Earlier today, I saw a post on a forum regarding a petition being raised using the UK government's new online petition system (and there have been others using alternative online petition systems), which calls for the system of organ donation in the UK to be changed to an 'opt out' system. Essentially, this would be a system whereby you are automatically added to the organ donor register when you turn 18 and you would have to actively remove yourself from it if you objected.My first reaction was "no way". Now, I did think about this; I have been...
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Monday, January 29, 2007
Posted by Captain Flymo on 10:50 pm with No comments
Well, TG is back on our screens, and so is the Hamster. That man is a legend and I'm delighted he's back to normal.Seriously though, it is incredible that he is alive and well and it is down to the fact that no matter what we all say from time to time, we really do have dedicated and highly skilled medical staff in this country and they are available to us all. Let also not forget the role played by the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Most parts of the country seem to have one now and I would urge you to find and support your local one as they need donations...
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Posted by Captain Flymo on 9:23 pm with No comments
I'm rather fond of the guitar. I own a couple myself (although I'm not terribly good at playing them) and I love to see and hear virtuoso players. Well, here's one for your enjoyment: Tommy Emmanuel. There are no words to describe this guy other than he really IS this good and no, there aren't any other instruments being played during this tra...
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Posted by Captain Flymo on 7:43 pm with No comments
Anyone who lives in the UK cannot have failed to have heard about the MSC Napoli, a 65,000 tonne cargo ship carrying more than 2000 containers bound for Portugal and beyond. While I think it is quite repugnant the way lots of people have descended on the containers which have washed up from the vessel and ripped them open believing they have a god given right to whatever washes up on the beach, no questions asked, and therefore they haul away vast amounts of goods to try and make a quick buck, this isn't what really upsets me about this incident....
Monday, January 22, 2007
Posted by Captain Flymo on 10:35 pm with No comments
Which I haven't been. Bothered that is, mainly because I've been away, moving house or ill for quite some time. Still, new year, new effort and all that, and I even intend to talk less about the evils of internet dating (still crap) and more about random thoughts and stuff.Here's one to start us off. This evening I was perusing the butter section in my local Sainsburys (rock 'n' roll) and, being the bourgeois snob I am, I homed in on the organic butter. I always buy salted butter but I noticed that right next to the Sainsburys organic stuff I picked...
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