The Cat Came Back

One of my favorites!

Best Ever Shadow Puppet show

Just Saw the best Shadow puppet show ever.

GREAT Shadow Puppetry

Nearly 2 years old and already an Ansel Adams.

This is a picture that my 23 month old daughter took of my wife and me last night. WOW!






The artist and her mommy.

Truth in advertising in England --- No more holidays by name

In America, for the most part, holidays are named so that people can know why their banks are closed and why they get their three day weekends. You have great names like
Labor Day
Memorial Day
Presidents Day
Thanksgiving Day

In England, We get
May Bank Holiday (1st Monday in May)
Spring Bank Holiday (Last Monday in May)
August Bank Holiday (Last Monday in August)
Boxing Day (December 26)

Lets not confuse people with why we are having a holiday. That would distract the people from the real reason they like these days anyhow. Free time off from work.

America Should start too. So this year lets celebrate
October Non-Bank Holiday (Oct 31)
November Bank Holiday (Third Thursday)
January Bank Holiday (Jan 1)
December Commercial Renewal Holiday (December 25)
4th of July ( Oh wait this one has already started)
and so on...

The list is not exhaustive... It is meant for illustrative purposes chances are I'll get comments suggesting more

My Favourite Anti-Smoking Advertisement.

In honour of England going smoke-free on
July 1, 2007.

My favourite Anti-Smoking Advertisement.

Does Sentimental value depreciate over time?

Just had a thought.... If an item that has a high sentimental value, does the value depreciate over time.

Think about your grandfather's Victoria Cross he earned for his service in WWI. The Sentimental value has definately depreciated when you sell it off on "under the hammer." or cash in the attic.

American foods that sound foreign.

America has a nice way of naming foods to make them sound foreign and exotic.



English Muffins

French Fries

Haagen Dazs Ice Cream

Lazy people at the health club

Can you believe the cheekiness of the people who come to the gym and then illegally park in the handicap and parent spaces.

You've come to the gym to work out people. You can stand to walk a few extra steps.

Enter the dragon

If you have ever met my wife Shahrzad, you would think of her as a kind and courteous person. But unleash her in the Wii and she goes nuts... We were playing tennis on the Wii last night, and she was running all around the room, and shoving me out of the way so she could make her shots. She has real competitive streak in her, and the Wii brings it out big time.

Nintendo Excercise Plan

My Mate Adam loaned me his Nintendo Wii this week, and my wife and I have been having a go at the games.

In comparison to my 360, the games are not quite as good, but the interface is revolutionary. You do get the ocasional wierdness where the system misinterprets your input, but all-in-all the interface is a revolution in gaming.

This game system really gets you out of your seat and moving.

Movies with too many big stars always suck.

Ever notice that the more big stars that you throw at a movie, the worse it gets?

Last evening I happened upon another in the line of crappy megastar overload movies

Short Cuts (1993)

Eshgh Box 360

The persian word for love is Eshgh....

I got a 360 over the weekend and when my daughter tries to say its name instead of xbox she says eshgh Box.

Kinda appropriate considering how much attention it demands...

Tentacle Support

Saw this the other day and thought it might be worth sharing

http://www.weakendproductions.co.uk/movs/jebsjobs.html

And Speaking of Technical Support People

Liverpool is the winningest team in English football history.

My English colleagues tries to take the mick out of me today for using the term winningest. look it up.