I hate the gap

cur·mudg·eon

kərˈməjən/

noun

noun: curmudgeon; plural noun: curmudgeons

1. a bad-tempered or surly person.

   Got that from Doc Martin - he is not the curmudgeon

   
   I cannot change the gap in the front of this piece of writing and I am very unhappy about that!
   
   I have sent a complaint to blogger 17:25-ish.
   

   
   

Hello and flock of seagulls. The term "Hasta la vista" is a Spanish farewell that can be literally translated as "Until the (next) sighting" and means "See you later" and "Goodbye".xxx

This is Bull shirt?

WhatsApp???

What the heck disjoint I do???


Metacarpal bones
Metacarpal bones
Metacarpal bones (left hand) 01 palmar view with label.png
Metacarpals shown in red. Left hand, anterior (palmar) view.
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The five metacarpal bones, numbered. Left hand, anterior (palmar) view.

Ah so desu ka!

Hows about a shout-out
what the flock are you doing, young man?

curmudgeon

kəːˈmʌdʒ(ə)n/

noun

noun: curmudgeon; plural noun: curmudgeons

a bad-tempered or surly person.

synonyms:

bad-tempered person;

It's all in the moves

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Last Updated: 24 February 2016

There are a variety of motility disorders that can affect the GI tract from the very top (esophagus) to the very bottom (colon and rectum).

Each part of the GI tract – esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine – has a unique function to perform in digestion, and each has a distinct type of motility and sensation. When motility or sensations are not appropriate for performing this function, symptoms occur.

Good one, Neil!

kuytkuytkvuyt

Thunderstruck

09:29 AC/DC Thunderstruck

Manyana Friday

"Did you hear about the Morgan's?"

A great Movie which we have seen part of it before -
Men are from Mars and Woman are from Venus

Oh what a night.
This is a celebration of dropping of old habits and moving forward with great joy!
Canada is far away, yet one can fly there!
KNP is NOT so far; yet miles for us and maybe not again...party is not our friend!
And yet we persevere.

rain is good...

Yet it is raining...

Prince is out now...ooh ah
 and the rain is purple

Saturday, and it is still raining...hump!

Planting all my life! Way to go...24 April 2016

Nasturtiums are edible and taste like pepperiness undisolved - now tht's a cold fact, like Rodriguez...

Oh what to do - Dinner is a blaze

Life is but a dream and then you hit reality!
In the middle
And it is all in the way you carry on!

Philip Seymour Hoffman, once he was!
A very cool parson who took the wrong turn in a moment of madness.
I never knew too much about him - just his visage is very familiar...

He is out now!

"The root causes of addiction, like those of many multifactorial diseases, are frustratingly elusive, a nebulous mixture of genetics, exposure, and environment. Addiction runs in families, but plenty of addicts come from families with no history of the disease. "

It's all a question of taste!
Man mare means that. This posted is for Tannith, just because I can and that is that.

I wish I could copy Trev's pics off FB - I just don't know how... cool pics from Iceland

Ta da The Ring-necked Dove

Oops, my last blog entry was from Tuesday or Wednesday and it was only posted today. The sad error is that the blog is now looking confused as my posting is out of order. It would appear that I might be mad; nay, that would be the Mad Hatter...

Today it is magical and good with only 'Touch of Madness'. A fine place in Observatory that I used to visit with friends after working at the Fig. Those were the days, but sadly I work no more...

...at the enterprise to  earn a living. My days are taken up by remembering what is what, what goes where and how long is a piece of string, what is pi and the meaning of 42.
SOME REAL INFORMATION:

The ring-necked dove, also known as the Cape turtle dove or half-collared dove, is a widespread and often abundant dove species in East and southern Africa. It is a mostly sedentary bird, found in a catholic variety of open habitats. Wikipedia

Off to see the Lady

It must be observed that I have been extremely lonely and perplexed without my B.

Too Wit Too Woo\\I am no owl - a wise and brave bird with a big head and huge eyes. The head is to hold the eyes and of course the brain which is where the wisdom is perceived to be.

