibrating string-like structures which interact with each other and give rise to mass and energy.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "q_serif" , "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , "hiragino kaku gothic pro" , "meiryo" , serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Random Joke of the Day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "q_serif" , "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , "hiragino kaku gothic pro" , "meiryo" , serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-line;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">My Dad always told me “Don’t be quick to find faults.” </span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-line;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Great Dad, terrible geologist.</span></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 24px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 24px;">Word of the day: SCURRYFUNGE</span><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 24px;"> </span><span class="highlightNode" face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(88, 144, 255, 0.15); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(88, 144, 255, 0.3); color: #1d2129; font-size: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px 1px;">-</span><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 24px;"> to rush around cleaning before visitors arrive.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 24px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;"><div style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;">Want to see what other guff I write pop over to my Authors page on Amazon. Just paste the below link in your browser.</span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><b>https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neville-Raper/e/B0759Z1D25%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share</b></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><h2 style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Oh and as a little extra treat here's a short radio play written by me performed by Sheffield Radio.</span></b></span></h2><div style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5EHVNHpWDPw" width="320" youtube-src-id="5EHVNHpWDPw"></iframe></div><br /><div style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div></span></span></div></div>The Thoughts of Chairman Anyhowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486634862026027114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492546726520575471.post-3648078204685775432021-02-08T06:24:00.004-08:002021-02-08T06:24:47.574-08:00International Make a Friend Day<p> </p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="margin: 20px 0px 0px; position: relative;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">International Make a Friend Day</span></b></h3><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2802707715502109231" itemprop="articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 1040px;"><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><b style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Friends</span></b><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Friend Facts</span></b><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">That's Amaaaaazing</span></b><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Random Joke</span></b><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Discount Book</span></b><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><div style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Do you have enough friends? The answer should be no. </b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>No matter how many friends we have, more of them increases our wealth. That's because friends are one of life's valuable assets. 'You just can't have too many friends.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Make a Friend Day is a great opportunity to meet someone new or do something to make a new friend.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Making a new friend can be easier to do than you think. There must be a gazillion ways to make new friends. It often helps by smiling and just being friendly or helpful.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Spend "Make a Friend Day" being just being friendly, and by doing special or nice things for others.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Oh, by the way.... I hope that you will be my friend!</b><br /><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTibq4bIdysKXkItIKqaW2esKSpHVawjuRcD7EgQhyHRC4mK8DnorI56sw-aJdcClNrUSo7ghspmCIYm78-jK3XKFen_1yKZ9-ueYHnkuVDtUSbEFo6vTPXSTIA_MS0zFM60WjFj5jNvn/s1600/images+%25282%2529.jpg" style="color: #436590; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTibq4bIdysKXkItIKqaW2esKSpHVawjuRcD7EgQhyHRC4mK8DnorI56sw-aJdcClNrUSo7ghspmCIYm78-jK3XKFen_1yKZ9-ueYHnkuVDtUSbEFo6vTPXSTIA_MS0zFM60WjFj5jNvn/s200/images+%25282%2529.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="200" /></a></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Thank you for reading<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>You are oh so clever<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>For my mission to you<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>My only endeavour<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Is to make you smile<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>And also think<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Even though<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>My rhymes might stink<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>But you know better<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Coz you’re so bright<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>To read my page<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Both