Did it Make a Sound?

If a tree falls in the middle of a  forest 
but there was no-one there to hear it
did it make a sound..?
To me that raises many questions 
Why did it fall? - trees don't tend to spontaneously fall
unless there are underlying issues of course 
like rot.
Was it dead
was there a gale blowing 
or did it just give up?
Maybe someone cut it down!
But wouldn't that make a sound?
Quite a lot of noise actually!
Was that when the confusion arose
about any noise the falling tree 
might
or might not have made?
If it was cut down 
that would mean there was someone there to hear it - the bloke cutting it down!
Did the bloke have ear defenders on and that's why he didn't hear it make any sound
surely he would have heard a sound if he wasn't wearing them!
But then he would have been a professional 
a trained arborist - I hope 
and so would be wearing ear defenders 
and surely he'd have had a mate with him
to drive the Land Rover
to help with all the kit and so on
these trees aren't always easy to get to
this one was in the middle of a forrest 
that's why they like having a Land Rover - what was he doing
what was this other bloke up to?
Didn't he hear anything 
or was he like the other bloke
deaf from all those noisy chain saws

...did it make a sound?
Probably!
Possibly!
Dunno!


Writer of Lists

I think I'm turning into a 'writer of lists' - you know
someone who can't survive without writing everything down

"Oh you need to buy more pens and notepads by the way"

I never used to 
I never used to constantly write lists
It's almost like I talk to myself via these lists I write
these lists contain the things I must do
or the things I must get 
or that I need 
perhaps it's a natural part of...

"Buy pens and notepads - don't forget!"

It's never the important things - just the every day stuff
you know
notepads and pens
but, what if my memory's...

"Buy notepads and pens and go and wash the car"

Maybe it's because I'm easily distracted 
and what I should be remembering doesn't go...

"What was it I needed...?"

Maybe it's because I'm easily distracted and what I should be remembering doesn't go in!
Maybe I should buy more pens and notepads and write it all down 
so I have a list of things I need to do...
need to...

or is it...

"I'm becoming a writer of lists and..."

* Take the car to the car wash
* Go to the supermarket 
* You need milk, bread, notepads           and pens
* Something nice for tea, and pens
* You need to walk the dog
* Buy more pens 
* Buy more notepads 
* Wash the car
* Write a poem about becoming a         writer of lists

Maybe!

Fish


Give a man a fish 
and he'll eat for a day
Teach a man to fish
And you'll never see him at weekends!



Change

The older you get
the harder it becomes to deal with change
the harder it becomes to face up to change 
to accept change
to roll with it
to ride it
and so...

And so as you age
as you travel through life
and you experience lifes changes
and life changes you
you try to bend with it
you try to change to fit in with it
and so you bend
you change
and bend
you change
and bend
you change
and bend
you try to change along with life
until...

change finally breaks you!

the modern car

The modern car requires no key to start it - it starts by magic
with a loud chant of "STARTIO!"
Once started, everything works with magic spells!
The magic spells you'll need to control your vehicle will all be listed in the user manual supplied with the vehicle
You will need to learn the verbal part of the spell
and the finger movements to go along with it.
Initial attempts at spells can produce hilarious results 
not providing you with the outcome you expected!
To check you have made the correct combination whilst attempting a spell
the modern vehicle is provided with a screen on the dashboard
full with options
and using a magical flick and spell
you can run through the options
selecting the one you need with another; magical finger flick and the spell "Selecto!"
Refer to the user manual if you get stuck.
Once you have mastered a few spells you find that everything is controlled simply by using magic
the gears
wipers
headlights
the windows
the ejector-seat and so on.
An example might be you need to ask the car if it might go a little faster
if the car is in a good mood and you have located the correct spell
it will let you go faster
lifting it's speed limiter function a little - but it might not as it might be in a bad mood!
Either way it will "bing bong" at you -  you will find that it will "bing bong"at you a lot!
Some issues are due to the fact that deep within the modern vehicle there is lives a wizard.
This wizzard interprets your commands but does have a wicked sense of humour 
for instance if you need to go somewhere you've never been before
you can ask the wizzard the route to take 
this is done by simply chanting the spell, 
"Directo!"
waving your fingers and thinking hard of where it is you want to go to.
The wizzard will "bing bong" it's approval
and will magically show you a map of the route on the screen
but it will laugh at you if you go the wrong way!
A chant of "too lazyo!" and a magical flick of your fingers can also open or close the tail-gate of your vehicle - because getting out of the car and walking round to the back of it is such a faff!
The vehicle is also supplied with magical tray which will charge your mobile phone using invisible waves of magic energy
Other magical waves allow you to link your mobile phone to the sound system within the vehicle
but only if the wizard approves of your tunes will it play them for you - he won't if they are naff!

In the back of the modern vehicle
and available only to the rear passengers
there is a coffee machine
and a toasted sandwich maker...

 ...OK - I made that last bit up!


Forgotten Fitbit

If I forget to put my "fitbit" on
and then I walk a lot round Oxford
but my "fitbit" wasn't there to count my steps
do my steps count?