Observations on the world and its inhabitants
I slept an unusual 9 hours last night (2011-11-22). I awoke this morning feeling really good for that. Then I went on the net and saw this: Water shortage to end soon and then Maraval clean-up. I can’t find a single set of words to describe my resulting state of mind. I’ve been told that ...
“Like a young bird about to take first flight discovers, the ‘freedom’ that awaits invokes fear – and later having mastered ‘freedom’ the youngster ‘thanks’ parents or siblings for giving that all important push!” – Captain Walker 2011
This is the headline about a father’s sentiment about his two young children who luckily escaped with their lives, after being bound and gagged, while mother nipped out to get some baby food a few minutes away. For viewers outside of this godforesaken Rock, I should explain that this crime took place in the height ...
The ‘dummy market’ is about exploiting people who don’t know, don’t think and don’t explore options – for whatever reasons. They find life is too complicated, too short, and everything is too much effort. They want it now and they don’t want to think too much about it. They’re unable to or don’t want to ...
This music is truly inspirational. I’m a life member of Magnatune – supporting and promoting budding new artists, and worthy causes. Kindly replace your wallet, cheque/check book or credit card. Just listen! “Bezdin is an institution in Romania; its purpose is still to give shelter and education to girls who were abandoned or orphaned, or ...
Balkanwood? Like Bollywood nuh. Well – as some may have figured, the Cap is not one to be limited by original culture, race, mentality or whateverrrrrr…. I am as unapologetic in exploring new cultures, as I am of new ideas. But for those who know me personally, this apparent ‘flexibility’ and ‘adventurousness’ is well managed ...
There is a video floating around on Facebook and Youtube that has caused me serious annoyance. Silly! The first thing that 99.9% of you will go is “Awww.. how cute.. that kid surely loves her dad.. how nice”. I responded to it quite sternly on Facebook – and you wouldn’t be surprised to know that ...
Meat at £37.78 per kg – yep that’s gotta be a prime cut – or even a super prime cut, you might think! Well you’ve probably spotted the picture below already so you know it isn’t. But because you love that kitty, you’d buy it – lovingly. That’s how we humans operate – and unless ...
“What you are must always displease you, if you would attain to that which you are not.” – St. Augustine.
I was walking with a friend by the sea. As we walked we were talking about how important it was to identify things one really wanted to do in life and to set about achieving them. I told her how much I loved helicopters and wanted to ride in one and while I had come ...
[The following post was created by a member who has been removed for being inactive] I have always enjoyed accents and the sound of different words and languages. I have a habit of unconsciously repeating words I like to myself to enjoy their taste and feel and to fix the sounds in my memory . ...
I’m listening very carefully to Steve Jobs! If you’re too busy for this – having to feed that dog or sommat – at least scroll the video to 11:40 and take a minute or two from there. I’m printing these words and sticking them in front of my desk, “No one wants to die. Even ...
I’m aiming to lose14 lb (1 stone ) before 24 December 2011!! As I have always been one to apply science and math to things, this represents my analysis of the situation. Weight loss will take place if the Present Total Calorie Need (PTCN) is not met over some long period. PTCN = Basal Metabolic ...
I had mentioned this application some time ago. I’ve now got the hang of it after some experimentation and I share the tricks here. You can use this application to sort all your files. Picasa will not do this stuff. However, Picasa becomes easier and more efficient to use after sorting the Robobasket way. Robobasket ...
Bertrand Russell has had a profound effect on my thinking and outlook on life. I read a significant number of his books and philosophical essays when I was around 16 – 19. It is only, in recent years, when I overview the content of what I had read – stuff that may have slipped from ...
It’s Saturday night. I’ve been reviewing lots of music from over the years. I thought I pull a few of my old favourites together. It’s mainly girl bands tonight, or girls in the lead, it seems. Hmmm… what about it? Reaches through my skin. Wish I was there! LOL So different.
An interesting conversation and perspective on love.
“BULLSHIT may have gone unnoticed in breaking the light-speed barrier. Howzat? Some assert that ‘thought’ can travel faster than the speed of light.” — Captain Walker
Over the last week there has been excitement in the media about the speed of light barrier being broken by speeding neutrinos. This in essence means that the laws of physics as written/discovered by Einstein may have to be re-written. A neutrino is a very tiny particle with a very low mass – lighter than ...
Power – Control = Chaos + Abuse [Click thumbnail image above] Power = force / command / influence / ability to change Control = restraint / proportionality / direction / alignment / focus Chaos = disorder / destruction / fragmentation / degeneration / recklessness / arbitrariness Abuse = torture / unjust suffering / moral ...
Yes – these are the words or similar I’ve had hurled at me at various points in my life. I’ve had words such as ‘rigid’, ‘insensitive’, ‘obnoxious’ and far worse abusive language thrown at me. When I look back upon myself, searching for how I became ‘this’ way – as perceived by others, I’ve come ...
The Cap enjoys the seaside very much, as you can imagine. This pic immediately below was taken at the Aberdeen shoreline, where I visited on 13-14th June 2011. It held a certain strange fascination for me. I looked down on these barnacles, waiting for the water to wash up on them. They would live, reproduce ...
…to the one I love.
The following has been deep in my ‘substrata’ for months. It went deep because a colleague with an IQ of 147, opts to smoke cigarettes. Besides the IQ the person is exceptional in other ways. Quite unexpectedly this morning as I got the computer I launched spontaneously on this that I write now. I know ...
Q: What exactly is Skype? A: It’s a piece of software that functions as a telephone, on a computer. Q: What is software? A: Software is a computer programme or more commonly known these days as an ‘application’. Q: What’s a computer? A: It’s usually an electronic device that processes information and carries out instructions ...
The Cap is totally blowed down!! Like totally! Amma speechless.. just listen and watch. This one was last night – on Britain’s Got Talent.
Research evidence has revealed that how lenient a judge might be is related to how close s/he is to a meal break! A hungry judge is an angry judge – you might think, and you’d be on the right track. Recidivism amongst offenders also predicted outcomes. However, even after controlling for that factor, the effect ...
This might bring a chuckle to a few, however there is a recurrent theme in my life that I wanted to document. The situation has come up a few times in the last week – where I’m made to feel ‘I mad’. This is how it goes: Person A will say ‘X is the case’. ...
People (in general – and yes there are numerous exceptions) know how to use household appliances, iron their clothes, make a sandwich etc – nothing surprising there. Some might know how to use a computer, fix a car, or a bicycle. Others may know how to build computers, programme computers, design circuit boards etc etc.. ...
This is not simply about being lonely. I’ve been reflecting on certain life-situations, where I’ve felt ‘alone’. You can be ‘alone’ in a whole crowd of people. And you can certainly feel ‘lonely’ in a crowd. However the two concepts do not equate in my mind (regardless of any dictionary definitions). What it means The ...
