Going native Oh my, this is starting to get worrying. If You Are A Brit In The USA, You Might Be Going Native If.... People have stopped asking me if I'm Australian. I do get all my news from the BBC UK site, I'm not bothered that the
Unconstitutional The US "Pledge of Allegiance" goes like this: I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands: one Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all. It's been ruled unconstitutional because of the
Early morning coffee Story in BBC News: Scientists have stumbled on a secret weapon against snails and slugs. They have discovered the garden pests are poisoned by caffeine. A strong cup of coffee is enough to send the creatures into a writhing frenzy, followed soon by death. Scientists think caffeine acts as a
Beta Two out of three weeks now, there has been an unexpected visitor at Beta. Both times, the video covered something they needed to hear. Last night, our visitor had been talking about an attitude adjustment during the day, and arrived for the talk called "New Attitude." I'
Beta Group: New Attitude Thoughts for tonight's Beta group. "Beta" being the logical name for a science graduate to give the course that comes after the Alpha course. A side benefit of doing a physics degree is that you become very familiar with the Greek alphabet. Alpha, beta, gamma, delta,
Narf! Curtains! Finally we have curtains in the bedrooms! Thank goodness for cordless drills and ceiling fans. Nope, I really can't think of anything to say.
Health Insurance How competent are health insurance companies? I ask because I'm amazed at ours and wonder if they're all the same. Our health insurance is with a company I'll call X. Up until last December, X had been doing reasonably well. In December they refused
Fruit and greenery Someone working for Skintimate failed their basic fruit recognition test. Actually, quite a lot of people failed it. Why? Because they sent out the Passion fruit shave gel with a picture of kiwi fruit on it. I'd post a picture, but it's not on their website.
Prayers Yesterday was the one year anniversary of the launch of the Icelandic version of the Christian Depression Pages. A whole year! Way to go Olof! Found this link to a Blogger's prayer, it's worth reading. Our Father who lives above and beyond the dimension of the
The Hydra Returns It seems I can't refer to Soncrest BBS because someone objected to me mentioning it back in March. After all, it was only part of my life for about seven years, and it only savaged myself, my husband, one of my best friends, and at least three other