Hi there,
I was surprised to read in yesterday's newspaper that a gay squash club has been given a grant of £6500 to encourage lesbians to take up the sport.
Don't get me wrong I have nothing against gays or lesbians (one of my family is gay) but I object to giving government (sorry MY money) to a particular group who should be capable of providing their own funds..
The money is being provided by the Department of Culture,Media and Sport. That sounds more like a department of a communist state rather than a democracy!
I wonder what the reaction would be if they provided money specifically for non gays.
It's great that lesbians should be encouraged to take up sport but should public money be used for this purpose?
Surely the money could be spent on more deserving cause such as for handicapped people?
Any rate let's have a joke. Two cowboys stagger out of the zoo with their clothes in shreds. One turns to the other. "That lion dancing is sure frightening"
On this day. 26th January
In 1788 the first ships arrived in Australia with prisoners to start the penal colony
In 1925 Paul Newman was born and in 1928 Eartha Kitt followed.
John F.Beaumont
Showing posts with label Australis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Australis. Show all posts
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
Wednesday, 8 December 2010
Isn't central heating great.
Hi there,
I got thinking this morning as I wearily raised myself from my bed in my nice warm bedroom about when I was a boy.
In my parents house, well bungalow actually, we only had a coal fire in the living
room so the other rooms got very cold. In fact in the morning we had to scrape the frost and ice off the INSIDE of the windows of the bedrooms.
We did in fact have fireplaces in the bedrooms but just after the war we could not afford to keep a fire in all of them. In fact when I was ill one time my father got a shovel and put the living room fire into a bucket and moved it to my bedroom in the evening.
So we are really blessed to have the benefits of central heating in most properties today.
Thought for today:- Do you appreciate the modern appliances we now have?
Joke for today:- Little boy to grandfather: Are you still growing grandpa? No I don't think so. Why? Boy: It's just that the top of your head is coming through your hair
On this day:- December 8th
In 1980 John Lennon was shot dead.
In 1941 Britain Australia and USA declare war on Japan
In 1542 Mary queen of Scots was born and in 1925 Sammy Davis jnr made his first appearance
John F. Beaumont
I got thinking this morning as I wearily raised myself from my bed in my nice warm bedroom about when I was a boy.
In my parents house, well bungalow actually, we only had a coal fire in the living
room so the other rooms got very cold. In fact in the morning we had to scrape the frost and ice off the INSIDE of the windows of the bedrooms.
We did in fact have fireplaces in the bedrooms but just after the war we could not afford to keep a fire in all of them. In fact when I was ill one time my father got a shovel and put the living room fire into a bucket and moved it to my bedroom in the evening.
So we are really blessed to have the benefits of central heating in most properties today.
Thought for today:- Do you appreciate the modern appliances we now have?
Joke for today:- Little boy to grandfather: Are you still growing grandpa? No I don't think so. Why? Boy: It's just that the top of your head is coming through your hair
On this day:- December 8th
In 1980 John Lennon was shot dead.
In 1941 Britain Australia and USA declare war on Japan
In 1542 Mary queen of Scots was born and in 1925 Sammy Davis jnr made his first appearance
John F. Beaumont
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)