End of an Era
the casual conversational tone of a blog is what makes it so very dangerous
After several years and 2342 posts, this will be my very last blog.
It’s served its purpose, kept me sane and literate, and introduced me to several very interesting people.
However, no matter how hard I tried, from time to time I would post some quite inappropriate things, which did me no credit at all.
Besides I detest the ‘new’ block editor.
So, thank you so very much for reading and commenting, but good morning and goodbye for good.
I hope you have enjoyed reading, as much as I have enjoyed writing.
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Road concept – freedom
jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
no more deadlines and commitments
Tunes on Tuesday ~ Stairway to Heaven
some things remain funny, no matter what
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every day we live we learn something new
jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
allegedly, kangaroo is aboriginal for WTF was that?
Does Anyone Care About Tokyo?
the Tokyo Olympics I mean
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There is a thing called The Olympic Ideal which is to promote sport, culture, and education to build a better world. I wonder which advertising company came up with that not-very-catchy slogan? If ever there was anything noble about the Olympic Games it’s just gone down in a flurry of money-making, horse-trading, cheating, corruption, and grubby politics. It’s a circus, an ideological, geo-political, power-grabbing battleground where the sport is just a secondary sideshow.
The circus is currently being held in Tokyo, Japan ~ and more than 80% of the Japanese are of the opinion that the whole thing should have been scrapped. Here in England we have coverage on the BBC, except the viewing figures are in the cellar while complaints about the appalling standards of coverage have reached new heights.
Arguments and complaints among competitors, coaches, national Olympic associations, and officials are a more enthralling spectacle than the actual sports. And as for the sport, when will tiddlywinks be accepted as an official Olympic sport, because it seems that medals are available for everything else.
Just WTF are artistic swimming, beach volleyball, BMX freestyle, rhythmic gymnastics, surfing, and FFS golf doing as Olympic sports. And these are all ‘professional sports’. If you ask me, the Olympics lost its way in 1986 when professionals were first allowed to compete.
It’s all about the TV rights and advertising.
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
track cycling is an Olympic sport, but not proper road racing
Steadfast in Friendship
it’s a good life for those who don’t weaken and break
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a friend in need is a friend indeed
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a steadfast friend is unchanging and faithful
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behave constantly, honestly, and courageously
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a true friend is trustworthy, honest, open, and supportive
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live with passion and conviction even in the face of opposition
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a sure friend is dependable, reliable, constant, and unwavering
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be like the cliff against which the waves continually break
but it stands firm and tames the fury of the waters around it
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
a steadfast friend is there for you
in good times and bad
Random Jottings ~ Never
never give up on life
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it’s worth waiting for
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some say that life’s a bitch
until they marry a bastard
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never give up on what you want
because giving up means he wins
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It’s very nice to go travelling
because you get to be a long way away from your spouse
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for some people being alone is safe
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alcohol does not cure all ills
but it helps a lot
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
just when you thought you were supposed to be draining the swamp
Not Being a Better Man
ask not what others can do for you
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follow the money
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what’s in it or me?
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she will never know
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everyone has affairs
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everybody likes strippers
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so, what do I get out of this?
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how can I get away with this?
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so I watch a lot of porn, so what?
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I don’t do her anniversaries and birthdays
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
just one little drink won’t hurt
Random Jottings ~ Sunshine
without sunshine summer isn’t summer at all
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the sun rose like a goddess from the sea
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the caress of warm sunshine is delicious
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‘you are my sunshine….’ he said
and then she burned him
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‘I promise you I’ll make the sunshine come every day…..’
after that it rained a lot
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just as a flower blooms in the sunshine
so blooms a woman in love
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it’s hard to see the sunshine the morning after she dumped you
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
in summer she always wears virginal white
it isn’t her colour
Scenes on Sunday ~ Marmaduke
the young at heart can find a friend in a teddy bear
could be Huntington Beach
Marmaduke, the Thinker
Somewhere in Utah
Kilroy Wos Here
downtown Big Bear
jack collier
jackcoller7@talktalk.net
marmy, the gymnast
Food on Friday ~ the Nanny State
when did Mary Poppins say that the English can’t eat meat?
the fish and chop van has arrived!
Here in England the government, its bureaucrats, and unelected busybodies are never happier than when they are telling other people how to live their lives. Now the overweight and unhealthy-looking Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed an overweight and unhealthy-looking ‘restaurateur’ Henry Dimbleby to be the national ‘food czar’ with the task of getting Britons to eat healthier.
Dimbleby’s big ideas include a 6% salt tax to go along with the 18p per litre sugar tax we’re forced to pay. (a Big Mac would increase in price by 20p just because of all the salt in it) The same guy wants a meat tax, ‘in order to save the planet’, and aims to cut the consumption of dairy products by 20%. There is also likely to be a tax on saturated fats. (butter, lard, suet, cheese, ghee, and palm oil are all targets for new taxes)
Meanwhile the government here is spending £100 million on an anti-obesity campaign ~ they should look at their own waistlines first.
In another move the government here has banned fast food advertising from the television before nine-o-clock in the evening, when all good children should be fast asleep in bed.
And, the Prime Minister’s latest wife Carrie Johnson, (nee Carrie Symonds), wants to takle fish suffering, including protecting their mental well-being, by banning fishing.
The arrogant stupidity of some people appalls me.
Some say that all idiots went to Eton College and Oxford University. And that the experience warped their brains. All I know is that if you look at any really facile, incredibly stupid idea, then some Oxford University Graduates will be behind it.
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
can’t have salmon for dinner
the mental well-being of fish is at stake here
I am the lucky one
real love means doing whatever it takes
no more grey skies now
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never felt a love like this
just that first tender kiss
was all that it took
for me to give everything
to make her mine
for all of time
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jackcollier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
do whatever it takes
to chase the grey skies away
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