Isolation not ignorance.
Some of you have been using facebook etc to contact me... I am not ignoring them, it's the library using limited filters and IE 6 stopping me using them.Nice to see old friends on the social sites...even ex girlfriends from um... 15 years or more ago! ;o)
Shows how the net really has made the world a smaller place, never thought I would hear again from some of the people I have.
Been a great thing to see how people have changed and where the path they chose lead them to.
Still trying to get back online at home so I am looking forward to really catching up with some people when I am.
Have I missed anything of note on here?
Not sure, been focused on getting other areas of life sorted out and set me up for the right start in 2008... I mean 2007 shot by!
I am looking forward to 2008 for a few reasons. :o)
So how are you all?
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"Not quite there"
Still waiting to be connected up...nevertheless the wait will be worth it I know.Not alot of good news to share with blogrush then?...Oh well.
My dashboard is not quite up to usable for me yet!
I do miss the communities I have been into, and wonder what you are all up to online and hoping the blogs and sites are still picking up for you. ;o)
Whats happening out there then? Anything I missed?
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"Blogrush any good then?"
Well I am still waiting to be reconnected at home, so while here at the library I had a look at blogrush....still not improved much for me as such, my dashboard is no help!Has anyone seen any significant improvements?
Has your traffic improved?
Has your dashboard improved?
What have I been missing out online lately then?
Not much I hope...
The break has been nice, a chance to catch up on the real life we have...yeah that one...offline! ;o)
The fact I am less active at the moment gives me a good idea of what blogrush is sending me at my worse... ;o)
So, having that as a basis when I get back to being more active I can see where the improvements will happen.
Not holding much hope for it to be honest.
How is it all working out for you lot?
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"Dam greedy banks"
Done it again, ripping me off with charges...costing me my connection..yet again!Have had enough of the hassle from them.
I am astonished at the greed they show.
I went £2 over my limit...that's 4 dollars, and got a bloody charge which has wiped out what I had for my connection!
Bastards.
I am now going to write another letter to the bank to sort this out.
Meanwhile, looks like I am back the library like I am now writing this.
I am sick of the stress and hassle of struggling.
I will be on here as much as possible while waiting for that to sort out.
If I can do a review, or sell a few things from here it may help.
I will NOT let the banks get away with that sort of greed.
As usual shit customer service!
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"The power of the cause"
This weekend is going to very very interesting for two reasons, but first...Fasten your seatbelts!
Get your thinking cap on, keep your notepad and pen handy, maybe create a folder to save stuff too. ;o)
There is a cause I think you can help make succeed, yet you could also learn a thing or two as well...depending on how you look at things. ;o)
Two things are happening this weekend and both may be of interest to you, for now I want to concentrate on the important one...the one that will save kids lives.
Everyone does things differently, like we blog about passions, hobbies, thoughts, life, experiences we have, or just about what we are experienced at. Us bloggers all blog but for different reasons. :o)
The reason behind us doing things has a big bearing on how well we can do too.
A good cause is a powerful reason to succeed.
Saving the lives of children is a very good cause to do anything in life.
And the man behind this cause just amazes me.
I have to do what I can to help him save the lives of these kids.
THAT is the real cause behind this post... if I can help in any way whatsoever it is by sharing the message with you and anyone else I can share it with, if you can also share the message and help the cause then that is great.
My good friend Dr Mani is the man behind the cause, his name is a hint on how much he is behind this cause.
See Dr Mani is a heart surgeon who operates on kids...but not only that he also raises the money to pay for these operations!
Yes, an amazing genuine hard working and big hearted man indeed!
As I said there are many reasons we do the things we do, Dr Mani turned to the Internet early on, realising the power it had in helping the work he does and as that work as so important I don't blame him. ;o)
You see, he turned to the net part time in order to raise awareness, but also utilises everything he does in a positive way and he does this brilliantly, his drive is huge...because of the cause. :o)
Hopefully one day you will see this logo EVERYWHERE on the net...Go on post it too. ;o)
Each year he blogs for 24 hours...a post every 30 minutes to raise money and it's this weekend!
