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The Tennants of Scripture

According to Cracked Magzine,

Everyone spells words wrong or screws up their grammar from time to time, and when you suggest a perfectly reasonable solution like prison, or the electric chair, suddenly you are a “grammar Nazi” who makes a fuss over “technicalities” when everyone knows damn well what they meant to say.

Are you phased by the hoard who believe people should have free reign over what they write, even if it doesn’t conform with the tennants of good grammer. Cracked has searched through the arch of the cannon of literature to unearth discreet examples of bonafied incorrect useage. 

Check out http://www.cracked.com/blog/9-words-youre-confusing-with-other-words/

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Spring has sprung, the grass has ris’,
I wonder were the birdie is?

There he is, up in the sky,
He dropped some whitewash in my eye!

I’m alright, I won’t cry
I’m just glad that cows can’t fly.

The wildlife around here must have listened to Spike Milligan, and know that today was the first day of spring.

Last night our local koala was in full voice. How can such cute looking animals have such a blood curdling call.

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The kookaburras got right into the singing around 5.30am, followed by the magpies and currawongs.

And this morning Squirt had a visit from a new friend. His less glamourous wife also came a calling.

Alisterus scapularis, The Australian King Parrot, is the only parrot with a completely red head. (the females, however, have a green head).

They are found along the east coast and ranges of Australia.

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Amazon now has a Kindle Deal of the Day.

One title from their range is offerred at a very significant discount.

For example, today it is ‘The Five Dysfunctions of a Team’.

(on special so that the All Blacks can pick up a few copies)

Yesterday, $11.04 – Today, $2.99

The title may well have changed when you read this.

Don’t forget that you don’t need a ‘Kindle’ reader to read ‘Kindle’ ebooks. They can be read on Macs, Windows, iPhones and iPads as well as the actual Kindle device.

The Kindle Daily Deal for today

 

 

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Its a birthday around here, which means that Cath gets to pick what’s for dinner.

(actually, Cath has to pick what’s for dinner every day, but today she doesn’t alsp have to cook it)

So tonight we had Will’s Famous Chicken Sausage Rolls.

This is the secret family recipe.

 

Sausage Rolls

Ingredients

500g chicken mince

3 shallot finely chopped

2 stick celery – finely diced

2 carrot grated

1 tablespoon herbs or three teaspoons spices (we used Paprika. Coriander, and Cumin)

1½ cup fresh breadcrumbs

3 egg beaten

6 tablespoons sauce – we used Teriyaki

6 sheets puff pastry

Sesame seeds

Method:

Preheat oven to 220’C

Baking paper on tray

Place meat, egg, herbs, sauce, and crumbs into metal mixing bowl

Mix well with hands

Add vegetables and mix again

Divide into 12 portions

Cut pastry sheets in half, and place one portion of mix towards one end.

Brush edge with milk

Roll

Place onto tray, cut slits into pastry.

Brush with milk, sprinkle with sesame seeds

Bake for 20-25 mins.

 

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