A woman and a baby were in the doctor's examining room, waiting for the doctor to come in for the baby's first examination.
The doctor arrived, and examined the baby, checked his weight, and being a little concerned, asked if the baby was breast-fed or bottle-fed.
'Breast-fed,' she replied.
'Well, strip down to your waist,' the doctor ordered.
She did. He pinched her nipples, pressed, kneaded, and rubbed both breasts for a while in a very professional and detailed examination.
Motioning to her to get dressed, the doctor said, 'No wonder this baby is underweight. You don't have any milk.'
I know,' she said, 'I'm his Grandma, but I'm glad I came.'
After Barnaby Joyce's bizarre claims about the US not being able to pay its debt, Tony Abbott has had to lay down the law to the Nationals answer to Ironbar Tuckey.
Poor Barnaby has often had trouble with his lips moving before he has thought things through but he was able to get away with it when he was just a wild man from the far North. The "That's just Barnaby" principal.
But now he is supposed to be convincing Aussie Voters that he is a part of the alternative government so the silliness has to be sucked down. Anything he proclaims has to be able to be embraced by the Party as a whole.
The US debt comment is particularly problematic for the Libs who have often shown a cowtowing to the US that has bordered on embarassing. When Bush visited there was an unseemly push and shove as "loyal" followers jostled for position to see the man the rest of the world thought was a little bit bonkers. You can see it in the Libs Global Warming stance too. How often have we heard we should do nothing until the US shows us the way?
One week in and the first fracture lines are appearing.
Can Barnaby suppress his "brilliance"and resist a microphone?
Or can the Liberal Party understand him and embrace Barnaby logic?
It shouldn't be that hard really. Barnaby doesn't have to be brilliant. He doesn't even have to understand the real world. All he has to do is keep Mum and not remind the Voters he is part of the alternative government.
A bridge too far I suspect.
I've moved my computer to another room. This is only temporary while I paint the usual computer/junk/grog store room. So, I may be here for quite a while, but Mrs Snowy seems to think these things need to be done as soon as possible, and she does seem to have "considerable influence" on what happens in this house, so it may be sooner rather than later that I return to the dungeon. "That's life", as a famous bush-ranger in Oz once said as the noose was adjusted around his neck. I suppose by that stage it was rather pointless saying anything else. I'm not sure why I make that simile. I'll leave others to ponder on that, if they can be bothered. I can't.
Which is a pity, as I like my new computer place. No, this isn't only because of the uncluttered desk that is definitely not the norm for me. It's the view. I look through the window to my back yard and beyond, and I see trees. And I watch the birds. They go about their daily business of survival with no complaint. Sure, they bicker among themselves, while they provide for their brood as best they can. No wasting time on asking "Why?". It just is. So get on with it. And find the time to sing about it as well. I'm not sure that we humans have the best of this world at all.
So, it is with some surprise that I find myself arguing with some of my Vox friends about environmental matters. I do care about the environment and our fellow creatures. I really do. But I also care about we humans. That is why I am here. My ancestors fought literally tooth and nail to survive. They consumed our fellow creatures, just as our fellow creatures consume their fellow creatures. That's just the way it is. Yes, I stand in awe at the wonder of it all, and I don't lightly dismiss the objections of those who point to the destruction of the environment on this planet that we share. But if it comes down to deciding between the survival of we humans as compared to other species, then I unapologetically come down on the side of humans.
I'm not sure what this has to do with moving to a different computer room. I'll leave you guys to figure that out. And it is Friday night...
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Even if you do not have any plans of buying any applications, the App store is still worth a visit because there are numerous interesting Apple iPhone apps that come free of cost. Apple takes responsibility of each and every application that is built for the iPhone and publishes it on the App store only after review. Even if you get an application custom made, you still need to get it approved and uploaded on iTunes before downloading it into your iPhone.
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There was a man who had worked all his life, had saved all
of his money,
and was a real miser when it came to his money. Just before he died, he
said to his wife, "When I die. I want you to take all my money and put
it in the casket with me. I want to take my money to the afterlife with
me." And so he got his wife to promise him with all her heart that when
he died, she would put all of the money in the casket with him.
in black, and her friend was sitting next to her. When they finished
the ceremony, just before the undertakers got ready to close the
casket, the wife said, "Wait just a minute!" She had a box with her; she
came over with the box and put it in the casket.
Then the undertakers locked the casket down, and the rolled it away. So her friend said,
"Girl, I know you weren't fool enough to put all that money in there with your husband."
The loyal wife replied, "Listen, I'm a Christian, I can't go back on my word.
I promised him that I was going to put that money in that casket with him."
"You mean to tell me you put that money in the casket with him!!!!?
"I sure did" said the wife. "I got it all together, put it into my
account and wrote him a cheque. If he can cash it, he can spend it."
Charlie Daniels: Still In Saigon (1982)
People from my old Blog may remember this video. It's about Vietnam, but someone pointed out to me that they experience the same problems from their time in Iraq. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I know what it does to a person because I have it myself (not from fighting a war, though). Anyways, I'm not a fan of Charlie Daniels....but he did a great job with this song. It's not part of his genre.
Some graphic footage from the war.
Got on a plane in 'Frisco
And got off in Vietnam
I walked into a different world
The past forever gone
I could have gone to Canada
Or I could have stayed in school
But I was brought up differently
I couldn't break the rules
Thirteen months and fifteen days
The last ones were the worst
One minute I'd kneel down and pray
And the next I'd stand and curse
No place to run to
Where I did not feel that war
When I got home I stayed alone
And checked behind each door
Cuz I'm still in Saigon
Still in Saigon
I am still in Saigon
In my mind
The ground at home was covered in snow
And I was covered in sweat
My younger brother calls me a killer
And my daddy calls me a vet
Everybody says I'm someone else
And I'm sick and there's no cure
Damned if I know who I am
There was only one place I was sure
When i was still in Saigon
Still in saigon
I am still in saigon
In my mind
Every summer when it rains
I smell the jungle, I hear the planes
I can't tell no one, I feel ashamed
Afraid some day I'll go insane
That's been ten long years ago
And time has gone on by
Now and then I catch myself
Eyes searching through the sky
All the sounds of long ago
Will be forever in my head
Mingled with the wounded cries
And the silence of the dead
'Cuz I'm still in Saigon
Still in Saigon
I am still in Saigon
In my mind
I am still in Saigon
I am still in Saigon
Yes, I'm still in Saigon
In my mind
For a bit of a memory lane~ look into Mr.Children, please click~ here ＾ ＾。
Mr.Children's "Shumatsu no confidence songs" concert DVD can be ordered here at Cdjapan.
Mr.Children's "Shumatsu no confidence songs" concert DVD can be ordered here at YesAsia.
Mr.Children's "Shumatsu no confidence songs" concert DVD can be ordered here at HMV Japan.
It's so *cool~y* detailed and intricate that found myself gazing at it for quite awhile....until okay~! it's time to watch the concert already~! (人∀`*)
In addition to the most *awesome* cover artwork~ there's also a large fold out style poster which doubles as the concert's liner notes on its reverse side~ ＾ ＾。
Just below ↓↓↓ Mr.Children's performance of their beautiful ballad "Shirushi" begins with an acoustic intro.....so amazingly~amazingly~!! *sweet~!!! (*´∀｀*)♥♥♥
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