michael lambe

This is what we do at work:Actually, I woke up this morning thinking “Oh crap. Wednesday. Four lessons. And three of them are Junior High 3rd years. Oh crap.” And then, do you know, I had a very nice day. All my classes were really nice (noisy, but nice) and one student said to me “How come your Japanese is so good?” And that really cheered me up because I met a very rude (and fat, and ugly) man at the weekend who made a big point of saying to all and sundry how very very rubbish he thought my Japanese was. I expect he has emotional problems of his own (being fat and ugly and having no manners might have something to do with that). So thank you Ayaha in 3:1, you made my day.

This article filled me with wild delight when I read it this morning. Since childhood, I’ve always felt it very sad that Britain no longer has the big charismatic beasties so common in the myth-laden forests of our fairy-tales. Though I expect I’d have slightly less romantic notions if I went camping and found one in my tent one morning gnawing at my leg, if it’s good for the eco-system and the farmers get compensated I say bring the wolves back!

Here’s another one of those important (yet all too impersonal) circulars from Jonathan Bond.

Everyone on this little housing estate of ours in Greenwich has invested a lot of time and effort trying to get their voices heard. We’re very close to victory, but we need as many people as possible to sign our online petition, as soon as possible (ie before 10 February). Please visit:

http://www.petitiononline.com/vpera001/petition.html

If you agree, sign it, then send the link to everyone you think will support us, as soon as you can. Lots of love jonathan

Yet another example of corporate greed and irresponsibility! Fight it folks! Fight it!