Anyway, I was wrong. Bonobos do too. They are a species of chimpanzee who also like to get it on, you know, just for fun.  Funnily enough common chimps dont do it. Curiouser and curiouser.

Sex plays a very important role in bonobo society. It is used as a greeting, as a means of conflict resolution, and a host of other important social gestures. They are relatively indiscriminate about their pairings – they do not form permanent relationships with individual partners. Other than humans, they are the only animals known to engage in face-to-face sex, tongue kissing, and oral sex. Same sex interactions between males and females are common. They have a matriarchal, peaceful society.

I did read once that Groups of young male dolphins have been recorded corralling a young female away from a group and raping her. Of course, not all of their interactions are malicious – they have sex for pleasure as well. Just like in human society there are always a few “bad ones” in the lot. I swam with wild dolphins once, in New Zealand; Dusky dolphins like the ones in the picture, they are the most acrobatic of the species.  The best thing I have ever done, really.  It was incredible.  I wouldnt ever swim with them or even go to see them in captivity, too cruel.  So dolphins raping?  Oh I cant bear it, they are so gentle, intelligent and playful.  It cannot be so!

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Life can be mundane, of course.  Here’s a boring story but it proves a point. I ordered some household items via direct delivery from a very well-known supermarket.  Just some odd things that you need around the house, nothing special just practical stuff.  They sent me the wrong things.  Now I dont have a car anymore because I am now a London gal :), I cant simply jump in and drive to the supermarket and return them.  No its a little trickier than that.  I look at the returns policy and they say I can return it to any store that begins with a T and ends in an O.  You know who it is now dont you? :)  So, I traipse down to the nearest store, after phoning them of course, to check that they will take it back.   ‘Oh yes’  they say.  So, duly traipsing (do you traipse too?) – quick diversion – I was trying  on a pair of heels in shoe shop recently and the guy serving me was a transvestite.  ‘Nothing wrong with that’ you say, but he said to me.  ‘Oh you didnt half mince when you walked over to the mirror’   Trying to be keep my balance love, trying to keep my balance,  and while we are at it, kettles and pots, kettles and pots  :)

Anyway, I digress, where was I?  Oh yes, so off I go to return said items only the manager says ‘No, cant do it, cant take them here’.   ‘Grrrr, but I phoned’  I protest ‘And someone said yes I could’  ‘Well that shouldn’t have happened’ he said (I swear I am going to have that inscribed on my tombstone or at least on a t-shirt).  So off I trudge (I traipse when I think I am on the right track and trudge when I think I am not) all the way home.  The ‘manager’ had told me that I should take it to this big T miles away and I was going to do it, forgot the bag though on the way to a sunday lunch.  So, I plan another day to do it and I phone the store.  ‘No, even though we are a massive superstore, selling everything in the world you can imagine, you cant bring it here’  he smugly says. Hmmm I detect a conspiracy.

So I call (hahaha) customer services (hahaha) and they say ‘Oh dear, you have been given the run around havent you?, that shouldn’t have happened‘   ‘Let us pick it up from you instead’  ‘Great!’ I say lovingly. ‘You have to stay in though, for the courier’  ‘Of course!’ I gush.  ‘What time? shall we say 11am?’    ‘Oh no, no, no’  says satan in a tabbard. ‘For 12 hours, 7am until 7pm’  My heart sinks.  ‘Cant you be more specific?’ say I ‘No, it is out of our hands’ she says.  So I took the day off and I waited, and waited, and waited FOR TWELVE WHOLE HOURS.

Just imagine what you could get up to in 12 hours.  Actually I did, we could fly to San Francisco or the Caribbean, be on a beach before you know it sipping Mai Tai’s saying ‘ T****? Who on earth (or put in the expletive that resonates with you) is that?

You know it, dont you?   The courier didnt turn up.  ‘That shouldn’t have happened‘  they said when I called after a few days of cooling off.

The point is though, I wasted roughly around 15 hours of my life for what?  Around £50.

