My name is Terry and I’m a 50 something year old dis-enchanted ex-pat Brit living in Cyprus. Why am I dis-enchanted? You’ll find reasons enough throughout my tumble log, along with quirky items that amused me and things I think need highlighting, and occasional quotes from some of my favourite novels. Oh, and maybe some original work of my own. For my personal family blog please visit me at A Mediterranean Sunset TumblelrRoll: Exchange Rates Currency data courtesy coinmill.com Tumblr (3.0; @terryblakey)http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/Pakistan military abandons US trips after being 'mistaken for terrorists' - Telegraph: A delegation...http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1053263625http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1053263625Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:30:14 +0300<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l82n7gnixa1qzop80o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1047956246http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1047956246Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:06:52 +0300Woops! Didn’t mean to double yay you there Johnhttp://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1047719253http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1047719253Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:59:56 +0300My blog is 2 years and 2 months old today. Yay!http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1047713963http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1047713963Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:58:28 +0300BBC News - Economy changing the face of homelessness in US: AJ Goode and his wife Mary lived in...http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1047660026http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1047660026Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:42:00 +0300lickystickypickyme: I am craving pork chops, crumbly potatoes, some good sauce to go with that,...http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1047630018http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1047630018Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:34:26 +0300savagemike: iandsharman: I just saw this on someone else’s blog: “People are so reserved these...http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1047343715http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1047343715Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:08:15 +0300<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l814929fzA1qzop80o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>‘ere son, fancy a pint then?</p>http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1043407954http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1043407954Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:19:50 +0300<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8146c6VMW1qzop80o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It’s photo night and I miss my dog Freeway</p>http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1043401638http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1043401638Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:18:12 +0300<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l813jupDuf1qzop80o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Grand Bazaar Istanbul</p> <p>Just look at the date - 1481</p>http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1043348717http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1043348717Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:04:00 +0300<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l81372XhdU1qzop80o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Guess where</p>http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1043318408http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1043318408Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:57:02 +0300<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8135c2Wk41qzop80o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Turkish tea seller</p>http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1043314561http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1043314561Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:56:00 +0300The Government's New Right to Track Your Every Move With GPS - TIME: Government agents can sneak...http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1043194708http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1043194708Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:24:00 +0300<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7rjelwlHK1qzop80o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Just a thought - why should one of these be banned in France but the other revered?</p>http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1014417078http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1014417078Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:11:09 +0300<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7re0omG8P1qzwjl9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://apsies.tumblr.com/post/1014058434/savingpaper-john-sherffius" target="_blank">apsies</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://savingpaper.tumblr.com/post/1014053082/john-sherffius" target="_blank">savingpaper</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>— <em>John Sherffius</em></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>I’m not going criticize this, for the simple reason that currently Britain has a huge lead on the US in stem cell research and the longer the religionist luddites hold out the bigger the lead will become. The result of that lead will be major medical advancements and hopefully cures for currently incurable conditions.</p> <p>It will then be interesting to see how many of those currently blocking the research on moral or religious grounds are willing to turn their backs of the benefits when their own need arises.</p> <p>My bet would be very few.</p>http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1014366156http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1014366156Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:56:30 +0300Whisky Galore: The wreck and plundering of the SS Politician Five files in The National Archives,...http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1014264513http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1014264513Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:25:00 +0300<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7rh57dC4Y1qzop80o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>From the National Archives Wiki </p>http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1014253661http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1014253661Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:22:00 +0300<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7ptty2u2W1qzsbdto1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://shoddywiring.com/post/1009932270/luckyshirt-via" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">shoddywiring</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://luckyshirt.tumblr.com/post/1009349146/via" target="_blank">luckyshirt</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>(<a href="http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2010/08/19/could-this-be-the-stupidist-forum-post-ever/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+TheNextWeb+(The+Next+Web+Top+Stories)" target="_blank">via</a>)</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1013623870http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1013623870Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:57:32 +0300Dumb Things Americans Believe: american-apologies: Via Newsweek: “Chances are that by now you’ve...http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1008936638http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/1008936638Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:59:00 +0300The universe 'will expand forever', new Nasa study on 'dark energy' concludes : Even though this is...http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/982413986http://tumblr.terryblakey.com/post/982413986Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:44:42 +0300