Archive for April, 2013

Odd Thought.

Knickers! Why are they a pair? Trousers again, a singular and a plural, unless used as an adjective: ‘I caught the Plumber rifling through my wife’s knicker drawer.’ Is it because we have two legs? Hang on, we have two arms right but we don’t wake up in the morning and put on a pair of jumpers (unless it really cold :P). It appears anything associated with our legs has an ‘s’; shoes and socks I can understand, if I was to get a pair of my old Levis and cut off a leg would it become a jean? No! AAAAHHHhhh!!!

1 comment April 27th, 2013

Oil and Power.

What if North Korea is working for the USA? It wouldn’t be incredible if the powers in force have manipulated the North Korean government and have covert fundings in place for the continuation of their nuclear aims, and all recent events are just play acting towards the USA being able to deploy more military might in the Asian Pacific region. It does seem a little odd that such a small country would make such threats knowing if they were carried out their annihilation would be inevitable. We are led to believe that China are North Korea’s only allies securing a buffer zone between China themselves and the pro-western South Korea, but this could be part of America’s plan to get themselves on their border for a very likely military showdown. Recent events have already given the US an excuse to install hi-tech missile defense systems in the region and move in an aircraft carrier, this does look very much like a military build up against China. The world was forced years ago by the federal reserve that oil be traded in US Dollars, this made America the richest country in the world. Now however, countries are looking to trading in other currencies, notably China and Russia amongst others in Latin America and the Middle East (Interestingly Gaddafi and Mubarak were staunch adversaries to trading oil in USD). This is a serious threat to the US economy and their grip on world power, there is to be no doubt they are going to want to do something about it.

The outlook is that the US’s status as the world economic superpower is in serious jeopardy and it certainly wont want to share the wealth and will probably die fighting. These threats from North Korea, although only a small country, may have serious repercussions.

Add comment April 17th, 2013

Long Winter

I’m currently wondering what’s happened to the spring, having worked today in blizzard conditions over at Hastings and it being the 5th of April, it has kind of prompted me to post something. Driving to work I notice an odd show of rather sad daffodils, looking like they wish they hadn’t bothered. Other than that, glancing across the horizon and over the wooded hilltops there is not a leaf in sight, as if spring is emerging in slow motion. Wildlife is suffering with bird eggs remaining unhatched because of the cold weather, farmers have lost 100,000 sheep this winter due to either the inability to access them with feed, or they are being literally buried by blizzards, either way… they’re dead and not much cop, unless you happen to be hiking in Snowdonia with a shovel, a butcher and a backpack full of cooking equipment. These grey skies and bitter winds tend to suck out the serotonin and spring is welcomed by many with relief as the landscape explodes in to colour, the smell of blossom fills the air and longer brighter days evaporate away the mental mould accumulated throughout the long winter months, this year however, the mould lingers for many and the onset of warmer, brighter weather couldn’t come sooner. I could begin to babble on about my thoughts on whether or not I think this prolonged winter is a by-product of global warming, but my feelings are, that there are so many variables scientifically and such diverse opinion on the subject, it would be pointless. All I will say is, ‘The weather is different.’

2 comments April 5th, 2013

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