Aquarians Don't Believe In Horoscopes

I have just been reading my horoscope for today. I don't know why because we Aquarians are not supposed to believe in such things. Anyway, I did. It starts by saying if you can hide your confusion behind a mask of mystique then you can fool most of the people most of the time. Believe me when you get to my age it's hard to hide your confusion, if I took my mystique mask off I'd never find it again. It goes on to say why let them in on your personal questioning. I'm publishing a blog on the internet for Christs sake. Then it says you are looking at every aspect of your life and your talents. Done that. It goes on financially and emotionally this is a phase when you are thrown back on your own resources. I'll say! It's just after Christmas and the electric bill arrived this morning. Finally, this is no time to raise loans or go into debt. Too late! Well at least now I know why we Aquarians don't read our horscopes.

Bird Quiz (Answers)

The answers to Mondays Bird Quiz were:

01 Starling
02 Bunting
03 Yellow Hammer
04 Goldcrest
05 Lark
06 Duck
07 Puffin
08 Grouse
09 Partridge
10 Kingfisher

It All Ended In Tears

Unfortunately, our first venture into the horse race tipping business ended in tears when our selection Came Back nearly came last finishing sixth of the seven runners. He was stepping up in class for this race and maybe it was a step too far. Having tracked the leader for most of the way he faded in the final furlong. However, he still remains on a handy mark and should win again if eased slightly in grade. We'll keep an eye on him. There will be other days, we have only lost a battle not the war!

Profit/Loss -1 point

Don't Do It Son

When I was a kid if you wanted to find true love you generally didn't go any further than behind the bike sheds. Well believe you me things have changed! I was touched when I read this lovely story. A young German couple, Mika and Anna-Lena were very much in love. They desperately wanted to get married and decided the best place to do it was Africa because it was warm there. However, there was a slight problem, the couple were aged only six and seven. Furthermore, thay decided to take with them Anna-Lenas five year old little sister as a witness. At dawn on the first of January, whilst their parents slept, the trio left their house in the suburbs of Hanover taking with them sunglasses, swimming trunks, a lilo, summer clothes and provisions. Despite not having any money or plane tickets they waited at the station for a train to take them to the airport. Their plans were thwarted by a guard who alerted the police. Before being picked-up by their parents the children were treated to a tour of the police headquarters at Hanover station. Not the greatest of honeymoons was it!

This Really Is For Beginners

If, like me, you struggle to come to terms with the workings of your computer, then let me assure you there is help out there. I was browsing in Waterstones bookshop recently, taking in the wonderful aroma of fresh ground coffee, when I came across a great book. The title is Absolute Beginners Guide to Computer Basics (fourth edition), written by Michael Miller. Now I am always sceptical when I see titles like this, they usually fail to deliver (those books for Dummies are the best example I can think of). However, this book really does live up to its name. Brilliantly written in a clear concise style it really does help you to understand the basic workings of your computer. Covers both Windows Vista and Windows XP and is bulging with great tips and information. Among the topics covered are hardware, software, using and personalising windows, working with files and folders and routine maintenance. It deals with the components of Microsoft Office, the internet, e-mails, shopping on line (special e-bay section), creating blogs and web pages, Myspace social networking, plus an awful lot more besides. All the information is presented in simple laymans terms and most pages contain a tip, note or caution box. If you feel you are still near the bottom of the computer learning curve I would strongly urge you to invest in this book. It is not cheap at £15.99 but it is worth every penny.

Loose Women

Apologies if this post is not about what you were expecting but I refer of course to the mid-day television programme which is shown on ITV at 12.30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Personally, I find the show very entertaining. I think its winning formula stems from the fact that it has a great mix of light hearted serious debate, frivolous chat and humour, often bawdy.The girls are all attractive, have geat personalities and are surprisingly candid when discussing areas of their private lives. About two year or so ago I went, with the present Mrs Garlant, to see a live recording of the show. We were only there about one hour, but as we combined it with a day out in London that didn't really matter. What a great time we had. Before the show and during the commercial breaks the studio erupted into hilarious uproar as we were entertained by a brilliant and very talented warm-up comedian. What you do not realise when watching the programme at home is that during the commercial breaks, which only last about three minutes, there is a hive of activity happening on the set. Microphones being adjusted, make-up being touched up and floor managers giving instructions and yet by the time the cue is given to continue recording, the set is cleared, silence descends and it appears to the viewer that everything has carried on exactly as it had left off. I hope the programme continues to run for a long time. Carry on girls the looser the better!