So when they asked me if I wanted another courier booked, I took a deep calm breath and said; ‘No thank you, life is too short’

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Hmmm, I am a little bit of a sceptic regarding all of this, ‘I’ll believe it when I see it!‘  I cry.  Well, actually if I do see it, I will believe  then of course, but it will be too late wont it? Oh I feel a holiday coming on…

The Mayans viewed ’time’ and ‘dates’ as a meshing of spiritual cycles. The Mayan calendar was sacred and religious, each day had it’s own patron spirit. The Mayan grand cycle of evolution will culminate on December 21, 2012 AD. The 2012 Apocalypse. This time now has many names ”The Time of Trial on Earth,” “Judgement Day,” “The Time of Great Purification,” “The End of this Creation,” “The Quickening,” “The End of Time as We Know It,” “The Shift of the Ages,” “The Apocalypse” and “Armageddon”.

It is foretold that the completion of the Mayan Calendar brings regeneration of Earth, offering an awakening to all with open hearts and minds. TheMayansm, Hopis, Egyptians, Kabbalists, Essenes, Qero Elders of Peru, Navajo, Cherokee, Apache, Iroquois Confederacy, Dogon Tribe and Aborigines all believe in an ending to this Great 2012 Apocalyptic Cycle.

As keen stargazers, the ancient Maya were familiar with astrological cycle we call the Precession of the Equinoxes. This is close to a 26,000 year cycle in which Earth passes through each of the 12 signs of the zodiac for 2000-2152 years each. Each of these astrological ages represents one month of the Cosmic Year.

The Mayans were known worldwide for their architectural, artistic, mathematical and scientific achievements. With great attention to detail they constructed stone monuments and pyramids with precise computations. Built with purpose, these dates were left to ensure that future generations would be alerted to the end point of this great 26,000 year cycle – The 2012 Apocalypse.

A cycle which corresponds also to a 26,000 year relationship of our Sun orbiting Alcyone, the central star of the 7 sisters pleiades constellation. According to the Maya, the “future” which lies beyond this end date is literally a new world age – a new creation - an Apocalypse.

The Mayans believed that December 21, 2012 AD is the culmination of a series of events over time that leads to towards an the ultimate spiritual awakening of the world ( The 2012 Apocalypse ). They believe the changes are underway and will continue steadily accelerating as we head towards this date.

Sunspot Cycles; Adrian Gilbert and Maurice Cotterell, in their book The Mayan Prophecies, say that the end of the Great Cycle is the culmination of a series of long-term sunspot cycles which will flip the sun’s magnetic field, causing earthquakes and flooding on earth and an apocalypse in the year 2012.

The Mayan King Pacal Voltan was known for his prophecies and was known for his knowledge of numbers. Pacal Voltan speaks about the end of the world on December 21, 2012, a year which many believe is the year of the apocalypse.

Part of the 2012 mystique stems from the stars:

On the winter solstice in 2012, the sun will be aligned with the center of the Milky Way for the first time in about 26,000 years. This means that “whatever energy typically streams to Earth from the center of the Milky Way will indeed be disrupted on 12/21/12 at 11:11 p.m. Universal Time,” according to Lawrence Joseph.

Others believe gravitational, magnetic, and solar energies will go awry when this galactic and planetary alignment occurs, causing an array of natural disasters, including the weakening of our magnetic field, allowing solar radiation to penetrate our atmosphere and the 2012 Apocalypse.

(Kindly taken from  http://2012apocalypse.net/)

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Ok, whether you believe this or not,  (I dont) there is always a lesson, something you can take away from anything new you learn.  If you thought you had only 1024 days left on this planet, what would you do??  Think about it.

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But no, now there is a 12.5% service charge slapped on the bill automatically. Can you imagine going to see a ‘lady’ and her saying ‘Oh that will be an extra 12.5% because I opened the door and let you in’?  Ive seen worse though.  When I was in California for a few months, you could not get a second drink in a bar unless you gave a dollar tip – every single time you had a drink.  Every time, regardless of whether the service was poor, mediocre or diabolical.  They totally ignored you without the flash of a greenback but if they did deign to glance in your direction, the look they gave, honestly, turn a hot chick to stone it would.   Madness.

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Why oh why didnt I get one of those firms who pack, move and unpack you? While they’re at it they could also tell all the people that need telling – phone, gas, electricity etc etc etc. (what a carry on just trying to find the meters!) – I sense a business opp here though:) Its a good job I had a very dear friend to help me- thank you darling x

Anyway, its done, Ive moved!! I am firmly ensconced in my new London pad (actually its not new, its around 200 years old but its new to me and you know what I mean).

