We´ve a few clouds on the mountain and a possibility of rain. However, the weather has been very nice once again and I have been very busy all day. I have just been down to the hospital to pick up Anne who has just spent ten days recuperating after her third knee operation. She is a brave soul and I don´t know how she has put up with the pain. We all know how I would have coped. Anyway, she´s back home and Tinker is busy making her feel welcome and checking to see whether she is a better source of food than I am.
I think I told you in an earlier blog he has decided he wants to eat next door. The food might be better but it is too rich for him as Persians do not take kindly to fresh fish. This comes from the vet not me! Anyhow, his rear end has paid testimony to the advice of the vet and I am now trying to discourage hime from visiting our Belgian friends next door.
It´s the same with chocolate. The Belgians do have a penchant for dark chocolate and they like sharing it with all and sundry. Their cats are given fresh fish and Tinker is invited to the daily party. I really haven´t the heart to say much as my neighbours are a really lovely couple and the cat, meanwhile, has a mind of his own. Let´s get the weather…….
| Lunes |
Martes |
Miércoles |
Jueves |
Viernes |
|
25° C | 13° C
|
24° C | 14° C
|
26° C | 16° C
|
25° C | 13° C
|
|
It would appear that the clouds are nothing to worry about!
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…and another thing
Here’s a health tip that’s easy to remember: Consume fewer calories – especially from highly processed, less nutritious foods. Your weight will be easier to manage and you’ll reduce diabetes risk.
In fact, if you follow that tip, a LOT of things might be easier to remember.
In a recent study, retirement-age subjects were divided into three groups. One group followed a diet that emphasized unsaturated fats. A second group followed a diet that restricted calorie intake by 30 percent. The third group continued their normal diets.
After three months, all subjects took a memory test. The calorie-restricted group scored an average of 20 percent higher than the other groups. The low-calorie group also reduced levels of insulin and C-reactive protein.
According to the Alternative Health Journal, scientists are currently working to produce a drug that will mimic the effects of calorie reduction.
Yes. I’m sure nothing could possibly go wrong with THAT plan.
To Your Good Health,
Jenny Thompson
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Remember, it takes a college degree to fly a plane but only a high school diploma to fix one.
After every flight, Qantas pilots fill out a form, called a ‘Gripe Sheet’ which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft..
The mechanics correct the problems; document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the Gripe Sheets before the next flight.
Never let it be said that Aussie ground crews lack a sense of humour.
Here are some actual maintenance complaints submitted by Qantas’ pilots (marked with a P) and the solutions
recorded (marked with an S) by maintenance engineers.
By the way, Qantas is the only major airline that has never, ever, had an accident.
P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.
P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.
P: Something loose in cockpit.
S: Something tightened in cockpit.
P: Dead bugs on windshield.
S: Live bugs on back-order.
P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent.
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.
P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
S: Evidence removed.
P: DME volume unbelievably loud.
S: DME volume set to more believable level.
P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
S: That’s what friction locks are for.
P: IFF inoperative in OFF mode.
S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.
P: Suspected crack in windshield.
S: Suspect you’re right.
P: Number 3 engine missing.
S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.
P: Aircraft handles funny………… (I love this one!)
S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious.
P: Target radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.
P: Mouse in cockpit.
S: Cat installed.
And the best one for last………………
P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer.
S: Took hammer away from midget
Dead Last
Last year I entered the New York City marathon. The racestarted, and immediately I was the last of the runners. It
was embarrassing. The guy who was in front of me, second to last, was making fun of me. He said, “Hey buddy, how does it feel to be
last?”
I replied, “You really want to know?”
Then I dropped out of the race.
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She’s Out for a While
A man was known among his friends to be very brief and to
the point; he really never said too much.
One day, a saleswoman promoting a certain brand of cosmetics
knocked on his door and asked to see his wife. The man told
her that his wife wasn’t home.
“Well,” replied the saleswoman, “could I please wait for
her?”
The man directed her to the front room and left her there
for more than three hours.
The saleswoman was getting really worried, so she called out
to the man in the other room and asked, “May I know where
your wife is?”
“She went to the cemetery,” he replied.
“And when is she returning?”
“I don’t really know,” he said. “She’s been there eleven
years now.”
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British Military
The British Military writes EPRs and officer fitness
reports. The form used for Royal Navy and Marines fitness
reports is the S206. The following are ACTUAL EXCERPTS taken
from people’s “206′s”….
- His men would follow him anywhere, but only out of
curiosity.
- I would not breed from this Officer.
- This Officer is really not so much of a has-been, but more
of a definitely won’t-be.
- When she opens her mouth, it seems that this is only to
change whichever foot was previously in there.
- He has carried out each and every one of his duties to his
entire satisfaction.
- He would be out of his depth in a car park puddle.
- Technically sound, but socially impossible.
- This Officer reminds me very much of a gyroscope – always
spinning around at a frantic pace, but not really going
anywhere.
- This young lady has delusions of adequacy.
- When he joined my ship, this Officer was something of a
granny; since then he has aged considerably.
- Since my last report he has reached rock bottom, and has
started to dig.
- She sets low personal standards and then consistently
fails to achieve them.
- He has the wisdom of youth, and the energy of old age.
- This Officer should go far – and the sooner he starts, the
better.
- In my opinion this pilot should not be authorized to fly
below 250 feet.
- This man is depriving a village somewhere of an idiot.
- The only ship I would recommend this man for is
citizenship.
- Works well when under constant supervision and cornered
like a rat in a trap.
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One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do.
Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn’t worth it to retrieve the donkey.
He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone’s amazement he quieted down.
A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up.
As the farmer’s neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up.
Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off!
*****
Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.
Enough of that crap. The donkey later came back, and bit the farmer who had tried to bury him. The gash from the bite got infected and the farmer eventually died in agony from septic shock.
MORAL FROM TODAY’S LESSON:
When you do something wrong, and try to cover your ass, it always comes back to bite you.
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