I just dropped in because I forgot the name of the Shoebill bird and reread some of my posts – it occurred to me that some of them are rather funny even if I do say so myself!
Now it’s nearly xmas 2009 and I’m looking at a small, horribly abused tree which has it’s shortcomings hidden by many twinkly lights and shiny goodness… it’s like an arboreal facelift for the poor little fucker.
Speaking of shiny goodness, I have been a member of several shiny related forums for a while now, most notably Multitool.org which is a great place to make like minded friends, obsessed with Swiss army knives, Leathermans and everything related. Not everyone’s cup of tea of course, but a place that I cherish even more as I have had the pleasure of meeting up with several members and they are jolly nice chaps. I think the reason I’m talking about it is because I have been moved by the generous spirit there and how most members genuinely give a shit about each other which is more than I can say for the average interaction I have with people these days.
The other significant things in my recent life have been getting two rescued dogs and sadly losing one of them with 18 months. That’s been a rough journey but now we are left with the most lovely creature called Ruby (pickle pants to me) who is even lovely enough for our cat to tolerate. She’s my new best friend and I love her 
I haven’t got anything else I want to say right now, so off you go now to wonder why you were here in the first place. Have a rocking xmas and be careful out there.
