Archives for: July 2008
Revenge of the Mair Park Ghost

Before that fateful day when I decided to write about the Mair Park Ghost, I Googled the same three words, just to see if there was any other information about it. As I suspected, nothing came up. Absolutely zero.

A couple of months have passed, the mystery has been solved (actually there is an extremely surprising twist to the tale, but [...]

By Symon with 2 comments
Friendship lasts forever…

Les and Symon @ Flame Youthchurch (2050AD)

In keeping with my current Muppets phase… I’m cracking up more and more at Waldorf and Statler these days and actually find myself relating to them (should I be worried?).

Someone in Blogland made a wise-crack recently that Waldorf and Satler reminded them of Lesmond J. and myself. I couldn’t agree more! I think if [...]

By Symon with 7 comments
Happy birthday Mo-iss!

It’s my brother’s birthday today.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUDDY!
He’s 9 years older than I am, which makes him pretty old. His name is Maurice, but as a young kid who couldn’t articulate strange words (has much changed?), I just called him ‘Mo-iss.’
It was awesome growing up with a brother almost a decade older than I was. He was my hero, I [...]

By Symon with 2 comments
You know you’re all grown up when

You know you’re all grown up when the hero of the movie you’ve just watched is the same age as you are, and the villain is six years younger.

By Symon with 12 comments
Muppet Fan

What is wrong with me? I’m 34 years old and still absolutely love the muppets. Always have, and always will I suppose. Maybe I need to do some more tests from Psych Central?
Youtube is awesome for watching classic retro clips, and I just found one which features my three favourite muppets of all time! I’m a blessed man, I am.

I [...]

By Symon with 4 comments
Ode to The Muppet Show

One of my first memories of television was watching The Muppet Show on Saturday nights with the whole family. It was pure magic, and unlike the Superman movie, I knew it was all make-believe (thank goodness).
My five favourite Muppet Show characters have always been (in order of greatness):
BeakerThe Swedish ChiefAnimalCrazy HarryGonzo
I showed ‘Mahnahmahnah’ at youthchurch the other week. Most of [...]

By Symon with 6 comments
Are you as sane as I am?

What does one do when their wife spends the evening setting up an online softie shop? Well… spend the evening doing online psychology tests of course!

I stumbled upon Psych Central and had a mighty entertaining hour with it’s various self-help quizzes.

To my surprise, I’m actually quite normal. The one ‘abnormality’ (or gift , depending on how you look at it) [...]

By Symon with 14 comments
Swimming in the Devil’s Pool

Absolute crazyness.

I thought these photos were fake until I did some snooping, and discovered to my amazement that they are very real.

They were taken at a swimming hole known as the ‘Devil’s Pool’ at Africa’s Victoria Falls (located on the Zambezi River and border Zambia and Zimbabwe).

How can people swim in the Devils Pool without plunging to certain death? [...]

By Symon with 4 comments
Cave of giant crystals

Just when you thought I couldn’t get randomer (is that even a word?).

The photos are real… They haven’t been photoshopped, or taken at a movie set. They are from ‘The Cave of Crystals’ in Mexico.

In April 2000, Naica miners made an incredible discovery, a natural treasure, a cave of giant crystals.
The cave contains some of the largest natural crystals ever [...]

By Symon with 2 comments
I flew like Superman

In the summer of 1978 ‘Superman’ hit the big-screen. The special effects were totally lame compared to today’s CGI drenched superhero movies, but to an impressionable 4 year-old, Superman wasn’t a movie… it was a documentary. I believed it was all real. So real, in fact, that I decided if Superman could fly, then so could I.
This is the [...]

By Symon with 7 comments