a nice weekend of contemplations with realisations of what i need to do and how i need to be on track always in pursuit of the things i want

In the News Today: MJ court case begins
...is this the end for MJ or he's gonna do a 'thriller' and 'beat it'

Nice Quote: "While we are postponing, life speeds by" - Seneca

Weather Today: day fianlly getting longer as january wraps up (but still no sign of the sun)

smiley : ): free ticket from BA

my mate at work is leaving and off to start his own thing, it kind of reminds me of my own aspirations and what i need to do to get there...

In the News Today: Fahrenheit 9/11 on C4 last night
...a sad state of affairs in the most powerful country in the world,corruption is the same the world over...

Nice Quote: "tis better to have tried in vain sincerely striving for a goal,than to have lived upon the plain an idle and a timid soul"

Weather Today: still no sign of the sun

smiley : ): it's the weekend

pensions, life assurance, lump sums etc getting to grips with financial details, it's enough to give you a headache but it has to be done...

In the News Today: World marks 60 years of Auschwitz liberation
...a truly horrifying event that should never have happened, but have any lessons be learnt 'cause if they have why was there a Rwanda...

Nice Quote: (an oldie but a goodie) "a candle loses nothing when it lights another candle"

Weather Today: kind of dreary, no sign of the sun today

smiley : ): good health (cause u never know when u might lose it)

...feelin the project blues and it hasn't fully started yet . It's one of those days where there'a a wish to be on a sunny beach with palm trees swaying, a gentle breeze blowing and the sea as calm as the eye can see...

In the News Today: Guantanamo last UK four return
...3 years imprisoned in that hell, but the question is if they are innocent what were they doing in Afghanistan considering they are 'british' citizens

Nice Quote:"prepare for the worst but hope for the best..."

Weather Today: freezing cold, yet sunny....

smiley : ): blessings and hope

it's been a looong time, a lot of water has passed under the proverbial bridge since i was last here last year.
Just reading the last post i made last year on April 14 i could not fathom the fate that was to come barely 5 days later....

But surely life must go on, my old man passed on, on april 19 and life has not been the same again....


In the News Today: Bush inauguration
...another 4 years of dick and bush, God help us all

Quote:"whenever you feel like criticising anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the the advantages that you've had..."


Weather Today: cold, dark & gloomy, yep definitely still winter