Mother's Day - 22 March 2009

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY

Today is 'Mothers Day' and my wish for mother's everywhere is to have a nice relaxing day, and accept all the pampering that comes your way. As one mother said:

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Even when they leave home,

you never stop worrying as a Mum.

There is always the nagging worry

they might come back.

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It is uncertain as to what the origins of Mothering Sunday really were. One school of thought suggests it is derived from a custom of mother worship in ancient Greece, which kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of Greek gods. The ancient Romans also had another holiday, Matronalia, that was dedicated to Juno, though mothers were usually given gifts on this day. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Mothering Sunday falls on the fourth Sunday of Lent, exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday.

Pennies From Heaven

Two suspected drug dealers caused chaos on a California interstate by throwing thousands of dollars from their pickup truck as police gave chase. Other motorists took their lives in their hands to chase the $20 and $100 bills on Interstate 5, near San Diego.

Click the following link http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7955984.stm as people risk their lives in pursuit of free money.

Horseracing

Yesterday's selection Scintillo (WON 8/1) battled gamely to hold off the favourite Premio Loco by a nose to land the £100,000 Winter Derby at Lingfield. It was a great performance by Scintillo, racing for the second time in four days after winning at Kempton last Wednesday. Richard Hughes rode the selection up with pace, before going to the front inside the final furlong. The horse was immediately joined by the favourite Premio Loco, but kept putting his head out all the way to the line. This win means we have moved into profit on all selections since the Journal started on 1 January.

Profit/Loss +3.25 Points

Who Am I?

Ten more clues in our latest Who Am I puzzle. From the information given in the clues can you work out the name of our famous celebrity?

01 I was born in 1957.
02 I am twice married.
03 I have 4 children.
04 I was born in Ealing.
05 My father is a famous actor.
06 My broadcasting career began at Westward Television.
07 I used to present 'Ready Steady Cook'.
08 In 2006 I co-hosted the 'British Soap Awards'
09 I was a presenter on 'Spotlight' for BBC South West.
10 I have a sister called Cherry and a half brother called Jasper.

The best of luck with this teaser!

Thought For Today

However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.

Today's Smile

One day, a man came home and was greeted by his wife dressed in a very sexy nightie.
'Tie me up,' she purred, 'and you can do anything you want.'
So he tied up ................and went golfing!