The Minkey

My physio uses acupuncture and has used it on me to release trigger points. When he hits the mark, the whole muscle flips and the trigger point dissipates.

DJK, your real name's not Heather, is it?

I just got in from a random afternoon spent with a group of off-duty bus drivers, listening to an ex-inspector's tales of fleas and cockroaches on certain Arriva routes - eeew!!

"lifts dogs tail and wipes it's arse" Isn't that what a dog's tongue is for?

I agree, re Nunhead Cemetery - it would be hard work getting to the top of One Tree Hill with a double-buggy.

Matt Cardle's version of Hit Me Baby One More Time: His version, while borrowing more from the Travis cover than from Brittney's original, was superior to either. Travis's version, while good, had a dirge-like quality that Matt managed to avoid completely. Not only was it paced at a better tempo, the phrasing was superb and it conveyed a greater sense of thwarted passion - imo..

For What It's Worth - Laugh Out Loud ;-)

A really interesting point, PeckhamRose - thanks for posting. I hadn't considered how the response to the religion data might be used. "Local authorities use census data when making decisions about resource allocation and the types of organisation which they want to deliver services. The 2001 figure stating that 72% of the population are ?Christian? has been used in a variety of negative ways, such as to justify the continuing presence of Bishops in the House of Lords, to justify the state-funding of faith schools (and their expansion), to justify and increase religious broadcasting and to exclude the voices of non-religious people in Parliament and elsewhere. If the 2011 census creates a similarly inaccurate figure, it may lead to further discrimination against non-religious people and greater privileging for religious groups and individuals."

"So for me, make he EMA dependent on performance, and make the course funding not." Sense.

I've often seen a combination of fox and cat in the garden, they appear to completely ignore each other. A healthy cat should be more than a match for a fox, it has the advantage of super sharp claws with which to strike from a longer range. I've also seen a snarling dog charge a cat only to end up turning tail in the opposite direction, yipping with a blooded nose. On the other hand, an old creaky cat is much more vulnerable.

Greater Spotted Woodpecker turned up for some home-made fat cake today :-) First bird to show an interest so far this season.

RIP Gregory :-(

"So now we have been married for fifty years, still just the two of us with our memories." Congratulations :-)

Yes, she prefers it out of the oven to out of the microwave. Can't fault her on that ;-)

The Aquarius foxes are very timid, luckily, so they don't try and enter through the catflap. I did have someone else's tea towel and a kiddies ball on the lawn one morning. I left them there and each morning they'd moved to a different part of the garden. Foxes are very playful. Didn't expect them to go for the veg though.

Popped in to see my elderly house-bound neighbour this morning. She had just popped her dinner into the oven: Roast chicken, potatos, peas, carrots and a small sausagey thing - all out of a box from Iceland, ?1.50. Wouldn't be my choice but it's ideal for people like her who live on their own, can't get out, and rely largely on what's in their freezer to keep them going through the week.

I woke up this morning to find my butternut squash lying in the middle of the lawn - it had been picked and used as a football by Mr Fox during the night.

Charles' or Charles's garden are both correct. The general rule of thumb with the possessive 's' seems to be consistency - if you decide to opt for the former, then stick to the same rule throughout. All the same, it's not hard and fast. Here's some pointers if you can be bothered to take a look: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/possessives.htm

"what do you do with dead cats?" If it were a stranger cat, I suppose you'd call the Council - the same as if you were to find a dead fox - making sure it wasn't actually on your property otherwise they charge.

Hate to break it to you..

I was munching on a bit of toast one day, idley gazing out the kitchen window and did a double-take at the sight of a huge Heron standing on top of the hedge just 15 feet away. It became a regular visitor until my neighbour got round to netting over his fishpond. From what I recall, Herons also retract their necks while flying btw.

As do I.

Fair enough, Nicholas - though I can't help but think it will stay as long as it's making money. When that stops happening, it won't be long for that site.

I first came to visit a friend who lived in a bedsit on Oglander Road back in the early eighties. It's changed beyond recognition since, who would have guessed it back then.

"To be honest Iceland always seems half empty and I woudn't be a bit surprised if it does close down. Lets face it most people in ED would like to see the back of shops like that." Who are 'most people in ED'? Would these be the people who have lived her since before LL started to get tarted up or those who moved in because of it? It's clear that enough people do shop there or it simply wouldn't be there.