Hurricane Sandy
It would appear that Hurrican Sandy has got people all worked up in the United States.
I’ve just read this piece by Mark Mardell. All well thought out stuff, but it was this comment that I noticed.
John: Obama is the Antichrist from Revelations
How does anyone know he is or isn’t?
If you believe in God and the Bible you know some day its going to happen
Ever since Obama it feels like all Hell is breaking loose upon Earth
Perhaps its overdramatic but something feels uneasy
Do people really believe such rubbish?
The sooner the people of the United States and the rest of the world as well, realise that religion is just a con trick to extract money from their wallets, the better.
By the way is Sandy of the hurricane fame, male or female?
Booking At The BFI
I’ve just booked a film tonight at the BFI.
Their web site annoyed me, as it insisted on having a password with at least one capital letter and a number. I find the shift unreliable because of my gammy hand, so it usually takes several goes to make certain I’ve got it right.
All password entry should have a checkbox to display what you’ve actually typed.
Two websites I use regularly are Zopa and Nationwide. Neither relies on case being needed and Zopa allows you to check a box to show what has been typed. I would assume that neither have security problems as otherwise it would be all over the Internet.
The only site I use which insists on at least one capital is Betfair. But I seldom use it these days, as I always forget and have difficulty logging on.
Brown Is Voted Worst Living Prime Minister
According to the Sunday Times, a poll has shown that 43% voted Gordon Brown, Britain’s worst living Prime Minister.
Lord North was disqualified as no-one had a spade to dig him up!
It’s Not April The First
This story shown here in the Daily Mail first caught my eye in the Sunday Times, so I suspect it’s serious. But it does have the touch of the April Fool about it.
On the other hand, there must be lots of other professions like shop assistants, receptionists or pharmacists, where some women choose to wear high-heels. I’ve also known a few short ladies, who wear heels virtually all the time. I also had a lady dentist who always wore very high heels, but that was only with the old-fashioned dental chairs.
So perhaps the best solution would be to ban women from wearing them except in the comfort of their own home!
Choosing A Celebrity President
There’s this bit of fun on the BBC’s web site.
I answered it honestly and certainly got someone, who would do a better job than many politicians; Oprah Winfrey. Although, I’m not a fan and I’ve never seen any of her television programs or films. In fact, if you showed me a picture of her, I doubt I’d recognise her.
I then reversed my answers and got someone called LL Cool J. I certainly haven’t heard of him and from what I read on Wikipedia, I haven’t missed much.
The Anonymous Widower 