Strange World of Google Earth

I noticed recently that there have been some updates to Google Earth and in my local area the photographs are no older than a couple of years.

I may even have spotted my car outside the house of a relative.

I wonder if these anomalies have been fixed yet, or are they still building remote parts of the globe?

Power Plant Substation Explodes

Never get too close to an Electricity Substation.

Nothing to say once more

There is so much going on.

But there is nothing to say.

So be it.

That Emotional Switch

That last minute goal at Anfield was one of the Emotional Switches that I remember so well from a long distant past. Football always influenced my young life because I recall going to a very boring 1-0 victory but being happy for a week because we had won, then soon afterwards watching one of the most entertaining matches I had seen (memory purged due to defeat) and being miserable for a week afterwards because of the negative result.

Watching a 90 minute match and being in the position of loser with one minute to go leaves the football supporter in the depths of depression. This is followed a few moments later by the highest elation when a goal is scored and suddenly we are the winners and they are the losers. Oddly it does not seem to work in reverse. Being in a winning position and 'holding on' is a strain on the nerves leading merely to 'release' when the win is confirmed and a gradual rising of the mood as the implications gradually dawn on the individual that the result is confirmed.

Maturity brings with it the understanding that emotional highs and lows can be very damaging and we learn to accept triumph and disaster with the same professional aloofness. The saying goes that something is lost but something is gained in living every moment, every day, and taking all the highs and lows on board. It is true.

Today I decided, after declining an opportunity to watch the Exeter Chiefs take on Northampton at the top of the league that I would invest in Setanta Sports (partly because Arsenal TV is starting up on there soon) so I can now watch the Reading match on Monday night. I was persuaded (for an extra £1.50 a month) to go for one of their packages which includes all my sport (I am happy), all the music channels (Jessica is happy) as well as many more channels including the Biography Channel and National Geographic (Dawn is happy). With so many happy people in the house I think it is worth an extra £10 a month.

I want to support Virgin. They are getting there. Broadband is much better than anything that comes through a BT Line. We have never had a problem with the phones. I only wish they could match the Sky Sports Red Button options. They do not. Sky are too powerful and it will be a dangerous thing if we are compelled down the line of a single provider. They may be the best at the moment but they must be stopped. It would be like letting America police the world. Nobody would be safe.

I must go.