Last year I did a guest post on his blogathon (this blog project) and felt proud to have contributed.
This year it's a little different...YOU can take part too!
Why not take a look and see what you can do to help, the blog of Dr Mani.
Take a look at the "mini blogathon" to see what others are doing too. :o)
If you do nothing else this weekend please keep an eye on that blog. :o)
There is something else too, Dr Mani really knows what he talks about when giving tips...read his blogging tips.
That's what you want the pen and notepad for!! ;o)
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"Sunset over chesil beach"
A beautiful sunset over chesil beach just as I was walking down the "incline", a steep path that leads from the top of the island to the bottom...pretty direct!
I was about 3/4 down by this time...should have walked slower! ;o)
BUT...I also videoed the sunset the other night and here it is.... :o)
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"Normal(ish), untill christmas"
The summer end is approaching but we are having some nice weather here, the kids are back in school, the usual routine again, and mums and dads everywhere breathe a sigh to catch their breath again. :o)A chance to get a little time to themselves and plan ahead, prepare for the coming season changes, slowly. ;o)
A nice time to pop to the beach for a breather...
Spot the people?
And further around it goes...for 19 miles!!
Bring ya fishing rod and take your spot.
Plenty of room. ;o)
Beautiful eh?
Sept has hit us and now is the time to start planning what you have in store with your life, work, blogging.
You are planning to take advantage of seasonal things, aren't you? ;o)
Halloween comes up, Guy Fawkes, Christmas.
Do you add these to your plans?
Blog about what you can relating to you and your blogs topic, theme?
Planning early and planning well you can make the most of being seen when the time comes, being prepared with good articles, ideas, blog posts, contests and other angles can be a great boost, if you can keep the momentum going you have a great chance to improve the following ones, like Christmas. ;o)
While you take a breather, take time to also reflect on what you can add to the mix for the next few months. ;o)
Any thoughts?
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"Portland a 2012 bomb?"
Portland Bill a beautiful Island where I happen to live.. ;o)I'd like it to stay this way long after 2012...not lost forever!
Here we host part the 2012 Olympic games, the sailing events will be in Portland harbour, NOT Weymouth harbour which it seems as they keep getting the credit and publicity!
While this is a great thing for Portland I and I am not alone fear it could be a bad thing..why?
Well the good things first and one is that money will be used to enhance Portland's entrance, which is surely NEEDED and we don't get back what we put in on Portland, Weymouth benefits most of the time.
Businesses will benefit in many ways from the games being here, not least a wider awareness of the place so more exposure for their work.
Locals will benefit in many ways. :o)
We will be shown worldwide on the TV and you can bet there will be amazing aerial shots of this place...you won't want to miss them! (check sidebar for one)
All round this will help Portland a huge deal in many ways.
The port though is an odd one for me...why?
It all seems strange here in some ways, when the navy was here the whole base was secure and private, we knew little of what went on there and now its an open working port yet it feels odd to be there at times, like a newish place somewhere I have lived most of my life. Strange, or is it me. ;o)
But why the worry?
Well it seems that we are having a bomb fitted on the Island!!
NOT a nice one at that.
Whoa...what?
Yep, to me that is what is going on and it don't look pretty!
The Portland base has old tankers, most have been removed, you know those big gas container type things. Except these were for aviation fuel and such things which the navy used, a few will always remain as we still have the most famously known helicopter here working and that's the sea rescue service as seen on the BBC!
Now though there are plans to actually put GAS in two tankers which are right on the port side where the Olympics are shown!
A gas BOMB!!
But there is more... its gets worse!
While most of us are used to the tankers here, the few that remain that is, we feel having gas in them within distance of the port is not a good idea.
As I said...it gets worse!
Nuclear subs in the port too?
All on live TV watched round the world!!!
You tell me, should it concern us?
Will the local council listen to peoples fears?
Will it be ignored until it's to late?
Will it be safe?