_oops a late posting- maybe Tuesday or Wednesday - Today being Saturday

What a Thrush

Olive Thrush - a great bird recorded at our Bird Bistro

Number Two

Number one.

is it or is it not

About a week or three days ago we did the diabetes thang
This is the WWW address: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetes-insipidus/home/ovc-20182403

Diabetes insipidus

• Overview
• Symptoms & causes
• Diagnosis & treatment
• Self-management
• More about

Overview

By Mayo Clinic Staff

Print

Diabetes insipidus (die-uh-BEE-teze in-SIP-uh-dus) is an uncommon disorder that causes an imbalance of water in the body. This imbalance leads to intense thirst even after drinking fluids (polydipsia), and excretion of large amounts of urine (polyuria).
While the names diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus sound similar, they're not related. Diabetes mellitus — which can occur as type 1 or type 2 — is the more common form of diabetes.
There's no cure for diabetes insipidus, but treatments are available to relieve your thirst and normalize your urine output.

Lance Armstrong: http://bigthink.com/think-tank/lance-armstrongs-guide-to-passing-a-drug-test

To Be or Not to Be...Ask the question
or
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Since_You've_Been_Gone_%28film%29
A film I saw the other day...

Since You've Been Gone (film)

Lara Flynn Boyle

 

 https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Lara_Flynn_Boyle
of Twin Peaks - Coffee anyone, or is it a Cuppa Joe?
Twin Peaks : https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Twin_Peaks

Dead Poets Society

 https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Dead_Poets_Society

Peloton

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Peloton 

Documentation is a set of documents provided on paper, or online, or on digital or analog media, such as audio tape or CDs. Examples are user guides, white papers, on-line help, quick-reference guides.

https://www.google.co.za/?gws_rd=ssl#q=documentation

 

 

what is the plan today - to live and enjoy

Good day! We shall get to the bottom of this ASAWC, with God's help.
A satirical essay by Benjamin Franklin in the Paris Journal (1784) pointed out that people would sleep through good sunlight then waste candles and lamp oil playing cards all night. The witty essay must have set a few people thinking about the issue.
A satirical essay by Benjamin Franklin in the Paris Journal (1784) pointed out that people would sleep through good sunlight then waste candles and lamp oil playing cards all night. The witty essay must have set a few people thinking about the issue.

Putting you first, time after time 

What kind of language is French?

French (le français [lə fʁɑ̃sɛ] ( listen) or la langue française [la lɑ̃ɡ fʁɑ̃sɛz]) is a Romance language, belonging to the Indo-European family. It descended from the spoken Latin language of the Roman Empire, as did languages such as Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Catalan and others.

French language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Is French a Latin based language?

It descended from the spoken Latin language of the Roman Empire, as did languages such as Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Catalan and others. French has evolved from Gallo-Romance, the spoken Latin in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul.

 

Dead Poets Society

Connected to:

BAFTA Poetry Maurice Jarre

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dead Poets Society
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Peter Weir
Produced by	Steven Haft Paul Junger Witt Tony Thomas
Written by	Tom Schulman
Starring	Robin Williams
Music by	Maurice Jarre
Cinematography	John Seale
Edited by	William M. Anderson
Production company	Touchstone Pictures
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures
Release dates	June 2, 1989
Running time	128 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$16.4 million
Box office	$235.8 million[2]

Dead Poets Society is a 1989 American drama film written by Tom Schulman, directed by Peter Weir and starring Robin Williams. Set in 1959 at the fictional elite conservative boarding school Welton Academy,^[3] it tells the story of an English teacher who inspires his students through his teaching of poetry.

The film received critical acclaim and was a box office success; it was also BAFTA's best film^[4] and best foreign film in France and Italy. Schulman received an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his work.

Plot

In 1959, shy Todd Anderson begins his senior year of high school at Welton Academy, an elite prep boarding school. He is assigned one of Welton's most promising students, Neil Perry, as his roommate and is quickly accepted by Neil's friends: romantic Knox Overstreet, overachiever Richard Cameron, best friends Steven Meeks and Gerard Pitts, and mischievous beatnik Charlie Dalton.
On the first day of classes, they are surprised by the unorthodox teaching methods of new English teacher John Keating, a Welton alumnus who encourages his students to "make your lives extraordinary", a sentiment he summarizes with the Latin expression carpe diem ("seize the day"). Subsequent lessons include standing on their desks to teach the boys how they must look at life in a different way, telling them to rip out the introduction of their poetry books which explains a mathematical formula used for rating poetry, and inviting them to make up their own style of walking in a courtyard to encourage them to be individuals. His methods attract the attention of strict Headmaster Gale Nolan.

