BBC News Friday: Euro whiff.

A story on the BBC News site about a fouls tench that is hanging over parts of England. Well, now I live in the States, they can’t blame me anymore!

Apparently sulfur and manure type smells are evident when the wind blows and it appears it is coming in from continental Europe. Don’t those people bathe?

Some people even thought there were dead animals near their properties the smell was that bad.

BBC News Euro whiff article link

Been checking out a bath lift site, Carolyn mentioned something about them for when we get too achy and old for getting in and out of the bath. Maybe I can get one that lifts me from bed, dunks me in the bath then whizzes me off to the breakfast table!

Daughter took the shaver to my noggin and I have this fungus stuff sprouting on my face!

Messing around for pictures for my other blog.

Walking to my bus I realized I had some change in my coat pocket, mmm, candy bar and soda sounds good I think. I look around and I walk with the coinage in my sweaty mitt. Usually at these times I get accosted by someone asking for spare change, I usually end up giving it to them too.

walking towards the store I see a gaggle of homeless guys and expect to get asked for money. But they are too involved with some beer can wrapped in a brown bag and I slide by and get to the store.

Coming out I have two Hershey bars and a Coke Zero, one of the guys breaks away and approaches me, too late mate I think.

This guy has the most wrinkled face I have ever seen, he looks like he has been left out in the sun and gone all leathery, his face has deep creases, the best wrinkle cream would have no effect on that mug, heck an industrial steam iron would be hard pressed (ha ha) to smooth out that face. I am imagine all manner of stuff grwoing in the creases and then I stop myself and think, there but by the grace of God go I.

He asks me for some spare change, I tell him I have none so he then asks for a dollar. I told him I had no money on him and offered him one of my Hershey bars.

He looked at it like it was something nasty and smelly off my shoe and turned his nose up and returned to his mates and took a swig from whatever brew they were sharing.

Dang, I tried! Least I didn’t contribute to their beer fund.

BBC News Friday: Read an article on the BBC News site for an expensive coffee. I don’t drink much coffee other than the occasional white chocolate mocha now and again.

This expensive coffee is made from beans that have been eaten by an Asian Civet, then the beans are washed to remove the dung and used to brew the coffee.

The idea just, well, yuk.

So would you try this coffee?

BBC News Expensive coffee link

In other news if you’re looking for franchise opportunities check out franchise.

Carolyn and I are always on the look out for vacation destinations, we do tend to just up and go off on a whim and take time out. That usually is locally though and we have a great time in local hotels playing the tourist in our own town.

Been looking again at Branson, The website forBranson Getaways has some great attractions and vacation packages to consider.

The packages look to be priced competitively and seem ideal for couples. They have a slew of attractions including movies, rides, golf, go-karting, music shows like Legends in Concert, and of course shopping. The museums look interesting with the Titanic, Antique Toy museum, Roy Rogers/Dale Evans museum. Seems to be plenty for all tastes.

The lodging choices are varied and you can stay in inns, hotels or condos, the presidential condo sounds extravagant.

Their Silver Dollar City looks to be fun for the whole family, over 30 rides and attractions.

Looks to be something Carolyn and I would like so gonna check it out some more.

Now who do we know that lives near there we could possibly visit?

I was in the living room and I kept hearing a faint scratching sound. I was looking around trying to locate it hen I realized it was outside the front door.

I opened the door and sitting on the welcome mat was Nutjob. Nutjob is the name we have given to one of the local squirrels we have living around outside, he has a black streak across half of his face like he stuck his head in a paint can or something. He likes to come onto the patio and help himself to peanuts we put out. He and his squirrel pals usually have to fight the crows for the peanuts.

Nutjob likes to grab up all the nuts run off bury them then come and knock on the door for more. Once I opened the door he stepped inside and sat on the mat and looked up at me as if to say “Well feed me then!”

He takes a peanut from my hand then scurries off, if our daughter Jaqui is here she freaks out as she cannot stand squirrels.

I enjoy feeding the wild life and I like to watch the humming birds feeding off a neighbor’s feeder.

Although I am glad unlike some people locally we don’t have bears coming into our yard looking for food, be cool to see but somewhat scary.

The one room in the house that so far has had very little work done on it is our office. We have three computers and the TV and DVD player in there and stacks of books and craft stuff everywhere. We keep meaning to get it organized so we can make better use of the space.

I am all for wood paneling and floor to ceiling bookshelves like an olde world type den. The wife would like a sleeker professional minimalist office type environment. We want to get a nice plasma tv mount to put up the big plasma tv we have next on our shopping list. We are also trying to get some media cabinets or shelves that would be suitable for CD’s, DVD’s and books.

I think maybe we want a cross between the Star Trek Enterprise’s bridge but done in oak paneling with over stuffed comfy chairs LOL.

Not being able to sleep I am up early and surfing the TV channels, cable tv is great but it just gives you more stuff to surf through to find not to watch. All I seemed to get was fitness programs, infomercials for acne treatments, useless kitchen gadgets that one just has to have and those get rich quick on the internet schemes.

You’d think people would realize making a fortune on eBay and like sites is getting harder and harder, or that sure fire way to get rich on the stock market just won’t likely do you much good.

Did I find myself reaching for the credit card when some of the infomercials were on? Well, I saw a few things that looked interesting, but had to ask myself would I use them once the novelty factor wore off? Probably not, I mean why do I want a juicer so I can make delicious carrot juice, I can’t stand carrots.