Things that seem like good ideas at the time

There are times when supreme confidence and ego take over one's psyche.

depending on how much one has had to drink there are time when our boozer could be forgiven for thinking he can do anything, face anything at anytime. But then that's just the booze talking. In Henry Fielding's classic novel, later made into a movie,  Tom Jones, the author Fielding makes the observation

that in his view, drink does not alter the nature of a man, it just reveals it more clearly.
Regardless , there are things that should never be attempted no matter how confident and assured you are.

an uneventful day

Re-labelling?

Seen in Shanghai ...is the breed now called Bejingnese ?

Dancing in the dark

Better than being glued to the TV

Quite appealing the way they pass the time in China. Walking through a park on a hot, sticky Shanghai evening came across this group of people passing the time away with some ballroom dancing. A ghetto blaster , appropriately tuned into dance music, provided the accompaniment.

An Australian in Paris

Apologies to Gershwin

Reported in the Press last week, Paris' atmosphere has become heavily polluted .They are taking measures to counteract the problem .