A Nephew With Disabilities

Hey everyone, I’m back here again with a post about my Nephew, Josh. he’s coming up to 12 years old and like every kid his age he should be out riding bikes, skateboarding, roller blading and all the other fun outdoor activities that are available to growing youngsters these days. Unfortunately for Josh, he spends most of his spare time in front of a computer console playing computer games or surfing the Internet for lord knows what.

It seems that most kids these days have forsaken the activities that my generation and that of my own grown up kids spent our free time enjoying. In Josh’s case, he doesn’t have much of a choice in the matter as he is what we now call a person with disabilities.

Ok, I’m not looking for any sympathy here for the guy and he certainly doesn’t want any. As far as he’s concerned he’s doing the same as all his friends are doing, so he’s actually not an outsider. If it had been in my day, then he certainly would have been shunned by the rest of the kids for not being able to go out and play like we used to because of his physical limitations.

So in a way, while I would be tearing my hair out if I had a 12 year old son who never saw daylight because he was surgically attached to his computer, I’m not so annoyed with the way things are turning out. At least for Josh’s sake.

Wanna know what upsets me about all this? Ha, even if you don’t you’re gonna get it anyway! This is my rantin’ blog and Ahm a gonna use it! (Picture Yosemite Sam with red face, bristling mustache and jumping up and down in fury!)

The kids that have two perfectly good arms and two perfectly good legs are squandering their future health by spending all their time doing no physical activity. When I was a lad, my friends and I used to run, ride bikes, swim, roller skate (that was before roller blades, by the way) climb trees and all sorts of stuff. No one wanted to sit inside watching a TV when there was so much to do outside! We were fit as anything and we ate good home cooked meals so we got all the nourishment we needed. We here healthy and we grew up healthy. That was my generation.

My kids also spent plenty of time outdoors, although they were more inclined to want to also spend some time in front of the TV. I guess the TV shows were better then the ones we had when I was a kid!

But this generation of kids? They don’t want to do a damn thing except play computer games, surf the Internet, watch TV and text each other on cell phones! They eat junk food and practically no fresh fruit or vegetables. They are not building their bodies into fit, healthy specimens that will ensure a healthy and long life. In short, they are condemning themselves to an unhealthy adulthood and possibly a shorter lifespan than previous generations.

Why is this happening?

You tell me! I’ll be long gone before it comes to pass, but it’s a damn shame to watch it happen from the beginning. While my own nephew is looking at handicap shower accessories to brighten up his life, all his friends have their heads stuck to the monitors of their games consoles and when they’re bored with them, they don’t even get up off the sofa, but grab the remote and flip on the TV to be fed up a diet of brainwashing garbage from reality TV shows that are the dregs of entertainment.

Lord help us in the next 20 years. Because unless attitudes change, we’re gonna see some changes that we really don’t want to see.

Edwyn prose.

Air Disaster Cover Up?

Hi again, its Edwyn Prose here once more with another post on what’s on my mind right now. This one is about plane crashes and air disaster cover-ups.

What has sparked this sudden urge to write about this? Well, unless you’re living in a Tibetan monastery you probably heard about the Air France plane that has just disappeared over the Atlantic ocean on route from Rio in Brazil to Paris, France

Yep, its one of those certainties in life that every now and then a news story is gonna flash up on the radio or in the newspapers about another airplane that fell out of the sky, or crashed on take off or on landing. Well this one just went and blipped off the radar and no one whose saying anything knows where the hell it is.

Its a tragedy sure, all those people are probably dead and their relatives are besides themselves with grief and anguish. Its also a mystery. Not just a mystery as to where it went, but also a mystery why the airline who damn well know more than they’re letting on still won’t say where they believe it is.

That leaves it wide open to speculation from nosy old grumps like me to have a stab at where I think it is.

Chances are it’s on the bottom of the Atlantic, unless the island in that Lost series has just been moved again and has popped up in the Atlantic Ocean right under where the plane went down. Yeah, fat chance! Do you think anyone survived? I don’t somehow and that’s not because I’m wishing any ill, I’m just being realistic. Think about it.

A plane crashes into the sea miles from any land. It they were lucky enough that the sea was dead calm, then the pilot might have been able to land the plane flat on the surface and give the passengers a chance to get out, slide down the shoots into inflatable life rafts. That is of course if the plane has life rafts…

Much more likely is the sea is choppy and even if the waves are only a foot or so high, no plane will land flat on them. It’ll nosedive into the water and quickly submerge, or break up if the wavers are two feet or more high. Water will quickly flood in and that’s that. there is no way out quick enough especially as the passengers will be so closely cramped together and the aisle too narrow for any chance of escape.

So chances are, everyone on board has drowned.

Why hasn’t the airline simply come out and admitted it? They don’t want to lose credibility, that’s why. People will be scared to fly and it will cost them money. Yep, its all down to the old evil green stuff, my friends! So if you’re wondering why no one seems to know anything concrete just yet, its unlikely that they don’t actually know, its just they’re not saying until they absolutely have to.

That’s my opinion, by the way. If you got another opinion, then write your own damn blog and don’t dare start commenting with crap arguments in here, cause I ain’t interested! Remember, I’m a damn grumpy old guy and I can get irate real quick with uninformed morons who like to comment just because they got nothing better to do.

So that’s my un-PC disclaimer!

