Category Archives: What the heck?

Yes, you read that correctly, our ten ton behemoth has become a svelte superstar and we’re not even sure how it happened. With all the wet food she’s been getting, courtesy of Turq, and the old bait and switch con … Continue reading →

… a very brave man, Judge Jones. (Yeah, I know I’m a few days late on this but I’ve been inhaling paint fumes in a cupboard and it’s been keeping me off-line.) Judge Jones has ruled that Intelligent Design is … Continue reading →

So I thought that American big business loved free trade and worshipped at the altar of the free market. Of course not, silly me, they can’t possibly be expected to respond to new technology with commensurate innovation. No, they go … Continue reading →

So all of you out there who voted for George Bush because he was a “good christian“, how are you liking your guy now? Clearly electing government officials because they profess a particular flavour of faith is no guarantee of … Continue reading →

As previously reported on 19th August 2005 our indoor, lap-loving behemoth of an arthritic cat, Portia, has undergone a complete personality transplant. But wonders never cease. Our mild mannered super heroine is going mano-a-mano with the big boys. Clearly she’s … Continue reading →

… and not a hope of one here. For which we are truly thankful. Our son was pleased to learn that you need to be on the coast to experience the full force of one of these babies. Though, of … Continue reading →

Over the summer, as supplies of my favourite beverage dwindled, things began to tend to the pretty desperate. Being able to choose from a selection of three teas was not much fun. Fortuitously once the orders were in, via our … Continue reading →

Portia’s wiggling backside and laser like gaze brought our attention to the current sport of squirrels – burying nuts in our lawn. Silly little buggers, how on earth will they find them again when there’s several feet of snow outside … Continue reading →