ONE FOOT IN MY MOUTH 21/8/14 No 142 Editorial:- Quiet here at SG1, oh yes that is the shortened version of the name I`ve given to the camp. It actually sounds more like a London area than our camps unofficial monica. Where do you live Fred? Er, SG1. Anyway lots of residents attended a garden party somewhere in Norwich this afternoon, put on by the owners of our home and the many other complexes they own around here. The object is to allow residents to meet the management teams and associate with other family members. A very nice idea. Among the various attractions, a bouncy castle, free ice creams, cups of tea for the older visitors and cream cakes. Meanwhile the offers available from our weekly gift list,- samples are left for us to peruse - include, A pop up book of farm animals, replacement fasteners for broken zips, Bonzi (sic) trees for the smaller person, and bibs for all ages. Then there is the newly introduced jigsaw puzzle set up on a table in the lounge. The picture, a kitten. A note states anybody can fit in any pieces. Why is it that when you move into a place like this people seem to think you are Ga Ga, or you can only do old peoples things. I hope that don`t sound agist. Around The World:- Still on the subject of names and signs etc. Out in the vastness of the Arizona desert, by a huge complex of buildings a sign which reads, State Prison - Do not pick up hitchhikers. History:- 1560; Tycho Brahe, becomes interested in astronomy. It does not say at what time. 1961; Jomo kenyatta is freed from prison in Kenya. 1959; Hawaii became the 50th US state. 1983; The Philippines` opposition leader, Benigno Aquino, was shot dead minutes after returning from exile. 1986; Ian Botham, takes world record 356th test cricket wicket, V New Zealand, at the Oval. 1986; 1,700 people were killed by a cloud of gas from the volcanic Lake Nyos in Cameroon. 1988; British licensing laws were relaxed. 2013; Hundreds of people were killed in a chemical attack in Ghouta, Syria. Birthdays:- 1914; Dallas Pratt, collector? 1930; Princess Margaret, sister of the Queen. 1933; Barry Norman, film critic, 81. 1938; Kenny Rodgers, Houston Texas, 76. Deaths:- 1940; Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary, killed with an icepick by Ramon Mercader (b1878), 62. 1980; jack Cheetham, South african cricketer (15 tests as SA captain). Sport:- Didn`t look at any today. Sorry. Word Of The Day:- QUASI: adv; (introducing an exclamation) that is to say; as it were.
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