Regarding: your bread and butter that is! Sports coverage – you’d know about balls, Jim!! I checked out your website this week because I tried to email you some semi-precious info to no avail, mentioning this site etc, so I used your main address, which I now realise means others see it and you may not at all. Ah well! An example maybe of how it isn’t so simple for everyone to manouvre through technology. Granted, some anonymous posters here seem to skim in and out for the very purpose of being ignorant and offensive, though there seems to be less of that lately. I’d imagine for a lot of people though, they may have a once-off comment or they may not own a computer or be guaranteed easy access regularly or even be uncomfortable with the hassle of an identity number or have a compulsion to hide or whatever… You must admit that a good number of quality comments come from the anonymous route, and since the whole thing is 99% virtual, is identity of much value anyway? You stand out with your fame, and your communications background probably makes you more sensitive to these issues. But, all in all, a tolerable situation? To finish, some important teachings to take with you and pass along if you so wish!
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Lesson number one: A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day. A small rabbit saw the crow, and asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?" The crow answered: "Sure, why not." So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.
Moral of the story is: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.

Lesson number two: A turkey was chatting with a bull. "I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree," sighed the turkey, "but I haven't got the energy." "Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?" replied the bull. "They're packed with nutrients." The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and found that it actually gave him enough strength to reach the first branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. Finally after a fortnight, there he was proudly perched at the top of the tree. Soon he was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey out of the tree.
Moral of the story: Bullshit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.

Lesson number three: When the body was first made, all the parts wanted to be Boss. The brain said, "I should be Boss because I control the whole body's responses and functions." The feet said, " We should be Boss as we carry the brain about and get him to where he wants to go." The hands said, " We should be the Boss because we do all the work and earn all the money." And so it went on and on with the heart, the lungs, and the eyes, until finally the asshole spoke up. All the parts laughed at the idea of the asshole being the Boss. So the asshole went on strike, blocked itself up, and refused to work. Within a short time the eyes became crossed, the hands clenched, the feet twitched, the heart and lungs began to panic, and the brain fevered. Eventually they all decided that the asshole should be the Boss, so the motion was passed. All the other parts did all the work while the Boss just sat and passed out the shit!
Moral of the story: You don't need brains to be a Boss - any asshole will do.