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Ah....so No. 1 is a "couch potato". My OH is the opposite. Always wanting to go somewhere - always planning a trip or holiday. Can be exhausting at times.

Sue xx

Hah. Adding anything to No.1 would be kind of like starting from zero, in terms of exhausting. Inert, that one. No.1 + "x" = "x".

No.2 proposed Bletchley Park and the desert and actually flew away to Montreal for me. No.1 won't go out to a movie, let alone to my mother's for her 80th birthday. (Oh well, you didn't *tell* me it was her *80th* birthday. And yet ... still didn't go ...)

Now Gul Dukat, that one would keep you on your toes. Although given my druthers, I'd still take Q, I think. There are actually people in the universe who don't like Q. Go figure.

~~~~~to Amanda:-))

More than No.1 would be exhausting:-))

Sue xx

Umm ... that was my tale of wonder and woe two years ago. ;)

No.1, an ex rock guitarist, lives on my chesterfield.

No.2, a current blues guitarist, lives in the southwestern US.

No.2 proposed to me on a politics board just a little over two years ago. I rebuffed him -- I'm no polyamorist, and I hate the blues. But he persisted, and he wooed me so well -- imagine someone who suggests a honeymoon at Bletchley Park! (after a wedding in the desert performed by an Elvis, hm) -- that I ran off to Montreal to ride roller coasters with him for a weekend.

Sadly, that was all it came to, and No.1 still lives on the chesterfield. Just as well, or when I decide to pour diet coke into my computer of a Sunday afternoon, I'd be *ed.

Gul might well be " dark and on the edge " ....but his neck is far to long for my liking ..............lol

~~~ to SueMaid : ))

I've just had a look, Janey. Tell me is your fella No.1 as opposed to No.2, No.3 etc?

Sue xx

Oh, there's always one. ;)

http://voguerepublic.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/guldukat01.jpg

http://www.handofkahless.com/HandofKahless/StarTrekCelebrityImageGallery/Dukat.jpg

No.1 doesn't really look a lot like him, w/ or w/o makeup ... well, actually, that's not true, looking at that second pic, he really does, just different colouring ... and much younger looking. ;)

Forgive my ignorance - who or what is a Cardassian.

Sue xx

Oh I see......it's a StarTrek thing:-))

But Amanda ... Cardassians are nothing if not dark and on the edge. ;)

Aha.


http://www.unfoundation.org/our-solutions/campaigns/nothing-but-nets/

LATEST NETS NEWS: The Nothing But Nets Buzz Tour is driving across the country to a city near you, leading up to World Cup, held in Africa for the first time this year. Check the schedule to see when Mozzie and the bus are in your neighborhood!



That's a US thing I think, the tour. But how interesting that it's been tied to the World Cup -- and how unfortunate that hasn't got more publicity. I guess maybe it is in the US though. Ted Turner (lately Jane Fonda's husband, media mogul) is on board, along with the NBA (basketball) and a major church.

LOL...Janey , Cardassians aren't my cup of tea : ))

My thoughts also. Hopefully a donation can be directed to the purchase of nets.

Sue xx

Lucky Amanda. My No.1 reminds me of Gul Dukat. But then, I was always a sucker for Gul Dukat. ;)


It is, SueMaid. I may be off to the Unicef office a few blocks away later this week.

Just for the want of a net. How sad.

Sue xx

There is something about my OH that reminds me of James Nesbit . The dark " on the edge " look , tempered with quick intelligence .

So we can agree that James Nesbitt is a bad boy with a heart of gold. ;)

No, i agree it's an important factor Janey particularly when they say it's so cheap to prevent the disease in the first place.

The site also says that it hit the poor the hardest as Malaria makes them so sick that they cannot go to work.

I love James Nesbitt - he has a wicked face. Everytime I watch him on a show I see Jekyll.

Sue xx

And thanks SRS, just had a quick look so far.

It sounds crass to say it when talking about children's lives, but the economic costs of malaria to Africa are a tragedy in themselves. The costs of not preventing it, that is.


http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/cmc_upload/0/000/015/363/RBMInfosheet_10.htm

The direct costs of malaria include a combination of personal and public expenditures on both prevention and treatment of the disease. Personal expenditures include individual or family spending on insecticide treated mosquito nets (ITNs), doctors' fees, anti-malarial drugs, transport to health facilities, support for the patient and sometimes an accompanying family member during hospital stays. Public expenditures include spending by government on maintaining health facilities and health care infrastructure, publicly managed vector control, education and research. >>>> In some countries with a heavy malaria burden, the disease may account for as much as 40% of public health expenditure, 30-50% of inpatient admissions, and up to 50% of outpatient visits.

Thanks Janey.

Last year Comic relief was focusing on the Malaria nets. It's tragic that children die just for the need of a Malaria net. The images we saw were heartbreaking.

Here's a video about the effects of Malaria.

It mentions Malaria kills a child in Africa every 30 seconds. That’s over one million lives lost every single year.

http://www.rednoseday.com/change_lives/issue_spotlights/malaria