First Photos

I still have a lot to learn having a "grown up" camera now... but here are some first shots. If you click on them you will see 'em bigga.....

New Camera

Through good luck more than anything I have managed to grab a new camera at an incredible price. All my posts on my viewed blog have been taken with this camera, the canon powershot s2.

But Emma's brother was unfortunate to loose his camera through his car being broken into. The insurance then sent him a new camera which they felt was too big and surplus to their requirements. This is the Canon EOS 400D (Xti Rebel as known elsewhere).

I got it for an incredible price thanks to my brother in law. I will post some pictures when I get my memory card which I ordered. Champion

Flight v Train

Its interesting that since the new tax has been introduced, this has pushed the cost of flying (irrespective of whether you think its good for the environment) to a new level. In the past experience has been that flying low cost airlines was cheaper than getting the train (although I confess booking a train in advance could be cheaper)...

I have been looking at the cost of going to Newcastle with Max. With easyjet I found a flight out for £4 for both of us and £16 return. £20 in total for the flight. However tax works out at £64. Thats £64 for the government fund and I find this somewhat distasteful - I don't pay this in car tax for six months - even though I use the car far much more.

I dont want to drive to Newcastle either but may have to think about it.

Having an affair

Here is something I have been thinking about blogging about. To be clear this is not relevant at all to me its just the subject matter.

I have always wondered if there is any difference between (a) passionatley kissing someone in a nightclub, (b) having sex with someone as a one off (c) having an extra marital relationship.

Clearly there is a difference between the two, and personally feel a long term extra marital relationship is incredibly damaging and I personally think does more damage as its longer term. It also has more intention or implication to hide from you partner. Therefore I guess my thoughts really surroung (a) and (b)....
I know that if Emma went out and I saw her or she told me she kissed someone like this in a nightclub I would be hurt. However its only a kiss and I think it would be something that she would have done probably out of too much drink (albeit Em doesn't drink). Therefore I probably would find it more easier to forgive. However it seems quiet a different thing with sex. Since sex is supposed to be precious and private between two couples, if she were to have sex with someone else, that seem somehow a violation of that privacy... Does that make sense....

I also wonder if these are male point of views and that a female would see it very differently. Don't know...... what are your thoughts?