Daily Grind » Uncategorized http://www.simond.net Wonderings, wanderings and waffle Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:00:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Cooee http://www.simond.net/2011/04/02/cooee/ http://www.simond.net/2011/04/02/cooee/#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2011 14:55:48 +0000 simon http://www.simond.net/2011/04/02/ Still here, not much news to impart for those that don’t know me. Those that do should already know.

]]> http://www.simond.net/2011/04/02/cooee/feed/ 0 Time, it Goes http://www.simond.net/2010/10/27/time-it-goes/ http://www.simond.net/2010/10/27/time-it-goes/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:22:25 +0000 simon http://www.simond.net/2010/10/27/ Continue reading →]]> An old man slowly weaves his way up a steep hill
to an abandoned house where he and his wife used to live
he enters through the gap where the front door used to be
sighing, he looks up through holes in the roof
time has come and gone

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where she’s been, nobody knows
she has gathered a wedge of money
and many jars of honey
who knows where the wind blows?

]]> http://www.simond.net/2010/09/21/jars/feed/ 0 Long Time No See http://www.simond.net/2010/08/14/long-time-no-see/ http://www.simond.net/2010/08/14/long-time-no-see/#comments Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:49:53 +0000 simon http://www.simond.net/2010/08/14/ Continue reading →]]> Not really all that motivated to create blog entries any more.

I’m enjoying my life and job up North. It’s reet grand.
They like their tea strong and everybody I’ve met has been genuinely friendly. Hopefully going to get up to The Lakes soon, given that they’re only an hour away.

That’ll be all.

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This is my word of today.

You’re welcome.

]]> http://www.simond.net/2010/05/05/ugg/feed/ 0 Tingles 2 http://www.simond.net/2010/04/29/tingles-2/ http://www.simond.net/2010/04/29/tingles-2/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:49:31 +0000 simon http://www.simond.net/?p=827 As per Tingles, I can add a few more:

- watching somebody build something with Lego
- turning the pages of a newspaper in a quiet room
- words that have S in them, being said in a sibilant manner.

]]> http://www.simond.net/2010/04/29/tingles-2/feed/ 0 Portland http://www.simond.net/2010/04/26/portland/ http://www.simond.net/2010/04/26/portland/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:33:07 +0000 simon http://www.simond.net/?p=826 There was a silly gal from Oregon
Who liked to go on and on
But she was such a bright light
And had such ugly toes to fright
That I’d like to say “Go on!”.

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]]> http://www.simond.net/2010/04/10/dog-sitting/feed/ 0 Too Good to Refuse? http://www.simond.net/2010/03/23/too-good-to-refuse/ http://www.simond.net/2010/03/23/too-good-to-refuse/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:34:42 +0000 simon http://www.simond.net/?p=823 Continue reading →]]> Every now and again I have a look in the spam folder. Today’s amusement:

FROM MR.JOHN SMITH(M.A.B)
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
METROPOLITAN ALLIED BANK(M.A.B)
ACCRA,GHANA,
WEST AFRICA.
ATTN:SIR/MADAM

MY NAME IS MR.JOHN SMITH,

I AM WRITING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK(WILLIAM
BARNES,OF AMERICA) WHO PERISHED IN THE PLANE CRASH OF 31 OCTOBER
1999[WITH EGYPTIAN AIRLINE 990] WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ABOARD.

SIR/MADAM, SINCE THE DEMISE OF WILLIAM BARNES, I PERSONALLY HAVE
WATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED
ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM HER FUNDS OF USD30M,[THIRTY
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS]HAS BEEN WITH OUR BANK HERE FOR A
VERY LONG TIME.

ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED AS
THE NEXT OF KIN, AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO PUT CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN
TO THIS FUNDS AND THE BANKING ETHICS HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH
MONEY TO STAY MORE THAN THIRTEEN YEARS, BECAUSE AFTER THIRTEEN
YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE CALLED BACK TO THE BANK TREASURY AS
UNCLAIMED BILL.

IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY COUNTRY’S FOREIGN
TRADE MISSION AFTER I WAS CONVINCED IN MY MIND THAT YOUR
NAME/COMPANY COULD BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS CLAIM. THE
REQUEST OF THE FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS
OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A
GHANA CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.

I AGREED THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER
IN RESPECT OF PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT WHILE 10% WILL TAKE OF ANY
EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE INCURRED IN THE PROCESS OF SUCCEEDING THE
TRANSFER AND THE REST WILL BE FOR ME. THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR
COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR RETIREMENT.

UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE, I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL
A DRAFT APPLICATION OF CLAIM WHICH YOU WILL SEND TO THE BANK AS THE
NEXT OF KIN AND THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE.

I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH
FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE
REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER.

HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU.

REGARDS,
MR.JOHN SMITH
PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL

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Will not be posting anything for a while.

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