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Resolved! Kids In UK Sent To School In Nappies!

I heard about this last week on the way to work: Hundreds of children over the age of 5 are sent to school wearing nappies - and teenagers as old as 15 can't use the toilet on their own The survey of 602 teachers in primary schools and 561 teachers i...

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How the other half.

Some folks are living in cardboard boxes and don't know where their next meal is coming from, and then we have this. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/life/property/article4078837.ece Even if you had that kind of money, why would you want to live in Lond...

Commission of audit: ending the age of entitlement

No to the age of entitlement. Yes to that old Australia that prized self-reliance: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/business/commission-of-audit-reveals-spending-cuts/story-fni0d2cq-1226902160516 No to the age of entitlement. Yes to that old Australi...

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The Beauty of windfarms - in pics

There are some great photo's. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2014/may/02/the-beauty-of-windfarms-in-pictures Though Australia's treasurer, Joe Hockey, says wind turbines are 'utterly offensive' and a 'blight on the landscape', the tow...

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TV Cooking Shows

My OH has been watching My Kitchen Rules and some other cooking shows. He has been asking me to cook some of the recipes he has seen. He wants me to cook the pigs cheeks he saw on MKR. My butcher is having trouble getting the pigs cheeks. He can only...

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I quit smoking

7 days ago. Don't talk to me. Don't even look at me. *cat stomps off into the kitchen to eat to eat something*

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Purple Basil

Has anyone ever used it to make Pesto? Was it any good? Did you make any adjustments to your recipe?

Bee Hives Stolen As Price Of Honey Rises

A Queensland beekeeper's club has become the latest to be stung by hive hustlers keen to capitalise on increasing honey prices.Not even the threat of 240,000 bees put off the sticky-handed bandits who reportedly stole 12 hives containing more than 48...

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Bob Hoskins dies,

Pneumonia, aged 71. http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27224995 RIP.Thoroughly enjoyed most of his work, one of the great underrated actors IMO.

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Dead Whale Explosion Imminent!

Town fears that huge swelling beached blue whale carcass ‘might explode’ https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/23109670/town-fears-that-huge-swelling-beached-blue-whale-carcass-might-explode/ About one week ago, the carcass of a dead blue whale washed as...

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Far Out Friday: Post-It Note Wars

Far Out Friday - The new work craze: Post-it note wars It may hinder productivity, but the latest craze to come out of the US could help boost staff camaraderie or foster some friendly competition – and all you need is post-its!Yes, the humble post-i...

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