Retro mullet
Things to do to kill time.
I've been thinking of thins to do to kill time during work. The best so far is looking at some info on my home town.
As you all know Im originally from Runcorn. And despite having left there earlier this year Runcorn will always be "my home" and love it dearly. But there is quite a lot that I didnt know about Runcorn, so here is what I've found out.
Things I already knew;
-The "Bus Way" was the first of it's kind in the UK.
-The show "Two Pints of Larger and a Packet of Crisp" is based there.
-The Runcon Bridge is one of the largest of it's kind in the UK.
-The first reported alien abduction was at Runcorn.
-It is a hotspot of UFO activity (I'm sure I've seen a few UFO's on clear nights)
-Runcorn is over ran by chav's, or "scallies."
-It has the brightest nickname of any town, 'Sunny Runny.' Doesn't it just dazzle you? (Thanks to Adie for that one! Word)
Some stuff I didn't know;
-Runcorn comes from the Saxon "Rumcofan" which means wide bay or creek.
-Old maps show Runcorn as being called Wronkhorne, although I don't know where this comes from.
-The first metion ofRuncorn, or Wronkhorne, is in AD915. Pretty early.
-It wasn't mentioned in the Doomsday book.
-This could be thanks to William the Conqueror, having harried it to worthlessness. Cheers Bill!
-The Runcorn bridge is in fact the largest of it's kind in the UK. And takes 2 and a half minutes to cross. You should try walking it. It can be something else on a windy day.
-It is one of the most industrial parts of the UK.
-The shopping centre was the first indoor shopping plaza in Europe. You think something like this theyed make a shout about. But nope.
-There is a second BBC series set in Runcorn, "Drop Dead Gorgeous." Which, despite what the title suggest's is not about moi!
But here is a little more about my favourite fact, James Cook. Abductee, Freedom Fighter and Founder....
James Cooke claimed he was hijacked by aliens in a flying saucer from Runcorn Hill in September 1957. Cooke claimed that he was invited by a voice into a 12 feet flying saucer that took him in a larger hangar where he was met by beautiful hermaphrodite extraterrestrials who let him visit homeworld, Zomdic, a planet orbiting a star light years away from our own solar system. On this planet, he said, the ground transportation system is operated by "manipulation of musical vibration", and no money is used as the resident of Zomdic "have long ago discovered how to transform energy to matter."
He met the master of planet Zomdic who told him "the inhabitant of your planet will upset the balance if they persist in using force instead of harmony. Warn them of the danger." Cook replied "they won't listen to me" and the master replied "or anybody else either". He was returned home 45 hours later.
After a later contact, this time on Frodsham Hill, James set up the Church of Aquarius in the town. It became so popular that a second "church" was opened. Here, James "channeled" information from the elders of Zomdic. The church ran for 10 years before James disappeared from public view in 1969.
And my 'quest for knowledge' started from this, Wikimapia.
What do you know about your home town?
You've been Tango'd
For Sammy, because I know you will like this. Enjoy! 
If you click here, it takes you to google where you can download it.
Sammy Spot
Or "Frogs in pictures"
(Especially for Oinker as she loves Robert so much)
From spawn to Adult....
How the spawn were made by mummy and daddy:
A really cute frog:
Sammy Spot
Or "Do you know why the animals went in two by two?"
No particular reason for this entry apart from the fact that Noahs Ark was the feature today on the Wikipedia main page and i liked the picture....
The story of Noah's Ark begins with God observing man's evil behaviour and deciding to flood the earth and destroy all life. However, God found one good man, Noah, "a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time", and decided that he would carry forth the lineage of man. God told Noah to make an ark, and to bring with him his wife, and his sons and their wives. Additionally, he was to bring pairs of all living creatures, male and female, and in order to provide sustenance, he was told to bring and store food.
When Noah completed the Ark he and his family and the animals entered,the flood covered even the highest mountains to a depth of more than twenty feet, and all creatures on Earth died; only Noah and those with him on the Ark were left alive.
Finally, after about 220 days, the Ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat, and the waters receded for another forty days until the mountaintops emerged. Then Noah sent out a raven which "went to and fro until the waters were dried up from the earth".
Next, Noah sent a dove out, but it returned having found nowhere to land.
After a further seven days, Noah again sent out the dove, and it returned with an olive leaf in its beak, and he knew that the waters had subsided. Noah waited seven days more and sent out the dove once more, and this time it did not return. Then he and his family and all the animals left the Ark, and Noah made a sacrifice to God, and God resolved that he would never again curse the Earth because of man, and never again would He destroy all life on it in this manner.
In order to remember this promise, God put a rainbow in the clouds, saying, “Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth."
So now you know....
Sammy Spot
Or "Ducks are the comedians of the bird world"
The Best website i may have ever found - i always wanted one when i was little, and a goat - you know one of the little ones that doesn't have such scary eyes.... i thought it would be cool to have a little duck to follow me round the garden.... but how much did i know about ducks....and which one should you chose as an ideal pet?? This website has all the answers...
I know Robert has a 'thing' about ducks and i think if you searched this blog for references you'd get a million pages back... so here.... i aim to teach him (and anyone else) about the lovely little duck.
Part 1 - Knowing your way around a duck.
All the Way from the Bottom to the Beak
1 Ear.2 Eyes.3 Face / Lores.4 Nostril
5 Upper mandible.6 Nail / Bean.7 Lower mandible
8 Secondary feathers. 9 Primary Feathers. 10 Tail
11 Nails. 12 Web. 13 Toe. 14 Shank / Tarsus
So.....now you know your ducky parts.... apparently you can look after some (if you keep one on its own, it gets lonely)
Coming soon..... Part 2 - Ducks of the famous kind
Sammy Spot
Or: "How cool are these huge mofos"
Giraffes
i was going to talk about ducks as Robert is so fascinated with them....but i've recently remembered how much i like these big tall freaks....
Males can be 4.8 to 5.5 meters (16 to 18 feet) tall and weigh up to 900kg (2000 pounds).
Native to Africa, the Giraffe is related to deer and cattle, but is placed in a separate family, the Giraffadea, consisting only of the giraffe and its closest relative, the Okapi.
Giraffes are thought to be mute. However, recent research has shown evidence that the animal communicates at an infrasound level with a surprising level of complexity.
They are the most cool, with Tigers and Bears...
a hug mute giant that talk to eachother with infrasound! they have to splay their legs out to drink and look extra funny...
what could be cooler?
Rob thinks monkeys are better but i beg to differ.... i think monkeys are evil and have horrible sharp fingernails