day and night<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>My friend, my pal<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>My chum, my mate<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>I love you all<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>And think you’re great<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>So thanks again<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>You beautiful folk<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Let's enjoy a laugh<o:p></o:p></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>And share a joke<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr4I8AA32i_SdSwohT_-fhtKVKuhYaeYPVt9u_uxulGcgKivB97nuMCXVvRz4HBSl7ZQrVWp2fyGzXbKQS1RfASvut_juQwZ1SrdytIQHQ4nr0ja0MWPVcLOStYjPMrzIREE4ZjOwnIXeq/s1600/images+%25283%2529.jpg" style="color: #436590; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr4I8AA32i_SdSwohT_-fhtKVKuhYaeYPVt9u_uxulGcgKivB97nuMCXVvRz4HBSl7ZQrVWp2fyGzXbKQS1RfASvut_juQwZ1SrdytIQHQ4nr0ja0MWPVcLOStYjPMrzIREE4ZjOwnIXeq/s200/images+%25283%2529.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="200" /></a></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The cast of six was originally meant to be four.<br /><br />Courteney Cox is the only regular cast member who never got an Emmy nomination for the show.<br /><br />Before the show had been cast, Monica and Joey were intended to be the central couple.<br /><br />The real address of the Friends' apartment, as used in the exterior shots, is 90 Bedford Street in Manhattan's West Village.<br /><br />The only person who wasn't a fan of the show's iconic 'The Rachel' haircut was Jennifer Aniston herself.<br /><br />Phoebe was originally conceived as a goth girl.<br /><br />Right before the show premiered, the cast took a group trip to Vegas for one last taste of anonymity.<br /><br />The refrigerators in both apartments really worked.<br /><br />The show had many names before settling with the name Friends:- Friends Like Us, Six of One, Across the Hall, Once Upon a Time in the West Village and Insomnia Cafe.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br />"Shiny Happy People" by REM was the original choice for the Theme Song for the show and was used in the pilot when the show was still called Friends Like Us.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br />The Producers David Crane and Marta Kauffman co-wrote "I'll be there for you" with Phil Solem and Danny Wilde of the Rembrandts. Used for the theme song for all ten series.<br /><br />In 1995, the song reached number 1 in the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart for eight weeks.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br />Ellen DeGeneres turned down the role of Phoebe.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br />Matt LeBlanc started going grey in his twenties and had to have his hair dyed throughout the series.<br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The final episode was watched by 52.46 million viewers and is ranked fourth most watch TV finale in US History.</span><div style="background-color: white; color: #4b4949; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0.75em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4b4949; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0.75em;">That's Amaaaaaaaaaaaaazing</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4b4949; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.75em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #545454;">The longest </span><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #6a6a6a; font-weight: bold;">friendship</span><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #545454;"> bracelet measures 660.48 m (2,166 ft 11.16 in) and was created by Benchmark Senior Living (USA) in Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA on 3 August 2016.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4b4949; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.75em;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #545454; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.8px; text-align: center;"></div><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #545454;"><b>Random Joke of the Day</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4b4949; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.75em;"><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="color: #14171a; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I’ve been to the doctor and was diagnosed with low blood pressure.
He wrote me a prescription for two sets of Ikea self-assembly wardrobes and a trip to the dump.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4b4949; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.75em;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-line;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Bargain Book</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-line;"><b>Did you get a kindle or e-book reader for Xmas? Then as a New Years gift from me you can now buy</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b>my recent release, "Tales of the Unexpected" for the amazing low price of £1.99 (cheaper than a cup</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b>of coffee) </b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZbXGXU_NCu_Rrpmmd9COo2LfJ-xzRyd42Xw3EENJKITualHOnCdmMdxwhaSmMN7Vn2RaJNAcKaH_hEgZVU9UHaCmo71Nwn7vO0cQC0NSBlEWcSdKO-JDSgdCzwv2pwIXmqrm_d7CtXD-/s1600/nevraper.jpg" style="color: #436590; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1002" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZbXGXU_NCu_Rrpmmd9COo2LfJ-xzRyd42Xw3EENJKITualHOnCdmMdxwhaSmMN7Vn2RaJNAcKaH_hEgZVU9UHaCmo71Nwn7vO0cQC0NSBlEWcSdKO-JDSgdCzwv2pwIXmqrm_d7CtXD-/s320/nevraper.