Size Matters

I was getting bogged down the other day with a variety of matters that all seemed of sizeable importance. Business, schools, family and health all appeared a little out of control, ballooning out to fill every frame of reference, and I had no time for thinking outside my own little box. My universe had become narrow and incredibly ego-centric. But then I stumbled across this wonderful video sequence, and felt MUCH better after reacquainting myself with my own insignificance...

Item of the day: The Great Escape (The Top 100 Films #50)

This brought such a smile when it popped up as TheTop100.net's item of the day this morning. It's always fun when a personal favourite gets selected at random from thousands of possibilities!

A while back I gleefully made reference to The Great Escape as I escaped across the border into Switzerland for the last time, never to return to the land of the sausage-gobblers. I think it's time to dig out the DVD and hum my way through a bottle of Swiss Dôle...

The Top 100 Films : The Great Escape

Item of the day: Creepy crawly (Daddy Papersurfer's Top 100 Matches of the Day #3)

Today's TheTop100.net item of the day Daddy Papersurfer's Top 100 Matches of the Day : Creepy crawly is from the brilliant list of Daddy Papersurfer's mini-cartoon series. It's definitely worth a browse...!

Item of the day: Poitiers (The Top 100 Historical Battles #27)

A defining moment in the Hundred Years War and worth a read...

The Top 100 Historical Battles : Poitiers

Speaking of a Hundred Years, that is approximately how long ago I last saw Daddy Papersurfer and his entourage, and it was a privilege to visit him, Lo, TG and Tiggz at the cliff top residence for a delicious lunch yesterday, along with Sparkly Aph. It's a beautiful setting (if a tad cliff-toppy for me!) for catching up over times both very old and very new...

We took with us a bag of goodies: Champagne, which unfortunately wasn't cold enough to drink, some The Top 100 attire, which Daddy P used to treat us to a fashion show throughout the afternoon, and a huge stash of apples, which Daddy P was very disappointed to discover weren't Sparkly Aph's renowned chocolate brownies. Ah well, just gives us an excuse to do it all again in another Hundred Years....

Item of the day: Court Scene Sketch (The Top 100 Monty Python Sketches #53)

I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so anyway.... Brilliant stuff!!

The Top 100 Monty Python Sketches : Court Scene Sketch

Item of the day: Oxford Landing Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2008 (The Top 100 Wines #33)

Gotta be worth a sampling...




The Top 100 Wines : Oxford Landing Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2008

Item of the day: Tennants Lager - Voodoo (The Top 100 Amusing Adverts #71)

This was at #71 when highlighted as Item of the day this morning... and now soared to #2. Not sure it'll stay there that long though!...

The Top 100 Amusing Adverts : Tennants Lager - Voodoo