mike hawkins - thinking out loud

I just know that I would like Eric Steward if I met him - 81 years old with a great attitude to life.

This article from the BBC news site covers the tale of a nine hour trip to buy a newspaper.

I love the last couple of paragraphs regarding old age and the merits of GPS.

"When you get to 80 and beyond it doesn't matter much. He's out there waiting for us and you just got to wait your turn."

"Why would you want one of those? You can't get lost. There is no fun in that."

Driver lost on 600km shops trip...

- BBC News

An amusing piece on the BBC news website, which underlines the low upload speeds with ADSL.

4Gb of data on a USB drive attached to an 11 month-old pigeon arrived while the broadband upload was still lumbering along.

Quite funny, have a look at the comments of the folk who set the race up.

 BBC NEWS | Africa | SA pigeon 'faster than broadband'

The call to invade Jersey has come.  Which side are you on?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXain9sNBBo

I’m not a fan of Irish jokes, I’m not keen on the traditional American “Polack” stories – but this hybrid story, well…it’s a cracker.

BBC NEWS | Northern Ireland | The mystery of Ireland's worst driver