Sunday Funnies
Two things disturb me in today's Sundays which otherwise cover Foxy Noxy and Tiger. Brussels gives the CIA the power to search UK bank records as part of an anti-terrorism plan, giving broad access to millions of Briton's private accounts. The records will be kept in a US database for five years then deleted. There is no reciprocation arrangement where UK authorities can access the bank accounts of US citizens in America. What's up with that? Also disturbing: the deployment of speed-camera clusters to police 20mph residential zones approved by the Home Office this week. Eight London boroughs to begin imminently, with the rest to follow. Surveillance traps already ever-present on our motor routes and speedways. While I appreciate' the eye' less disruptive then speed-bumps and to protect Eitan and Madeleine, I cannot help but notice that the number of speeding tickets here exceeded 1.5 million for the first time last year, twice the number issued in 1997. Is Big Brother concerned about our safety or its income? You decide.
Madeleine and I find a large, dead, spider which goes underneath her microscope. Madeleine: "Creepy."
Me: "What are boys and girls talking about these days?"
Eitan: "Well, the girls always talk about books and dresses and style. And we boys talk about sports and movies and DVDs and food."
Eitan: "Mum, I am going to do something a bit silly and a bit funny. I am going to write "1" on every single Kumon answer."
Me: "Do you kids know about condoms?"
Eitan and Madeleine:
Me: "It is what you use during sex to not have a baby."
Eitan, loudly: "Not listening. UUMMMMMMMMMMMMM"
Me: "Don't you think correcting your own homework is a conflict of interest?"
Eitan: "You mean like war or something?"
Me: "Imagine, for example, Italy vs. France. What if the refs are Italian?"
Eitan: "Well, that would not be fair."
Me:
Eitan: "Oh, I get it!"
