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Trite

Trite, from the root worn out.. Banal, run of the mill. I was the only person who knew this word, in my capacitation I am hoping to launch myself as an ESL teacher in Peru.

A Happy Birthday

Many Happy returns to my mother, and brother and everyone who shares their birthday on this day

Gracias.

A big thank you to my sister in law. For escorting me, to my first day of training safely I would like to thank her for her time, patience and grace

Life in Lima

We went to see  one of my wives friends yesterday. She was here on st Stevens day, with her daughter. Nice little girl. She was playing with Patrick. My puppy. Which has since passed Anyway, the little girl, was walking about one of the markets in Lima. She found a small scissors, and picked it up.  She was swinging it about in a plastic bag, and it flew out and caught her in the eye.  The scissors s landed somewhat cleanly, so it did not look so bad at first.  Anyway, the girl may lose her eye. She is three or four years old. She had to two have operations on her eye. So, she had to be awake. She may still lose the eye anyway. The mother, who had hair salon in Brazil. Had to sell the salon for a knockdown price to get cash. Oh, and the girls estranged father has vanished. It makes you think how lucky we are in the first world

Congratulations Tanya

Congratulations Tanya on the birth of her baby Boy. Many Happy returns.

Patrick and I

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My last video of Patrick and I

Mama ( Spoilers)

I don't like horror movies. My wife, talked me into seeing this. Despite the fact she had seen it before, and described the plot to me. I actually enjoyed it very much. Which shows my wife, often knows what is best for me. Firstly I saw this in English which changed my perception of it. Actually it was not bad. It was not a bad film at all. Firstly it was produced under the aegis of Gullimero del toro. I am a big fan of the Hell boy films/ Secondly it was well cast. The Kingslayer from Game of Thrones. Playing a dual role. Credit should also go to the two young actresses. Playing the children in the film.  They performed very well. One scene that sprang to mine, was the little sister sleeping, half chewing her older siblings hair. There was a reference to sector ZZ plural alpha. Which as we know is Earth in the Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy universe. The story is simple. A father, having being ruined and gotten into a murderous confrontation with his employers, takes hi...

Scientists fix date for dinosaurs' extinction

Scientists fix date for dinosaurs' extinction I see my fellow Alumni from the University of Glasgow are involved. Well done That said I am curious, to what is meant that Dinosaurs were in decline. Without the KT event. Would birds have filled the niche? As Birds had edged out the flying reptiles?

Children's story.

One day Victor, was at school, classes had just finished. He walked past the icecream cart. He would have liked an icecream, but he had no money. He thought of asking his mother for money for an ice cream. He saw someone throw a wrapper on the floor. He was annoyed, did that person, not care about the environment.    As he bent down to pick up the rubbish, he saw something A clock The clock was very strange. It looked both old and new. The case of the clock, was polished wood. It was even dusty, and it smelled of polish. But the face of the clock, was bright. The numbers changed as Victor touched the clock, it was no ordinary clock, he thought. He could not understand why someone would throw    away such a perfectly good clock. Did they not know even a stopped clock is right twice a day. Maybe he would bring the clock to his grandfather, to repair Victor touched the clock, it blinked twice, and then there was a flash, victor rubbed his nose, Th...

Good luck, and thank you

My mother had a hysterectomy yesterday. According to my sister. She has recovered well, enough to chastise her. My mother has a healthy colour and is eating. I would like to thank the Doctors and nurses, and cleaners and other staff whose care she is under. My Father in law, is somewhat under the weather. I hope he returns to vigor soon. My Wife, has an interview today, and another tomorrow. I wish her well, and state again how proud I am of her. I have a follow up interview today, for a job in Miraflores. Fingers crossed. Best wishes to my Cousin Yvonne who has had a birthday of late.

Gave Battle in vain

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-21328380 The remains of Richard the Third, discovered of late are confirmed by DNA. Someone I know quipped there was a receipt in his pocket for a horse, he had tried to exchange it for real estate