What to wish for in these desparate times...

Seeing how the economy of the United States is imploding from the consequences of the sub-prime crisis made me think that the Department of Homeland Security should be taking a good hard look at the situation as I'm guessing that it was Al-Qaeda operatives who bought those homes, counting on capitalist greed to bring the economy down. Who needs bombs when human greed can do your dirty work for you?

So I was thinking, while singing badly in the shower today, what do I want? A cheap mortgage, fast car, new pulse MIG welder, 'World peace'? Nah, and I probably best leave that last one to Miss America contestents.

Then I saw it, on the label of a tube of shampoo. It was staring me in the face; if it had been a snake it would have bit me: '7 wishes in 1 week' My question answered. I now know what I want!

I will list them for you:
less split ends
manageable
smooth
shine
nourish
strong
soft

Simple!

Funny insurance letter...

My wife just received a letter about her term life insurance cover and the first line of it read, '... I am pleased you have not had to claim on your insurance over the past year.'

Not as much as we are!

Thank you Barack Obama

It's not often that I have a reason to thank a politician, but I want to send a big 'thankee!' to Barack Obama in the USA.

Dear wife and I relax some evenings watching TV drama series on DVD, and we've worked our ways through several different series over the past couple of years. We can tell you any number of quirky ways to die from 'Six Feet Under'; we can tell you several different ways to torture and kill bad guys who are threatening our way of life from '24'; and we were inspired by the idealised political doings of President Jed Bartlett in 'The West Wing' (ah, if only)... and the list goes on.

Most recent was 'Spooks' about the ever clever members of the British intelligence organisation MI5, whose use of brains, instead of Jack Bauer's sheer torturing and killing skills, makes it a much more interesting watch.

Finished that, what next?

Supposedly, as he hasn't returned my calls about it, Barack Obama is quoted as saying that his favourite TV show is 'The Wire' about a group of detectives from the Baltimore Police Department, and the criminals that they deal with. It is excellent watching, but you have to stick with it. I guess it's like a real police investigation where you have lot of details at the beginning of a case but it doesn't make any sense. The writers and directors of The Wire seem to have structured their storylines like that - when you watch the first episode of a series you wonder what the heck is going on, but stick with it and it makes sense.

So thank you Barack Obama. For this one small contribution to our lives. May you make more significant ones to ours, and the lives of others following November.