WALK THE WALK AND TALK THE TALK

So Bush has vetoed a bill put forward by my USA cousins’ elected representatives. He claims setting a deadline for withdrawal would be setting a date for failure. Thought he had failed already. He and his crazy “war” has failed. It has alienated Iraqis, foreign governments and citizens of the USA and other countries around the world. He continued by saying that the bill substituted the opinions of politicians for the judgement of military commanders.
So, my American cousins, there you are – your elected representatives are powerless in the face of the military. Does this mean that America is no longer a democracy but a country where the military have control? If I remember rightly, the USA has previously intervened in a number of countries where the military held sway. Mmmmmmmm
I mean no disrespect to the 1,000’s of American, British and other military people who are fighting, or have died, in Iraq or Afghanistan; but surely they must be questioning the whole charade as this Bush leviathan plunders on and the number of dead civilians and soldiers mounts daily.
“I’m a pit-bull on the pantleg of opportunity”. Words of wisdom from Bush. Pit bulls are banned in Britain.

The 1st of May is celebrated in many countries, and for different reasons. It’s been celebrated for hundreds of years. It is also the date the great Exhibition of 1851 opened at the Crystal Palace in London, the Legoland family park opened in Denmark 1968, Elvis married Priscilla 1967, the Empire State building opened 1931, and the first penny black stamp was issued, (sorry forgotten the year!). Guess you know I love useless information! Trouble is, I remember most of it and forget the important things like my mobile number!

Researchers do some strange things. A group has measured the average walking speed in different countries around the world and compared to previous records, (does the U.N. keep such statistics? If not? Who? And if so, who sanctioned the money for it?). Peoples’ average walking speed has increased by about 20%, with an increase of 30% in Singapore. Not at all sure what all this means – are people wanting to get nowhere faster? My average walking speed some years ago was faster than normal. In fact, my wife used to say I took the kids for a drag rather than walk when we went out. Walking speed now is somewhat slower, thanks to the Rheumatoid Arthritis; but I’m not exactly walking at a snail’s pace – yet!

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