It seems so far away now the snow the wind - yet it was only a few months ago. See here for a description of snow at Enigin in Cornwall.

Snow and rain might seem harsh, especially when in comes in excess. Look at the tsunamis and all the destruction they can bring about. Buildings falling down into mud slides and all sorts of mishaps can come about with too much of a good thing.

Suppose its where your at in the world if rain and snow is what you want. Now if you were in Africa experiencing a droght and lack of clean water rain and snow would be a much wanted blessing. No more having to find clean wells and water to drink water out of.

It just goes to show how much we can take for granted here in the Western hemisphere. However even here with no lack of water for the most part (and even floods in some areas) we have to save and spread out our resources.

Companies like Enigin can provide us with the knowledge, expertise and equipment to do this. Not only do Enigin do all this they do not let weather conditions stop them form their goal. Regardless of blizzards, snow and rain employees were able to get to the office not even letting abandoned vehicles get in their way.

Sometimes in times of extreme weather walking can be quicker than driving. Even in times of regular weather as many city dwellers can attest to its often easier to park the car and get public transport the rest of the way such as the train, tube, or even use a bycycle all of which help to reduce pollution in the enviornment so should be actively encouraged.

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The current economic client for most of the world is frightening to say the least. Half the planet is out of work for the first time ever and the rest are on their way. While there have been some minor improvements there does not seem to be a major change in the near future. If you are currently looking for a way to make it through the difficult and complicated times of our nations and keep yourself from loosing what little you might have left in your savings, you will have to become creative.

Depending on employers for your livelihood may not be realistic any more. Many have taken matters into their own hands acting on what was once only a passing thought or an unattainable dream in their minds. There are an incredible number of individuals who have ventured out on their own and started their own business. They have decided that, even if they could get a job in the tight market out there right now, it might not be safe or wise to rely on others to feed their families any longer. They have decided that the once uneasy feeling of creating your own income suddenly seems to be the safer choice. In an ironic twist they are becoming their own bosses all over the world.

Freelance is the name of the game for today’s economy. There are an endless number of freelance positions available and an even greater number being created by individuals themselves. People have decided that they are tired of waiting for a government to fix their economy and are taking matters into their own hands. And with the internet it is now completely possible to do jobs in Qatar from the comfort of your home overseas, or vice versa! Creating your own financial wealth is something that has been admired by many from afar for many years because they were to afraid to leave their comfort zone and exit the 9-5 race to become responsible for themselves.

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I’m just having a browse on the computer, reading the latest news (no I can’t be bothered to go out and buy The Times, or even grab a copy of the Evening Standard for zippo) or checking my email when all of a sudden, the computer crashes. All hell breaks loose as I’m hitting on the keys of the keyboard and tapping the mouse furiously to return it back to its normal form.

I may be no computer expert, but it is easy to run a computer, I mean, its not like I’m trying to carry out heart surgery, just having a simple browse, It’s not like I’ve got masses of files open and I’m blasting music at the same time, unlike Jack, who seems to have bribed the computer into working well.

And it’s not just a computer crash that annoys me. I hate those little pop-ups that try to get you to sell your home, or to get skin peels, how do they know I need one? The computer crashes and numerous pop ups come on, it’s like I should have studied computing at University to carry out basic functions. Jack thinks the computer is outdated, anything to buy a new computer, while this one is only a few years old, and was pretty expensive when we did buy it, and with mounting bills and the credit crunch, we have to put off a new computer for a while. Until then it’s off to the library to read up on how to prevent computer crashes. See ya.

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Sayings really get on my nerves sometimes. I mean, I know all countries have them and they’re just part of culture and all that (like the yellow bum bag in Germany), but seriously, would it hurt those who invented them to have given it a little bit of thought first before they opened their big fat mouths?

There are many ridiculous sayings out there, but one I have grown to love to mock has to be “it’s all smoke and mirrors”.

Recently I brought this up with a friend and he said, “so what’s your point then?”

I looked at him with disgust.

“Obvious, isn’t it?” I said. “Come on, think about it!”

He said, “er–”

“Allow me to make it perfectly plain,” I told him, “smokes already good enough on its own, isn’t it? I mean that’s tough enough to see through, so why add the mirrors? That just seems ridiculous.”

He looked confused.

“Right. So listen–"He stopped staring for a moment, allowing me to sense a change in atmosphere I suppose, and see how serious he was. “Are you alright, I mean, mentally?”

Outrage exploded out of me, thus proving his point, but I couldn’t help it, he knew not to question me when it came to sayings.

“I’m fine!” I said, “but I’m not the weird one, it’s the people who invented the sayings who need help!”

I could bore you with details, but the crux of it is this: we conducted a test with smoke and mirrors, to see if having mirrors as well as smoke made it any more confusing.

I was right, of course. You couldn’t even see the mirrors with all that smoke. I couldn’t breathe for about half an hour after we came out of that smoke-filled room for that matter.

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I had a dream last night. It was blissful. The dream was about a brand-new show called Z List Celebrities Dancing On Thin Ice. The particular part of the dream that made me all happy was the bit where Dean Gaffney (Eastenders’ ‘Robbie’) was gliding along fine one minute, all ugly smile and ugly everything, and the next he was plunging through thin ice in to freezing cold waters below. How wonderful that dream was! Only it was a dream, of course, so when I woke up I was all sad that it hadn’t really happened after all–

I am sick of these TV shows. We’ve had enough of them, haven’t we? Strictly Come Dancing I understand. It’s elegant, it’s classy, and the women don’t half make it easy on the eye. But come on, let’s stop inventing new ones, shall we? Unless the next one really is Dancing On Thin Ice and Dean Gaffney really is in it (and the ice is nice and thin, of course) I don’t want to see any more of this crap. It’s time we saw something new, isn’t it? I think I’d rather see Cilla Black does varicose vein removal than yet another show…

Of course, there are many people to blame for these shows, but number one on the list has got to be Andrew ‘The Goblin’ Lloyd Webber. I mean, there he is on that other poxy show judging who will play Dorothy in his next masterpiece. Please, Andrew, cut us some slack here. Make this the last one!