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><b>CHECK OUT THE 5 STAR REVIEWS -</b></div><div class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #1c1e21; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px;">B Silver<br />5.0 out of 5 stars</div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px;">Great diverse short stories<br />28 October 2019<br />Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase<br />Love this writer I bought his previous books and in my opinion this is the best so far. 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It refers to the concept of an invisible agent or force dominating the characteristics of a given epoch in </span>world history<span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14px;">.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>Beans means Heinz<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>Hey rock and roll<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>Never trust a hippy<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>Go buddy go<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>Go to work on an egg<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>Put Tiger in your tank<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>Snap crackle pop<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>Its Blankety <span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">blank</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>I’m <span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">lovin</span> it<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>Finger licking good<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>Shoop doggy dog<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>Boys in da Hood<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>Every little <span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">helps</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>Its Asda price<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>The better way to shop and save<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;">Its</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> naughty but nice<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>Yabba Dabba <span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">doo</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>Suffering <span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">sucatash</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>Supermarket <span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">sweep</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>Jumping Jack Flash<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>Dribble, piffle, plop<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;">Yackety yak</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>Something <span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">something something</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Errm quack quack quack</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Popular</span></b><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span>Michael Jackson "Thriller" is the best-selling album of all time, with sales over 110 million copies worldwide.</div><div><br />Tetris had 100 million paid downloads, making it the best-selling mobile game of all time<br /><br />Rubik's Cube remains the top-selling single toy of all time with 350 million sold<br /><br />McDonald's The largest fast food chain 35000 outlets throughout the world<br /><br />"Avatar" £2,787,965,087 billion Is the highest-grossing film of all time<br /><br />Snickers best-selling candy bars in the world £3.6 billion<br /><br />Finding Nemo Best selling DVD of all time 40 million copies<br /><br />Snow Beer (China) is biggest selling beer in the world<br /><br />Football is the most popular sport with 3.5 Billion fans<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b>RANDOM JOKE OF THE DAY</b></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Welcome to kleptomaniac club. I see you already took a brochure.</span></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-line;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><b>Word of the day</b>: SKÄMSKUDDE (Swedish) -</span><br /><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;">literally "embarrassment pillow", the feeling you get when seeing something so embarrassing that one gets the urge to hide one's face in a pillow or couch cushion.</span></div><div><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;">Want to see what other guff I write pop over to my Authors page on Amazon. Just paste the below link in your browser.</span></div><div><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><b>https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neville-Raper/e/B0759Z1D25%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share</b></span></div><div><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div></div>The Thoughts of Chairman Anyhowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486634862026027114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492546726520575471.post-62778118828696303672021-01-31T10:08:00.005-08:002021-01-31T10:08:57.432-08:00Fantastic Plastic<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Fantastic Plastic<br />Did you Know - Bags<br />Random Joke of the Day<br />Incredible Accurate Horoscopes<br />That's Amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing</span></b><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Bargain Book</span></b><br /> <div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; white-space: normal;"><br /></b></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; white-space: normal;"><br /></b></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; white-space: normal;"><br /></b></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Fantastic Plastic</span></b></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">It's