OMG! I happened across this clip the other day and now I’m too scared to go out the house…well, okay, not really, but boy this is funny. I can’t get the clip to embed so the link is below
Crimes of Carelessness
The 1950s were a dangerous decade. Back then you could be killed by nearly anything, and you frequently were. It was a different time. People were tougher. Today you get killed once, that’s it. Back in the ’50s you could get killed literally hundreds of times and it weren’t nothing.
Before the advent of 24 hour TV here in NZ the network used to show this cute little clip before going off air. Now it seems parents in general don’t know when AO content programming commences in our green land so the broadcasting people are looking at reintroducing ‘Goodnight Kiwi’ as a reminder that what follows is not recommended for children’s viewing.
Personally, I love the clip, and when I did my TV interviews down at the Avalon studio in Lower Hutt last year I have to admit I looked up to the tower and the broadcasting dishes etc and wondered what ever happened to the little guy
So, here for your viewing pleasure… Goodnight Kiwi
Personally, I hate it. Ever since I was a kid, and I don’t know exactly why, but a flash of lightning is enough to totally set my nerves on edge because I know that shortly after comes the clap or roll of thunder. I think the only time I’ve never been scare of thunder was summer ‘07 when I was sitting on our deck, it was a sunny day and there was this bank of black rippling cloud that crackled and rumbled with a really different sounding thunder (or maybe it was aliens from outer spaces.) Whatever, this week in NZ we’ve had some interesting weather, not least of which has been the threat of thunder storms which has made me very edgy.
For me, there’s nothing worse than being awoken by a flash of light and the bang of thunder shaking the house. But I know there are some of you out there who aren’t fazed by this. I envy you, deeply.
So which are you? A hide-under-the-covers kind of person? Or do you embrace the storm and relish it’s power?
I was crusing blogs tonight and visited Shelley Munro’s and was tickled pink to see this You Tube Vid of an advertisement that’s screening nationwide at present.
Want to come and visit? Word from the wise, watch the coastal roads! LOL!
I think too often we let our fears hold us back from what we’re truly capable of. Kate Walker once told me, “Be Brave!” So I challenge any of you who like to write to do the same.
Sometimes I wonder how we ever coped in our lives when just about every person didn’t have a cell phone and when land lines were used through big clunky phones with dials rather than push button key pads. At least back then we never had to face the horror of a flat battery.
My cell phone and the cordless phone in our bedroom both always seem to go flat on the weekend. Now, knowing that, you’d think that I’d charge them both on a Friday evening or night. Same with the man about the house, his cell phone always goes flat on a Saturday. I’ve turned off the warning tones on my cell phone because there’s nothing worse than being woken by a persistent beep to say “hey, I’m running out of juice here,” in the middle of the night–which brings me to an aside, why do these things never run flat during the day? Why, as with smoke detector batteries, is it only ever at around 2am that they start to beep.
Last night the man about the house had to stagger out of bed, extricate his cell phone from his pants pocket and plug it into a charger. Time? 1:50 am. That was a bit rough since he had to get up at 4:00 am to go on a fishing trip this morning. Anyway, I cast a bleary eye at the cordless phone on my bedside cabinet and guess what, it was flashing to warn me that it was running flat too. Get up this morning and check my cell phone and yep, bingo, ‘battery low.’
Do you have similar cycles in your household? And if you don’t, how on earth do you combat the curse of the dreaded middle of the night flat battery?
The road of true love is never smooth. Seeking distraction today, from a poor page count of my own, I surfed others love stories and happened across this one.
To be totally honest with you, I love what he came up with, but what a crying shame that he couldn’t hold onto the string just that little bit longer!
What would you do in his loved one’s place? The same as she has done or would you forgive and forget and say “yes” anyway?
I’m inclined to think that perhaps the bride-to-be is not as harsh as has been depicted in this item, however, if she really is then perhaps the groom-to-be should be rethinking who he wants to spend the rest of his life with!
I’ve had some interesting comment on my book piracy blog and yes, there will always be conflicting views over what is perceived to be right (or acceptable because hey, it’s not murder), and what isn’t.
This guy sums it up for me. Sure, it’s not exactly the same thing, but it’s not so far removed either.
Tagline: Give a father no options and you leave him no choice.
I saw this movie a few years ago, and since it came out in 2002 it was quite a few years ago, but it’s the kind of theme that never dates. Intense, powerful, emotional–John Q delivers it all as far as I’m concerned. And Denzel Washington is ‘the man’ when it comes to bringing tortured John Q Archibald’s father’s love, and just how far he’s prepared to go for his son, to the screen. Mind you, DW is pretty much ‘the man’ in every performance he does, don’ t you think? I don’t think I’ve ever seen him in a movie that I haven’t liked. As one reviewer on imdb pointed out, “Denzel usually played well-educated, intelligent lawyers and/or businessmen (with the obvious exception of TRAINING DAY), but here Denzel is playing an average Joe…a working stiff, struggling to pay bills and keep food on the table and a roof over his family’s head who is driven to extreme measures to protect the family he cherishes so dearly.”
John Quincy Archibald’s son Michael collapses while playing baseball as a result of heart failure. John rushes Michael to a hospital emergency room where he is informed that Michael’s only hope is a transplant. Unfortunately, John’s insurance won’t cover his son’s transplant. Out of options, John Q. takes the emergency room staff and patients hostage until hospital doctors agree to do the transplant.
For me, as a parent, this movie hits on so many fears. You have adversity in a difficult financial situation but you’re making ends meet, then wham! Out of the blue something threatens your child and you will do anything, ANYTHING, to make things right in your child’s world again. Of course the financial situation worsens, your child’s health worsens, your desperation increases. How far would you be prepared to go?
Great story, great performances and terrific ending. If you haven’t seen this yet, and you love a good drama, then, in my opinion, this is your thing.
a flash of lightning is enough to totally set my nerves on edge because I know that shortly after comes the clap or roll of thunder. I think the only time I’ve never been scare of thunder was summer ‘07 when I was sitting on our deck, it was a sunny day and there was this bank of black rippling cloud that crackled and rumbled with a really different sounding thunder (or maybe it was aliens from outer spaces.) Whatever, this week in NZ we’ve had some interesting weather, not least of which has been the threat of thunder storms which has made me very edgy.
I spotted an excellent blog, by 
The road of true love is never smooth. Seeking distraction today, from a poor page count of my own, I surfed others love stories and happened across 
What would you do in his loved one’s place? The same as she has done or would you forgive and forget and say “yes” anyway?
Tagline: Give a father no options and you leave him no choice.