Edwyn prose

Cockroach Control

Now you know me and I’m a straight talking guy and when it comes to something I don’t like the look of, I pretty well lay it on the table. We all know about the problems that some places face with cockroaches and why they need to get some good, long lasting cockroach control set up in there. This is one real annoyance that really made me mad and I’ll tell you why.

At a pretty well known steak restaurant here in town, they have a damn good reputation for their food, its quality and the service is second to none. My wife and I go there often and we always have an enjoyable night out. Well for what its worth, I got into a tangle with the owner over something pretty minor and asked to see the kitchen. You see my salad hadn’t been washed properly and there was greenfly on the lettuce. Well normally that wouldn’t have bothered me none, as I grow a lad of my own fruit and vegetables and I don’t use any sprays cause I like to eat my food chemical free. But I insisted on having a word with the chef about it and that’s when the fireworks started.

I went into the kitchen despite the protestations of the owner and the sight that greeted me was one I’ll never forget. The damn kitchen floor was crawling with damn cockroaches. I don’t mean a fleeting glimpse of one or two, I mean there had to be a dozen of the critters crawling around on there. I was stunned at first, then recovered and rounded on the owner. I told him that was the last time I was setting foot in his establishment and to expect a visit from the local health department.

Well, that episode just goes to show that you never know where you’re eating. Doesn’t matter if the service is great and the food is always good. If they don’t practice correct cockroach control, then the little critters’ll get in there and get all over the food, causing a real health risk. Roaches carry salmonella and diphtheria, so you can get sick if you eat food that they have gotten into, which is why its so important for any establishment that handles food to practice effective cockroach control to ensure the cleanliness and safety of the food they serve their customers.

Edwyn Prose

Is it Possible to Make Money Online?

Hi once again, Edwyn Prose here with some more insights into the way life should be, or if it ain’t then it darn well should be! Now I know a load of people are hankering to try their hand at making money online in some form or another and I’m here to tell you that it can be done, but it’s not gonna be an easy ride.

So the sixty four thousand dollar question: “Is it possible to make money online?” has a definitely affirmative answer, but it comes with conditions.

Ok, I know a load of you see these ads all over the place that say something like “I can show you how I made $3,000 in just 7 days!” then you have to go buy their ebook for like $47 or something and it turns out to be a pile of crap. The worst kind are the ones that then tell you to go write an ebook that is all about how you wrote an ebook and sold it to a bunch of noobs for $47 bucks and made three grand in your first week cause they all believed your ad hype!

JHC how can people  be so damn gullible?

Want to know what’s even more amazing? That there are people out there that not only buy that first ebook for $47, but when they don’t get the magic pill on how to make that kinda money, they go buy another guy’s ebook for $97 cause it sounds like it must be better than the $47 ebook! Holy crap fact is stranger than fiction and that’s no lie my friends.

But back in the world of the sane, there are actually real ways to make some money online and if you do it right and put some effort into it, you can make a decent living from it. Of course, you have to know how to avoid the scammers out there. A good rule of thumb is if they’re charging money for their advice, then its a dime to a dozen that exact same information can be found elsewhere for free. Don’t believe me if you don’t want to, hell, I can point you to a great ebook that’ll really blow your socks off for a bargain price if you want to throw your money away, might as well throw it my way!

Only kiddin’ ya!

But I’m going off the path some. There are a few very knowledgeable people online that are actively writing the truth in their blogs and websites for the benefit of newcomers to these shark infested waters and they’re not charging a dime for that information. Here’s one that’ll show you how to make money online with Adsense and it works too! The best part of it is that if you follow their advice you can make that illusive stack of dollars online but you’re going to have to work for it.

There is no free lunch online just like everywhere else and if someone tells you differently, you better be ready for the hard sell that will surely follow and be strong enough to keep your credit card in your pocket.

Edwyn Prose

Freight Forwarders Make Transportation a Breeze

Hi again folks, Edwyn Prose back again with his caustic insights into the way life ought to be… Well, I’m not mad at anything or any body right now, so that should make for an interestingly and refreshingly calmer kind of post. At least it’ll start out that way. What am I going to rant and rave about today? Well, I’m certainly going to mention my recent experiences with a shipment of goods I had to make into the next state. And for once I have some good things to say!

Ok, I’m mightily impressed by the transport company that handled the deal because it all went smoothly from start to finish and when I get that kind of service without getting the big sell I’m a very happy and not so grumpy old guy!

I was searching around for some information on the transport business online first of all when I came across this site that had some pretty good information on freight forwarders. Not that it put me in touch with the local transport company that did the job for me. I already had that local outfit, penciled in but it was just good to reassure myself I was on the right track.

Now because I’m not about to go revealing where I live to all the creepy stalkers that are out there in cyberspace, that local company have to remain nameless. But what I will say is that the men in the truck arrived promptly at 10 am when they said they would. They had my package of office furniture loaded in record time and with no fuss and when I phoned the other end to see if the goods had arrived in one piece, my colleague was very happy to report that the truck arrived when they said they would.

Best part was the guys had all the furniture off the truck and set up in the new office with slick efficiency you only see in the movies with not a scratch on anything.

The purpose of this post then I guess is to reassure anyone considering a similar transfer of goods that you should check out your local guys first before phoning a big national outfit cause they might just surprise you!

Edwyn Prose