Can it all be delayed until after the games?
Who can you trust though?
I mean with all this terrorism and fear going on, with conspiracy theorist out there saying the governments are all involved in ways we don't realise.
The media feeding the frenzy in some ways.
Who can people trust?
The people only trust themselves and those they know.
Am I doing the wrong thing here...putting the idea in the wrong hands?
Am I doing the right thing by making people aware of it so empowering us to say...hang on!
All I know is I love the place and it's a huge part of my life seeing I live here and I AM concerned about the place.
It was here long before us and should be here long after we leave.
Is Portland a ticking bomb for the world to witness?
What can we do from here to ensure it IS a safe Olympics for everyone?
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"Can you help me help myself?"
Bad night sleep last night, with the frustrations of yesterday heavy on my mind and the reality I could lose my connection any day I have to act, do something to ensure I can stay online at least long enough to keep the ball rolling and push it harder.The truth is I simply what i do get in benefit is not enough and I have to send out cv's and letters every week which is denting what little I do have.
Something I am at a loss about here is the sheer amount of companies and employers who blatantly ignore the letters.
Of the 22 I have sent out in the last two weeks I have had TWO replies!!
Do people just not bother anymore?
I remember after the "black weds" in the start of the 90's when we left the ERM and all got laid off from work, I got a reply to 90% of what I sent out.
Didn't take long back then to get another job, and it was a bloody recession!
Shocking...it's getting as bad as customer service...non existent.
So...what can I do, and more importantly whats the plan for me now.
Well I would like to say I think I am getting better with this blog simply because I try to give better value in every post, I mean I have always strived to do this, but lately I have realised the power of giving over anything else.
The pleasure if giving is better than the pleasure of receiving for me, always has been.
The purpose of this blog was not to make money, but now I have to inject it into the blog so I can keep giving and giving more.
So if you can help me help myself I would be grateful for that and I could keep on keeping on and give bigger and better content.
How can you help me?
No.. how can I help you... ;o)
I would like to make some more good long post with tips, tricks and possible ideas for you to utilise in your blogging efforts or life efforts even.. ;o)
But I need to get a certain amount of income to enable me to do that...
So what can I offer you?
My screensaver which is just £5 (10 dollars), pic samples can be found on the blog sidebar...if you prefer dollars, just use the beer icon below and state in the message box...
"I want your screensaver please" and I will manually send it you. ;o)
If you really like that screensaver, or have pictures of your own you would prefer in a screensaver... just let me know, for a price of $20 I will create your unique screensaver from your pictures, up to a max of 20 pics and they must all be the same size.
If that appeals...again use the beer icon. ;o)
If neither of those interest you, how about this, one of the fastest ways to add a "income link" to your blog is using the 100% commission products as in the sidebar.
The link you add is so simple to do and you only need one sale for it to be free to you.
Here's an idea for you... you most likely blog and that means you are writing post or articles.
The Article easy one is great, a solid ebook of about 50 pages and very well written by a friend of mine, Martin Avis, which would help ANYONE get started writing articles or blog post etc.
Articles can be a great way of getting traffic.
Why not write a great article on your topic that leads to you pointing your link out for this product, the post or article is a top quality on on your niche topic, the teaser you have is...
"Want to write great articles on your (topic name) blog, website or for others to use on their websites with a link to you?"... "You need this article easy report" :o)
Or something to that effect, the point is you are showing by way of a great article.
Go as far as write a great article to post to the article directories with a link back to the very post on your blog where you write about how you create great articles... ;o)
If you like the idea of creating your own 100% commission reports, go grab the one which gives you the scripts to utilise for this.
Create a great little report on your topic and your readers may grab it, more so if they can resell it via a link on their blogs...all the while you are getting more readers of the report and your blog...you would include a link to your blog wouldn't you?
You could have affiliate links in there so you continue to earn from the report long after its sold.
Offer an extra free bonus to those who subscribe to your feedburner email set up. ;o)
Maybe you like using forums, of have your own forum... if so how about 20 pages of useful content you can use anyway you like?
