Fight or Flight?

Is running away always the best option?  Is it a good idea to go through life running away every time things get too difficult?  Or should we try to stick it out and hold on until the end?  We can go through life running away from things that are hard and never really getting anywhere.  No matter how tough things get, if you stay and work through it, then the rewards will be worth it in the end.  Set yourself some goals and keep on going until you reach the end.  If you are willing to work through the hard times, then you will get there eventually.  Keep running and you will be running forever.

Irony, or Coincidence?

On 15th April 2012 it will be the 100th anniversary since the Titanic sank.

One of the biggest sea disasters in British history, that will forever be remembered as a tragic and unnecessary loss of lives.  (As well as Leonardo DiCaprio's blue face disappearing beneath the waves.)  As we are fast approaching this landmark anniversary, is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that the news has been filled with stories of cruise ship disasters?  First there was the Costa Concordia which sank with the loss of lives.

Now we are hearing about one of its sister ships, the Costa Allegra, that is being towed to port after a fire.

Those are only the recent ones.  There have been various other disasters over the last few years.  It would seem that even now, 100 years after the Titanic tragedy, lessons have still not been learnt.  It would seem that we are still putting luxury over safety.  Is it just me, or is anyone else worried that they are building bigger, heavier aeroplanes?  They have already more than proved that big ships have a habit of sinking.  How long before their Uber Planes start falling from the sky?

Purple Shame.

I am not ashamed to admit that I love reading Alan Dee's column in The Herald & Post.  There have been some weeks that I haven't agreed with his views but this week, I think that he might have been on to something.    Why not paint the faces of binge-drinkers bright purple.  That way we can all point and laugh at them in the street and make them feel like the idiots that they are.  He is also right that the self-controlled drinker should not have to suffer, just because some people don't know when to stop.  I personally think that the purple face painting thing should definitely be considered.  Maybe they could even include a green option for those that vomit in the street whilst drunk.  If these people want to act like clowns, then why not make them look the part.

Just Harmless Fun?

What is it about Snow that makes people go crazy?  It turns perfectly normal young people into thugs and vandals.  You can't walk down the street without seeing someone being pelted with a snowball from behind a wall.  Then there is the traffic issue.  If driving along icy roads wasn't dangerous enough, you also have to contend with little white missiles being thrown from all angles.  I myself was on a bus just a few days ago, that was hit by at least twenty snowballs all at once.  They were hitting the side of the bus and the windows, all within a few seconds of each other.  It was like driving through a war zone.  I can only guess what the poor driver must have been thinking.  It is only a matter of time before this so called 'harmless fun' causes a serious accident.  Today they might just be throwing snowballs but tomorrow it could be concrete from the top of a motorway bridge.  I've said it before and I'll say it again, young people these days are out of control.  Teachers blame the parents and vice versa, therefore nobody is stepping in and taking control of the situation.  The real question is; Where is it all going to end?

Money For Nothing.

Wouldn't it be great to go to work, but still get paid for doing nothing.  To just stand around talking with your friends, and then get paid for it at the end of the week.  My advice to you, would be to go and work in a cheap shoe shop.  That is the way they seem to operate.  I went into one today, looking for a pair of cheap shoes for work.  I picked up a pair and went over to the counter.  Then I stood there and waited.  FIVE members of staff stood in a group behind me, just casually carrying on their conversation.  They seemed to be completely oblivious to the fact they were supposed to be running a shop.  I waited a little longer, before giving up, leaving the shoes sitting on the counter.  Is it any wonder that so many of these shops are closing down.  They would make a lot more money, if they actually bothered to SERVE THEIR CUSTOMERS.

Who Invented The Automated Account Checker?

Who was it, that thought it would be a good idea to let a computer decide how a human spends their money?  Millions of pounds goes missing through fraud every year, and the computer thinks that this is normal.  But, if a person decides that they want to order a new adapter for their laptop, the computer thinks that this is strange, and blocks their account.  This then leads to a frustrating telephone call, answering pointless so called security questions, just to regain access to your own money.  Suddenly spending hundreds or thousands of pounds on luxury items would be abnormal.  Spending a few pounds on an everyday item is not.  How does the computer know when things break down?  If it was that smart, it would already know that my laptop was in need of some attention.

Call This Justice?

So, two of the killers of Stephen Lawrence have finally been brought to 'justice'.  What sentence did they get, fifteen years one and fourteen years the other.  The victims family had to wait longer than that to see justice done.  What about the others that were involved?  How much longer until they get found out?  And what meagre sentence will they face?  What have they all been doing for the last eighteen years?  If they had any remorse, then they would have given themselves up a long time ago.  For eighteen years they carried on as normal, living out their lives, and all the time knowing that they were guilty of taking an innocent life.  How did they manage to sleep at night, with the guilt of what they had done?  Or was it their lack of guilt, that is the real tragedy in this case.  At least Stephen Lawrence's family can rest easier, knowing that at least two of those responsible for his death, are getting away with it no more.  It is just a shame that they had to wait so long to see it happen.