Im just starting to get to know the neighbourhood, and there are lots of the things that I need and they happen to be close by; and what joy to just stroll out of my front door and within a short walk find a whole road of decent places to eat.  I think Im going to love it here :)

So, still some more unpacking to do (I am sure boxes breed and multiply in the back of the removals van).  February bookings are filling up fast – thanks guys, that is a fabulous welcome – but I still have some time free at the beginning of Feb, would love to see you x

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Anyway, these things were found in Somerset (the snow things not the muppets), in a field. My first thought was. ‘Oh those naughty crop circle boys have got nothing to do again’   But apparently not, these things, they start off with nice thick layer of snow, with the top snow just on the point of melting either because of general temperature or sunshine on the surface.

The top snow layer becomes a bit sticky, and you then need a fairly strong wind. The sticky layer can be peeled off the colder and more powdery snow underneath by the wind forming a roll. In the first picture you can see some of the powdery stuff sticking to the lower outside surface of the roll. I suppose it is a natural version of making a snowman. (You can tell by now that I didnt write this, me not being a Meteorologist at all  – aww shucks, it comes from the Daily Telegraph :)

Now, after being formed, the rolls eventually become too large and heavy for the wind to move, or are halted by rising ground or a tuft of vegetation.

They are often hollow because the weak inner layers which form first can easily be blown away, and the fragile formations can collapse in the slightest change of temperature or gust of wind.

Liz Bentley, of the Royal Meteorological Society, said despite their rarity in the UK, there is a chance of more snow rolls appearing over the next few days. (Whoo wooo!)

“These rolls are unusual here because we don’t tend to have major snow events like the one we’re experiencing now. They happen with the combination of lying snow and high wind speeds, mostly in North America and Northern Europe, and they can be as small as a tennis ball or they can be as large as two feet across – depending on how strong the wind is and how smooth the surface of the snow is,” she said.

“There are quite strong winds predicted this weekend as well as more snow, so if people keep a look out they might see a few more of these appearing around the country over the next few days.”

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Here’s the thing.  We happen to live in a cold country.  We can all pretty much vouch for the fact it will be cold in December, January and February with a higher likelihood of snow than say, Florida.  So, methinks, is it not unreasonable to expect out of all the billions they take off us in tax, the government, both local and central could possibly have enough grit for a few months?, on standby you understand, just in case, and maybe throw it around a few roads and possibly streets so that good folks can get to work?    And all this malarky of schools closing etc etc.  (Shakes head in that disapproving manner).  I had a boss once, he was from Scotland.  Lovely fella.  He used to stand and laugh at the chaos when there was a snowflake in Plymouth.  Suggestion; why dont the powers that be in Westminster pick up the phone and have a wee word with the powers that be in Scotland?  You know, about how to deal with a bit of snow.  After all they have been managing perfectly well for years and years.  Honestly, what are we like?! (There is a tip here, how not to make a good first impression with your new neighbours, mine being in Westminster hehehe)

Ahhh thats my little post new years rant over and done with! :)

So back to the packing.  I am not taking much.  Well, I didnt think I was taking much until I started packing.  Well , there’s my make-up (thats enough for an artic lorry just there – only kidding, only kidding!).  Clothes, given lots away so not too much but it all adds up.  Books.  Ahh my books.  I cant leave those behind can I?  I dont have novels or somesuch, mainly text books, non-fiction, how to’s and how not to’s.  They’re coming.  And my kitchen bits and pieces.  I intend to have some major dinner parties so I must have my equipment.  And thats it really, the rest is being sold off, even my car.  Oh my.  I cant see a need for a car in London.  I cant be doing with stressing about parking spaces and so she has to go, bless her heart.  If I cant possibly live without one though, I shall buy a shiny new one, oh what extravagance!

So, My loves, I am fully booked now in Plymouth.  Its been very sad to say goodbye to some lovely chaps I have known over the years but promises of popping in to see me in London have been given, so thats nice. If I didnt get the chance to say ‘bye to you, then big kiss instead X and in the voice of Mae West, ‘Come up and see me sometime!’ (Apparently she didnt actually say that but we dont care do we?)

I am almost fully booked for the rest of January in London but please do contact me as I may have a teeny window in the new diary, and of course there is always Frisky February and I know of an excellent way to keep warm!  ;)

To be continued….

