Mar
31
2008
If the Government would like to make a major environmental impact (positive, of course!) could I make a suggestion? Outlaw junk mail! It won’t cost them a penny; it will save millions of trees; it will significantly reduce levels of waste and it will be supported by most of the population. It doesn’t get much [...]
Tags: outlaw junk mail, reduce waste, save trees
Mar
29
2008
Dutch politician Geert Wilders appears to have incensed Muslims across the World and some would say it serves them right. Muslims are seen by many non-Muslims as intolerant and dangerous. However, bear in mind the same could have been said about Protestants a decade or two ago. The problem with intolerant people of any religion [...]
Tags: dangerous, intolerant, militant muslims
Mar
29
2008
I’m not qualified to be a World leader as I (i) don’t have a large ego; (ii) am not very material and (iii) am reasonably good at what I do. On top of that I tend not to suggest I know more about other people’s specialist areas than they do. It’s not limited to Europe [...]
Tags: our incompetent leaders
Mar
29
2008
So, the limit may very well drop to 50mg per 100ml of blood – that’s equivalent to about 1 (small) glass of wine. I don’t have a problem with this but banning the offender just doesn’t work. Why not recycle the car they are driving, whoever it belongs to, in a crusher every time they [...]
Tags: recycle drink drivers cars
Mar
05
2008
I’m 54 today. Funny, but I don’t feel any different as I clock another year. I know something is changing though because every time I look at an attractive young woman out shopping with her mum it’s the mum that interests me! And, all the mirrors in the house went funny years ago – every [...]
Tags: broken mirrors, paul's birthday
Mar
05
2008
Wright now (sic) I am watching this on the box and I am blown away… I am so lucky that none of my children are even slightly overweight. If they don’t wise up these kids are likely to die early and miss out on so much. I sincerely hope that they take advantage of the [...]
Tags: ian wright, obesity, unfit kids