Buzzin Bizarre

This amazing footage shows the protection shown by animals in the wild as this plucky little squirrel keeps back the crows who are trying to take a peck at his dead pal.

As the small dead body of the squirrel lays on the ground his mate stands guard over him, shaking his tail at the approaching crows in a warning manner before chasing them off.

At one point he even lays down beside his little buddy before once again showing the birds who’s boss, what a plucky little chap.

I recently watched a surreal TV documentary on More 4 TV channel in the UK, called My Monkey Baby.

I say surreal, but it is really just weird, it is about rather odd couples that decide to raise a monkey, not as a pet, but as if the animal were their own child.

We are told that there are around 15,000 monkey babies living in homes across the USA and for some owners/parents the human like qualities of monkeys make them the ideal option to having a real family.

The monkeys should not complain however as they are spoiled rotten by their not quite right in the head parents, who shower them with normal childrens clothes, toys, games and even make up.

Watching the ‘Mothers’ dressing the little darlings up is like watching young girls playing with their dolls, while taking the monkey out in a pram really is surreal.

It transpires that many of the parents have lost touch with their own, or step, children, who obviously ran at the first chance and never looked back.

Really I could go on for hours, but I will instead leave you with this quote from Lori and Jim Johnson:

‘If I hear anyone call her a monkey I throw a fit,’ says ‘dad’ Jim, ‘She’s my daughter, 100%’.

For Lori, having a ‘monkid’ seemed the perfect answer to her needs: ‘I knew exactly what I was going to do, she was going to be a baby I was going to have forever.’

A rather attractive horse!

A 66-year-old man, named as Joseph Squires of Leicester appeared in court this week accused of having sex with a horse and a donkey.

He was charged with buggery of the horse between March 15-18 and buggery with the donkey between February 2-5 of 1999.

The pensioner was due to stand trial of the crimes but pleaded guilty to both counts and two further charges of property damage relating to the animals.

On a request that the man be given bail, his defence counsel said that Squires had no previous convictions and was of previous good character. He added;

“The defendant does not have a stable address although he says his daughter can provide an address.”

The judge refused the application for bail and remanded Squires in custody until he is sentenced on May 24.

Fireworks

Most people express their desires of where they would like their ashes scattered before they have died but here are a few new ideas to go out with a bang!

One of the most popular ideas of late is too be loaded into a firework with a combustible powder and sent soaring into the night sky in a blaze of glory.

A small company in Switzerland use the ashes to create a lasting memento in the form of a diamond.  The ashes are heated and pressurised to produce the gem which is then cut and polished before being added to jewellery of your choice.

Maybe you would prefer the final trip of a lifetime by sending your ashes to the moon, closer to heaven I suppose if nothing else.

Another heirloom to remember your loved ones by, having them added to a handcrafted piece of glass art.  Only a teaspoon full of ashes are used in each item so that more than one can be made or the rest of the ashes can be scattered in required.

Someone has actually started turning ashes into pencils, and just one dead body can produce up to 240 of them.

Finally, a portrait of your loved one painted with their ashes.  The ashes are mixed with a special solution to form a paste which is then used to form the picture.

I think I like the diamond idea the best so that I can always be close, although I’m not sure if it would be to creepy feeling like your being watched all the time!

There are now many countries around the world that have adopted the No Smoking in public places policy, and even hardened smokers could not possibly disagree that this is a good thing, and in many cases has led people to quit the habit.

What always puzzles me, particularly in the UK where most of the cost of a packet of cigarettes goes to the government in tax, is if the majority of smokers were to quit, how would the government replace that income.

Obviously the government also makes a good income from its share of the huge profits that the tobacco companies make, so there would be an enormous void created if all smokers gave up the habit.

There has never been a better time to quit smoking, there are many aids available such as patches, gum, inhalator as well as hypnosis and group therapy.

But it is fair to say that many smokers are content to continue with their habit, although surely they would feel happier if they were not contaminating other people space and their own hair, skin, clothes and home.

Electric cigarettes or e cigarettes deliver nicotine via a vapouriser, there is no smoke and no contamination, so they can used anywhere at any time.

Generally they resemble normal cigarettes and so care should be taken if ‘lighting up’ in a public place as some have already found out!

The ‘tube’ does not have to be white though and comes in a range of customised designs and colours making the electronic cigarette as individual as its user.

There are still some health issues over electronic cigarettes however and some states and countries are attempting to ban the product or at least restrict the sale until these issues can be resolved.