Rear Ends And Lady Bugs And Sir Bill Gates

Thursday

Some young guy ran in the back of our old VW Polo this morning. He'd passed his test last week and been given a Peugeot something or other. He had mastered the accelerator but hadn't got round to finding the brake pedal. He wants to sort it without informing his insurance company.

Mrs B. is not a happy lady. Her rear end is dented. Oh well age catches up with us all sooner or later.

I have also discovered that the dear little lady bugs we keep finding in the bedroom are not lady bugs at all.

The lady bugs - "beneficial insects which help control many pests" that I have been rescuing and putting on the houseplants to devour any overwintering aphids are in fact carpet beetles, "among the most difficult indoor pests to control because of their ability to find food in obscure places and to disperse widely throughout a building."

One of their more endearing qualities is their ability to deflesh a skeleton". "A raccoon can be cleaned to the bone within a few weeks by a small colony of beetles."

So much for me rescuing the little boggers!

Sir Bill GatesMy London UK news source just sent me this news -

"Bill Gates received an honorary knighthood yesterday. But he will remain plain Mr Gates - only British citizens are allowed to use the title 'Sir'. After the ceremony at Buckingham Palace, Sir Mr Bill Gates revealed that the Queen had admitted she never used a computer. Mr Gates said: 'It's not as natural for her as it is for young people.' He collected his honour for his business achievements and charitable work.

I guess we'll all get Royal Bluescreens from now on.