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16 May 2004   

 

Bye-bye Bush, bye-bye Blair

It's pretty certain that Bush will lose his election at the end of this year. And I'm hoping that Blair too, will step down, to ensure Labour still wins with another massive majority.

I suggested that Blair fall on his sword months ago. To further that effort, I'll be tactically voting in this June's European elections. Voting for Libdems, rather than Labour.

Question then will be, will the world be a better place? I'd hope that the Arab Street will see what democracy can do, and want it for themselves. But democracy is an ass. And the Arab Street has never been given the free, secret vote. They won't understand.

And we'll be back with the generational war that started at the end of the second World War, when Jews moved into Palestine.

Still, it'll be better without Bush and Blair.


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No party bags nor birthday cake

bradley pulls a cheesy smile

bradley in lollypop heaven

esme in lollypop heaven

They all go off to a birthday party. I got very bored last time, so I skipped it. When they come back, very late, Esme is a little concerned that she didn't have a party bag. Every other party she's been to has given her a party bag, with sweets, balloons, little toys... I try explaining that it was a grown up party, but she says, "there wasn't even a birthday cake!"
 


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A trip to the park with candyfloss

brad pulls a funny face for the camera

bradley still trying to get the chewing gum

Trying to fish out the chewing gum from his screwball icecream. Took him quite a long time, being careful not to drop it on the floor.

bradley gets the chewing gum out of his screwball icecream

bradley shows how to eat candyfloss

This is the way to eat candyfloss.

esme bites into her candyfloss

 


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Famous bike rides we have known

dawley park in spring


Around the Dawley Memorial Park. Wonderful in Spring.

bikes by the lake in Telford


Past the lake in Telford's Town Park.

 


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The mystery of the shed—solved

bradley's cheeky smile

brad then ckecks the oil level

esme sticks her tongue out and Tom pulls a face

i'm growing my hair

me and esme who's on her bike

the pigeon fanciers outside their shed


I've always been terribly interested in this shed. Why was it here? What went on inside? Now, I know, it's the Dawley pigeon fanciers.

Today, they're getting ready for a race, sticking entry bracelets on them, and stuffing their release boxes with birds. Esme even got to hold an egg.

bradley chacks out the pigeons

brad looks at the pigeons

pigeon men, esme checks the pigeons

bar maid puts bottle in bottle bank studied closely by Bradly


Another mystery solved. I wondered why this bottle bank was orphaned, if anybody emptied it or indeed, if anybody puts bottle in.

Today, I saw the barmaid with a big basket of bottles. So, it was the Social Club's after all.

 


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Sleeping with the enemy

even more kids sleep with cat

kids sleep with cat

more kids sleep with cat

These are taken with the flash. Otherwise it'd be pitch black in our room. I came to move them over to their own bed and this is what I found. Esme and the cat cuddled up so closely, I'd have to pry them apart.

And. Once I moved Esme over, the cat followed, lay down at her head, and gave me a look, like, "what are you going to do about it."

 


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Wizards and fairies at Francis's birthday

wizards and fairies

wizards and faries with wands

Though I wasn't there to see, Brad and Esme had to make their own hats and wands for Francis's party.

And upon coming home, I don't know how many times I was, "turn you into a frog!" "Ribbet, ribbet." "And back into a Daddy."

 


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