in our bottles </div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Cup and dish</div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">It's in the sea</div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">and in the fish</div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">It doesn't rot </div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Or dissolve away</div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">It'll outlive you</div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">And your decay</div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">A million years</div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">They'll still be whole</div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Eaten by sealife</div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">School and shoal</div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">They'll choke the world</div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Suffocate the sea</div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">All for our shopping</div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">This deathly debris</div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Did You Know?..............Plastic Bag</span></b></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><h6 style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Every second, 160,000 plastic bags are used around the world.</span></h6><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><h6 style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The amount of petroleum it takes to produce one plastic bag could drive a car 11 metres (36 ft).</span></h6><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><h6 style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A plastic bag is used for an average of 12 minutes.</span></h6><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div><h6 style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">267 different species of animals have been affected by marine debris.</span></h6><h6 style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">If we joined all the plastic bags in the world together, they would circumnavigate the globe 4,200 times.</span></h6><h6 style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div></h6><h6 style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">If just one person used recycled plastic bags over their lifetime, they would be removing 22,000 plastic bags from the environment.</span></h6><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-weight: bold; white-space: normal;">Plastic bags are among the 12 items of debris most found in coastal clean-ups.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-weight: bold; white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-weight: bold; white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #222222; font-weight: bold; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">Random Joke of the Day</span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-weight: bold; white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-weight: bold; white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-line;">I spent all week erecting a new fence in my garden.
My neighbour commented on my Facebook page that it wasn't straight so I unfriended him.
That's the last time he comments on my posts!</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.8px; margin-bottom: 16px;"><b>This weeks Extremely Accurate Horoscopes With Paul T Gyce</b></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQgtqYt7WVEo2PlkfYm_84_oHwDu2s78l49UKR445nU296sn3jTYRbK3W7asHD7SEZf11PJsG3a3emfGUoVybybf1T5-x-3L07oExF4QaPrrCutVTDhH4rhId1Lk_-eOewrBMaZg-9M4pj/s1600/downloadpplh.jpg" style="color: #993322; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQgtqYt7WVEo2PlkfYm_84_oHwDu2s78l49UKR445nU296sn3jTYRbK3W7asHD7SEZf11PJsG3a3emfGUoVybybf1T5-x-3L07oExF4QaPrrCutVTDhH4rhId1Lk_-eOewrBMaZg-9M4pj/s1600/downloadpplh.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20.8px; margin-bottom: 16px;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><b>Hello, I've been expecting you. My name is Paul T Gyce I have been an astrologer to the stars for over 70 years which is a testament to my skills as I'm 55.</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><b>Sit back and wonder how accurate my predictions will be for you, this coming week !!</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JBSzZ0QWGuwWjelYBbn0V34_UDyOVYe-MwP_drwRZQzsas-YLDgxXe_7YHqllNFZwS7rvXevNCiIJQJaTAF1YlrQEBbCODLOv7K4mIKdHhrxnpdRMGIa0SzIlO8Q8-l1PqNgpn7YzTI0/s1600/aries.jpg" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0px !important; margin: 0px 1em; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JBSzZ0QWGuwWjelYBbn0V34_UDyOVYe-MwP_drwRZQzsas-YLDgxXe_7YHqllNFZwS7rvXevNCiIJQJaTAF1YlrQEBbCODLOv7K4mIKdHhrxnpdRMGIa0SzIlO8Q8-l1PqNgpn7YzTI0/s1600/aries.jpg" style="-webkit-border-image: url("data:image/png; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a></div><h3 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bolder; line-height: 1.19; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;">Aries March 21 – April 20</h3><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">This week you will meet a tall dark handsome man, unfortunately, he doesn't </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">like you.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Your lucky stone this week is Sharon.