The BBC reports that there is a..

“Mystery surrounding a man wearing a horse’s head who has been captured on Google’s Street View in Aberdeen.”

The man – who has become known as ‘horse-boy’ – can be seen in the Hardgate area of the city.

If you go to Google maps and look up 14 Hardgate, Aberdeen and drag the little orange man-shaped icon onto the map you will see this image.

The “mystery” relates to who this is.  While I have no idea of the person’s name I can tell you that they have white hair and appear to be a “silver surfer”.  If you move up the road and then spin the image around to look back you will see this image:

You can clearly see that the “silver surfer” had not accounted for the rear facing camera and had decided that it was time to go back and celebrate his achievement.

Well done old chap.  However next time stand still until you cannot see the Google car anymore before loosing your head.

There is a fantastic method for fighting oil pills….

At last we have got rid of this useless man. Gordon Brown you made a real mess of this country. Don’t come back.

Here is a great post from Perry Marshall with a fantastic idea on how to celebrate the positive.

Positive Focus

The “biggest thing you have to protect is your confidence”… is a great idea.

Time to celebrate the good things.

Re-written from a post by Dr. Steve Sjuggerud

When I was a child, the world was my oyster…

Some days, my friends and I would go exploring in the woods. Other days, we’d play kick the can… or we’d play "British Bull Dog” at a friends house.

I always had a secret mission, though: I was going to be a "pro" at something. Fortunately, I had the work ethic to get there…

When I wanted to be a professional cyclist, I cycle for hours. And when I wanted to be a professional athlete, I’d practice for hours a day without thinking about it. Remember, I was on a mission.

The challenge was, my mission changed each and every year. But the fact never changed: I believed I could succeed at whatever I wanted if I tried hard enough.

I had no burdens in front of me… I had no impediments to my potential success. If I put my mind to it, I could make it happen. And thankfully, succeed I did. I’m living proof of the idea that you could set out to make your own success and achieve it.

Today? I’m not so sure about things.

When I was a child, we didn’t have money. But that was OK. We were starting from scratch.

Unfortunately, my son will not even have the "luxury" of starting from scratch. Instead, he will start out in the hole…

According to the Governments figures, the government’s debt is $141,416 per person in 2010. For my little family of three, that’s $424,249 of government debt. And it keeps growing.

By the time my son grows up, the  government will have already "mortgaged" his household earnings by hundreds of thousands of pounds, by spending more than it takes in before he was born. Even worse, the government will force him (with the threat of prison) to pay its debt.

We’re quickly replacing the what one might call the American dream with the European Politician’s Dream – that if you’re lazy and don’t try hard, the government will take from those who do try hard and give their money to you.

That is not the Britain I was raised in. And that’s not the Britain I want to live in.

I hope my son has the ability, like I did, to start with a clean slate… with the world as his oyster… with no shackles holding him back… so he can be successful.

But I shouldn’t hold out hope unless we can make a change…

I have now discovered the best reason to vote against the current Labour politicians.  A headline in the newspapers today which read:

Gordon Brown pledges ‘five more years’ as Prime Minister if Labour wins

Why is this a positive thing.

This one-eyed monster lead us out of prosperity and straight into the worst recession ever.  He failed to save in the good times and is now suggesting that we should all pay more to support his myopic vision of the future.

Someone poke his other eye out.

Each year the Village club puts on a cabaret and 2010 is no exception.  However this year I was roped into playing a part in two different acts.

Mis-Cookham Dean and the Tiller Girls.  Here is the video evidence…

If you need to ask which one is me then I have not exposed myself enough in the past….

Number 4 in the Mis-Cookham Dean and the dancer on the right as the tiller girls enter the stage..

It is not often that you get a chance to enjoy a picture of yourself, without it being staged or looking silly.  However I was luck enough to have a picture snapped this morning at rugby that I enjoyed….

You may notice that this is not a typical rugby stance and you would be right.  It is more like a quarterback preparing to pass.

What a great way to get a message to go viral.  Watch this and see what you think….. 

http://en.tackfilm.se/?id=1268321569637RA89

Then what did you do?

This is a new take on the UK road signs.. and a short story

The short story…

His request approved, the CNN News photographer quickly used a cell phone to call the local airport to charter a flight.
He was told a twin-engine plane would be waiting for him at the airport.
Arriving at the airfield, he spotted a plane warming up outside a hanger.
He jumped in with his bag, slammed the door shut, and shouted, ‘Let’s go’.
The pilot taxied out, swung the plane into the wind and took off.
Once in the air, the photographer instructed the pilot, ‘Fly over the valley and make low passes so I can take pictures of the fires on the hillsides.’
‘Why ?!?’ asked the pilot.
‘Because I’m a photographer for CNN, he responded, and I need to get some close up shots.’
The pilot was strangely silent for a moment, finally he stammered, ‘So, what you’re telling me, is . . . You’re NOT my flight instructor ?!?’
"Life is too short, so always drink the good wine first !!!"