Just another day

Let me think what I have done today. Well first and foremost I wrote on this subject earlier, did a preview and lost the bloody lot. Pissed me off big time. So here we go again in no particular order.

- Got up say 11 am.
- No breakfast. Never do but ate a sausage left over from last night.
- Looked at email. Deleted crap. Answered Erik in Sweden and Alan in Northern Ireland whom I shall visit in September after baby Eleanor's wedding.
- Got myself in a foul mood with the USA in general and Obama in particular over their attitude to BP on the oil spill. So wrote preceeding blog.
- Long message interchange on that subject with a mate in North Carolina. I have tried, I really have to give Obama the benefit of the doubt but he is turning out to be what I said earlier - another Jimmy Carter. My mate agrees. Fucking useless.
- Answered an email from cardiff Council asking about what I thought of sustainable transport. Refrained from taking the piss which is always difficult.
- Phoned them and asked them if they ever investigated the bus system in Curitiba, Brazil, rated by many as the best in the world. I'd have got more sense if I'd asked about the bus service on the Moon so I patiently explained it to a sweet young lady. Plainly 4 facts in a row were too much for her so she asked I put in an email which I did.
- Phoned the school of which I am a governor and had a long chat with the headmistress. She confided a secret with me. I had hoped it was her undying lust for my body but no such luck.
- Phoned the hotel in Ireland for El's wedding reception to ask where is my email confirmation. Lass said it had been sent and spelled out my email address as she perceived it. Got the first letter wrong. She said 'o' so I said 'e' as in e for echo. OK she said, you mean 'o'. Spent 5 minutes on this and I am none the wiser nor have I received an email.
- Posted Peter, Paul and Mary's Puff the Magic Dragon on Facebook and told people to listen and become a child for a moment.
- Nice ox tongue and sheep's cheese sandwich for lunch.
- Watched BBC news. Wondered why it is that everyone who dies tragically is 'absolutely wonderful,' 'the nicest person you could ever wish to meet,' 'everybody's friend,' etc etc. You know what I mean. It would be a refreshing change one day if someone came out with, 'Fucking tosser, no loss.'
- Refrained from putting garbage out. It was raining and I create little rubbish anyway.
- Had a shit. No problem as ever.
- Watched CNN news and emailed them bollocking them for their failure to mention all the American companies involved in the oil spill.
- Watched BBC Democracy live for a good 2 minutes. House of Commons 3 parts empty as usual and most of our other assemblies not even active.
- Emailed a lecturer in non human primate behaviour at Stirling Uni to say I'd got the book he recommended. It's all about us humans cooking and if you don't know, it is almost certain that we are the only animals that do so.
- Emailed the keeper of penguins at Edinburgh Zoo and told her that the Japanese are now flogging krill in frozen blocks. Feed her Gentoos that and their beeks might just turn from yellow to red, just like they are in Antarctica.
- Tried to change the ring tone on my cell phone and ended up being told I was subscibing to 3 new ringtones a week for £4.50 a week. Killed that bastard idea.
- Checked the value of my shares and found I lost £2,250 today. Bugger. Could almost have bought a good bottle of Chateau Petrus for that.

And the day is not over yet.