The Bungee Venture

Happy Thanks Giving to all Americans. After your recent election, you all have something to be thankful for this year…

The mayor of a village in southwest France has threatened residents with severe punishment if they die, because there is no room left in the overcrowded cemetery to bury them.In an ordinance posted in the council offices, Mayor Gerard Lalanne told the 260 residents of the village of Sarpourenx that “all persons not having a plot in the cemetery and wishing to be buried in Sarpourenx are forbidden from dying in the parish.”

It added: “Offenders will be severely punished.”

Remember the cry for help from the Mayor of Mount Isa in Australia, where he put out a national suggestion for ugly women to move to his town because the men there weren’t fussy? Well, it seems some women have found the prospect appealing, as I just read in the newspaper that the town has received over 50 enquiries about coming to live there…

Just read about a reporter in Hong Kong who was sacked from his job after he was caught masturbating on a bus. Guess he must have misunderstood when the driver told him to get off at the next stop…

Did this once before, but thought I’d have another go after a Tag went out. The idea is to put your iPod/ mp3 player on random and click to the next song to find the answer each question below. 

I was going to write funny comments as well, but the songs seem to have worked out reasonably amusing on their own…

: )

What does next year have in store for me? Living a Boy’s Adventure Tale by a-ha
What does my love life look like? Tonight She Comes by The Cars
What do I say when life gets hard? I’m a Boy by The Who
What do I think of when I get up in the morning? Lovely Rita by The Beatles
What song will I dance to at my wedding? Thank You by Dido
What do I want to do for my career? Dance of the Reeds by Tchaikovsky
Favorite saying? Oh Lately it’s so Quiet by OK Go
Favorite place? Friends in Low Places by Garth Brooks
What do I think of my parents? People Get Ready by Rod Stewart
Where would I go on a first date? Cabinessence by The Beach Boys
Drug of choice? Breakdown by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
How do I describe myself? Close but No Cigar by Thomas Dolby

What is the thing I like doing most? Just because I’m a Woman by Dolly Parton

The song that best describes the president/prime minister? Us and Them by Pink Floyd
What is my state of mind like at the moment? Handle With Care by The Travelling Wilburys
How will I die? Down in the Tube Station at Midnight by The Jam
Song they’ll play at my funeral? Shut Your Eyes by Snow Patrol
What song will I put as the subject? Clint Eastwood by The Gorrillaz

Or has everyone gotten really bored with blogging? People not posting, people going on blogging breaks…  I’ve done the same.

Blogs seem to be the product of a certain age group. The younger generations have their Myspaces, Bebos, Facebooks, and Twitters; and even though we might have these too now, those of us who have been doing this for a number of years all started on blogs. And now - perhaps we’ve all grown up: our lives change, we get married, have kids, get in relationships, are too busy with work etc. We don’t have time any more, or other things in life are more important. Or depending on our reasons for blogging, changes in our life mean we no longer need the release from the mundane or the loneliness.

I’m wondering if blogging has finally had its day?