My Directors Of The Bored, Good Morning.
Let’s jump straight in.
We’ve been trying to learn, and in turn, share our learnings in the hope we can become better, more understanding, compassionate individuals when it comes to racism. I like to think I’m relatively knowledgeable and considerate in this regard anyway, but I’m most likely wrong, and willing to admit it. Plus, the day we think there’s nothing more to learn in the world is the day we should stop breathing. Today, Leona Lewis explains how this is very much a British problem too.
What’s the saying – “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”― Edmund Burke (in a letter addressed to Thomas Mercer).
On a happier note….
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And now on with today’s blog.
People Are Amazing
I’ve included this one today despite the fact it also serves as a little bit of corporate PR for Iceland. Chester Zoo is struggling without visitors, and Iceland’s helped highlight that fact making it newsworthy, plus assisted in a financial sense too.
Frankly, I agree with my pal Dick here regarding Safari Parks, and presumably some elements of Zoo life too.
The Useful
This first one, I admit is very much focusing on one particular area, but it serves a larger picture overall, and pretty soon, hopefully I’ll be there serving a lager pitcher. Restaurants, cafes and pubs are currently working around the clock trying to create business plans for ‘the new normal’ which will allow them to function without contravening any social distancing rules. The Chester Hotel in Aberdeen has come up with this idea of igloos. Why not? Most of the year round we have the temperatures to make them pass authentically.
This next article highlights the importance of trying to continue that hobby or pastime you’ve struck up during Lockdown when the normality of life resumes once more. The argument is claiming back time from that ‘normal life’ is good for your mental health and wellbeing. Seems like a slam dunk, but worth a fuller explanation.
Here’s a warning about what can happen if you continue to binge watch shows in the manner you’ve been doing whilst attempting to kill the hours during Lockdown.
In 20 years, the article threatens, you may well end up looking a little like this.
More alarmingly, I look like that guy first thing in the morning right now!
World Of The Weird
Let’s begin today’s unusual stories with one straight from the files of “Just Because You Can, Doesn’t Mean You Should”. That’s right, it’s the ring-binder Madonna’s kind of made her own over the last thirty years.
This time though, it’s the story of a woman who live-streamed the home birth of her sixth child on Instagram.
6000 people watched. I know there’s a lot of repeats on just now, but come on….
Staying with the medical world for now, and the news of an Italian woman who pitted olives, stuffed them with meat and cheese, and then carefully rolled them over bread crumbs. In less than an hour she’d prepared 90 “Ascoli-style” olives, a local specialty of Italy’s Marche region. She did it all as surgeons opened her brain and carefully removed a tumour from her left temporal lobe.
Amazing, right?
Nothing new for the surgeon in question who always asks his patients who are awake during a procedure to perform an action which is specifically attributable to the part of the brain being operated on, so they can make sure none of its functions are being altered while they’re working.
The patient is now making a full recovery.
Is is too crass to ask what became of the olives? I’m feeling peckish now.
Next, a new ice cream flavour from Ben and Jerry, responding to the world right now, as it slowly ensures it snacks itself to death.
When you really can’t decide between sweet or savoury, why bother?! Instead, enjoy sweet chocolate ice cream mixed with ready salted crisps and chocolate chunks.
And what do you name this concoction?
Chip Happens. What else?
I know, it’s one of those where you find your entire face crinkling up in horror, whilst some small part of your brain simultaneously secretly wonders if it might be any good.
The Deep Fried Mars Bar conundrum.
If you are of a mind to try it, apparently it’s being released in a limited edition in the UK soon, exclusively to ASDA.
And finally today in World Of The Weird, we return to the reason this category was initially founded – to highlight the behaviour of both animals and humans as Lockdown made everything outside quieter.
Slowly, the natural world crept from its hiding place to investigate.
Like this guy, (a Grey Heron, I think) who’s been a feature on my daily walk with #ErnieThePuppy for the last couple of weeks.
What makes this especially unusual is that he’s the very first Grey Heron I’ve ever seen riding the Dee on a surfboard.
Things That Make You Go Awwwwww
The world of nature fascinates and illuminates in equal measure. For the first time ever drone footage has captured the world’s largest green sea turtle colony make its annual pilgrimage to shores in Australia for nesting season.
Things We’ve Learned In Lockdown
If you’re a marmite fan and wondering why you can’t get the larger jars right now, again it’s because of Lockdown, and specifically down to pubs not being open.
It’s time for The Funnies
If you thought Janey Godley’s take on Nicola Sturgeon was linguistically targeted to a fairly narrow demographic, wait until you get a load of these guys.
Today’s News In Brief
Let’s play out with a song or twenty.
Thanks for reading.
Stay safe x
#LaughterSpreadsFaster
Sociable Distance 