Unwizdom Teeff

No, wizdom teef, noooooo

Y u hurt me? :(

Y u pick now to gro thru?  Y u lost n going sidewayz?

Y? Y!!

I am 49,  and have managed without you all my life. Wisdom teeth kindly feck off!!

Coincidental Milk

Writing The Somewhat Peculiar Story of Mir this evening.  Writing about my childhood in Stockport, near Manchester, England. Recalling the silver top milk we had delivered each day.

Search Google for a good image. Find one that looks good. Follow the link to the website. Nab image.

Go to website Contact Us page, so I can let them know I have used their photo on the post Human Zebra and to tell them to let me know if they want it removed from my blog.

As I am typing, my eyes wander and I notice their address:

I checked Google maps, this is 3.2 miles from my childhood home that I was writing about. (I don't live near there any more).

Nice coincidence :)

Of all the dairies, in all the internets, in all the world...

All the best, Mir xx

Bald Igor

Very happy :)

New rockery has so far become home to a smooth newt (named Simon) and a mutant, but cheerful, blackbird who we have named Bald Igor.

My dreams of it becoming a sanctuary for all kinds of interesting wildlife are coming true already :)

Will try to get a pic of Bald Igor, he is great :)

All the best, Mir xxx

What colour is it then?

Came across this gem on the Argos website...

Thankfully, they seem to have given up and now only stock silver and white...

All the best, Mir xxx

Mir's In Depth British Election Comment

I have voted, but:

Don't really give a toss who runs the country, as long as they don't arse about with stuff.

All the best, Mir xxx

Poem - Goldfish

Poor Hero and Leander,
They meander

In a world not their creation.

As they wallow in the water,

So they ought to

Find some other recreation.

Our Hero slips beside him,

And on her whim

They resume communication.

Leander blinks his eyes,

How we despise

Their blatant lack of inspiration.

But as Leander darts away,

He seems to say

There must be more than procreation.

One trip around his world

Has unfurled

The truth about his destination.

Is it better, they debate,

Accept your fate

Or pine away for explanation?

The universe beyond the glass,

(How can they pass?)

Is just a plane of new vibration.

Though lives may seem a bore,

Sometimes a chore,

Each second is a celebration,

Of the life that makes them breathe –

We must believe,

New days will bring new invitations.

Copyright 2013-2015 Mir Fleur

This poem really is about my two goldfish of the time, Hero and Leander, and their life in their round glass bowl, oblivious to the universe beyond. 

All the best, Mir xxx

Table Top Gaming

Spent the afternoon lurking around Urban Coffee Company in Birmingham, having arm-twisted my socially reticent son and daughter into going along to the table top gaming meet up (Afternoon Play).

Didn't fancy a game myself - not my kind of thing - but very impressed by how friendly everyone was and how busy and lively it was :)

Son and daughter enjoyed it loads, and will definitely be going again :)

The coffee shop itself reminded me loads of Brighton, very comfortable and laid back.

All the best, Mir xxx

Barry: Be the Part

More advice about how to behave in the office for Barry, the new job starter:

Barry, by Zoe Minihan (copyright 2014-2015)

If you like this, there is more about Barry here --> Barry

All the best, Mir xxx

My Super Power

I have discovered that I have a superpower.

It is an incredibly useful power. I revealed it to colleagues recently and they were both impressed and massively jealous.

My super power is this:

I can instantaneously adapt to any time zone and I can get to sleep within a minute anywhere, including standing up. (I do avoid sleeping on trains though - the carriage noise is not loud enough to cover my snoring...).

Doesn't matter where I fly or how long it takes, my brain and body appear to adapt during the flight, so I am tuned into the new time zone as soon as I arrive.

I get tired, that's for sure, but jet lag - none whatsoever.

Having seen how badly some colleagues suffer, I feel very lucky!!

On Layover at Newark, March 2015

All the best, Mir xxx