21:52 Here comes nother one...Twin Peaks is an American television serial drama created by Mark Frost and David Lynch. It follows an investigation headed by FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) into the murder of homecoming queen Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee) in the fictional town of Twin Peaks, Washington. Its pilot episode was broadcast on April 8, 1990, on ABC. Seven more episodes were produced, and the series was renewed for a second season that aired until June 10, 1991.
Kyle MacLachlan

Spats

That is the look -  1800's

Spats - very 1800's

Spatsterdashes - to protect the Gentry from muddy spots

When you ou've know you've got it.

It's a beautiful day and ND is being arisen (10"30-ish) by Maria while the technicians are working on the gate.

Synonym Discussion of chutzpah

temerity, audacity, hardihood, effrontery, nerve, cheek, gall, chutzpah mean conspicuous or flagrant boldness. temerity suggests boldness arising from rashness and contempt of danger temerity to refuse>

. audacity implies a disregard of restraints commonly imposed by convention or prudence audacity and vision>. hardihood suggests firmness in daring and defiance hardihood>. effrontery implies shameless, insolent disregard of propriety or courtesy effrontery>. nerve, cheek, gall, and chutzpah are informal equivalents for effrontery nerve of that guy> cheek to call herself a singer> gall to demand proof> chutzpah needed for a career in show business>.

Good bye the old hat and swiftly in with the new!

Today is the Day!

Enough of lying idle in the eddies of life - who might eddy be?
Duncan at clicks - Walmer Park???
Van Morrison could be the inspiring artist - we'll need a muse!

Fishing for an eel in the Orange River - near its source...

Swiftly stand to attention

Today is the day!

Babysitting - although who is who in the zoo is questionable?

WORD OF THE DAY

epistemic

play of or relating to knowledge or knowing

Swift's are undoubtedly the fastest flyers

Swift

Connected to:

Treeswift Apodiformes Common swift

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Swift Temporal range: Eocene to present
Common swift, Apus apus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Apodiformes
Family:	Apodidae Hartert, 1897
Genera
Nearly 20, see text.

The swifts are a family, Apodidae, of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are not closely related to any of the passerine species. Swifts are placed in the order Apodiformes, which they share with hummingbirds. The treeswifts are closely related to the true swifts, but form a separate family, the Hemiprocnidae.

Resemblances between swifts and swallows are due to convergent evolution, reflecting similar life styles based on catching insects in flight.
The family name, Apodidae, is derived from the Greek ἄπους (ápous), meaning "footless", a reference to the small, weak legs of these most aerial of birds.^[1][2] The tradition of depicting swifts without feet continued into the Middle Ages, as seen in the heraldic martlet.
Some species of swifts are among the fastest animals on the planet, with some of the fastest measured flight speeds of any bird.

ENT and I say

Extra Terrestrial???

Ent

Connected to:

Middle-earth J. R. R. Tolkien The Lord of the Rings

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ents

Onodrim, Shepherds of the Trees
"Treebeard and Hobbits" illustration by Tom Loback
Founded	First Age
Founder	Yavanna
Leader(s)	Treebeard
Home world	Middle-earth
Base of operations	Fangorn Forest
Language	Entish

Races of Middle-earth
Ainur
Valar Maiar
Other races
Elves Men Hobbits Dwarves Ents Eagles Orcs Trolls Dragons

Ents are a race of beings in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world Middle-earth who closely resemble trees. They are similar to the talking trees in folklore around the world. Their name is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word for giant.

The Ents appear in The Lord of the Rings as ancient shepherds of the forest and allies of the free peoples of Middle-earth during the War of the Ring. The Ent who figures most prominently in the book is Treebeard, who (credibly) claims to be the oldest creature in Middle-earth. At the time The Lord of the Rings takes place, there are no young Ents (Entings) because the Entwives (female Ents) were lost. The Ents are akin to Huorns, whom Treebeard describes as a transitional form of trees which become animated or, conversely, as Ents who grow more "treelike" over time.^[1]
Inspired by Tolkien and similar traditions, animated or anthropomorphic tree creatures appear in a variety of media and works of fantasy.

 

So the ENT is not just an Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist.

Dammed if I do...

...& damned if I don't...

21.02.'16

Hi. The first and most important step.

Greeting someone is the most important and meaningful thing one can do.

Inspiration, I guess, is a very personal thing.
Irene is an inspiration - may she continue to be!

