I Ain't Afraid of No Daleks

Once again I tag anyone who wants to do yet another blog quiz...

TELL US WHAT THESE REFERENCES MEAN TO YOU:

A SHIRLEY TEMPLE IS A...

An annoyingly cute 1930's child star in curls, who later became an ambassador or something, who also has a non-alcoholic drink that was developed in 1940's Los Angles, named after her.

WHEN YOU HEAR THE EXPRESSION "WHOO-HOO," YOU THINK OF...

Someone who's really chuffed, and a certain something in a man's trousers, or, putting them both togther, what women see and cheer about, at a Chippendale's show.

"MELLOW YELLOW" REFERS TO:

A song in by Donovan, a reference to some woman's bum in the novel Ulyses, a soft drink in the late 70's or early 80's in America--the predicessor to Mountain Dew soda pop, a drunk casually peeing on the side of a public building, a person with jaundice smoking a joint.

THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER...

Around the septic tank, where the cows have poo'ed, when it's really fake Astroturf, when someone other than me is caring for it.

STAGE LEFT MEANS....

The right hand side of the stage if you're an actor, the left hand side of the stage if you're an audience member, what the ticket agent told the traveling salesmen, when he asked what happened to the stagecoach, Where the American democratic party has fled to, because they are such a bunch of crappy wimps these days.

RULES; Normally, I guess it's my job to pass on five things of my own, when I tag someone, but I'm not feeling great, so if you tag yourself, you can use mine, or make up your own, your choice.

WASH AND WEAR REFERS TO...

A SPEEDING TICKET IS A...

WHEN YOU HEAR THE EXPRESSION, "Fire in the hole!" IT MEANS...

YANKEE DOODLE DANDY IS A...

PUB CRAWL means....

Yes, UK Disney fans voted Dr Who star David Tennant, as the most "green" (environmentally conscious) celebrity in the media spotlight today. So, then...it's not his hot body that turns these people on guys, it's the fact that he drives a hybrid car, and is worried about global warming.

See...all you fella's out there, trying to turn on the girls with your sexy hair cuts and posh clothes--all you really need to do is buy a hybrid car! Wanna' get lucky next time yer at the pub? Easy! Just tell the girl's that you own a hybrid car, and think global warming is really awful. Oh, and did you forget to mention that you have a vibrating screwdriver with a glowing tip, in your pocket...

The above photo was the what happened to Mr. Tennant, after playwrite27 talked him into eating at the Lake George McDonalds...

Well, I've just spent the last two hours tearing my hair out over the internet.

Avant is the WORST! If someone tells you to go with a new browser, and suggests Avent--run. I mean just as fast as you can, I mean like a Dalek was hot on your tail, that fast.

So far so good, as I've loaded the newest version of Firefox onto my 'puter--except, that the print is too darn small for my wonky eyesight---anyone out there know how I go about making the font bigger on my 'puter? (permentangly, not that "crtl +" stuff)

I can't see what I'm blinking typing!

I'm going to mess around with my blog a bit, before I lie down. Seem to have picked up a stomach bug in Lake George last night--knew I shouldn't have eaten at McDonalds, but I was hungry, and it's the only place in Lake George where I can afford to eat--resort towns being what they are, and doubling their prices during the brief summer "season," in order to turn a profit.

Yeah, went to Lake George for a couple of hours, last night. Mostly just walked around, gawking at the tourists, petting the carriage horses, window shopping--they've got some lovely little crystal gimcracks on display, in some of the shops. I spent about a dollar or two in one arcade, and wandered around in another without spending a red cent.

The tourists can make for interesting viewing, sort of like when you go on one of the car safari's ha-ha. There was the harrassed middle class mum, "Alright! I warned you both (a boy and a girl) to stop fooling around. That's it, I've had it! Tomorrow we're packing up and driving home..." And the well-dressed couple walking by, the man with the posh Manhattan accent saying to his lady companion, "So you see, if you really want to become a successful singer in this business, you really must..." The scruffy looking Eastern European Students, "Excuse me, how much for bus to camping place, you know?"

As the twilight closed in, slowly throwing the ebony-blue veil of the night, over the mountain ranges enveloping the lake, until they became just a faint outline in the gathering gloom, looking down the narrows channel, there came one of the big lake cruisers, all lit up, the golden lights from it's windows and decks, shining in the murky night, reflecting upon the black satin waters, like a Christmas tree, shining in the dusky waters, and as it passed Long Island, one could hear the distant boom of it's horn, as it signaled the pier that it was coming towards the dock. A lovely and peaceful sight. One could only wish for someone to share the moment with, to make it even more perfect.

NIGHT ON LAKE GEORGE, TAKEN FROM THE NEW YORK STATE PARK'S "MILLION DOLLAR BEACH"

You know, most environmental issues, are important, due to their impact on the planet, and the life here--especially human life.

But sometimes, environmental concerns can damage--even destroy, human life.

One of the big hot burning issues in my part of the world, is the placing of cell (mobile) phone towers inside the 40 million plus acre Adirondack State Park.

The APA--Adirondack Park Agency, an all-powerful group consisting of well- meaning trendy environmentalists, wealthy landowners and petty local officials who oversees and regulates activities within the park. Sometimes for the good, sometimes totally illgociallly. Very much like some of your local councils over there in the UK, ha-ha.

The APA has been fighting the building of cell towers in the mountains--most specifically, towers which would serve the major motorway (Interstate 87) connecting the US to Montreal Canada. Much of the northern end of this motorway is completely desolate, with no mobile service to be had--even in my former home, just 8 miles from here, I had no mobile service, and even the amublance crews could not always contact the local hospital.

Well, as a result of the APA's years of fighting mobile service, last year, a New York City area couple, skidded across the icy motorway, and off of a cliff. The man survived, but died--a slow, horrible death of hypothemia, because his mobile had no service, and he could not ring anyone to come help him. Their bodies stayed in their car for days, before anyone investigted the broken guardrail.

All because the APA didn't want their pretty little mountain views, marred by a cell tower.

This is one case where I say that environmentalists sometimes go too far. Being green is very important, I went "green" well over 20 years ago..or least I did to the extent where it was practical. Yet, there has to be a balance between "green" and human life. Being green is pointless, if it hurts people--not just cell towers, but forcing the poor and working poor, elderly and disabled to spend more money--money that often comes out of their food budget, or making life harder for them, in any way, for that matter.

It's incredibly easy for the "haves" to dictate to the have nots, or for someone who doesn't travel in a remote area, not to care about those who do. But, caring isn't quite so meaningful, I feel, if you are blinded by the consequences of your actions on other human beings. At least, that's how I feel.

Oh, and the gruesome death of this couple has forced the APA to concede--but only on the insistance that the tower be placed where "no one can see it." So, they still stubbornly cling to what THEY want, and yet appear to appease the needs of human beings to live safely. So, while I applaud the bringing in of a vital sevice to the semi-wilderness of the mid to northern Adirondacks, I shake my head at the APA's continuing arrogance and childishness.

Today after work, I have to go back to Firefox. I wasn't thrilled with Firefox, but Avant Browswer 11.6 build 20 is HORRIBLE!

It is easier to use than Firefox, true, but its downfall is that it acts like dial-up and freezes my computer. This happened from DAY ONE.

Avant has refused to respond to my requests for assistance on their forums, and I can't e-mail them, because their own website is messed up, and the drop down box for "subject" on their e-mail message page, doesn't work--therefore it will not send Avant an e-mail message.

I've not had a virus on my 'puter in over 2 years--but got one within 2 weeks of switching to Avant.

AVOID Avant browswer at ALL COSTS. I suspect it has a bug.