F1: Micheal Schumacher Returns To Formula 1

... and the excitement is palpable. F1 forums are buzzing with discussion. Will he still be the Schuey he was... can he compete against much younger, possibly fitter, drivers... will Mercedes give him the weapon to prove either?

I didn't really like him when he drove for Benneton and I definitely didn't like him while he was at Ferrari. There is no doubt he is the best driver the sport has ever seen. He has proven that. But when things don't go his way, he cheats. For proof look no further than Australian GP 1994 and European GP 1997, both examples of the low down, dirty deeds he is willing to commit to win a championship, attempting to damage his rival's cars enough so they had to retire. You may have felt that being excluded from the 1997 Championship was punishment enough. I disagree.

His return will certainly bring drama and , for me anyway, that is half the allure of F1.

Picking This Up Again...

Almost a year... will I stick with it better this time?

The ladies go crazy for my sugar lumps...

Clopting

New Zealand's summer has been hot and dry of late and as a result there is a brush fire burning North of Nelson on the south island, cleansing the land as nature intends, but threatening some homes. In the course of fighting the fire several helicopters were called in to dump water on the flames, using buckets slung underneath. Shine, and her nephew Rain discuss the events of the day... and my new favorite word is born...



Rain: It was dark, and the moon... and there was heli-heliclopters and diggers... and there was TEN!

Shine: Ten?

Rain: Yeah, ten clop...

Shine: Ten helicopters...

Rain: No, I call 'em clopters!

Shine: Chopters?

Rain: NO CLOPTERS!

Shine: And what were the helicopters doing?

Rain: CLOPTING!!! HEHEHEHEHEHE!!!!!

Clopting. Indeed.