made in rome

branding was a big fascination with the romans as featured in a 2,000 year old artefacts.this civilisation stamped tableware ,plumping pipes,ammlunition .lead projectiles for slingshot s carried the maker's name and insults against enemies.this is part of the trajvan market ,rome also dog tags worn by slave.

koko the gorilla who talks to people.

a documentary that explores the only taking gorilla in the world .koko and her relationship with animal psychologist penny patterson ,project koko started life as a phd project to teach a baby gorilla sign language but a intense bond was formed between pupil and teacher .now together now for 40 years ,in this programme you can watch 2,000 hours of footage charting koko s best moments which includes the battle to prevent the gorilla being taken back too the zoo  in which she was born.

marks and sparks save a life.

a 65 year old man was saved from electricity from a lighting bolt pass through his body by size 10 ,15 pound rubber soled moccasins brought at a m and s store.

sad songs make you happy.

research shows that listening to sad songs can actually lift the spirits .2,436 people in england and finland were in the study and majority found the music enjoyable.but  others did find painful as reminded them of a loss of a loved one.

diamondbacks to invade britain.

a swarm about 2 miles wide was spotted near leominster,herefordshire by a motorists .farmers fear that the diamondback will wipe out cauliflower and cabbage crops.diamondbacks are believed to have originated in europe but were spotted in america in 1854 .it has a wingspan of 15 mm ,body length of  6 mm and was first insect to prove resistant to pesticide bt toxin.

15.06.1991 - 15-06 -2016 25 years .

who would have fought me and my wife would be married 25 years and counting .it started a long time ago when i put myself for sale in a bikers mag -back street heros -i got a couple of replies -one in aylesbury who was a bros fan and was using me to make her ex jealous ,one was a man pretending to be a woman-oh the shame-and the final one was to be my future wife who called herself sue then.anyway we phoned ,wrote letters than i met her the first time in bodmin then one more time and then i took the biggest gamble in my life in august 1988 and came to stay with her i did not know then but she told me about her children and her real name ..enid ..i would go into details but the past stays in the past and she got a divorce .i ask her to marry me in ilfracombe  jobcentre ,yes we have had ups and downs but we try to talk about everything and i fully admit i would be a different person with out  her and with this post i say i love you enid and may the years go on and we are those two people seating on a bench holding hands watching the world go by.

disappointment.

recently it was mine and my wife's 25th  wedding anniversary and we received  only 2 cards from family .when asked by my wife her 2 daughters said too young to remember but every year thier visit their dad's grave and post stuff on the internet .did we go wrong somewhre years ago i dont know .