I wrote this and I also include ideas on how best to capitalise on it.
The ideas may surprise you... ;o)
Or would you rather join my forum? Set goals and reach them. :o)
Well maybe you just have a big heart like me and decide..
"Hey I want this fella to keep on blogging, so I will just plain old donate to his cause...?"
Hey...thanks.. ;o)
The beer icon is just for that. ;o)
If you can help me stay online I can take this blog up a notch and do more over delivering on content.
I am most grateful for you being my reader and do hope I can continue to create for you.
Thank you for any help you can give me to keep on keeping on, and hopefully I can stay online at least till the benefit office recognise my disability.
I am writing to my MP next. :o)
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"How screwed up can it be?"
The silence is not golden at the moment for me I must admit!Somethings certainly not right with the way this seems and I would guess you would agree after reading about this...
I have posted before about the fact I made claims for disability help because of my deafness, now I have been turned down recently for jobs because of...you guess failing health and safety due to...my ears.
Now some of you know I DO hear things with hearing aids etc, but the problem is I can't hear where the sound, noise (possible danger) is coming from.
Not a good situation obviously, so I mentioned this to the benefit office and asked them to take it into consideration when deciding my "disability claim".
Ok they said...
Now I get another knock back...no sorry... your not "deaf enough" in a politer way.
As I said before...
How dare they!!
And the biggest cheek is... they say "sorry about that, but we will make sure you have a disability adviser" ??!!
Look... I am either deaf or I am not!
No giving me bullshit like that, it's "yes you are" or "no you are not".
Simple... no?
I can appeal...what again?
Thanks. :o/
Another three month wait?
Nothing I can other than that, what a stupid system when others out there fake it with "bad backs" and crap.
Then I am on the bus coming home and I see a mate, get talking and I told him of this and you know what he told me?
Them smack heads (heroin addicts) (names not being revealed ;o)) are getting "incapacity benefit"...!!
What? WTF is going on with this country?
Smack heads who are NOT forced to take that crap are getting MORE than me to live on!!
They can't work??...Most never have, never will.
Makes me feel like all the tax, Nat insurance I have put in when I was working, was for nothing!
So...it stinks, what can I do?
Any comments?
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"What a lesson, at 5 years old"
I'll never forget the day and how it's influenced my whole life from there onwards and I was just a little 5 year old lad who was put on the spot and acted with an old head in a split second.So what am I going on about now? ;o)
It was a lovely day, we were all at school sitting in the hall for assembly, I gazed out of the floor to ceiling windows over looking the outdoor swimming pool, watching the shimmer of the sun on the water made me feel good.
I felt like I was anywhere but where I was until the headmaster stood on the stage and addressed us all, his voice snapped me out of my trance and I turned to face him.
"Good morning everyone" he said, "we have a special guest today who wants to talk to you all, so please welcome to the stage... (forgot the name?!) " as he motioned over to the man with his arm.
The man stepped up and slowly started to speak to us all while scanning over us kids "hello everyone, I am from the Royal National Institution for the Deaf, RNID for short and I believe there is a deaf child here today?"
"Dam" I thought... everyone turning to look at me, the man spotted me and ask me if I would like to stand up...to myself I thought, NO not really but slowly rose to my feet felling a little embarrassed..."yes sir" I said, I noticed the surprised look on his face.
"Ok nice to meet you and what's your name?" he asked...
"Rob" I aid sheepishly, wishing I could sit down and let him get on with it.
"Great well Rob, I am here today to help you as well as others with something I think you may find makes things easier for you" as he held his hands up and signed to me "hello Rob"...
I must have looked perplexed because he then asked me if I knew of any signing at all, when I shook my head he asked if I would like to try some and everyone else could try it too.
"No thanks" I said...
Shocked he ask me "do you feel uncomfortable about it or is there any reason as to why you don't want to?"
"No I don't need it, I can talk and if I start to learn that then everyone else has to as well, but if I talk only I have to learn it" was my reply, where this thought come from I had no idea.
