Yves Rossy did not make it from Morocco to Spain this afternoon.
That’s too bad, but happily he seems to be uninjured by his splash-landing and he will, I hope, make it across on his next attempt.
Until then, I tip my hat to his courage. Bravo.
Early morning Algarve
Above is the view out of the wndow early this mornng as I sit here in the Algarve waiting to watch the Formula One from Malaysia on the TV.
I’m hoping for three things right now; firstly that that sky soon becomes a clear bright blue (which it almost certainly will), secondly that Jenson Button wins the F1 race, and lastly that there is no repeat of last week’s Formula One Fiasco.
Time will tell.
Television dramas and me are not often to be found in the same room, intentionally, but last night I did watch House Of Saddam on BBC 2, and you know, it really was quite good.
It is a four part ‘mini-series’, so if you did not watch part one last night you will have to start at part two next week – but catching up with what is going on should not be too difficult. The production itself is unusual – it kind of comes across as a mixture of Dallas and The Sopranos, but, somehow, it works.
I am not sure that anyone knows the truth of what really went on behind closed doors in the Saddam household, and most of us would probably be horrified if we did, but as far as factual accuracy regarding events surrounding Saddam’s rise to power, and the brutality and sheer ruthlessness involved in it, last night’s episode was as accurate as the few available historical facts allow.
I am not going to write too much about the show here as it will too easily turn this quick ‘heads-up’ into a spoiler, but suffice to say that if you get a chance to watch the remaining three parts (and maybe catch up with part one on YouTube, or whichever media site takes your fancy) then it is worth it. Part two is on next Wednesday at 9pm
Just to even things up after my previous post, and also to make myself realise just how much my taste in music has changed over time, here is the song that I seem to be most ‘into’ these past couple weeks or so.
Smashing Pumpkins – ‘Doomsday Clock’. Listen to it loud.
When I was at that half-asleep half-awake stage this morning I could clearly hear this song playing in the juke-box of my mind. It really was clear, too, as if through headphones. Kind of spooky.
Anyhow, I just dropped by YouTube and had a look for the video of the song.
Here it is.
Tears For Fears – ‘Woman in chains’. Great song.