Solly's logs

Can a tree surgeon be struck off? We had a couple of mimosas lopped back, professionally mind, in the summer and now they are struggling to survive. We haven't given up hope as there are a couple of green leaves on each of them but considering they are supposed to be evergreen, it's not looking good.
Naturally I'll keep you informed.
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I'm sure the people of Japan feel a lot better knowing that Britain's PR industry are posting status updates about how sad it all is.
The day starts with Twitter and Facebook messages from journalists telling all their friends that there's been an earthquake.
Thank heavens for these guys. One day someone will invent a better way of relating breaking news like on a television channel devoted to news or on radio programmes. But until one of those magical breakthroughs, we'll rely on friends who are journalists to tell us.
Then come the Christians and other do gooders with their 'prayer waves'. Is anything sicker after a tsunami kills thousands than to post a 'prayer wave' on your status and ask others to pass it on.
Then come the PRs with their conscience-salving 'our thoughts are with them' saccharine crapbook status updates. Or some vacuous stuff about 'if you think you've got problems, consider what's happening in Japan.'
That's right, because no one else in the world is allowed to feel sad or depressed or angry or frustrated or aggrieved about anything else that happens when there's such terrible things going on elsewhere.
So we're not allowed any other emotion when there's a disaster. But is there a time limit on this? Two days later can I feel annoyed when someone cuts me up on the M25? And how long do I have to wait before I get pissed off again that we've let in a soft goal and dropped two points? Tell me, I want to know when I can allow normal emotions back into my life.
Still, there's still another couple of stages to go in the Facebook life of this event. Next will come the conspiracy theory that it has something to do with the stars or the bible or numbers in the dates. Then will come the criticism of relief efforts and the warnings. Then will come the sick jokes.
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And if all that wasn't enough, next week is Red Nose Day when we have to suffer James Corden's ego and prolong Lenny Henry's unfunny career for another two years and decide that while we don't usually give money to charity, we'll make an exception because there's a couple of newsreaders in drag.
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And while we're at it....what's the point of praying for those involved in the tsunami when all those prayers in the past didn't stop it happening in the first place?
Is it the free will argument? Well surely if there is a God and he allows free will, then there's no point praying anyway.
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And on a lighter note...oh, there isn't a lighter note. Take care...Solly