25 degrees C. 13:30-ish

February 3

reminisce

to indulge in the process or practice of thinking or telling about past experiences

Saturday 13.02.'Gleba' is the fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of fungi such as the puffball or stinkhorn. The gleba is a solid mass of spores, generated within an enclosed area within the sporocarp.

Freedom from...

First for the month of February...

heinous

ˈheɪnəs,ˈhiːnəs/

adjective

adjective: heinous

(of a person or wrongful act, especially a crime) utterly odious or wicked.

"a battery of heinous crimes"

 

1 more night in CPT.

Pot luck???

The fish are Dead!....I aided in their demise.

However, Jan left them untended and uncared for and I loved those fish so much so that I fed and cared for them!

Pity that the fish were only in the lower pond - the mosquitoes were all in the upper pond and liked to suck my blood.

I was forced to kill them...just did not take care  of the consequences of my action of pouring sunlight soap into the pond, upper one, to deprive the mosquito's of oxygen, kill them and rid myself of the plague and the itchy bites.

Alack alas, the consequences of killing the mossies was that I became a fish murderer...alack, alas... the consequences were too diabolical - dead fish which Jan the can so concisely fished out of the pond and placed on my bed - with / wothout??? my Dad's knowledge...tskm tsk...

Back to the Grindstone.

Sumptuous!

The hotel's most sumptuous suite overlooks the lush gardens and includes a palatial marble bathroom with a spa and a commodious, intricately tiled walk-in shower.

"On Thanksgiving, guests dine at a sumptuous table of traditional foods, sweet potatoes, green salads, squash, corn, beans, wine and pumpkin pie. But here, the turkey sits at the head of the table, enjoying their own plate of food." — Paula Poundstone, speaking on NPR, 10 Oct. 2015

I am a sumptuous meal for mosquitoes - there is a certain bite in that tale...Trev, where is the fartled  gruntbag when you need it? Did the Vogon's get that too??

What's up Doc?

Yada Yada Yadad

apropos

ˌaprəˈpəʊ,ˈaprəpəʊ/

preposition

preposition: apropos

1. 1.

   with reference to; concerning.

   "she remarked apropos of the initiative, ‘It's not going to stop the abuse’"

   synonyms:

   with reference to, with regard to, with respect to, regarding, concerning, respecting, on the subject of, in the matter of, touching on, dealing with, connected with, in connection with, about, re; anent "value judgements apropos of particular works of art"

adjective

adjective: apropos

1. 1.

   very appropriate to a particular situation.

   "the song feels apropos to a midnight jaunt"

   synonyms:

   appropriate, pertinent, relevant, apposite, apt, applicable, suitable, germane, material, becoming, befitting, significant, to the point/purpose; More opportune, felicitous, timely "the word ‘conglomerate’ was decidedly apropos"

   antonyms:

   inappropriate

Origin

6 January...

...my first post for the year...

Great lunch with Mr Potter at or near Groot Constantia!

Stonewalling on  "The Ides of March" movie with George Clooney.

21:49 is thi s the time to watch TV? Yes, damnit,  enjoy it.I will watch and  

Flag of the United States

Connected to:

U.S. state Five-pointed star Kingdom of Great Britain

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

United States of America

Names	The American flag, The Stars and Stripes; Red, White and Blue; Old Glory; The Star-Spangled Banner
Use	National flag and ensign
Proportion	10:19
Adopted	June 14, 1777 (original 13-star version) July 4, 1960 (current 50-star version)
Design	Thirteen horizontal stripes alternating red and white; in the canton, 50 white stars of alternating numbers of six and five per row on a blue field

The flag of the United States of America, often referred to as the American flag, is the national flag of the United States. It consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton (referred to specifically as the "union") bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars. The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 states of the United States of America, and the 13 stripes represent the thirteen British colonies that declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain, and became the first states in the Union.^[1] Nicknames for the flag include the Stars and Stripes,^[2] Old Glory,^[3] and the Star-Spangled Banner.

History

See also: Timeline of the flag of the United States

The design of the flag has been modified 26 times officially since 1777. The 48-star flag was in effect for 47 years until the 49-star version became official on July 4, 1959. The 50-star flag was ordered by President Eisenhower on August 21, 1959 and was adopted in July 1960. It is the longest-used version of the U.S. flag and has been in use for over 55 years.^[4]