An application by the National Party to erect an election sign on a public reserve provided a subject the Council had not had to previously consider. While signs on public land were not generally allowed in this case there were no other suitable sites in respect to the southern entrance to Featherston – and hence the electorate. … Continue Reading
Last week I noticed and advert in one of the weekly papers for a front door surveillance system. When I was a lad I delivered grocery orders after school. Often there was nobody home and so the order was just placed on the kitchen bench – nobody locked their house when they went out – there was no necessity. These days it would be extremely foolish not to lock up, and now evidently, some people even consider it necessary to check who’s at the door before opening it.
How has society degenerated to this situation within just one lifetime? Comparing ‘then’ and ‘now’, to me, two major differences seem obvious; family life and employment. … Continue Reading
By Mary Schmich – Chicago Tribune (abridged)
If I could offer the young only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proven by scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I dispense that advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. You will not understand this power and beauty until you are faded. But trust me in 20 years you will look back on photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how fabulous you looked. … Continue Reading
The computer swallowed grandpa.
?Yes, honestly it’s true!
?He pressed ‘control and ‘enter’ ?And disappeared from view.
?It devoured him completely, ?The thought just makes me squirm.
Hhe must have caught a virus ?Or been eaten by a worm.
?I’ve searched through the recycle bin ?And files of every kind; ?
I’ve even used the Internet, ?But nothing did I find.
?In desperation, I asked Jeeves ?My searches to refine.
?The reply from him was negative, ?Not a thing was found ‘online.’ ?
So, if inside your ‘Inbox,’ ?My Grandpa you should see, ?Please ‘Copy, Scan’ and ‘Paste’ him ?
And send him back to me.
This is a tribute to all the Grandmas and Grandpas who have been? fearless and ?learned to use the computer………
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