Puppy point of view

I really must get the camera on a skateboard to see footage of how the world looks to puppy.  Skateboards have a fine history in cinema, I am sure that is what the Maximus character played by Russell Crowe is riding on when he takes off for Elysium. 

Speaking of such movie heroes, I was fascinated to learn the (alternate) fate of the real El Cid, as opposed to the one played by Charlton Heston.  In the El Cid movie, the Cid has to lead the attack on the besieging army while dead.  I'm sure he was not the first nor the last leader to put on a motionless performance while the battle sorts itself out but stapling him to a horse for the occasion seems extreme.  Indeed, El Cid's activity while dead would put some of the current crop of military leaders (at least in Australia) to shame.  It was interesting to read in today's papers that in a couple of years Australia will have one third of an Army battalion permanently at sea.  Presumably this means one of the amphibious ships also will be permanently at sea.  I would hate to prick this bubble of optimism but suggest this is all fantasy. If you are a betting person, you can probably bet the troops will be 'permanently' embarked once for a few months then everyone will wake up.   Even if it was not hideously expensive and beyond Australia's means, can anyone think where this mighty task force would be sailing and for what reason? 

Anyway, to return to El Cid, in another version of the story, not filmed, the real El Cid died peacefully after ruling well for some years.  Though one web site suggested he carried out the odd naughty political arrest which Charlton never did in the movie.

To return to puppy, though.  A video camera strapped to a skateboard should do nicely to capture some motion sequences.  Still pictures can be achieved by the simple expedient of lying on the ground.

Mycroft is also considering the question today of what is a Prong?  It's a fine word to promote, as it can be used interchangeable with Wanker, Flogbag and Tool.  All most useful words.  Prong and Tool of course have recognised polite meanings so can be useful when 'Wanker' stands out a bit too strongly.  So one might ask "Who is this Prong parked in my driveway?" instead of "Who is this Flogbag from the Planet Zordon etc....?"

I met one of these creatures the other day.  She had only parked there 'for a minute' because 'my car did not seem to be coming and going'.  Easily explained, because a Prong had parked me in!  Ah, language is a wonderful thing.