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQ5nTkwNAw7jzwgilp5t3eM6-LKfv9xoiI2KUvUmNcF482Nns4ZHRFd5zlBG8MEzSg-ZlJC3POcb0HLbu6HaDPqOPgsrhbpWHXUWr13p7JjWM6qLaY1AXk2BehXYgi1dOzKcwqwHY2yIu/s1600/taurus.jpg" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0px !important; margin: 0px 1em; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQ5nTkwNAw7jzwgilp5t3eM6-LKfv9xoiI2KUvUmNcF482Nns4ZHRFd5zlBG8MEzSg-ZlJC3POcb0HLbu6HaDPqOPgsrhbpWHXUWr13p7JjWM6qLaY1AXk2BehXYgi1dOzKcwqwHY2yIu/s1600/taurus.jpg" style="-webkit-border-image: url("data:image/png; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a></div><h3 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bolder; line-height: 1.19; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;">Taurus April 21 – May 21</h3><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">DUCK ! RIGHT NOW DUCK, QUICKLY...</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Too late. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Your lucky colour, now, is red</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigH6JKsNtWqO9AN_9sFQWKsdbH9ld7o0jJHqL02LLJBRJNAr60lexeG6dZ9HfD5PzT7XYJz95PnW8DEAeE1ZRBvHN2WRIl_mdzDGoHstEGJal30vyC7Rzw9fOpIGpKAsu46uFuP9zlXehD/s1600/gemini.jpg" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0px !important; margin: 0px 1em; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigH6JKsNtWqO9AN_9sFQWKsdbH9ld7o0jJHqL02LLJBRJNAr60lexeG6dZ9HfD5PzT7XYJz95PnW8DEAeE1ZRBvHN2WRIl_mdzDGoHstEGJal30vyC7Rzw9fOpIGpKAsu46uFuP9zlXehD/s1600/gemini.jpg" style="-webkit-border-image: url("data:image/png; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bolder; line-height: 1.19; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;">Gemini May 22 – June 21</h3><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Once again, being a Gemini you are in 2 minds, both are in agreement that</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">you need a haircut, but only on one head.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Lucky Animal - Push Me Pull Me</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_O3YtCqdRpB-CTolU0GiFqVoJsyLVjWmvDmaQglumoi5j8rHOvxufXyO-JeYeTZBOGG1WyJ4dyWuMndTtTaC0vzeJGFAzdeixW_kpu2tOf0gNVF_T92GMx_WOIRB9ptRNDeBZhtUPo2yC/s1600/cancer.jpg" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0px !important; margin: 0px 1em; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_O3YtCqdRpB-CTolU0GiFqVoJsyLVjWmvDmaQglumoi5j8rHOvxufXyO-JeYeTZBOGG1WyJ4dyWuMndTtTaC0vzeJGFAzdeixW_kpu2tOf0gNVF_T92GMx_WOIRB9ptRNDeBZhtUPo2yC/s1600/cancer.jpg" style="-webkit-border-image: url("data:image/png; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a></div><h3 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bolder; line-height: 1.19; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;">Cancer June 22 – July 23</h3><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">MMMM........crab......</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Lucky Sauce - Seafood</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8kCeU-uCRojvnmjj3HimhqBKxZq9uPy1R_TO-gaAIubP3_TqgDO4W7m4Q055kpS_bX0MI-Hxrqg-w2aVohdNNk5rnexRSoyLtjwrvgnY43OvW2rYFHbJmqbYNuLDXzA8mUUYY1q1POk8/s1600/Leo.jpg" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0px !important; margin: 0px 1em; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8kCeU-uCRojvnmjj3HimhqBKxZq9uPy1R_TO-gaAIubP3_TqgDO4W7m4Q055kpS_bX0MI-Hxrqg-w2aVohdNNk5rnexRSoyLtjwrvgnY43OvW2rYFHbJmqbYNuLDXzA8mUUYY1q1POk8/s1600/Leo.jpg" style="-webkit-border-image: url("data:image/png; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bolder; line-height: 1.19; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;">Leo July 24 – Aug 23</h3><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">This week you will feel caged, Remember pride comes before a fall,</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">The mane thing is try to avoid puns.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Your Lucky Food is Zebra</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3TqNe8FoXI347ftHiiuXwmd9VD8wov6O5E652P4e3nxpPHyMv2zclEaptoCnmAfxkL0BPFHG_vc_d9SLU7CqepXxDCZarLrSvg2QmoPju18CrJ_o2z578sGxQFDBG3ef4mjSHxpoFoprY/s1600/virgo.jpg" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0px !important; margin: 0px 1em; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3TqNe8FoXI347ftHiiuXwmd9VD8wov6O5E652P4e3nxpPHyMv2zclEaptoCnmAfxkL0BPFHG_vc_d9SLU7CqepXxDCZarLrSvg2QmoPju18CrJ_o2z578sGxQFDBG3ef4mjSHxpoFoprY/s1600/virgo.jpg" style="-webkit-border-image: url("data:image/png; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bolder; line-height: 1.19; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;">Virgo Aug 24 – Sep 23</h3><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Virgo's are brilliant and this week everything will be brilliant because you are so great.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Everyone loves you and you deserve it. If you're not a Virgo... then tough.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Your lucky thing this week is every thing !!</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYG6ZJuAqLxF2GDPzJ3hIthSD1HvIM_kLUg4bRyUpArKdGos_Ubo0SHCxf8PZnlliAasmy9YWmWIezGKi-ByZxaYFl1Cq47lxA_QeHjegk1fuOg73ouSmbhxivVN78OOXglerDkwzMlUY/s1600/libra.jpg" style="color: #993322; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYG6ZJuAqLxF2GDPzJ3hIthSD1HvIM_kLUg4bRyUpArKdGos_Ubo0SHCxf8PZnlliAasmy9YWmWIezGKi-ByZxaYFl1Cq47lxA_QeHjegk1fuOg73ouSmbhxivVN78OOXglerDkwzMlUY/s1600/libra.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bolder; line-height: 1.19; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;">Libra Sept 24 – Oct 23</h3><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Libra's are quite astute and will have probably, by now, worked out what star sign</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">I am. This week you will be asked to weigh something.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Lucky Clothing - A bra...