Could somebody please invent the cordless Vacuum Cleaner!

This is a scientific one, and a little too much for my brain, or my eldest lads.

Can somebody please explain whats happening here; you heat up a mug of milk in the microwave, it comes out, at the desired temperature, you add coffee and sugar, and stir it, as you stir it faster and then lift the spoon out, and then gently drop the spoon in and out of the cup, the sounds the spoon makes changes pitch. What's happening there then?

A Happy St Patrick's day to one and all

Just worked out why my clothes are getting smaller, it's not my love of chocolate, it's the tumble dryers fault, every time somebody (usually me) empties the Filter there it is sat, half of my jumper in fluff, surely has no one thought of recycling "Fluff", what could it be turned into?

Dear Friends

It seem a long time since I said you would need a drink and a biscuit to help you through these letters, so here goes, get that mug at the ready, and a “Hob Nob” or two, and for those of you in New Zealand and America, who have not heard of the aforementioned biscuit, you’re missing out on a fair old treat.

First of all I would like to welcome a new friend; Rt Revd David Chillingworth, like me he has a Blog site, which I would highly recommend a visit (www.bishopdavid.net).

Don’t let on to Mel, but I think I spend too much time on the old “Blogging”, but it really is quite amazing what you can learn, and in a way it keeps my mind sort of active and stimulated.

A friend of mine in America sent me this list of principals the other day and I wanted to share them with you. Purim is coming up next week, and for Jews its a holiday about how God is running the whole show from behind the scenes, I thought of him as been the stage manager or Prompter, and these were the instructions he was giving us from the “wings”

10 PRINCIPLES OF LIFE

1. Everything has meaning and purpose. All the events of our life are lessons.
2. The Creator is always trying to help you with your challenges.
3. The purpose of life is to grow spiritually by dealing with life's tests.
4. God is constantly communicating with us.
5. All challenges have positive elements. Everything is for your good.
6. God is hidden in all the events of your life.
7. You can learn something important from every person in your life.
8. Prayer isn't just pouring out your heart or asking God for favours, but it is also a tool for meditation and introspection.
9. Happiness is a tool, not a goal. Ask yourself, "What do you really want out of life?"
10. With God's help you can accomplish anything.

What a lovely, reassuring list to reflect upon every day, and with these all in our heads we should be able to give the performance of our lives, I can’t pick on any one which means more than the others, they are as a whole.

Medical Update

Tablets have been adjusted, seem to be having a better affect, and I at least know which ones I’m going to have to restart, which is what my doctor suggested.

Speech and Language Therapist (SALT) lady did not turn up, she had got a cold, new appointment made.

Visit to Pain Clinic - 27/02/06

The doctor is a very nice man, very knowledgeable, talks at your level, he started off by saying what he could and could not do. He spoke at length about what my pain was, as I had described it to him, he says the pain over the left side of my head and behind the eye is probably referred or neurological. He examined me and I was having quite a few major Myoclonic jerks. He reviewed my MRI scan of C6/C7, and said “it is quite obvious why your in the pain, your in“, his opinion was the disc/s should be "something" and fussed, so he is referring me to Mr Chocksey for a surgical opinion.

He said the pain from the neck area, into the left shoulder joint down through the elbow and wrist was all to do with C6/C7, with numbness and hypersensitivity in some muscle groups.

He did say that he could have done something if I had not been jerking like that, but did I want to be paralysed, he explained he would have to inject an epidural in between the 4.5mm gap, but without a general, it would give him more grey hair than he already had, and he hated the word 'litigation'!

Anyway, he changed my painkillers again, the next option is something called oromorph (don’t know if I’ve spelt that right), but for the moment the concoction has changed once again and I await an out patient appointment with Mr Chocksey.

As I came out I was glad we seemed to have taken a positive step, but so very cross and angry, that for all my pointing this pain out to them at Walsgrave last year, and even them doing the MRI, why oh why was it not followed through then??????

From the Patio Doors

Yesterday (18th Jan) we had a beautiful day, wall to wall sunshine, but today the birds are no where to be seen, I suppose it’s too cold for them. That all aside, the bulbs are started to poke their heads up to join the snow drops which are gathering a mass.

Today 2/3/06, we have had a couple of beautiful falls of snow, covering the back garden in perfection, that was until Emily and Thomas got home, then we had ‘snow angels’ all over the place.

Made an expedition to the far distance of the bottom of the garden, no fairies but a few Snowdrops.

Sparrows are getting frisky!

A funny thing happened on the way to the Bus Stop.

We all have to look on the bright side of life, and I’m glad that I caused amusement and laughter yesterday, even the bus driver found it hard to stifle her amusement. Imagine the scene if you will, the bus draws up, the floor does not lower as usual, I have a powerful Myoclonic jerk through my legs, they buckle from under me, and then there is one Paul, flat on his face. Yes I can hear you all laughing, carry on, have this one on me!

And another one ….

On the way back on the bus I had a fit of the giggles, there was one of those newspaper stands, and the poster said "POLICE HUNT CERIAL FLASHER" well that’s how I read it, of course it was "serial" but I had this vision of people opening their duffle coats and waving packets of CoCo Pops at people!!!!! sad aren't I?

A little joke to end with (a friend in Oz sent me this one, I hope you like it)

John Smith was the only Protestant to move into a large Catholic neighbourhood. On the first Friday of Lent, John was outside grilling a big juicy steak on his grill. Meanwhile, all of his neighbours were eating cold tuna fish for supper. This went on each Friday of Lent.

On the last Friday of Lent, the neighbourhood men got together and decided that something had to be done about John. He was tempting them to eat meat each Friday of Lent, and they couldn't take it anymore. They decided to try and convert John to be a Catholic. They went over and talked to him and were so happy that he decided to join all of his neighbours and become a Catholic. They took him to Church, and the Priest sprinkled some water over him, and said, "You were born a Baptist, you were raised a Baptist, and now you are Catholic." The men were so relieved, now their biggest Lenten temptation was resolved.

The next year's Lenten season rolled around. The first Friday of Lent came, and just at supper time, when the neighbourhood was setting down to their tuna fish dinner, came the wafting smell of steak cooking on a grill. The neighbourhood men could not believe their noses! WHAT WAS GOING ON?

They called each other up and decided to meet over in John's yard to see if he had forgotten it was the first Friday of Lent. The group arrived just in time to see John standing over his grill with a small pitcher of water. He was sprinkling some water over his steak on the grill, saying,

"You were born a cow, you were raised a cow, and now you are a fish."

Shalom & God Bless

Paul

p.s., 38,680 words so far! (not including these)

I've been stuck with this question in my head for the last few days, it sounds as if it should have a deep and meaningful answer. I asked my eldest (16) and he simply said No.

Does Art/Sculpture have to have a reason?

Please help me .....