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Grape Vine  (Oil by artist Sherrie McGraw - 13.5" x 8.75") INSIGHT GALLERY

Firstly let me state, I am a confirmed Vegetarian!  Having said this, I do not ram my convictions/reasons down anyone else's throat (bit like religion or lack of it really)...it's my business, but I am a little confused over "our" indignation regarding Japan's whaling activities.  

JUST JAMMIN' (Muso Stuff - LOL)

by Brenda Matson on Monday, May 30, 2011 at 7:48am

Ahhh, it's the little things that make "Old" people happy...like the man

& me in our “Golden Years” learning to play musical instruments....what a great time we had on Saturday (all day) just the two of us "jamming" away; he with his box full of harmonicas, me with my "geetar",You Tube "How to" videos & Chordie.com for the sheet music!

(Me to Man) "Hey baby, I can almost reach those notes if we change the key somewhat" Ahhh, let's see now, no, that E key is too bloody low, how about a C key, no that doesn't work either. I know, I know try a G chord, yep, that's the one, sort of!

(Man to Me) "Errr...okay so you're in G, then what harp do I need? Well let me think on that for moment...is it 4 note/key thingies up or is it down, that is, do I count backwards or forwards, wait I've got it, it should be C!

Hey, wait a minute, what's that thing you're clamping on the guitar?

(Me to Man) "Oh, this is my capo, can't get all those notes unless I put the thing on at the 3rd fret!" Wow, all of a sudden you and me together don't sound so good anymore! Wait a moment, I think I remember something in the book about the G chord then becomes a B flat"

(Man to Me) "Well that's buggered me good and proper, where the bloody hell do I go now?"

(Me to Man) "Didn't we work out that you count 4 back or forward, which makes your harp an F, maybe?"

ADDENDUM:   Four hours later, six stubbies & half a bottle of champagne,

recorded on Garage Band using Rock Star special effects and by George we had it!

"Seven Spanish Angels" down pat and sounding bloody beautiful!

Oh …what’s that baby, another glass of bubbly?….don’t mind if I do!

We all do it.....mostly in the shower, but I've just discovered this crazy Aussie guy named Ian Castle who gives away "How to sing" videos for FREE (not much of that nowadays!). 

Check out his blurb and see for yourself....I'm having great fun putting it all into practice....(they may even let me out of the shower some day!)

http://tinyurl.com/UCANSING2

Found this little critter on my flyscreen door...never seen one before.  I thought it was some sort of praying mantis but apparently it belong to the grasshopper family, namely, Species Microcentrum rhombifolium  Greater Angle wing Katydid 

Did some research, it is I believe a female but she moved very sluggishly so I gently peeled her off the door and placed her on our outdoor table....she didn't seem all that well and I didn't want the ants, etc., to get at her.  Sadly when I checked the next day, she had passed away.  At least the ants didn't get her but what a beautiful, fascintating creature...I am continually amazed at what Mother Nature has created!

"The Ongoing Trials & Tribulations of Learning to Ride" (latest installment)

Synchronisity - Quantum Entanlgement

from Wikipedia & other sources:
Quantum entanglement is a property of the quantum mechanical state of a system containing two or more objects, where the objects that make up the system are linked in such a way that the quantum state of any member of the system cannot be adequately described without full mention of the other members of the system, even if the individual objects are spatially separated. Quantum entanglement is at the heart of the EPR paradox that was described by Albert Einstein, Boris Podolsky, and Nathan Rosen in 1935, and it was experimentally verified for the first time in 1972 by Stuart Freedman and John Clauser^[1].

Synchronicity is the experience of two or more events that are apparently causally unrelated occurring together in a meaningful manner. To count as synchronicity, the events should be unlikely to occur together by chance. The concept of synchronicity was first described by Swiss psychologist Carl Gustav Jung in the 1920s.^[1]

The concept does not question, or compete with, the notion of causality. Instead, it maintains that just as events may be grouped by cause, they may also be grouped by their meaning. Since meaning is a complex mental construction, subject to conscious and subconscious influence, not every correlation in the grouping of events by meaning needs to have an explanation in terms of cause and effect.

Well...first BIG ride on the little cruiser from Huntly to Kyabram...and wasn't that an interesting day!   Just a few clicks out from home and we were attacked by a swarm of giant radioactive killer African bees (would I fib to you?)  "The Man" who never did his jacket up properly was summarily stung in the neck and needed urgent medical attention for the “incredible pain” (snigger, snigger…..Jeez, talk about "Man Flu")....anyway a relatively uneventful but exciting ride there and back (except for our visors which were covered in blood & guts and the odd beetle/bug that found it's way inside MY helmet, INSIDE THE BLOODY HELMET MIND YOU!!).  

All was good until we arrived home and I followed "The Man" into our driveway.  After cruising at 100ks for a couple of hours I misjudged our gravel driveway, turned in at an awkward angle and too fast  and BANG! amongst the slippery capeweed.  Petrol leaking out my tank, bike too heavy for me to lift up..."Graeme, Graeme get my bike up, fuel’s leaking, the thing will catch on fire!"  "Brenny, I can't, the bike’s got my leg pinned and I can't get up!"  "I don't down I went and because we had rider to rider intercom "The Man" heard my scream and promptly dropped his bike in horror (and sympathy)F*@&%$#ING care, leave ya leg behind, just come and get me!" says I.  

Well....moral of story, thank Christ for Kevlar jeans & motorbike helmets...I am bloody, bruised and sore but ready for the next adventure...(bike needs minor repairs, damn it!)

I have never been without a cat in my life...couldn't even imagine not having a furry feline to cuddle.  What is it about these creatures that gives us so much pleasure....I'm not sure, all I know is they have enriched my life and will continue doing so....check out this great cat lover's website and please help where you can.

http://users.ssc.net.au/ingridshaven/