Jim Webster's Blog, page 56

Electoral snobbery and the dog poo fairy

After the uprising of the 17th of June The Secretary of the Writers’ Union Had leaflets distributed in the Stalinallee Stating that the people Had forfeited the confidence of the government And could win it back only By redoubled efforts. Would it not be easier In that case for the government To dissolve the people …

Occasionally you get it right.

Not sure why the incident came to mind, perhaps it was seeing the honeysuckle. It isn’t even flowering yet but it started me thinking about scents and the way scents seem to be able to tap straight into your memories. Catch a whiff of a long forgotten scent and suddenly you’re transported right back to …

Ain’t no Justice any more?

There’s an old proverb, “Throw enough mud and you’ll get your hands dirty.” It’s from the same bitter school that came up with the other proverb, “Give a man enough rope and he’ll hang you with it.”   It’s just that over the last few weeks I’ve been intrigued by the sheer number of posts …

Yeah well.

Life is, apparently, a gas, but I just wish it wasn’t hurting my shoulders so much at the moment. But then I’m getting ahead of myself. This week has been an interesting week, on Tuesday, youngest daughter and I had a trip up Coniston Old Man in glorious weather, cracking afternoon. Wednesday I’m in hospital …

Crime doesn’t pay, but at least you’re your own boss.

It’s a little known fact that the fall in the number of pirates has increased Global Warming. The statistics are there for the world to see; but ‘they’ didn’t want you to find out. Indeed when you look at the graph it stops in 2000. That being said, you can see why we’ve got this …

Funny what people remember.

An old man [So at least twenty years older than me] was chatting to a couple of his contemporaries over a coffee in the front room. He started talking about this really good pub meal he and his wife had eaten the other day. One of his mates asked the name of the pub. He …

“I’m from the Government and I’ve come to help you.”

I’ve mentioned the three great lies before.  Of course I’ll still love you in the morning. The cheque is in the post. I’m from the government and I’m here to help you.   It’s just that yesterday I was with a group of people whose long term aim is to overthrow society as we currently …

Lies, damn lies and publishing.

I don’t know whether you are on ‘LinkedIn’, it purports to be a website which allows you to get in touch with others in the world of work. The idea is that everybody gets better jobs because potential employers can look at your web page and see what a wonderful person you are. There are …

Funny old world

First you write a book, and then you try to sell it. In the case of ‘Justice 4.1’ I went to the extent of creating a Facebook page for it! The Problem is, whilst I know what happens on Tsarina, it’s a beggar of a place to get photos from. And not just photos, we …

Now you’ve got broadband, text me.

Some years ago, I got an email from a mate which said “Now you’ve got broadband, send me a text.” I just stared at the email on the screen of my desk top computer before finally emailing him back the one word, “Why?” I’m afraid I couldn’t understand his answer, but it seemed to boil …