Goodness!

There are Christmas adverts on Thai TV. I think I might emigrate!!

DW

That Old Rake Joke

There was a joke that lasted for years on the telly, in films and even in cartoons. Some buffoon would stand on the prongs of a rake thus bringing the handle sharply in connection with his face. Guffaw! Uproar!

Let me tell you, it really hurts and I've got a lump on the side of my head to prove it.

It knocked me sideways and affected my hearing for a while too. Fortunately my hearing has returned to normal.

Who put the rake in my way? I did!! And I am embarrassed at how easy it was to banjos myself.

DW

I Don't like Dogs

There are now four dogs in and around this house and I've taken a dislike to them.

Number one, they are not working dogs so they do nothing.

Number two, when they could catch and eat the rats and mice that live around here, they don't. They didn't seem to notice the rats that chewed the wires in my car even though they slept next to the car.

Number three, they are cowards. Any other adult dog, literally any other adult dog, can wander into the garden and steal their food. As they do so, our dogs move aside and wait for them to finish.

Number four, I give the cat a bowl of milk when it wanders across but yesterday, one of the pups saw the cat drinking and just barged in and finished the lot before I realised what was going on. I banished the thing as I gave the cat some more milk but it was clear that this pup couldn't understand why it couldn't just drink the new milk too.

Number five, they are dirty creatures. We do not allow the dogs to come  into our house but we can see the trail of their dirt on the steps and the patio outside the house. Imagine if we let them bring in what they liked!

Number six, they rummage around in bins and leave trails of rubbish wherever they like.

Maa baa ... bad dog!

DW

Stewart and Meme: the pups

Here they are ... getting very big. In the last two weeks they have doubled in size again! Stewart in particular has a voracious appetite.

We did a spot of gardening today and after we had put the sand and soil in these old tyre pots, you can see what happened. I hope you can appreciate how big they pups are too. I have included a photo where they are next to my leg to give you a reference point.

DW

Does Anyone Understand?

I have been saying this for a long time ... I think people click ads on Google with no idea that they just clicked an ad that automatically sends money to Google.

By the same token, I have never seen an ad on Facebook but if I found that I had inadvertently sent money to Facebook I would be horrified.

Let anyone start a business but let them do it honestly.

Read this article to see why I said all of that:

Google showcase comes at a premium - http://www.ft.com/cms/8c1f2e90-5501-11e3-86bc-00144feabdc0.html

DW

Two Dogs and a Cat

The Dogs

We got back home early this evening and all is well with the family.

We were really keen to see the pups as I had been away for about two weeks. Last time I was away for 9 - 10 days and by the time I got back they had doubled in size. Well, they did it again: they doubled in size again and Stewart is big and heavy whereas Meme is just big.

We held them for a while to check them over and both of them jumped to the floor and both of them did the same flop landing as their front legs could not coordinate with the rest of their bodies.

The Cat!

Kitty, aka meow meow, paid a call too and made a lot of noise. This is odd behaviour for her as she normally never bothers us. We gave her some milk, two lots in fact. She stayed with us for quite a while and if we moved she made more noise. Then suddenly she launched herself at one of our pot plants and ended up on top of it, breaking off its growing point in the process. I think it was trying to catch an insect!! Anyway, we put her out after that. Let's see her mood tomorrow.

DW