Wow ~ 2008 is Here!!!!!!

Big, Scary & Hairy Intentions for 2008 ~ 1st January 2008 ~ 1st Draft………

Re-work the novel “One death etc” and have in a shape ready for publishing by September 2008.
Take part in Script Frenzy in April ~ sign up now ~ 1st Jan. Intention is to produce a stage play on a subject not yet chosen ~ and complete the project aim ie 200 pages of script by end of April 2008.
Work on “The Mangle” ~ an outline of a novel on my mother and father and based around an art exhibition.Possible entry for NaNOWriMo 2008.
Work on Blog sites with more regularity this year. Drop first experimental site and regroup around “Blogger”. Discuss with Jules. Discuss before end of January with Will/Wendy the prospect of a blog through French Entree
Work up the poetry I have and produce a Book ready to give to members of the family & friends. Based on places I’ve lived and persons I’ve known.~ “Personal Places”.



Goddard/Smallman/Taylor/Dudley/Meredith Family Tree ~ get others involved eg Peter, David, Adrian, etc in developing and sharpening what I already have on line in “Find my Past”.Complete research by December 2008.
I have slimmed down from 15 stone 4 pounds to 14 stone 7 pounds. I aim to lose another 1 stone by end of February 2008 through diet and exrcise ie walking & garden work.
Aim to sell house in France by September 2008. Decide on next location prior to this ~ but I would support Carol’s idea of a trip to USA/Canada and then our final move to a location that is ideal for us both in the UK with something small in France.
Bear in mind if we return to UK the need to secure a place on a degree copurse in Art. Eg University College of Wales, Carmarthen.


For this year only ~ Better start taking seriously the learning of French ~ incremental improvements each month. Produce a schedule [ See elsewhere] to support this. Aim for an “intermediary” level by the Summer.

Work on my sketchbooks ~ in readiness for Art School. Produce 5 new sketchbooks based on our experiences in France ~ called “The French Interlude” by August, 2008.
Support all the children & grandchildren as needs arise.
Be particularly supportive of Catherine & Angharad in their pregnancies.
Return to UK to see baby in March, 2008.
Check all our cameras to see what is working by mid January and use as part of sketchbook work after that.



Simplify our lives by selling/giving to charity those items which clutter our house and our lives.
Maintain & develop our friendships in France & UK..
Finish “Desrt Island Disc” Choices And record the programme.
Work for a successful launch of Connect FF and step down in April 2008.

Work for the success of the St Yrieix Book Club and read at least 12 books this yeat ~ 2008

Miss France 2008 à la une de Gala : le making of !

top 5 xmas songs

French Market

Carol in Cahors

Our trip to Cahors

French Health Issues

French Health Issues

NaNoWriMo

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The real picture in Iraq

US Iraq military casualties rise to 61,989

Submitted by davidswanson
on Wed, 2007-11-21 00:10. Media

By Michael Munk

US military occupation forces in Iraq suffered at least 60 combat casulties in the six days ending Nov. 20, as total casualties reached at least 61,989*.The total includes 31,690 killed or wounded by what the Pentagon classifies as "hostile" causes and 30,299 (as of Oct. 1) dead and injured from "non-hostile" causes.**
US media divert attention from the actual cost in American life and limb by routinely reporting only the total killed (3,875 as of Nov.20) and rarely mentioning the 28,530 wounded in combat. To further minimize public perception of the cost, they cover for the Pentagon by ignoring the 30,299 (as of Oct. 1)*** military victims of accidents and illness that caused death or were serious enough to require medical evacuation, although the 3,875 reported deaths include 715 (up three since Nov.14)who died from those same causes, including 130 suicides.
*This total includes 526 (up two since Nov. 10) Iraq combat casualties with homes of record in Oregon as of Nov.17. Another 57 Oregonians are combat casualties in the Afgan occupation. These figures include deaths but not injuries from "non-hostile" causes.Reported monthly by the Pentagon at http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/CASUALTY/STATE_OEF_OIF.pdf
** The number of wounded is updated weekly (usually Tuesdays) by the Pentagon at http://www.defenselink.mil/news/casualty.pdf. The dead are from Iraq Coalition Casualties http://www.icasualties.org/oif/
*** The number of injured is updated monthly by the Pentagon athttp://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/CASUALTY/gwot_reason.pdf
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