Why Butland.

A Reader like you might wonder why "BUTLAND Times"? Well, when I was a teenager I wrote quite a few football and other stories about an imaginary tiny island in the Atlantic called "Butland"! I included myself as a resident character of course. In one episode we achieved a 0-0 draw with Canada at association football (world cup qualifier). Later I thought we might measure temperature in "Bicentigrade" or something similar - something more like Fahreneit without the minus figures (can't relate to Celsius). Actually many things we do are quite mad really, and on an island we could do things Sensibly! And whatever we liked!
Some of my sillier stories and "cartoons" of that time included an island super hero called "Buttman", but the less said about that the better! Some of my old school exercise books are Full of such writings. You have to watch the quiet ones. Those were happy times. One of my cartoons depicted a bus interior: two rows of seats filled by snogging couples. One poor chap sat on his own. A buxom, attractive conductress (resplendent with ticket machine) says, as they did in those days: "All supplied?" Priceless. Over and Out.

WHO CARES?

A fair while ago a learned chap on Fifteen to One (a quizz show) was faced with a question about "Friends". His Answer was,"I DON'T KNOW AND I DON'T CARE!" Great Answer! Keep thinking the same to myself! Keep musing, "Do I Care? No!" Rather like, "Do I Look Bothered?!". Things do get you that way I reckon. Just been trying to hang some curtains and they just will not have it! Such is Life. Of course, those who know me will tell you that generally I Care Too Much! And Worry! The World holds plenty to worry about these days! Will not bore you with the details. Maybe We Need to Dream more about the Good We might do! And have more Fun (for a change)! Nuff Said.

FRIDAY!

Have created another article called Latest Thoughts\Butland2 - a new blog in fact - tonight which sums up some controversial thoughts I suppose. I can get a bit angry at times I must admit. Am fed up with government targets and spin etc. Back to Real Values Please! Let's make things to last and go for real quality. Help People fully: meet their Real Needs. Let's Get Real! Other blog says:

"Been sitting, chilling out, drinking beers and whiskies. Friday Night, all done for the week. Not really the best time for typing this. Still... I thought Blair was basically right invading Iraq at the time. Get annoyed at the Liberal Democrats for being too pacifistic or whatever. Have tactically voted for LibDems and like some of their policies but.... Iraq WAS Unfinished business from the 1990s really. If our gvt wants to go to war then... Yet for me taking on Iraq etc. was the only thing Blair and Co. did right! Am frankly fed up of all their (The Government) Targets etc. Am working for "Connexions" which still includes the old "Careers Service" that clings on to survival really. Home Policy is rather worrying. What happened to Socialism? Or Real Humanism? Bring Back Northumbria! (Not That I live there!). Bring Back Real Values! (See Butland Times for earlier stuff). There We Are!!!!"
- In fact this new article was somehow transferred HERE so I am now writing new ones in "Latest". Just another angle on things. Over and Out.