Laser Cat Bowling

 This clip made me laugh a lot today. I won't describe it any more than the title as its so short and I don't want to spoiler it for you...but from the title you can probably take a guess at what's going to happen.

No cats were harmed.

Whoops, it won't let me embed from that site, so visit the link: dumpert.nl

Still busy, and car insurance

Again I've been too busy to have time for a long post. But a quickie about car insurance. In the UK car insurance is mandatory and costs upwards of a thousand pounds for young male drivers. I heard recently that the EU had ruled it was discrimination to give women cheaper car insurance, so I hope this will lower my insurance premium in future. At least you can get a swift car insurance quote off the comparison sites - whose adverts we all hate - and find the cheapest. Still, my car insurance this year cost a lot of money I'd rather have. End of rant.

"Out of touch" Conservatives u-turn on forests, say they're sorry

Just a quickie today, as I've been busy: BBC News reports that the British Government has decided to throw out the plans to sell off 40,000 acres of England's forests. Ironically, the government is composed primarily of members of the Conservative Party, whose logo consists of a tree - yet they had decided it was a good idea to sell off the nation's trees, which would probably result in many being cut down.

The party leader and Prime Minister, David Cameron, was humbled yesterday at question time - Ed Miliband asked whether the PM was happy with the plans to sell off the forest, to which Cameron responded with a simple 'no' and a bow of the head. It seems in this case, this Eton and Oxford educated arrogant man realised he wasn't always right.

Apple branches out with their revolutionary new Apple Water

Scoopertino reports on the latest development from Steve Jobs' marketing machine, Apple Water. Clean. Simple. Wet. The revolutionary bottle of water incorporates such features as QuarterTwist technology, allowing the bottle to be opened with a maximum of 90 degrees wrist movement; Molecular Perfection, with literally twice as many hydrogen atoms as oxygen atoms.

For the connoisseur who doesn't mind paying that bit extra for Apple innovation and design.

Downing Street adopts a cat - David Cameron, British Prime Minister's first agreeable move.

Unrelated: Wow, 200 followers in 4 days. Thanks everyone for your support.

Larry settles into his new home today

As a consequence of a rat problem at 10 Downing Street, Larry the cat has been adopted today. The rat infestation became famous across the country when one was seen running across the doorstep of the residence of Prime Minister David Cameron on the BBC national news in January.

Larry was a stray cat taken in by Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, is around 4 months old, and is said to be family-friendly but also has "a high chase-drive and hunting instinct".

Larry is the latest of the cats to live at Number 10, the first since 2006. His predecessors include Rufus of England, nicknamed Treasury Bill, Munich Mouser who lived under Chamberlain and Churchill during World War 2, and Humphrey, who moved out in 1997 amid reports that Cherie Blair did not get on with the cat.


However different the political views of Britain's Prime Ministers have been throughout the years, they seem to all have a soft spot for our feline friends.


Via BBC News

UK Government can't decide about nukes

The Guardian reports that the two parties in the United Kingdom's coalition government are split on the issue of whether to replace Trident, the submarine-based nuclear deterrant which at the moment consists of aging submarines which will reach the end of their lives soon.

It's estimated that replacing the subs will cost £20bn ($32bn US) to replace, which to put things into perspective is about four times the government funding given to universities each year, at least before the higher education reforms.

The Liberal Democrats in the coalition government are generally pacifists and believe we don't need nuclear weapons in this day and age, while the Conservatives think it's necessary for national security. This kind of dispute was certain to arise in a coalition between two parties on opposite sides of the political compass.

Personally, this blogger would argue that nuclear superweapons will never be used again as long as there's a country which can fire back, although with the threat of extremists its probably wise to maintain some level of deterrant.

I'd like to hear people's views on nuclear weapons in the comments.

Vigilante parking ticket

I came across this on the internet today (credit to Atticus_Flinch) and thought I would share it with my followers. All 146 of you - its awesome that I got that many in 3 days.

Keep a copy of this in your car for next time you find examples of people who can't park. And on that subject, here's a woman who really can't park at all, but you've got to admire her perseverance.