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So what about you then?  What are your new year’s resolutions?; do you have any? perhaps you have one not to make any :) The problem with most of them is that they are negative. ie.  lose weight, stop smoking, stop drinking – all deprivation-based goals.  I learnt the hard way years ago to just phrase them differently and instead of feeling that you are losing something, you feel as though you are gaining.  So instead of ’stop drinking’  it would be drink more good things, ie water. Try it.

Now, as you know, I have my lovely lists and usually a few days before the end of the year, I like to go through my list for the past year, did I get to do all the things I wanted to? (do I sound like a total anorak?, oh dear hahaha) It never happens that I do all of the things of my list (I write down too many), but I do most of them.  Last year it was about travel, visiting certain restaurants and some entrepreneurial projects. This year, it is about connections and making time for friends, exploring London and doing some voluntary charity work.

I like new year.  Its a time for reflection and a time to get excited about future plans.  Hope yours are biggies, (your plans, naughty! ) Tell me about them sometime x

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They say that money can’t buy you happiness.  Honey, it was never meant to.  Money buys you a comfortable life, a certain amount of freedom, oh and some luxuries, thats all.  The happiness bit is up to you.

Money or the love of money is the root of all evil.  Is it?  Is it really?  Regular readers will know that I don’t pay much heed to religious ramblings.  But I am interested in the human condition and religion obviously has to tap into that  so that it can make an impact and gather followers. Ergo some religious ramblings have to be examined.

We know that a lot of evil things are done for money, or to get money but an awful lot of evil things are done not purely for money but for power or for recognition or for spite.

I like money. Oh dont call me shallow!  Im not.  I think I have a healthy relationship with money.  I dont take it for granted and I like to think I know its place in the greater scheme of things too. I don’t go crazy spending and I save far, far more than I spend.  But money is for 3 things in my mind.

1. Security

2.Comfort

3. Fun

Things change when you  have money.  Oh yes they do. For instance;  I lived in London when I was a mere slip of a lass of 17.  I lasted, oh around about 3 weeks.  No money.  No decent place to live, no money to enjoy what London has to offer.  No life really.  So I came back home.

When I left university I worked for charities.  If you want to be highly qualified and feel noble but get very low pay then I highly recommend it.  I also experimented with living a simple life. I lived in communes and I even considered living at Findhorn. I once spent a weekend at a place that turned out to be a cult.  I ran, well I walked :)   Searching for something?  Maybe.  I prefer to think I was exploring different, alternative ways of living.  I didnt find any that sat comfortably with me.

I know,  I know, you wouldnt think that now.  And please dont come and see me thinking I am a little bit alternative, a bit of a hippy.  I’m not at all. I am very conventional, very far removed from that lifestyle.  I just had to find my place in the world and it was the one I left behind a little while ago. So here I am back again.  Its an interesting story, if you are interested in those kind of things.

So these are the things I have played around with.  I dont come from a wealthy family and no-one has ever given me anything.  Like most people I suspect.

But money.  You know, it changes things.  It changes a taxi driver from grunting at you to calling to Ma’am.  You wouldnt think it would you? Its true.

It sounds as though I have won the lottery doesnt it?  No I havent.

But money.  I like it.  I like the things and the experiences it can give me.  I work hard (not just at this vocation, but at other things too).  I pay my taxes and I dont sponge off the government.  Just like you. Oh and I like nice things.

What does money do for you though darling? Does it bring you all the things you want in life? It shouldnt, not everything, but it sure makes things comfy -but you already know that dont you ;) x

PS I did have an amusing clip from Cabaret, you know, the one with Liza Minelli singing ‘Money makes the world go round’ until to my horror, I found that if you use Internet Explorer, which most people do, as soon as you land on my blog you get the full rendition. Not good if you are in a sensitive environment or if you tend to get fed up with Liza Minelli. So, dear friends, it is gone, disappeared, no longer, Kaput, oh dont start me off on the Monty Python parrot sketch :)

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I got sent this today as well, and as I havent put one on for a while, I think its time to have a deep and meaningful…

“You’ll seldom experience regret for anything that you’ve done. It is what you haven’t done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear. Do it! Develop an appreciation for the present moment. Seize every second of your life and savor it. Value your present moments. Using them up in any self-defeating ways means you’ve lost them forever.”

Right then, I am off to book my Las Vegas Extravaganza!

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