This is what both boys took to nursery today. We have two airplanes to save arguments.
Cleared For Landing
In the field at the back of our house there rests a large number of geese. They come at this time of year and chill out over night before going on their way somewhere. The can be hundreds possibly thousands. Tonight I caught some on final approach but you might have to squint to see them.
Also, here’s the moon. It looks bigger in real life but then that’s just an optical illusion.
Two Rules
My personal rules for the bands in which I have played are:
Pretty much anything else goes. I don’t think I have to justify these either, the rules stand by themselves!
First Gig
It was the first live performance of the band Disaster Area today. We played the MGS Battle of the Bands as guests.
So for prosperity it’s the 16 November 2012 and the venue was the MGS Great Arena.
Here’s the video:
Pod Bay Doors
The T-shirt I am wearing today has a 2001 film quotation on it. This is so I can quickly see the video.
Toys of the Son Part 25
Here’s a picture of the toy that #1 took to nursery today.
Executive
Thanks to Hilton at Canary Wharf we just got upgraded to an Executive Suite. It’s nice! Top floor overlooking London’s Docklands.
Here’s our room:
The bathroom:
Here’s the breakfast table:
Toys of the Son Part 24
Here’s what my boy took to nursery today.
Dodgy Websites
Thank goodness for the ASA (Advertising Standards Authority). If we didn’t have them then the country would be full of misleading claims about products and services. However, there is an issue, adverts and websites can only be adjudicated once the ASA have received a complaint. This means that the misleading claims (lies) have to be made public before there is any action. Therefore most of the population aren’t aware of the fact that an advert might have been withdrawn. The damage will have been done. Perhaps adjuducations should be carried in a short segment at the end of the main TV news shows on ITV, BBC and Sky. This would cut some of the issues of publish and then retract, maybe making advertising even better than it is now.
If you are unsure of what sort of adverts have had adjudications then click here. This should take you to a page with the most recent rulings. Look carefully as this is a list of adverts and claims that have been ruled upon and not just those that are lies. Check the complaint to see what the issue was with the original advert.
The ASA also has a page of non-compliant online advertisers. The list is here. It will probably come as no surprise that a lot of these websites are for products or services that must be considered “woo“. If you can’t substantiate your claims then the chances are you are peddling bogus products or SCAMs.
I am proud to let you know that a complaint I sent to the ASA was acted on for print versions but the website of this company still (as of 7 Nov 2012) promotes amber necklaces for toddlers as a way of soothing teething pains. There is no good evidence that this works. The ASA page on this non-compliance is here. Avoid their products!
Sandy
My Shatism on Storm Sandy.