A CHARITABLE MISMATCH

I was musing earlier today. How much does a visit from the Pope to the UK cost both the Vatican, the parishes, (parishioners are asked to donate to their attendance at the Mass event; I believe £20 is the suggested sum) and the State, for provisioning the paraphernalia for the 'State Visit' and the security element?

We, as part of the international community, are being exhorted at this time and will be for sometime to come, to dig deep into our collective pockets to assist with awful disasters to humanity, yet..........

 ANTHROPOLOGICALLY SPEAKING


When something doesn't work the way it is thought it should, and it is a problem that is not the primary skill of the people or person encountering the problem,  why is it that anyone, who is within  the family circle, who asks an investigative question, gets short shrift, even worse, derision?  And don't tell me it is human nature.  It might be the nature of a certain sector of the species of the human race, but I can hardly believe it applies to all.

DOGS WALK DAFT HUMAN

Met dogs with their usual human today.  Black and white Gingi looked quite smart with new fur makeover, but was badly behaved . This Gingi, who meandered around on a lead amongst the cattle and their calves at the weekend, who was calm and biddable then,  and with a different doggy walker, (just as well)  was nowhere to be seen today.  Oddball, the newest and youngest at 9 months, was a calm dog, quickly learning bad behaviours from Gingi.  Why?  Because their usual, totally daft human, walks around with  them, wearing a coat that has large and deep pockets, stuffed with doggie biscuit treats.  He sees this bribery and stuffing of his dogs as being  beneficent.

In future, when these dogs come into view with their human feeding machine, I shall make every effort to be pleasant but stay on the move.  Gingi won't then, have the opportunity for barking, jumping and shoving snout at man leg, just close to where lies the dog treats pocket.