</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-ixXgo3jM_T3jHDXA7Pt4UKp8gy8DwjzWEp45ZfihkwEvQv1TIDH4h9ZHEXN96uRzQO9RAgJlFuK8bB0uxLkqlJmDy37ou1xmaCNNaS1sT67lyTkHEV3JqjcFMCf_XK5ym3vqxPIBMUc/s1600/scorpio.jpg" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0px !important; margin: 0px 1em; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-ixXgo3jM_T3jHDXA7Pt4UKp8gy8DwjzWEp45ZfihkwEvQv1TIDH4h9ZHEXN96uRzQO9RAgJlFuK8bB0uxLkqlJmDy37ou1xmaCNNaS1sT67lyTkHEV3JqjcFMCf_XK5ym3vqxPIBMUc/s1600/scorpio.jpg" style="-webkit-border-image: url("data:image/png; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><h3 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bolder; line-height: 1.19; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;">Scorpio Oct 24 – Nov 22</h3><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">My ex was a Scorpio and I've never met a nice one. They are fundamentally evil people and will do everything in their power to make sure they get the house, car and your collection of "specialist" video's.... I mean what does she need with 48 video's on ermmmm my hobby. Well I tell you two can play that game, I'm keeping her underwear, It fits me better than her anyway.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Famous Scorpio's </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Crippin</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Adolf Hitler</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Vlad The Impaler</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Danny La Rue</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxUFQDlPPlIRCxy5GQ9N7chb6gldzkkMh8gkFpdW6esf1KQARP4dAcr6fY43SgbrdP6KCyf39QfkVA3NX_mTP9GnbdOOJlZBcAVFTU2xaHN0cZCDNgNFYCTEDLpQ_qI4DIHuJZ9WNKnUd/s1600/sagittarius.jpg" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0px !important; margin: 0px 1em; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxUFQDlPPlIRCxy5GQ9N7chb6gldzkkMh8gkFpdW6esf1KQARP4dAcr6fY43SgbrdP6KCyf39QfkVA3NX_mTP9GnbdOOJlZBcAVFTU2xaHN0cZCDNgNFYCTEDLpQ_qI4DIHuJZ9WNKnUd/s1600/sagittarius.jpg" style="-webkit-border-image: url("data:image/png; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bolder; line-height: 1.19; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;">Sagittarius Nov 23 – Dec 22</h3><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Just what is a Sagittarius ? I mean I get the rest, animals, things, but this ??? nope.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Any ways, no idea what's going to happen to you as I have no idea what you are.... Oh, sometime this week you will breath.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Lucky Word - Meh !</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQbWimyKS-HOsU2azr-OyldM_swtPItTTirfUk6mADSryCgn3kHOwvvwoyLIeeAOAWDr9s8rNrQiP8NXrI2x1DXiTtswCUc5ipf1ATJxO_HI8mIMKargwGrK000tOzj9_9qJK3znv_afMr/s1600/capricorn.jpg" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0px !important; margin: 0px 1em; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQbWimyKS-HOsU2azr-OyldM_swtPItTTirfUk6mADSryCgn3kHOwvvwoyLIeeAOAWDr9s8rNrQiP8NXrI2x1DXiTtswCUc5ipf1ATJxO_HI8mIMKargwGrK000tOzj9_9qJK3znv_afMr/s1600/capricorn.jpg" style="-webkit-border-image: url("data:image/png; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><h3 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bolder; line-height: 1.19; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;">Capricorn Dec 23 – Jan 20</h3><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">This week, just like a goat you will over eat. Just try not to eat underwear some of that stuff is really expensive.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Lucky Saying - Who ate all the pies.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Lucky Number - <span style="color: #222222; font-size: 30px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;">3.14159265359</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20.8px; margin-bottom: 16px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0dcP4_lx_f5iNRpZoGOmZ12E1XscLgoJWwYFrau2syszZZgnoByzkO3tKFJ8irAeyzR2JbIeMCw9LLK9fHCzFbELPNhIQ3zZn3krXQE8MIgHEzx96jlRRmsxpU6lkKIFEkv51OpwEAjk/s1600/aquarias.jpg" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0px !important; margin: 0px 1em; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0dcP4_lx_f5iNRpZoGOmZ12E1XscLgoJWwYFrau2syszZZgnoByzkO3tKFJ8irAeyzR2JbIeMCw9LLK9fHCzFbELPNhIQ3zZn3krXQE8MIgHEzx96jlRRmsxpU6lkKIFEkv51OpwEAjk/s1600/aquarias.jpg" style="-webkit-border-image: url("data:image/png; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bolder; line-height: 1.19; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;">Aquarius Jan 21 – Feb 19</h3><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">By now I'm getting a bit tired, the spirits running through me are becoming dry. I need fluid, and ironically this is your sign. This week you will be rained on.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Lucky Fluid - Rain</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWB6Wbyr8fShrKdfbnDshr3nmQawtRKgGttDg28HnN-qObIo2YjjVC9sRp-VuQV9c09OH84xHm6RuSROnaO905Eva7836Uj9HNrVVQv47kZUqZda5BC56DUEgYIQsiJ84rJ5i1783hAnD/s1600/pisces.jpg" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0px !important; margin: 0px 1em; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWB6Wbyr8fShrKdfbnDshr3nmQawtRKgGttDg28HnN-qObIo2YjjVC9sRp-VuQV9c09OH84xHm6RuSROnaO905Eva7836Uj9HNrVVQv47kZUqZda5BC56DUEgYIQsiJ84rJ5i1783hAnD/s1600/pisces.jpg" style="-webkit-border-image: url("data:image/png; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><h3 style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bolder; line-height: 1.19; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">Pisces Feb 20 – March 20</h3><div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Why is it that Pisces is always last on the list, I mean it doesn't make any sense, the year begins with January so shouldn't it start with Capricorn ?</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">It's all barmy really, Anyways the constellation says that this week you will</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">find yourself in a room and forget why you went in there for in the first place. 