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Here’s one way of putting it: say you’re really terrible at making tea. I mean truly stupendously awful. I mean that it doesn’t matter how hard you try, or what technique you use, the tea just never tastes good. In fact, this isn’t even something that concerns you a great deal anymore: you have accepted your failures as a rubbish tea-making human being and that’s that. But here’s the thing, all your anxiety returns to get you when you take the tea through to its rightful drinker…And when you hand it to someone you are already flinching. Then they say “Not again Jack! How do you do it?”

How embarrassing. It just never gets any better, does it?

(For your information I am excellent at making tea. I just wish everyone was.)

And the second most embarrassing thing? You know it! For Jack it would be his friend rushing through to the kitchen and making a cup of incredible tea right before his eyes. And the worst part of all this? Jack never does learn how to do it, because his friend failed him. He never did tell him about the details–the little things you need to do to make tea amazing–

It’s all about the details, you see, and that’s something Enigin know all about. Click the link if you don’t believe me.

You’ll see that Enigin are all about explaining all the little things so that you can learn from your mistakes, and in this case it’s about lighting. They give you a decent idea of how they have improved there’s, and the result is that it gets you thinking about your own home and business. Trust me, these guys have it right!

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I had an interesting debate with my Grandmother today, and it wasn’t about her pigmented lesions for once, which made a change. The debate was about free-running. It had come about because free-running was on the TV and so there we’d sat, for a full ten minutes, staring at the impossible feats of these high-achieving young men.

Then Gran said, “They must be on drugs!”

After stifling the urge to laugh I said, calmly, “No nan, they aren’t on drugs. This is what they do. They know what they’re doing you see.”

The room exploded in loud muttering—nobody can mutter louder than a Grandparent can when aroused by the thought of terrible, evil drugs—and an argument ensued. I was on one side, my Grandparents were on the other, and in the middle was mum and dad, staring at me as if to say Just drop it will you? Can’t you see that they don’t understand? Can’t you see that they’ll never understand for as long as they live? Which will not be much longer if you keep this charade up!

I dropped it, which is unnatural for me. I just find it really hard to stop when I know I’m winning.

Except I wasn’t winning, because nana and granddad violently refused to believe me: they still thought that the free-runners were high on drugs and “Think they can fly!”

So I guess the point is this; you can’t argue about some things with your Grandparents, there’s just no point in it. Plus you have to shout your words, which means that you deafen anyone in the room who isn’t 80 plus–

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As a toast fanatic I have tried everything to get my toast right. When I say everything I mean buying numerous (supposed) professional toasters and toaster accessories; holding the toaster upside down and holding the toast in myself and getting burnt; and even closely watching, never taking my eye off the prize, not ever. Not even when I feel tempted to prepare the butter in to slices for when the big pop-up moment comes. But it never works! Not ever! It’s either almost done or over-done or just plain ruined. Rare is the occasion when a perfect piece of edible toast pops up, one which doesn’t require scraping the black crap off and swearing constantly while threatening to give up toast forever. Rare is the occasion when anyone I know produces good quality toast, the way that Mother Nature intended!

A truly tragic state of affairs. We can put a monkey in space but we can’t toast bread. What has the world come to? Will anyone ever produce a toaster that everyone can use without threat of bad toast?

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I should say from the off-set that this article is directed at men, sorry girls, and now for a Warning: if you are the kind of man who diligently gets his hair cut, winces at the thought of skin care treatments and can’t bear to feel the crushing blow of ones hair against ones face then this may grate a little; I have long hair and I also have a penis. Yes, I am a man with long hair and this is how I choose to wear it. I am one of many raging against a machine.

Think I’m being over-dramatic? I assure you I am not. Having long hair while simultaneously being the owner of a penis is tough. It may be more accepted now than it ever has before, but if you don’t believe me don a wig and stroll on your own through any town in the UK on a Friday night. I can promise you it will not be a pleasant experience.

I’ve run in to trouble numerous times due to the length of my hair. I’ve come across yobs in the street, in train stations, and even been insulted while sitting in a restaurant. To begin with I could deal with it, but I have to confess that as time went on it got more difficult. I wasn’t scared so much as angry. I just couldn’t see why someone else should judge me by the length of my hair.

Nowadays my hair is shorter, but it’s a personal choice and nothing to do with the insulters. Maybe one day I might grow it long again, and I’m sure the attitude won’t be any different.

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I am here to tell all you children that this is not the case! Throwing is as important a skill as driving, talking sense, talking nonsense, walking up steep hills if you live somewhere where there are a large amount of steep hills, and shouting insults at someone in a clever and artful way. See how important throwing is? It is the thing which divides us from animals. It is the thing which will impress women, men, and even chimps when done properly. It is the thing which can make or break someone’s career as a decent human-being.

So start throwing at a young age is what I say, and, most importantly, if you find yourself surrounded by people who can not throw to save their life, alienate them as once. And I do mean alienate them! By ostracizing yourself from these throwing inadequates you will soon see the benefits coming in thick and fast. Your world will in no small way prosper. An immense number of possibilities—open only to that cream of the crop that can throw properly—will be opened up at once. The hardest thing about becoming a high-quality thrower is controlling the enormous smile on your face as you understand that your life has become greatly improved!

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