Good morning on a Surprise Saturday for the Befouled Weakly News. As I mentioned last week, we are off to the south coast for the weekend and wanted, at the very least, to wish a particularly lovely couple a splendid anniversary. We\u2019re sorry to be missing the annual Restaurant Ramble to Hemingway\u2019s in celebration but, instead, we are putting our minds to good use in thinking of all the fabulous feasts we shall enjoy together this summer.<\/p>\n
A gentle reminder to those of you who have not yet booked your place at the festivities to come \u2013 space is running out fast! And so far, we\u2019ve had confirmed confirmations from Karin and Zac, Sarah and, er, me and Penny! I am hoping that the final numbers might be a bit higher than that.<\/p>\n
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I guess you will have seen that northern Europe has essentially been shut down by the ash emanating from the Icelandic volcano. \u00a0Firstly, they lose all our money in the collapse of the Bank of Iceland and now they try to shut us all down by dumping copious quantities of ash on us all.<\/p>\n
Of course, we\u2019ve noticed nothing but I guess at the altitude at which airplanes fly it must be pretty grim. And, who knows how long it will go on for?<\/p>\n
(If the collapse of the Bank of Iceland is an obscure reference for most of you, my apologies. In brief, many UK and other European governments and local authorities had invested considerable sums of money in the Bank of Iceland who, at the time, were offering very, very generous interest rates. Unfortunately, in the banking crisis they essentially lost everything and now are not sure if they will ever be able to pay it back. Oxfordshire, my former employer, lost \u00a35 million \u2013 small change in the grand scale of things.)<\/em><\/p>\n The election grinds on \u2013 only three more weeks to go. Adam forwarded an interesting link to a site called Vote for Policies, not Personalities. What an interesting concept!<\/p>\n What is Vote for Policies? So, how does it work? Have a go yourself\u00a0here<\/a>. So far, the Green Party is in the lead with nearly 28%. My results were reassuringly split between Labour and the Green Party. I suppose it’s nice to know that I can still spot a smelly policy a mile away even without knowing which party is behind it. Having said that, it’s pretty clear I am not going to support a party whose policies include sending all the immigrants home and withdrawing from the European Union.<\/p>\n As I guess most of you know, I quite enjoy watching and listening to sports. Each day I download a number of sports related podcasts and listen while I walk the dog or do the hovering or whatever.<\/p>\n One particular podcast is sponsored by Head and Shoulders and I was mightily amused by the introduction yesterday:<\/p>\n \u201cMake the most out of the hair you have. New Hair Endurance for men from Head and Shoulders, cleans to give you fuller, thicker looking hair in just one week. To learn more log on to Head and Shoulders dot com. Head and Shoulders \u2013 Respect the Scalp, Get the Hair!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n That\u2019s certainly what I need \u2013 someway (anyway) to make the most out of the hair I have which is, as you know, not much. I wonder what I would look like with fuller, thicker looking hair \u2013 would the few stray follicles clinging desperately to the bald pate on top of my head come to resemble coils of rope? In just one week? I\u2019ll let you know.<\/p>\n I was sent the following link by John Dey, one of my classmates at Webb. It relates to a clip highlighting \u201cThe Farmer and the Cook\u201d which is owned and run by another Webb classmate, Steve Sprinkle. It\u2019s a clip from CNN which is on You Tube and you can catch it\u00a0here<\/a>. If anyone is passing through Ojai drop by and say hello!<\/p>\n Finally, I found the following amusing and reminiscent of what Ms Molly might have felt on recent occasions when a visit to the vet has been required:<\/p>\n Off to the seaside \u2013 let\u2019s hope the weather is friendly and that we\u2019re not inundated with too much ash.<\/p>\n Love to you all,<\/p>\n Greg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Good morning on a Surprise Saturday for the Befouled Weakly News. As I mentioned last week, we are off to the south coast for the weekend and wanted, at the very least, to wish a particularly lovely couple a splendid anniversary. We\u2019re sorry to be missing the annual Restaurant Ramble to Hemingway\u2019s in celebration but, … <\/p>\n
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\nCompare policies from six UK political parties on a range of key issues (just select at least four). After you have chosen the policies you agree with we\u2019ll show you which parties they belong to. But be ready – the results can be surprising!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"Molly](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stragnell.com\/weaklynews\/2010\/april\/dog_sue.gif?resize=525%2C158\")
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