I’m getting to have a large collection of photo odds and ends laying around that don’t seem to fit anywhere, so I have rebooted my Flickr account.
I have also added a new page here to the site that displays the latest ten of my Flickr uploads.
Go Flickr.
I received an unusual text message this morning from the Portuguese Government.
Swine Flu Text Message
Roughly translated it says;
“Autumn officially begins today, and thus Swine Flu will probably return, and most of you will die. If you begin to feel unwell, please file your tax return immediately. “
No, actually it says;
“With symptoms of flu, please stay in your house and telephone 808242424 or contact your doctor. Strengthen your hygiene measures. Avoid infecting others. Consult www.dgs.pt”.
The tax return part probably comes later.
I was looking around the intertubes for a new pair of boots, and by chance happened across what are probably the most artistic looking shoes and boots that I have ever seen, just one example of which is shown below.
New Rock Boots
They are made by a company named New Rock, which seems to consist of a family of shoemakers in Spain that have been making boots and shoes for several generations.
I have no idea what the prices are like – though I have a feeling that they are probably of the ‘If you need to ask…’ variety – but whatever the cost, for boots that nice looking they are probably worth it.
The only problem I have is that the boots they make are completely impractical for what I need my new boots to do, so I have bought some of these instead.
However, the next time that I am in the market for some new motorcycle boots I know now where I will be buying them from, whatever they cost.
Earlier this morning I noticed an interesting photo gallery in the UK’s Daily Telegraph; A collection of the most expensive and most worthless items in the world.
All of the items shown are without a doubt expensive, but as for them all being ultimately worthless? I’m not so sure.
This watch, for example.
DualTow watch by Christophe Claret
The DualTow watch by Christophe Claret retails for $300,000, but it only displays the time to the nearest five minutes’. As the people behind the blog say: “So you’re paying for a, seemingly, needlessly complicated watch that doesn’t actually tell you the correct time.”
Does only being able to tell the time to within five minutes make that watch worthless? Not in my opinion.
And would I like one of those watches myself? Yes I would.
The North Circular Road To Hell And Wembley
In truth, and despite what many people assume, there are actually very few things about London that I miss or even particularly remember after having lived away for so many years, but there are just a few things, both good and bad, that can never be forgotten.
One of the bad things, most certainly, is the North Circular Road. It is truly the road to, from, and probably thought up in, hell.
Tomorrow, when England and Andorra play at Wembley Stadium, it appears that there is probably going to be a tube strike, and with no tubes running the only real way to get to Wembley from many points is, yep, you guessed it; via the North Circular Road.
Seventy. Thousand. Fans. All trying to get to Wembley. On the North Circular Road.
Count me right out.