The Ghost Writer has been involved
in technical things today involving his skills as an IT guru as he tried to
keep the majority of folk in his office or should I say offices happy. This is
not entirely easy at present with the looming arrival of the new super-dooper all
singing and dancing national database. However the Ghost Writer is a cynical chap
and as he says super-dooper all singing and dancing databases almost without
fail, do in fact fail. And towards the
end of the day the Ghost Writer has learnt that the start date to actually
start using the new super-dooper all singing and dancing national database has suddenly
been moved back about a month due to a minor technical problem brought about by
people actually using the thing.
As the IT teacher at school has
learnt the last thing you want to do if you want to keep IT systems working
normally is let normal people use them or as the IT teacher himself says “Never
do IT with children and animals but if you must always choose ducks” apparently
they do what they are told and using a beak to type with means they don’t accidently
press three keys at the same time and cause an interesting side effect which us
humans try to get rid of by pressing loads of things very fast in a semi-state
of panic muttering about twenty five years of lost work. That reminds me I must
back up my diary.
So what else
has happened, the icicles have got longer I now think I am going to easily win
this years longest icicle contest at the local village fete in August because
by then they will be huge. In fact about this time of year there is an influx
of entries but as the year progresses people drop out due to what they call
thawing, it is a common disease in icicles but apparently the dog says that if
we transfer the icicles to the cold frame in a couple of weeks they are sure to
be OK………
Oooooooo yes I
must tell all that my good friend in the strange world of cyberspace over in a
world called FB, Captain Nessman of the High Seas has just won a prestigious
international award for his contribution to traditional Pirate techniques, I
think he might get a huge sea chest of gold doubloons and a ceremonial super
sharp cutlass HAR HAR HAR HARDY HAR HAR as the great man himself would say.
We have also
had Traditional Easter Bread Cat Rolls with our evening meal, an old Easter
tradition in Britain
for thousands of years. It apparently is an Old Norse custom although back then
the Tasty Traditional Easter Bread Cat Rolls did not include the words Traditional,
Easter, Bread or Rolls just the words Tasty and Cats.
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Oh I am loving those Tasty Traditional Easter Bread Cat Rolls. They look like the cat's meow...*coughs in embarrassment at such a poor joke*
ReplyDeleteAnd what's this about the delightful Captain Nessman of the High Seas, winning a prestigious international award? If my fb page was working, I would congratulate him myself for his for his contribution to traditional Pirate techniques. :)
I am sure Captain Nessman will not mind me copying his letter here that he has received, he is studying Chinese in Taipei city Taiwan.
Delete"Dear Paul,
On behalf of the Center for International Education, we are pleased to inform you that you have been selected as a 2013-14 recipient of the Roberta and J. Martin Klotsche Scholarship in International and Global Studies.
The Klotsche Scholarship was established by the late UWM Chancellor J. Martin Klotsche in memory of his wife, Roberta, and their enduring commitment to international education and peace.
Your selection as a recipient of this scholarship serves as a great tribute to your scholarly achievements and your potential to make a significant contribution to international understanding in the future.
Please accept our congratulations and best wishes!
Sincerely,
Academic Programs Coordinator
Center for International Education
University of WI-Milwaukee"
Congratulations!
DeleteOh that's brilliant! Huge congratulations to the Captain. :)
DeleteI veRy rarely use tasty and cats in the same sentence, but the only time I see cats they are wandering the neighborhood being where they shouldn't. I just noticed the near symmetry of
ReplyDelete"tasty cats at"
so I need to work on a new mirror image sentence.
You could maybe, not say level yes ton
DeleteI would not say it either as it makes no sense
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