Me?, I know nothing about it, so I have decided that this blog entry will be about it. You know, that's me, I have an opinion on everything.

What I don't understand is, why do goalkeepers kick the ball way up the field, often as not, to an opposition player, why not just pass the ball to your own player and let him/her, (got to be P.C.) just take it up the field?.

Why, at a free kick do you get as many as three players standing behind the ball trying to kid their opponents on who is going to take it?, to my mind that is just wasting a couple of players who could be in a position where they can score a goal.

Why do referees allow all that pushing and holding in the penalty area when a corner kick is being taken?.

When players fall down during the game after a challenge and roll about in agony, shouldn't they be taken off the pitch for 5 mins either to treat the cause of their agony, or, to make them sit out for their play acting?.

Why do so many games end in a score of 1-0, if you are losing surely the team should throw all caution to the wind and go for a goal, it doesn't matter if you loose 3, 5, 7 or 9-0, if you loose you don't get any points, you end up bottom of the league, and goal difference will not matter?.

Any help in answering these questions will be appreciated.

The temperature is about 120 in the shade, slight exaggeration, but, the rock garden is finished.

This is only half of it, I tried taking two pictures and stitching them together, that worked, but image shack wouldn't accept it.

This is the start of my plan to reduce the amount of work in the garden in the future, it is not about rebuilding gardens because of global warming, cos' I don't believe in it.

Time for a shower.

Defense Attorney:
Will you please state your age?

Little Old Lady:
I am 86 years old.

Defense Attorney:
Will you tell us, in your own words, what happened the night of April 1st?

Little Old Lady:
There I was, sitting there in my swing on my front porch on a warm spring evening,
when a young man comes creeping up on the porch and sat down beside me.

Defense Attorney:
Did you know him?

Little Old Lady:
No, but he sure was friendly.

Defense Attorney:
What happened after he sat down?

Little Old Lady:
He started to rub my thigh.

Defense Attorney:
Did you stop him?

Little Old Lady:
No, I didn't stop him.

Defense Attorney:
Why not?

Little Old Lady:
It felt good. Nobody had done that since my Albert died some 30 years ago.

Defense Attorney:
What happened next?

Little Old Lady:
He began to rub my breasts.

Defense Attorney:
Did you stop him then?

Little Old Lady:
No, I did not stop him.

Defense Attorney:
Why not?

Little Old Lady:
His rubbing made me feel all alive and excited. I haven't felt that good in years!

Defense Attorney:
What happened next?

Little Old Lady:
Well, by then, I was feeling so "spicy" that I just laid down and told him
"Take me, young man. Take me now!"

Defense Attorney:
Did he take you?

Little Old Lady:
Hell, no! He just yelled, "April Fool!" And that's when I shot him, the little b*stard.

This is a "NOT QUITE TRUE STORY" for 3-5 year olds called.

FALLING LEAVES

MOST TREES LOOSE THEIR LEAVES IN THE WINTER TIME, BUT, IT WAS NOT ALWAYS LIKE THAT.
MANY YEARS AGO, THE LEAVES STAYED ON THE TREE FOR EVER, AND,, THE TOP OF THE TREES GREW BIGGER AND BIGGER. SO BIG THAT THE TREES FELL OVER.
FALLEN TREES BLOCKED THE ROADS AND CARS COULD NOT DRIVE ALONG THEM.

FALLEN TREES BLOCKED THE RIVERS AND THE SHIPS COULD NOT SAIL ALONG THEM.

FALLEN TREES BLOCKED THE RAILWAY LINE AND THE TRAINS COULD NOT GO ANYWHERE.

DADDIES COULD NOT GO TO WORK.
MUMMIES COULD NOT GO TO THE SHOPS.
BOYS AND GIRLS COULD NOT GO TO SCHOOL.

THE KING SAID, "WE MUST DO SOMETHING", SO HE PICKED UP HIS MOBILE 'PHONE AND CALLED THE GOOD WIZARD.
THE WIZARD SAID, "WE CAN SHAKE ALL THE TREES AND MAKE THEIR LEAVES FALL OF".
"DON'T BE SILLY", SAID THE KING, "THERE ARE FAR TOO MANY TREES AND IN THE WINTER THE BUTTERFLIES SLEEP IN THE LEAVES, WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM?".

THE KING SENT FOR THE CHIEF BUTTERFLY.
THE CHIEF BUTTERFLY ARRIVED WITH HIS ASSISTANTS, A RED BUTTERFLY, A YELLOW BUTTERFLY, A BROWN BUTTERFLY AND A ORANGE BUTTERFLY AND THE KING TOLD THEM WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS.

"I HAVE AN IDEA", SAID THE CHIEF BUTTERFLY, "AT THE END OF THE SUMMER ALL THE BUTTERFLIES WILL FLY OVER THE TREES AND SHAKE SOME OF THE COLOUR OFF THEIR WINGS, THE LEAVES WILL THEN BE A DIFFERENT COLOUR, SOME RED, SOME YELLOW, SOME BROWN AND SOME ORANGE, AND THEN THE LEAVES WILL KNOW THAT IT IS TIME TO FALL TO THE GROUND".
"THAT IS A GOOD IDEA" SAID THE WIZARD, BUT, THE QUEEN SAID, "WHERE WILL THE BUTTERFLIES GO TO IN THE WINTER IF THERE ARE NO LEAVES TO SLEEP IN ?".

THE WIZARDS ASSISTANT WAS AN ELF CALLED FRED, "WE DON'T HAVE TO SPRINKLE COLOUR ON ALL THE TREES", HE SAID, "WE CAN LET SOME TREES STAY GREEN".
"WHAT A GOOD IDEA", SAID THE KING, "AND THE BUTTERFLIES CAN SLEEP IN THE TREES THAT STAY GREEN".

THE CHIEF BUTTERFLY TOLD THE CHIEF BIRD, THE CHIEF BIRD TOLD ALL THE OTHER BIRDS, AND VERY SOON, THE BIRDS WERE FLYING TO EVERY TREE, IN EVERY WOOD, AND EVERY FOREST TO TELL THE TREES.
THE TREES WERE VERY HAPPY TO HEAR THE NEWS, THEY SAID, "THE LEAVES ARE VERY HEAVY WHEN WE HAVE TO HOLD THEM UP".
THE TREES AGREED THAT THE STRONGEST TREE WAS THE FIR TREE AND THE FIR TREE WOULD KEEP ITS LEAVES.

AT THE END OF THE SUMMER THE BUTTERFLIES FLEW OF AND SPRINKLED THEIR COLOURS, THE LEAVES TURNED TO RED AND ORANGE, AND, YELLOW AND BROWN, AND THEN FELL TO THE GROUND.
THE TREES COULD HAVE A REST BEFORE THE NEXT YEARS LEAVES GREW.
THE BUTTERFLIES WERE HAPPY AS THEY COULD SLEEP ALL THROUGH THE WINTER IN THE BIG STRONG FIR TREES.

THE TREES WERE HAPPY AND DID NOT FALL OVER.
THE CARS COULD DRIVE ON THE ROADS, THE SHIPS COULD SAIL ON THE RIVERS, THE TRAINS COULD MOVE ON THE RAILWAYS.
DADDIES COULD GO TO WORK, MUMMIES COULD GO TO THE SHOPS, AND, BOYS AND GIRLS COULD GO TO SCHOOL.

THE END