Do you enjoy reading all the oddball news from around the world? Do you use iGoogle?  Or to put it another way, do you have your own customized Google home page? If so, you presumably know how to add the various types of content to your Google home page – news, weather, sports etc.   Well now there is a great new widget from Tagfoot that brings you the latest and greatest in Bizarre news from around the world. You won’t find it on the list of widgets to add – at least not ye... Read Full Story

Winter is fast approaching here in England, the clocks have now gone back, it’s darker at night, and at the end of a long day at work so many of us are now faced with a dark and damp commute home, which can sometimes turn into a nightmare experience. My drive home from work is only 8 1/2 miles, yet last night it took close to 1 1/2 hours to get home.   It was even worse for several people I know in the office who didn’t get home until 8pm and 8:30pm, and that was only a drive of 1... Read Full Story

This is one of the funniest and silliest songs from the Monty Python collection, with a cool video put together. If you enjoyed this silly song, please forward it to your friends and re-tweet it. Read Full Story

While working in the USA for the past few years, the companies I worked for all had microwaves and fridges so employees could bring their own food in to the office and cook/re-heat it if desired. Now that I have a new job in the UK, the company does have a fridge for the employees, but there are no cooking facilities, other than hot water for tea, coffee or cup-a-soup etc. The company does have a subsidised staff canteen that provides full meals, but since Debbie and I usually eat together at... Read Full Story

I pulled into the crowded parking lot at the local shopping center and rolled down the car windows to make sure my Labrador Retriever Pup had fresh air. She was stretched full-out on the back seat and I wanted to impress upon her that she must remain there. I walked to the curb backward, pointing my finger at the car and saying emphatically: “Now you stay. Do you hear me?  Stay! Stay!” The driver of a nearby car, a pretty blonde young lady, gave me a strange look and said: “... Read Full Story

A bald man with a wooden leg gets invited to a Halloween party. He doesn’t know what costume to wear to hide his head and his leg so he writes to a costume company to explain his problem. A few days later he received a parcel with the following note: Dear Sir, Please find enclosed a pirate’s outfit. The spotted handkerchief will cover your bald-head and, with your wooden leg, you will be just right as a pirate. Very truly yours, Acme Costume Co. The man thinks this is terrible bec... Read Full Story

Well finally on Saturday moving day came around, and we are now in our new house as of Saturday night. The weather forecast was as predicted for once - rain all day!   Just the day that you really don’t want it to rain, it does!   Thursday, Friday and even Sunday were nice, but no, Saturday had to be wet didn’t it! We got up early, grabbed a bite to eat, then set about dismantling the bed.  That’s when we hit snag number one, as several bolts would not undo, so we couldnR... Read Full Story

As the weekend fast approaches (it’s Friday lunchtime as I write this), the time is drawing close to when we move and I lose my internet connection for possibly up to a week.  I wonder if Debbie and I will both cope with not being able to check emails, do web searches, or play our favourite games (we are both currently hooked on Evony). The other thing with changing your internet connection is wondering how well it will perform.  Since this is an old house (1950’s), will the phone... Read Full Story

I have to admit that moving back to the UK after having lived in the USA for the last fifteen years is a bit of a reverse culture shock for me in many ways.   Fifteen years is long enough to get past most of the pangs of missing things from where you came and also to become well adjusted to where you moved to, however even after that length of time, there were still some words or customs I came across that were different in the USA that I wasn’t aware of before. So having moved back to ... Read Full Story

I started my new job today, and all went very well.  I am hoping this is the right job to see me through until retirement. The day started with my getting up before Debbie, which is unusual since we have been getting up based on when she needed to go to work. As I didn’t have to go in until 9am today instead of the normal 8:30am, I left the house about 8:15, to give myself plenty of time.  Drove out of our road, around the roundabout, got 100 yards down the road and then sat in bumper t... Read Full Story