To choose or not to choose--Barry Jones

I have proposed my own variant of ''Pascal's wager'' to examine the options for climate change:

■ If we take action on climate change and disaster is averted, there will be massive avoidance of human suffering.

■ If we take action and the climate change problem abate that's the questions for other reasons, little is lost and we benefit from a cleaner environment.

■ If we fail to act and disaster results, then massive suffering will have been aggravated by stupidity.

■ If we do not take action and there is no disaster, the outcome will be due to luck alone, like an idiot winning the lottery.

Failure to act appears to favour the present but it certainly prejudices the future. As the French diplomat Talleyrand acutely observed 200 years ago, ''Not to choose is to choose''.

The Patio with an outdoor umbrella recently installed

Patio viewed from the north
Patio viewed from the south

Florence Dielenberg -in memory of

The beautifully decorated casket that contains the remains of Florence on display at the catholic church at Pulau Tikus, Penang
May the Good God bless her soul and reward her with all the gifts she has always believed in throughout her life that was devoted to her family, especially the young ones, who grew up under her tender care.

Some of the products of our garden

African Daisies
Pumpkin
Cheries in season

The mysterious fountain

Look carefully to see the figure holdiing the vase

Spring blossoms of 2010

More pictures of the activities of the get together

Hearty approval of the
show by the attendees

Reunion of the early Patricians of Kulim -- 01/10/10

Standard bearers of the Student reunion
Early walk along Gurney Drive

How to justify an early retirement?

 And they ask---Why I Like  Retirement...

            Question:   How many days in a week? 
            Answer:     7    (6 Saturdays, 1 Sunday)    

             
            Question: 
            When is a retiree's bedtime?   
            Answer:    Three hours after he falls asleep  on the couch.

            Question:    How many retirees to change a light bulb?    
            Answer:      Only one, but it might take all day. 

             
            Question:  What's the biggest gripe of  retirees?  
            Answer:     There is not enough  time to get everything done.

            Question:   Why don't retirees mind being called Seniors?    
            Answer:     The term comes with a 10% percent discount.  


            Question:   Among retirees what is considered formal attire?   
            Answer:     Tied shoes.   

             
            Question:  Why do retirees count pennies?  
            Answer:     They are the only ones who have the time. 

            
           Question:  What is the common term for someone  who continues to work and
           refuses to retire? 
            Answer:     NUTS!

             
            Question:  Why are retirees so slow to clean out the basement, attic or garage? 

            Answer:    They know that as soon as they do, one of their adult kids will want
            to store stuff there.   

            Question:   What do retirees call a long lunch?  
            Answer:     Normal     

             
            Question:  What is the best way to describe retirement?  
            Answer:    The never ending Coffee Break or a permanent vacation.

             Question:   What's the biggest advantage of going back to school as a
             retiree?    
            Answer :    If you miss classes, no one can call your parents. 

             
            Question:  Why does a retiree often say he doesn't miss work,  but misses
             the people he used to work  with ? 
            Answer:     He is too polite to tell the whole truth.

             
            Question:   What do you do all week?
            Answer:     Monday to Friday; Nothing, Saturday & Sunday I rest. 
                    
    

(This is not my piece of work I just thought it is kind of funny)

quotable quote

What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments,

but what is woven into the lives of others." Pericles

Quotable Quotes

Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Knowledge is limited,
Imagination encircles the world.

Albert Einstein

Thanks for the bouquet

From Claire , Alok and the grandchildren

Somebody's birthday











Alok's sister

The trip to India that is memorable

At home with Alok's Mum and sister
A visit to the Taj

More photos of the Gupta girls

Artistic work by Vicky

Good work, Vicky

Grandma said her class used to look like this one and she is proud of it.

The Gupta girls at school

Levvy being quizzed by Grandma


Chloe - hard at work


Chloe- far end of the middle row

Having fun at The Snowy Mts

Sarah snowboarding

Sarah

Sarah and Natasha

I am having all the fun in the world

Interior of our home

Bedroom with a view
Quite impressive, eh? The lounge.

Something to coo about

Wendy in her newly acquired Mini Cooper
Sleek and sporty --what a beaut

Biochar

What is BIOCHAR?

Is it another kind of tea from China?
Read more about it.

Biochar has the potential of saving the world.

SO WHAT IS IT???

Biochar is an organic compound that will not only help to improve the soil but also assist in retaining moisture in the ground to increase crop yield considerably.
It is carbon negative. It has the ability to store CO2 for a long period thus helping to reduce the net amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. It is made entirely from feedstock through a process called carbonization at high temperatures. The steam produced can be used to power turbines to produce electricity.
The carbon sequestered this way is locked up forever. It is cheaper than sequestering carbon deep in the ground as proposed by some politicians.