Monster Munch

Okay.. random thought time...
I enjoyed eating Monster Munch as a snack so much last night.. and I admit..tonight that I actually said (in my mind).. what is in this??.. I feel I'm addicted.

I checked it out anyway. It seems Monster Munch really isn't so bad. not too many calories sugars etc.. and .. well it is corn right..?
Well yes.. but then I dug a little deeper and stumbled across this helpful little site, and found out it contains what's known as Disodium 5-ribonucleotide, which is apparently quite harmful, and banned in Australia.
looking further it shows a few other snacks ( walkers crisps)Disodium 5-ribonucleotide is also found in..
all those tasty little snacks I like..
great.

I wonder.. how would they taste without it?

Snack check link

Here the story of a woman who only eats Monster Munch

...and a little history of the snack on Wikipedia

Addiction over.

Pending elections

Headline grabber (caught my attention anyway)
'Zimbabwe has the equivalent of £138 in the public accounts'.

The finance minister :) apparently told journalists this week.

Some would say well... that's your remit.. but lets not get too carried away
Rightly or wrongly this is politics.. this statement comes from the MDC secretary general..this is Zimbabwe's 'power sharing' government, and elections are pending.

News on Zimbabwe has been fairly quiet of late but I suspect..there will be more

To read the article click - here

Created equal - free to choose series- 80's

Tarrus Riley

Original thought

Tell me.. Is there such a thing as an original thought?
Really?
Okay.. think of something ... now Google it.
See what happens.

In truth, there may be... but it’s pretty rare I reckon
It's possible that what may be original is the experience of that thought. Even that is debatable.
Pretty much whatever you think or feel.. someone somewhere has either been there and done that.. or is experiencing ‘it’ at exactly the same time.
Humbling huh

That said, quite often It’s not the message.. but the messenger
The creative nature of the messenger, their organic artistry, their honesty and integrity
So sometimes yeah.. you do meet people who just come across so original
even if the only think they're telling you is how to make pancakes.

Still.. the quest for original thought goes on.. after all.. what did we do before Google.. (how strange is that)and that began with a thought..

Different, can be nice, nothing to fret about at all.

Maybe tomorrow..

Long day. finally home now, so time for dinner. ( don't like eating late but that's my fault, I should have taken it with me)
You know.. the more I read.. the more I learn.. the more I realise I didn't know.. or don't know.
Some may say that's a good thing.. that's the whole point of learning, well yes.. I guess.
Its exciting and challenging at the same time.

I realise, just how much of my knowledge I've got from what others have said.
in whatever format that may be.

I'm sitting here now digesting tonight's lecture.
I've got the energy for more.. but I know I also need to get some rest to be honest.
I realise the way some of my thoughts have been shaped many years ago.. and how many of them have gone unchallenged.. until now.

Looking at things more objectively, whilst never truly ever being able to remain totally objective is revealing.
Putting aside pre conceived ideas and really relying on my own 'gut' intuition' and critical thinking is becoming more and more rewarding. a little like recreating the self, and then standing up and saying.. this is me, without fear or apology.
Some may find it boring but..well.. I like it anyway.

Doing the things that you enjoy.. pursing the things that interests you is definitely worth it's weight in gold.
Pushing beyond the boundaries a little.. or a lot, can help us discover the best of who we are .. I think

Update..

Is it possible to eat dinner in under 5mins??.. yes!!.. I just did:)
Now.. time for something sweet

Just watching news-night.. Ti says one of the guys in the discussion looks like he's been resurrected from some tomb!.. plonker.. Somali guy..fully robed and wrapped in white..
"looks like a don!".. Ti reckons...
I have to agree.
Oh he's a sociologist and writer .. Dr something.
Interesting talk but I'm a little late

Out and about today I had one lady offer me a history of Haile Selassie. Her grandfather was Jewish Ethiopian.. who could apparently read a text in the Torah that no 'European orthodox Jew' can translate..she said he was a very popular man.. I then got a abridged version of the history of black Jews..
"Google it!" she said
"okay".. I said...my favourite overused word.
I haven't had time today... maybe tomorrow
Later this afternoon.. a pastor.. offered me a few texts to read.. he did make me laugh..I was sure he was south African.. but it turned out he was Nigerian.
Clearly I'm not great at accents

I made him laugh. he asked if I'd ever been married.. "not legally!!".. I said.. he thought it was hilarious I'd be so open with him.
Why not I say. It's all good. That was then.. that's history.

One text/s was Corinthians 12-19 .. about gifts etc.. he then told me to look up a particular psalm ( cant remember which, but it was about the words of mouth and the meditations of thine heart etc) .. I found it and read it..
"oh I can see you know your bible!".. he said
I used to sir.. I used to..
He then told me that by the end of the year I will have decided on two things. Firstly..which church to go to.. and secondly.. who to take for a husband..
Ok sir.. you da boss... :)

He then seemed to go deep into thought.. I made a nice exit :)

He's playing cupid..

Guy was so sweet today.
'She’s a great girl' he says.. and I know for sure she’s really looking for a relationship now... yeah..she’s lovely..etc .. and so it went on

This guy was so excited to be setting up two of his friends it was the sweetest thing to watch
He had clearly observed that they were both in a similar situation, shared the same or similar world view, would make a nice couple and was happy to facilitate.
His enthusiasm was refreshing. This was a grown up adult male (not some little youngster) who clearly hadn't lost his zest for life.
He wants his friends to be happy, it made his day (he said so himself)

Good for him.. hope it works out

That’s how it should be I reckon

oh I was just an observer.. he wasn't talking about me :~)
found it rather charming though