When I was at school in the early 60's we were compelled to study some of Shakespeare's works. How I hated Macbeth and his witches; Hamlet and his Scandinavian plots; The boring whining of the Taming of The Shrew. At age 19 I became an actor upon the stage (first at university), and had parts in all three of the above-mentioned plays (and others). Suddenly Shakespeare was no longer in a book --he was real and clever and provided fantastic lines and scenarios to throw about, great emotions ...
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The test rules are simple: You give the opposite of the listed adjectives WITHOUT using a dictionary or Thesaurus. Example: polite-rude Have a go! Give the opposite(s) of the adjectives below: anxious-- barren-- abstract-- succinct-- docile-- extinct-- voracious-- tactile-- clumsy-- astute-- pious-- beneficial- and for good measure: effervescent-- No dictionaries or Thesauri (sic), remember. Answers in a few days. OH, GO ON. TRY!
I really enjoyed Trudygolightly's best smells. The thought of fresh bread being baked in a bakery still has my neurons in a spin. The best. What about sounds? I compiled a list of the worst and best sounds. First, 5 most irritating sounds. * Car burglar alarm. Can't stand that noise. * Sound of an animal tied up or in pain. Gets to me emotionally. * The sound of a chair scraping on a tiled floor. * The sound of a small child screaming its head off in a supermarket when it can't have wh...
It's the weekend so take a break and think of the ten most amazing things you have seen in your life--or experienced. It could be historical, unbelievably awe-inspiring, wondrous, breathtaking --you name it! I'll kick off with my ten then see if you can describe ten(or five, if you cant). No prizes--just some laid-back writing for Joeusers to enjoy. 1. I flew out from Cape town two years ago and as the plane climbed out over False Bay I saw a huge whale below. I've seen many whales before ...
My Lycos mail site has just been upgraded and less spam is coming through. However, there are people with devious means who manage to override it. Here are three examples: 1. ₣№‼ﭏ♪ƠǼǖǘư And: 2.♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♥♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ And: 3. From: Auction Manager: Your property is about to be put up for auction. 1 and 2 are obviously using symbols and my bl...
I remember as a little boy having a tin car made in Japan. This was the late fifties and Japanese products were not high on most people's want lists. We know where Japan stands today--its cameras, to name one example, being the best in the World. Toyota and Lexus are proud examples too, of how a nation seeks perfection in technology. To get to the point, the other day I looked at some of the electronic products I have in my home and it was quite a revelation, I can tell you: Most were made...
I enjoyed Draginol's blog :" Advice for my daughter." Some good advice, Draginol, but we never know how they'll turn out do we? And we have to adapt according to circumstances. My 26 year old daughter (married), has always enjoyed walking and talking with her Dad. I enjoy her husband too. So, when they visit we cram in as much loving and sharing time as we can get. My son, who is 19, is rebellious and cynical. He is after all the baby of the family and his dad (me), is now 60. It is a h...
I've been blogging since '99 when blogs were still fairly new. I've tried various blogs and still have a few around that I keep because of my hobbies and my various interests. I sell banknotes and write about automobiles and discuss British politics, and I like to inject a bit of humour now and then so I have a cynical, satirical blog too. The problem with many blogs is that there is limited readership probably because a): those sites are mismanaged or: we are being crowded out by too many ...
That's as far back as you can remember of course! I was thinking of movies the other day and realised that I had seen some great movies since I was a teenager in the sixties. So, I thought I'd ask the older Joeusers (and younger if you wish), to tell me the 3 movies that were the best . I do remember that Easy Rider was great but not one of my greats. So were Doctor Zhivago and American Graffiti. My very best were (to kick off the list): Driving Miss Daisy (I have a love affair with old Am...
* Of the 6 or so African nations taking part in the World Cup, Togo came closest today to winning a game. However, the Koreans came back strongly in the second half to beat this small African country. I cannot help thinking that Senegal or Cameroun could have done better but that is the luck of the draw! * South Africa hosts the next World cup in 2010 and I am told that preparations for this festival of football are well in hand. * Zimbabwe continues to worry the UN because of its gross...
My wife and I spent a year in England to be near our daughter and her husband. I'm a bored old critter so I decided to look for work. I'm an avid gardener so applied to be a nurseryman. No luck--too old. I guess they thought that carrying plants might be a chore for a fifty-nine year old! Then I applied for a job in PR. Surely my years as a principal might convince them that I had PR skills. No---59 year olds might fall and have an accident while successfully selling an idea. An application t...
Do you know some secrets to a perfect marriage? I actually think that there is no perfect marriage (how could there be when we mortals are so full of faults?) However, I deign to give advice and ask for comment. My wife and I have been married for 35 years. There are things that we disagree about and things that irritate us about one another. In fact we get into such heated disagreements that ornaments fly! However there are positive points about our marriage (this is so personal bu...
"Phishing" is, I believe, a spam e-mail with ulterior motives. Correct me, JU bloggers,if I err, but a "phishing" mail is an attempt to get information from a person by using less than honest credentials (In short: bullshit). Most of these mails try to get people to cough up address or bank details. They are quite common and they are becoming very blatant (apart from being a pain in the ass!). Here are some I received over the past month: --From: arkal@hotmail.ru Sir, I am a senior ...
I started smoking at 17, just after I left school. Smoking was fashionable in 1964 and we all puffed away in cinemas and restaurants and at work. When I think about it now I wonder how people put up with all that smoke! This dreadful habit was acceptable then because it was an age of freedom, of pot, of good music, of outrageous habits. The oldies will remember. I'm still smoking 40 years later and I'm ashamed. I put it down to stress (plenty of that in a big school if you're the head h...