EDITORIAL
We are now in Lakes Entrance, 320
km east of home. The above beach is a 10 minute stroll from the caravan. It was
warm and humid on Sunday before overnight gentle soaking rain dropped the
temperature.
On our walk to the beach we saw a
small flock of yellow-tailed black cockatoo (no camera). My new project is to
catch the same birds with the camera – maybe in flight (or was that fright?).
We soon caught up with good
friends, had coffee, then happy hour, then dinner – before the rain started.
The weather is not currently
conducive to sunrise or sunset photos.
On day three we had a drive to
local towns and had a pleasant day. It was concluded with a prawn and
flathead-tail dinner.
EDITORIAL -
COVID
I am hopeful that the image below is representative of a time that stays behind us. I hope that valuable lessons have been learned and guidelines have been documented for future use. I personally am not interested in finger pointing, but I am interested in knowing that we have learned from what occurred.
We did not have a COVID how-to-guide before. I hope we now have – or soon will.
LEXOPHILE
"Lexophile" describes those that have a love for words, such as "you can tune a piano, but you can't tuna fish", "To write with a broken pencil is pointless."
An annual competition is held by the New York Times to see who can create the best original lexophile.
This year's submissions (some of which have appeared in earlier issues):
⦁ I changed my iPod's name to Titanic. It's syncing now.
⦁ England has no kidney bank, but it does have a Liverpool.
⦁ Haunted French pancakes give me the crepes.
⦁ This girl today said she recognized me from the Vegetarians Club, but I'd swear I've never met herbivore.
⦁ I know a guy who's addicted to drinking brake fluid, but he says he can stop any time.
⦁ A thief who stole a calendar got twelve months.
- When the smog lifts in Los Angeles U.C.L.A.
⦁ I got some batteries that were given out free of charge.
⦁ A dentist and a manicurist married. They fought tooth and nail.
⦁ A will is a dead giveaway.
⦁ With her marriage, she got a new name and a dress.
⦁ Police were summoned to a day-care centre where a three-year-old was resisting a rest.
⦁ Did you hear about the fellow whose entire left side was cut off? He's all right now.
⦁ A bicycle can't stand alone; it's just two tired.
⦁ The guy who fell onto an upholstery machine last week is now fully recovered.
⦁ He had a photographic memory, but it was never fully developed.
⦁ When she saw her first strands of grey hair, she thought she'd dye.
⦁ Acupuncture is a jab well done. That's the point of it.
⦁ I didn't like my beard at first. Then it grew on me.
⦁ Did you hear about the crossed-eyed teacher who lost her job because she couldn't control her pupils?
⦁ When you get a bladder infection, urine trouble.
⦁ When chemists die, they barium.
⦁ I stayed up all night to see where the sun went, and then it dawned on me.
⦁ I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. I just can't put it down.
- Those who get too big for their pants will be totally exposed in the end.
Luciano Pavarotti sings "Nessun dorma" from Turandot in 1994
Pavarotti is probably like a full bodied red wine – you either like him or you don’t – so the following video is for his fans (I happen to like both)….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWc7vYjgnTs
The Three Tenors in Concert 1994: "La donna รจ mobile" from Rigoletto
Similar story here – more full bodied red……..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8-vZJNY10k
The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight
This is a blast from the past, first released in 1961.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGl5ReYunoY
MUSIC TRIVIA
Did you know that Eden Kane and Peter Sarstedt are brothers, Eden being the elder by just over a year. Both were born with the Sarstedt surname. They had a third brother, Robin, also a musician. In case you need refreshing the following are a couple of their better known tracks:
Eden Kane – Boys Cry (1964)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGumxJy9SiE
Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go to My Lovely?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8XQZYIiNgo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WstanvvTwLo
The three brothers collaborated together on a number of songs, the following being one of them in 1973 – Chinese Restaurant:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb3SPUxK-k0
SPELL CHECK - NO! I TALK GOOD ENGLISH
Eye halve a spelling checker
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marks four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.
Eye strike a key and type a word
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It shows me strait a weigh.
As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite
It’s rare lea ever wrong.
Eye have run this poem threw it
I am shore your pleased to no
Its let err purr fact awl the weigh
My check her tolled me sew.
So, English I fancy you all will agree,
Is the funniest language you ever did see.
PLEASE REMEMBER
That laughter is the best medicine. If you cannot laugh try to phone a friend, particularly one who is a good listener.
Please stay well and as happy as can be. The bear is after a cuddle.
