Why can't people let go?

Recently via Facebook I contacted a relative that I hadn't seen for some time.

Imagine my surprise when I found out she was harbouring a grudge against me for failing to react to an incident in her life which took place 11 years ago.

The irony is that she never made the effort to tell me herself and assumed I would hear about it on the grapevine.

As it happens I never received the information and in fact only found out about it some years later when it was too late to do anything about it.

And she harbours a grudge against me! Doh.

What do they say? You can choose your friends but not your relations.

Joke for today :- Families are like fudge. Mostly sweet with a few nuts.

On this day:- 8th January

In 1642 Galileo died.

In 1989 a Boeing 737 crashed on the M1 at Kegworth killing 44 people (actually very close to where I was living at the time)

In 1935 Elvis Presley was born.

John F.Beaumont

The new Endobarrier

This new Endobarrier sounds interesting.

It is a plastic tube which is inserted down the throat and through the stomach and tricks the patient's body into feeling full.

This is supposed to be very useful for those with type 2 Diabetes as it causes the gut to release a hormone which increases the body's use of insulin and lowers blood sugar levels.

On tests it has been found to help patients lose up to a fifth of their body weight.

Call me a cynic but you could probably lock up the patient and ensure that they had good excercise and ate the right foods in the correct quantities! Would be just as successful but hey would not conform to their human rights!

Joke for today:- Did you hear about the gypsy who won the lottery? He got paid in travellers cheques.

On this day:- 1st January

Every year there are celebrations!

In 1959 Castro toppled Cuban dictator

In 44BC Julius Caesar introduced the Julian calender

John F.Beaumont