Tintota – Page 66 – The Chief says Welcome

Ms Spelling, Sorry, Miss Spelling

“I am blind – but I am able to read thanks to a wonderful new system known as ‘broil’. I’m sorry, I’ll just feel that again.” Peter Cook

Getting ready for 2020

Look at the list below of ten things which the we think may be obsolete by the year 2020. See whether you agree… 1. Wrist Watches 2. Paperbacks 3. Traditional Homework 4. Newspapers 5. Car Keys 6. College Backpacks 7. DVDs 8. Instruction Manuals 9. Corked Wine 10. Offline Voting…

Living Forever

“Millions long for immortality who don’t know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon.” Susan Ertz

‘The Income Generating Business of Being Funny’ by Terry Sneed

For someone who wants to be a comedian, they should start with writing a routine to perform onstage. After creating an act, they will need to rehearse their monologue by first using an audio recorder and then performing in front of audiences. Once they are experienced, a comedian can sell…

Accidental Eureka!

How many accidents have you had in your lifetime? Have any of them led you to discovering something unexpected! While working for Eastman Kodak in 1942, Harry Coover, attempted to create some material to make a transparent gun sight. But it wasn’t a great success. The resulting compound was…

10 Predictions for 2012 by Perry Marshall

10 Predictions for 2012 1. One of the world’s 3 major economic systems (Europe, USA, Asia) will experience a MAJOR correction. Huge snapping sound propagates ’round the globe. Where will the tsunami strike first? I don’t know, but some clues: Surely nobody needs to remind you about the Unstoppable Force…

Life Is Like…

“Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once.” Lillian Dickson

Children Of The Revolution Part 4 ‘The Grueling Journey Came To An End…’

A Scarborough holiday camp. 1976 The grueling journey came to an end. Finally, his Father’s olive green Consul swept up the gravel road the passengers thrown around inside by potholes outside. A brightly brushpainted edifice bounced into vision, with an…

Writing About Home Businesses: 12 Baby Sitting Or Childminding Service

Not something you might want to offer yourself as a personal service, but rather one in which you can act as co-ordinator. BABY SITTING AGENCY You would be a co-ordinator between persons requiring a baby sitting service and those prepared to offer their services as attendants. As co-ordinator of so…

Children Of The Revolution Part 3 “A Never-Ending Story”

Chloe heaved a sigh, and stared into the mist across the lake. It was early morning, and the starlings trilled. A swan’s nest, half in the water, bobbed back and forth on the mossy banks, empty, like an upturned larger version of her own straw boater. Somebody, had to leave in haste..…

High Flyers Or Low Life

A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces his altitude and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts: “Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?” The man below says: “Yes, you re in a hot…

Children Of The Revolution Part 2

Josh helped him steal some glass hypodermics from sick bay. Josh got mad at a Mr Haynes, for hitting Sean with his walking stick, and told him to fill the syringe with ink and squirt the teacher, from behind the desk-lid, while Mr Haynes, had his back to the class.…