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brum, west mid, United Kingdom
worlds biggest failure. would've been the worlds un-coolest guy... but J. Clarkson took that hands down ..

Friday 6 November 2009

       





11th hour
11th day
11th month






In Memory of Private Reuben Hinks
2468, 2nd Bn., Royal Warwickshire Regiment
who died aged 21 on 9th October 1917

Remembered with honour
 
TYNE COT MEMORIAL

I often think of Reuben and his "pals"
especially this time of year of course,
and the saddest thought, is that for
Reuben and many of his mates,
the war never ended .......




Wednesday 4 November 2009


.... they shoot horses don't they.....


Had four numbers in the lottery, yeah £66, Vegas here I come.
Apart from money to "good' causes, I don't know why I do the
Lottery, you can't win it twice, can you?
    I was born English and white. Now if you have the stomach for
it, go look at news-clips of children in other parts of the world,
( you know where) then convince me that I didn't win the Lottery
the day I was born. I'm descended from Irish immigrants,and I'm
told, if you go back a few centuries my family were Irish tinkers,
following Cromwell's army around mending their pots and pans.
Now there's a bloodline to die for.

        It follows that my children are English. My youngest daughter
 now lives in Gimhae, South Korea. Apart from getting a few bits of
paper stamped, she had no trouble getting there, and was welcomed
with warm smiles and generous hearts. I don't know all the reasons
for her leaving the U.K., but I'm sure a contributory fact was the death
of her close friend Jamie., a young man of twenty one years, who was
 serving with the British Army when he lost his life in Helmand
 Province,protecting us and, the Afghan people. 
        Afghanistan, watched a program documenting young Afghan
 families fleeing from the Taliban, fleeing from the land where Jamie
 had died. Their journey involved traveling through Turkey, then 
sailing across the Aegean sea in tiny inflatable 'boats'. Many are
 drowned and don't make the crossing, those that do are herded into
 buildings, so awful, you wouldn't let a dog live there, let alone
 humans. I don't know the numbers, but I'm sure a few complete their
 journey to their 'promised' lands of France, Germany and the U.K.
 where of course, as they arrive, clutching their precious bits of paper,
 appropriately stamped, they are welcomed with warm smiles and,
 generous hearts......
.......... aren't they ?