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Paranoid Robots
My first wife was a gadget lover, and every time we went to USA she came back with some new invention for her kitchen; if there was a robotic element she was very happy. She also had two robots for cleaning her floors [no I wasn’t one of them]. One was a wet cleaner for…
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Vampire Face-lift
An article entitled “‘the vampire facelift that puts colour in your cheeks” informs of a new beauty process that is associated with your own blood and is better than Botox or plastic surgery. Women are ironing out their wrinkles and rejuvenating their skin with injections of their own blood. The procedure involves taking blood from…
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The Fruitful Life
There is a law of fruitfulness in the entire creation and consequently history confirms that mankind in particular has always had a need for productivity to fulfil their needs, ever since God said to Adam “till the ground.” It appears that a disposition has been implanted into humanity requiring self-generation that impels them to spawn…
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War & Peace
The story is told of a scorpion that wanted to cross a stream. A frog offered to give it a ride. As they were travelling, the scorpion stung the frog. The frog winced, but continued across the water. This happened several times. When they reached the other side, the frog asked, “Why did you sting…
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The A40 Saloon
A FEW YEARS AGO I had two cards pushed through my door because parcels were delivered and we were out. It had taken me some considerable time to trace a supplier of decaffeinated tea by water process (almost all firms in England use chemicals) but I found that Twinings produced some for export, and were…
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