Too honest
A gamekeeper in Oregon arrested a man for killing and eating an Egret. He pleaded guilty explaining to the judge, “I was just trying to feed my hungry family. I’ve never done anything like that...
View ArticleFrankie Boyle on Jeremy Hunt
I sympathise a little with Hunt- he was born into military aristocracy, a cousin of the Queen, went to Charterhouse, then Oxford, then into PR: trying to get him to understand the life of an overworked...
View ArticleKindred Spirits
A doctor, a dentist and a lawyer were in a boat together when a wave came along and washed them all overboard. Unable to get back into the boat, they decided two would hold on to the boat and the …...
View ArticleJapanese Koi Carp
Anything strike you as special about this fish here? Well, it’s worth 1.8 million dollars. It won grand champion at the All Japan Koi Show in 2017, and is the most expensive koi fish ever sold....
View ArticleA Polemic on Fish
A friend, left me her fish As she moved, up north It’s a big goldfish But I think it’s bored. Back and forth it swims Like “Papillion” in the cell Instead of five paces Wall to wall, the tank is …...
View ArticleMy Balcony
From seven floors up The view is spectacular Just an ordinary day in autumn The nearby trees still in full leaf. Squirrels on their same crazy journey Using branches, as if vertical stepping stones...
View ArticleA gorilla walks into a bar
A gorilla walked into a bar and ordered a Martini. The bartender is amazed, but he thinks, “What the hell.” So he mixes the Martini. As he passes it across the bar the gorilla pays with a twenty pound...
View ArticlePhotographing fires in Yellowstone Park
A photographer was sent to cover disastrous fires at Yellowstone National Park. Arriving he realized it was impossible to photograph anything from ground level. He asked his editor if he could rent a...
View ArticleJohn Muir’s religious environmentalism and the Yosemite National Park
John Muir is a towering figure in American environmental history. He was a geologist, botanist, mountaineer, journalist, author, confidant of Presidents and industrial leaders, co-founder of the Sierra...
View ArticleThe social sophistication of a wolf pack
The first three are the old or sick; they set the pace for the entire pack. If they weren’t at the front they’d be left behind and would lose contact with the pack. If the pack is ambushed they’d be...
View ArticleThe fearless Drongo and Eagle
Drongo attacking an eagle Drongo riding an eagle If you want to read more about the drongo go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_drongo
View ArticlePlease take care of our trees
No-one seems to care What tree, stand here or there Elm, Willow, Ash or Oak Care can’t be said for city folk. Urban sprawl, shows development blight Green gives way, – concrete sweeps unrelenting Grey...
View ArticleBook Review: Short Notices
Robert Dallek ~ Franklin D Roosevelt: a political life (2016) The title says everything you need to know about Roosevelt. Everything that he did was filtered through a meticulous political calculation....
View ArticleKomodo Dragon
They rarely attack humans…that’s a comfort. BUT humans do attack them If you want to know more about them see Komodo dragon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komodo_dragon
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