From the late George Carlin, stand up comedian: “Why do they lock gas station bathrooms? Are they afraid someone will clean them?” _________________________ And here is one (also from Carlin) that Islamists might like to think about some time in … Continue reading
The comments on the post below for Wednesday about men readers and cats continues apace. What I want to know is this: do the majority of women have things that they don’t read because the subject matter is perceived as … Continue reading
Okay, this one is for Donna, who asked me to say hello to George for her.So here he is, Donna. Well, his cottage anyway, first pix below. No, not the church, the other one, to the left.And then there’s Richard … Continue reading
I often delve into a blog site called Writer Unboxed. Great place for writers and people who want to be writers and for readers who want to know a bit about the process. The brain child of Therese Walsh and … Continue reading
Feedback in today’s newspapers etc on yesterday’s inanity about women’s fashion in Kota Bahru seems to indicate that women in the town are going to ignore it all and just wear what they usually do. Some things are just too … Continue reading
On the edge of Como city there is a funicular railway that goes up the hill to Brunante. From there you can walk to a Lighthouse overlooking the lake. You also get great views of the duomo and the city. … Continue reading
Recently my daughter Nashii (pictured near the top of Mount Kinabalu last year) was asked to compose and record some music for the sound track of a soon to be released Hollywood movie starring Dakota Fanning. Given the way things … Continue reading
It may have cost the earth (even though I only paid for half of it), but you can’t say I didn’t do it in style. And the bathroom was marble from floor to ceiling. Hell, even the fire escape stairs … Continue reading
Remember when I said that about the only thing I saw of note last time I passed through Como, back in ’82, from a train and on a misty day, was the chimney pots? Well, here’s a sample of chimney … Continue reading
This from today’s The Star newspaper: “Give us RM 100,000 annually or we chop down all the trees near the water catchment areas in the state.” This was the threat Menteri Besar* Azizan Abdul Razak issued to the Federal Government. … Continue reading
