20/04/06 Education Education Education

I've decided to try and learn more new things.
This week I have learnt by heart the police alphabet ; that's all that alpha,bravo,charlie,delta etc etc thing.
Quite useful when you're spelling things to people on the phone (well, that's the whole point of it I suppose...!)
So from now on my name is Juliet India Mike Polo Alpha Romeo Kilo.
Interestingly, I used to think that "Juliet Bravo" was the name of the female policewoman character in the BBC TV series of that name.
What a silly Charlie Uniform November Tango I was in these days.
As expected Nigel Bond comfortably beat Stephen Hendry and I win £100.
It may have gone to a re-spotted black in the 19th frame of the best-of-19 match, but I was never really in doubt that Nigel would do the business.
I was relaxed and confident at all times, and even when Nigel potted the black to win the match but put the white in at the same time to force a re-spot, nothing could shake my sunny demeanor.
Not stressful at all.
Come on Ronnie...! Win the title then we can all go home.
I just hope that Ronnie gets a chance to win the championship and I get my cash before George Bush hits Iran with a "tactical" nuclear strike.
It's all getting a bit scary.
I used to think that my generation had a pretty bum deal in terms of things to worry about.
We had mass unemployment, the Cold War and AIDS to be concerned about.
In fact 20 years ago, it was predicted that Edinburgh would be in the grip of a disastrous epidemic of AIDS. Thankfully it hasn't happened.
It was scary though at the time...We had to contend with less than cheery thoughts as experts told us that any time you previously had unprotected sex with someone , you were effectively having sex with every one they'd ever previously had unprotected sex with, as well as with everyone they'd previously ever had unprotected sex with etc etc
It wasn't really regarded as irresponsible to have unprotected sex in these days if the female was on the pill.
Can you imagine the paranoia this type of talk created?
Anyway, after the Cold War finished and unemployment eased, I thought things would be looking up...
Now we've got the "War on Terror", Global Warming and talk of nuclear strikes....
But hey, my rhubarb plants are doing really well, and it looks like 2006 will be a bumper crop...so it's not ALL bad...