"Well that's ok, we can all just try the very basics, the letters" as he held his hand up to show the vowels being signed, "you can all try this" he went on...
I sat sharpish...he noticed and thanked me for talking to him.
We all started to do the signing, myself very reluctantly as I felt singled out for this.
That man was not on that stage as long as he hoped, after the assembly the headmaster called me to his office, by now I thought I was going to be told off.
As I entered the office I saw the man also there sat with a bemused look on his face, "your speech is great Rob" he said, I thanked him, looked towards the headmaster in anticipation of a "telling off" which never came...
"Rob, I am proud of you, you showed an old head on your shoulders and everything will be done to help you continue the way you are, well done."
I was pleased to not get the telling off and not have to learn to sign.
I asked him to explain what he meant by old head on my shoulders! ;o)
"Two things happened today" he said, "one, YOU made the decision that will shape your life and two, you gained something from your friends that no-one else could have done, that is... understanding".
The man put his hand out for me to shake it and thanked me and wished me good luck...I shook it feeling like I had achieved something for me.
The very next day I noticed all of my friends were looking at me alot more when talking to me which helped me lipread them better.
It was not till years later I realised the significance of that day and exactly what the headmaster meant by that "understanding".
By me taking that stand and saying "if I have to learn that everyone else will have to too"
I saved all my friends some learning curve they wouldn't have wanted and THAT meant they knew without really realising it that they owed it to me to try harder with me.
And they did, they did ME proud...they helped me become who I am.
They helped me become part of the "hearing world".
THANKS to all of them and I know some read this blog, they may even remember that day. ;o)
That day will never leave me. :o)
Amazing how switched on we are as kids without even knowing it.
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"Do I think different..."
Following on from the last post here is the other question I have been asked."Do I think different because I am deaf?"
Interesting question and I had a good think about it...pardon the pun! ;o)
Let me ask you something... What's the furthest back you can remember?
How old are your earliest memories?
Most people remember being 4 or 5, some younger.
Well believe it or not I can remember being about 20 months old... I can easily remember being 2 - 2 and half.
Now I know this because I asked mum how old was I when "this happened"..or when were "there"? Now mum was shocked, and once she said I was about 2 I knew I wasn't mad!
Why?? How??
Well if you think about it I heard NOTHING for the first 2 and half years of my life...not a single sound!
So that meant my whole visual world was so much clearer and stronger also in memory mode too. ;o)
The smells and visuals from then were amplified.
Now I have to admit I do have sharp senses, apart from ears obviously.
Here's how I look at it...
You are most likely "normal" (whatever that is?), in the sense you have all senses working ok, so to simplify it I look at it like...
We all have 100% sensual awareness, and each of the five senses in perfect harmony would be...
- 20% perfect hearing
- 20% perfect eyesight
- 20% perfect taste
- 20% perfect smell
- 20% perfect touch
Well I believe there is NOT one person in the world with this!
Not one person has it all perfectly and never will!
Obviously with age that 100% drops anyway...each one at a different rate, and each of us in a different way.
But I believe with each of us it is unique so maybe yours would be more like...
- 21% hearing
- 21% eyesight
- 20% taste
- 19% smell
- 19% touch
Mine is something like...
- 14% hearing
- 24% eyesight
- 20% taste
- 21% smell
- 21% touch
- 25% hearing
- 8% eyesight (light + darkness)
- 22% taste
- 22% smell
- 23% touch
All 100% sensual awareness.
This is what we WORK with, our brains are relaying all this together with the actual experiences we have and they are also unique to each of us.
It gives us awareness, not intelligence.
This sensual awareness starts at birth, we learn as we go and yet no two 1 year old babies will have the same awareness, never in a million years!
Mine started early, as will blind people or other sensually handicapped person.
So in fact YES I think different BECAUSE I am deaf... ;o)
My senses feed unique levels of information and my brain tranforms this info to unique thoughts in accordance with my senusal awareness.
