An Age of Magic

Eurovision song contest - a stinker!

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This event has to be the biggest joke ever pulled on the European people. And for something which used to have a certain degree of credibility last night proved that if the Eurovision Song Contest is about anything at all, it is NOT about music or talent in any way, shape or form.

The results were just as appalling as the non-depth of talent. Eastern bloc countries basically ensured that places like the UK did not get a look-in. I reckon that the UK should respond to this outrage by shutting it’s immigration gates to every European from every country who voted in last night’s sham.

A few humourous moments though made it worthwhile; the French submitting their results in their own language when everyone else did theirs in English - oh well, let’s allow them to remain deluded that the future of their language outside France is not in big trouble…

The sight of all those chunky and well-fed dancing girls - obviously European women do NOT subscribe to the ’size zero’ ideal; the Spanish entry - I am still laughing but only at the size of those girls thighs!

The Swedish commentator who obviously had enjoyed some wacky baccy prior to announcing Sweden’s results…at least I HOPE that was his excuse!

The next instalment in this heavily political and totally rigged farce will be staged in Russia - maybe they can vie with Beijing for which event can prove to be the most pointless…

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Sometimes ‘back to nature’ works best

When you think about it it seems that all those ancient cures and ideas made perfect sense in many cases. The Romans used honey for various reasons and it is well known that it has healing properties; even garlic is acknowledged as a natural antibiotic.

So it is interesting that science is now using natural products more often these days to address problems and manage medical conditions; progesterone is a naturally produced female hormone and now it is being used to treat a range of conditions from dry skin to migraine headaches - even chronic fatigue syndrome.

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Furthermore…

To the previous post that is…

Some of the things we have seen in this business would make your eyes pop. One little English boy decided that he would change the settings on the TV in the room and it took us weeks to correct the problem. One couple decided to take home souvenirs in the form of several teacups and plates from our dining room.

One time a man decided to alter the flush mechanism on the toilet and checked out leaving the cistern in pieces all over the bathroom and two faucets disappeared on one occasion. Our rental bikes have been officially retired after being returned with punctures so many times that we got fed up replacing the inner tubes.

Oh well, all in a days work I suppose.

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