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</span></div></div>The Thoughts of Chairman Anyhowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486634862026027114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492546726520575471.post-20647007726709339182021-01-25T11:52:00.002-08:002021-01-25T11:52:12.047-08:00Coal Not Dole<p> <b style="font-size: xx-large;">In Today's Issue</b></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkgq1FK0IYNOCE9POcj-97cmpgqzlYKTN1ma0GCX6kAEeqrlgbaorhK5BuHeFYxRnnLPZkMz4dsVcQUnfJrhuV2s1rYYnNpvlMbM8y6c7C_GhTNZAiAlJXFtbuHtR7gjab3F-rAGmgji3/s1600/images.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="163" data-original-width="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkgq1FK0IYNOCE9POcj-97cmpgqzlYKTN1ma0GCX6kAEeqrlgbaorhK5BuHeFYxRnnLPZkMz4dsVcQUnfJrhuV2s1rYYnNpvlMbM8y6c7C_GhTNZAiAlJXFtbuHtR7gjab3F-rAGmgji3/s1600/images.jpg" /></a></div><br /><b>Coal</b><br /><b>Coal Not Dole</b><br /><b>That's Amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing</b><br /><b>Random Joke</b><br /><b>Freebie</b><br /><b>Cheap Book</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>COAL</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>I work in the dark, deep underground<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>I toil in the muck where all light is drowned<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>In the dirt and the dust<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>I hack and I pick.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Shovel and crawl<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>My blood it runs thick<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>My skin eats the dirt<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Tattooed with coal<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>The carbon that eats<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Right down to my soul<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>But now it’s all gone<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>On a political whim<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>We import our power<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>From some pseudonym<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>The men were so proud<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>To toil for their pay<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>To ensure we had the means<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>To turn night into day<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>They worked underground they worked in their sweat<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>We owed them more, forever in debt</b><o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>COAL<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="color: #333333; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>The 1984 Miners' Strike was a last attempt by the mining unions to stop mining closures and the loss of jobs.</b></span></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 1rem; font-style: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>The biggest strike in the post-war era (at its height, 142,000 mineworkers were involved), it was also one of the bitterest industrial disputes in British history</b></span></span><br /><div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 1rem; font-style: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">The strike ended on 3 March 1985 with the NUM having failed to achieve concessions from the government</span></b></span><br /><div style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>In March 1984 more than 187,000 miners came out on strike when the National Coal Board announced that 20 pits in England would have to close with the loss of 20,000 jobs.</b></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>It was the start of one of the most confrontational strikes ever seen, marred by picket line violence and clashes between police and miners.</b></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>Miners in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire eventually followed Yorkshire pits and came out on strike. </b></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>But some miners continued to work and were branded as "scabs" by their colleagues when they crossed picket lines.</b></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>The Government branded the striking miners as "the enemy within".</b></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>When the strike ended 12 months later, it was estimated that the total cost had been £3 billion.</b></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>Over 11,000 people had been arrested, and around 5,000 miners stood trial for a variety of offences.</b></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>Many of the threatened closures took place in 1992.</b></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>Mining communities throughout the country were scarred, and many never fully recovered.<br /><br />It was the end of the industry that had once been the backbone of industrial Britain.</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white;"></span></b></span></div><h2 style="color: #333333; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">Collapse of an industry</span></span></h2><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>In 1984 there were 170 collieries in Britain, employing more than 190,000 people.</b></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>The last deep coal mine closed, in Yorkshire, in 2015.