Just as they do with you or anyone else....you ARE special, unique!
That's the clearest way I can see it, and hopefully it makes sense.
Hopefully I have answered it to the satisfaction of the asker, feel free to comment below...
Any thoughts? (Pardon the pun!) :o)
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"If I wasn't deaf..."
I'd call my family one by one on the phone first!I had a couple of interesting questions from a reader and I will address them one by one in the next few post...yes one post per question, they deserve that much seeing how interesting they were.
So thanks to the reader for these very interesting questions...and no I did not mind you asking one bit, in fact I am glad you did. ;o)
The reader didn't want me to mention them so I respect that.
The first was :
"If I wasn't deaf...what would I do?"
Now this is an interesting question which I have of course thought about but not more than a few times really.
I enjoy what I have... ;o)
But here it did get me thinking because if several things, one day with the way technology going it may happen!
Also if I share this with you, maybe just maybe some of you will have a few extra things and places to go with the nice weather and holiday breaks...and it may well spark a bit of the "hhhm I take that for granted" thinking... ;o)
Which is always good... ;o)
But there is something I need to say because I do believe this...
The real question would be :
If I woke up tomorrow morning and didn't need to put my hearing aid in and it was the traffic noise that woke me up...could I cope?
I would be in shock I imagine... :o)
Nice shock though... ;o)
Supposing that was the case, I would try and phone my family but here lies an issue I HAVE thought alot about.
I lipread, now I also hear so say you were facing me and talking to me, I could hear your voice and lipread your words, but cover your lips with you hand and carry on talking I now only hear your voice...see there is just a voice, like listening to the radio for me.
I need to lipread and that is something I would need to undo a little and by that I mean I would literally have to learn to hear words clearly, actually make sense of that voice.
Is THAT doable? I have no idea at all.
Looking forward to finding out if it is, if ever I do get that moment which in all honesty I doubt I will.
But there ARE things I could immediately experience as it's all now clearer and louder.
Listening to the birds and actually hearing the real difference to each call, bird.
Laying down in a long grass and listening to the silence interrupted by crickets and grasshoppers, ah the memories of that... see I have heard these things, but when you are a kid you do hear better.
But here are a few things I would listen too...more often!
Sitting on the beach and listening to the waves gently slap the shore under the moonlight.
Going to the woods to hear the sounds of nature, the birds and everything else.
Taking the kids to the funfair to hear their laughter.
Listening to the kids sing their little songs.
Tales around a campfire.
The sound of the water and fish tail splashing when fishing in a quiet spot.
The owls at night.
Sweet nothings whispered into your ear by a loved one!
(Just feels great, do they ever really say things?) ;o)
The sound of music!
The beautifully played music of the lone blind busker...Don't just pass them by! ;o)
The sad but romantically heart poking sound of the lone violin.
The deep haunting bellow of the whales.!
The sound of SILENCE!!! There is alot of answers in that there!
Most of all I'd just appreciate what I gain more. ;o)
I'd apprecaite what I can share with others, that's experiences, priceless..
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"8 random facts about me"
The lovely Alice "marketing sweetie" Seba has been chasing me!Ok...she tagged me with a meme...same thing anyway! ;o)
The meme is 8 random facts about me.
Do I even know 8 random facts about myself?? ;o)
Lets see...
1. I was a pretty rapid sprinter in my youth running 100 metres in 11.29 secs at 16 years old.
Should have carried on with that, as I'll never know now if I would ever have broken that 10 sec barrier with age and strength...mind you it was handy for getting away from the "navy police" we had here after we would wind them up late at night while they were on "drunk matlow patrol". ;o)
Ah the memories of garden hopping on the naval estate...seeing the navy police gasping and cursing at us as we darted out of sight... and more! Great fun and great times.
2. I am an avid sports fan in the sense I keep up with ALOT of sport and am a keen "paper gambler" meaning I don't bet for real...but do get results for fun. ;o)
I can't not look at sporty side of life, I was really into sports as a kid, football, running, whatever it was I enjoyed it. I am a spurs fan!! Harvey Segal will not speak to me now lol!
