Observations on the world and its inhabitants
If a rock thinks about itself or the universe – that would be something. But if a living human being thinks about itself or the universe – that’s nothing. Each is matter. One organised to increase the entropy of the universe, and to be self-aware – the other incapable of ‘will’ or ‘doing’ anything. Yet ...
Yep..as I say hold everything! I’ve been watching the Battlestar Galactica series – and I decided to stop now to write this! I assure you – meaning the statistical ‘you’ out there – that it’s not what you think or read what it is about. It’s just hit me. I’ve seen the most part of ...
Sometimes for brief moments I think there may be hope for humanity. This is one of them.
See below. There are translation errors. Syrie Synthese Nationale de Renseignement Declassifie 02-09-2013 English Translation by Using Google by Captain Walker
There is now little doubt that chemical weapons have been used in Syria. The Americans at this time say they ‘know’ that these weapons have been used by those allied to the Assad Regime, based on their evidence. The Russians say the evidence doesn’t prove that. Cameron was defeated in Parliament on a motion to ...
Well, I can just imagine how some will know that this is about Jamaica, my longing to be there and me finding my roots etc. I’m just shaking my head. I give up. I’ve gotta get back to Zog! A man cannot appreciate different kinds of music without people jumping wildly to conclusions.
The title for this blog just ‘hit me’ and I had to write this. So I put everything else on hold. At the outset, I need to say that I have nothing against ‘hope’ in itself. Our society and our achievements are based on aspirations. We had to have some hope and some ‘dream’ to ...
Today the British people collectively decided that in the face of incontrovertible evidence, visible to their own eyes, of mass killings of people in Syria by chemical weapons (CW), that no intervention should be made. In a sense, I shouldn’t be surprised or shocked, because as I’ve said many times before, evidence does not guide ...
This has been a pesky error that drives people nuts!! But there’s a simple solution that I’m documenting here, in case I need to refer to it again.
Like pearl being trampled by swine – grunting that this was ‘just about America’ – many a crawler on Rocks big and small forget this important day in history. A man spoke, a man died – for our freedom!! A man spoke the truth. And the truth survives even death!! On this day I shed ...
SWOT Analysis – a powerful tool for development by Captain Walker Recently the Cap has been reviewing a whole lot of things, about life, work, the future etc. It’s been a difficult exercise trying to work out where to take the ‘ship’ – speaking in parables here. How does one assess what’s the situation, where ...
Look through some of this video. You need not see all of it. Many will hide from it, because this not about killings seen in movies. This is real life. What if you were the civilians on the ground? Could you be a helicopter pilot and do that sort of job? Is this the sort ...
I’ve been out walking in fields. I stopped and looked at some sheep. 99% of them and their heads down – feeding. I had no reason to think that they were planning a terrorist attack on anyone. In fact I’ve never heard of sheep being arrested for terrorism or any crime at all. They’re peace-loving ...
I just had to get this off before thoughts on Brief No 1 cooled down to much. Introduction to ‘Briefs’. This is the start of a new series from the Cap. I’ve realised that sometimes I come to some new awareness and I don’t necessarily need to write a long blog post about it. So ...
Probably two to three years ago I had finally gotten out of my zone of comfort about eating oysters. No – you don’t eat the shell. When I was in Brighton I recall, I had tried one or two. They had a ‘different’ sort of metallic taste. I wasn’t put off by that. As time ...
No – that’s not my railcard. It’s just a photo of some railcard I found on the net, for illustrative purposes. So what’s the story? I decided last night that some time today (14th August 2013), I’d attend the Great British Beer Festival. So, I look for my railcard that give something like a third ...
Where there is ‘smoke’ there may also be malicious trouble-makers – not necessarily ‘fire’. – Captain Walker (Aug 2013). p.s. It’s amazing how an image gets people thinking more than words – eh? Wow – now imaginations are gonna run wild – yuh know, as if the image has something to do with the quotation. ...
I’ve had it – I’m sick of people trying to be helpful! Why? It’s repeatedly the case that I ask someone or the other ( – and it doesn’t matter who) for a simple piece of information by email e.g. “Am I at venue X on Mon, Tues and Wednesday?” (because I need certainty to ...
Yesterday I went to a famous restaurant in my home town. It wasn’t very expensive – and in any case I chose to afford their prices. So, what’s the fuss this time – you’re probably wondering. That’s one wine glass with wine in it at extreme left (though you see two glasses – it’s a ...
As a lifetime member and supporter of Magnatune, I share some music that I find uplifting. It’s surely not bound to be your cup o’ tea. Sub-conscious by Chris Field ———— Beethoven Symphonies 4 5 6 by Bezdin Ensemble
Recently on my jaunts through Scotland and London, I was in awe at various statues. Yes – I said statues – what’s the problem? You read it correctly the first time around. But it’s something that I become preoccupied with intermittently over the last 4 years whenever I travel. Just so your wild imagination doesn’t ...
I predict it now – London is going to be even ‘hotter’ for business and standards of living, in about 5 to 10 years time. The video below was made from some clips and photos I took when I was working in ‘the city’ a couple weeks ago. It was the peak of Summer – ...
This took place between end of June to 9th July. Yes, some will have figured that the Cap and Jumbie were there at the same time. ‘Twas a life-changing experience. Enjoy some of the scenes below. But video and photographs cannot truly approximate the raw beauty and expanse of Scotland.
Well, it’s an amazing time here in England at the moment; we’re having a heatwave!! That means that the temperature here is around 30 degrees C. Yes – by Rock standards, that’s not too bad. This week I’m in London having a great time. It’s wild out here!! I mean booze and food are being ...
I entered a fast food outlet here in London – very big name. No you ain’t gonna find out which one – but it’s in the top league. I’m on my own, and I certainly had been walking alone sight seeing in London for over an hour – so I would know if I’m alone! ...
Well, well..the Cap has been discovering new worlds and having a fun time. More to come later. Somebody thinks or is about to wonder if that’s me in a photo..and they’re about to click and zoom in to have a peek. I just know it. Human nature.. so predictable.
As some may have realised Jumbie and I were both fascinated with George Carlin recently. To dispel any ‘mysteries’ from cropping up, we do share a lot of information about current events and other stuff. That’s easy to do if you have ‘Google Hangouts’ on cell phones (aka mobile phones if you’re English), and on ...
About two weeks ago I received notice of from Domestic and General about need to renew an insurance policy on my Freezer (a proline UFZ180P6). I notice that the cost was £66/yr and that it would renew automatically if I did nothing. The freezer is now over 4 years old so I thought spending that ...
“It’s been said that rules are made for fools. Even so, fools are made by rules.” – Captain Walker (June 2013)
You know her from (or as) ABBA. She’s back with a new album at Amazon. I’ve listened to the sample tracks, and I’m in doubt about getting her songs. I mean this is like my experience with Stevie Nicks trying to make a ‘comeback’. They just don’t ‘feel’ the same. I mean they sound very ...