</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Zf8Cm8e4x1d7HVaISE3LF-lPh4AiVKNgHpq-RdBTMoWC1DbszeoY6gZYVpaLPIxkfR2gRTqLqNuDKzPaEpH6P2aH4ceUu46cLA7nlxbDC4Yok9DgOd37TbNmfNasiXMdsa1nC-YtJ_tC/s1600/images+%25283%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hymn for Him</span><o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Give us this day<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Our daily bread<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Give us this day<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">And a bed for our head<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Give us the night<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">And a warm cozy place<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Give us the night<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Our own safety space<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Give us all our past<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">A place we can visit<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">But not linger there<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">It’s not life’s prerequisite<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Give our present<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">This moment in time<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Give us our present<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Our reason and rhyme<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Give us the future<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Of hope, health and peace<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Give us a future</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">From our burdens release<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Hymn</b><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;">. </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">hymn</b><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"> Song of praise or gratitude to a god or hero. The oldest forms are found in ancient Egyptian and Greek writings and in the Old Testament psalms of rejoicing. In strict Christian church usage, </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">hymns</b><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"> are religious songs sung by the choir and congregation in a church, distinct from a psalm or a canticle.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Top 10 Most Popular Hymns at Funerals</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #637a91; font-size: 1.6em;">10. Ave Maria</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #637a91; font-size: 1.6em;">9. I Watch the Sunrise</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #637a91; font-size: 1.6em;">8. Morning Has Broken</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #637a91; font-size: 1.6em;">7. Old Rugged Cross</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #637a91; font-size: 1.6em;">6. Jerusalem</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #637a91; font-size: 1.6em;">5. Amazing Grace</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #637a91; font-size: 1.6em;">4. How Great Thou Art</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #637a91; font-size: 1.6em;">3. All Things Bright and Beautiful</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #637a91; font-size: 1.6em;">2. Abide With Me</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #637a91; font-size: 1.6em;">1. The Lord Is My Shepherd</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 1.6em;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFgZUSQW7CTXhPApEIDhUboyw8-VWt9tLHYRKNMXtcVsoSyIAhh_fGaj52yIn3hNSkiX-iEbt2RNJYF0vSkQUk5S5aCjW86Cp-CZQIkS0vRNwfW1NLj7PTttlgvSYqIV76323HTa5EGXx0/s1600/images+%25283%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFgZUSQW7CTXhPApEIDhUboyw8-VWt9tLHYRKNMXtcVsoSyIAhh_fGaj52yIn3hNSkiX-iEbt2RNJYF0vSkQUk5S5aCjW86Cp-CZQIkS0vRNwfW1NLj7PTttlgvSYqIV76323HTa5EGXx0/s1600/images+%25283%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 1.6em;">That's Amaaaaaaaaaaazing</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 1.6em;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=", "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;">There are more than 950,000 Christian hymns in existence. </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=", "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=", "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;">The music and parts of the text of a hymn in the </span><i style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: opensans-regular, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Oxyrhynchus Papyri</i><span face=", "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"> from the 2nd century are the earliest known hymnody. </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=", "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=", "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;">The earliest exactly datable hymn is the </span><i style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: opensans-regular, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Heyr Himna Smi¢ur</i><span face=", "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"> (</span><i style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: opensans-regular, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Hear, the Maker of Heaven</i><span face=", "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;">) from 1208 by the Icelandic bard and chieftain Kolbeinn Tumason.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=", "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=", "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=", "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;">Random Joke of the Day</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Hello and welcome to Lion Taming class. 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