I was a good left winger... and the problems we have had for England! sigh did I miss my chance lol!
As an adult I have always been up to date on most sporty things, one of my main likes is F1 motor racing. ;o)
Go Lewis... you will do it this year, and I got the last two years right in paper bets with Alonso!
3. I survived falling down a pot hole at 9!
Made the national news though, strange watching yourself on TV especially with that situation as a kid... ;o)
Most of my old offline mates will remember it well. I feel about 30 ft, head first and landed on a ledge luckily because it was probably over 100 ft deep.
Sadly and I STILL think about this, someone in Italy died that same month falling down a pot hole. I'll never forget that and wish I could find out more about that child.
4. I LOVE pickled onion sandwiches!!
YEP... just plain chopped up pickled onions in bread and butter, this was something my beloved nan made for me when I visited, back then almost daily. TRY IT... ;o)
They go well with chips too... chopped up.
My fantastic nan often made us salmon sandwiches too which were lovely, she made a great stew too...always had at least two bowls of that! :o)
Sigh* I miss nans cooking...looking forward to it next time we see her. ;o)
Love ya nan! I know you will never read this but so what! Still stands. :o)
5. I cant help looking at the moon at night...if it's there I have to stare!
The moon fascinates me, I have no real idea why but it just blows me away to see it, more so when its full around here where I live.
I can happily sit for an hour on the beach looking at the moon and its reflection on the sea.
When my boys were young like a year old I used to sit the doorstep with them and we would look at the moon...they said "moon" pretty young, and "la Luna" not long after! ;o)
I honestly believe the moon effects us in more ways than we realise. :o)
No I don't sprout hair and fangs and howl!
But I do like to party and dance under the moon!
We get it almost every night...
Such a fine and supernatural light...
Every body's feeling warm and bright...
Every body's dancing in the moonlight!
That song sums up how it feels to look at the moon for me! Although cheesy it's pretty spot on lol.
But imagine being there and looking down here!!
6. My life dream has always been to have a "real" book in print!
A book on what? I have no idea...
But I have always dreamt of that, other people having a book on their bookcase with MY name on it?!
I am an avid reader of real books and always will be.
I never miss a thing in books, not like films. ;o)
And MY internal view is better than Hollywood's! ;o)
7. I LOVE a cup of tea!!
Don't ask, I am a Brit! ;o)
I am always drinking the stuff lol, I know only a few people who drink it like I do.
40 teabags don't last long in my house!
A cup in the morning before I can even think...then another to think about what I was thinking about... ;o) Put the kettle on!
8 One of my best online feelings is when I get a donation on this blog.
When I write a post I hope that it gives you readers value or at least a smile or two! ;o)
I live by being honest and rather tell it as it is, honesty goes a long way with almost everyone, there are always a few who will always be dishonest.
When someone buys me a beer using the beer icon below and says in the email notification, "hey I like your blog and writing so I bought you a beer", or "thanks for being so straight up and giving me a better perspective which made me think clearer" or "thanks for putting that straight", it makes everything feel great and inspires me in a big way, far different to selling something, very different.
It's nice to know people like reading this rag! ;o)
Well there are 8 random things about me!
Just an ordinary bloke me!
Now I have to tag a few people, some have ignored tags before for whatever reasons, so hopefully I can pick people with a not to busy time on their hands...
Lynn Terry! Because Lynn always does them and gives value! ;o)
Phil Wiley! Because it's about time I tagged him! ;o)
Martin Avis! Because I bet he has some interesting facts to share with us... ;o)
There ya go folks...looking forward to reading about you.
Thanks to Alice, that cheered me up!! ;o)
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"Morning song"
Looking like the summer has finally arrived and since getting my new hearing aid I have been enjoying getting up early just to hear the birds sing to me. ;o)Natures chorus sounds great!
Something many take little time to appreciate is blowing me away every time I hear it.
Are the seagulls the "heavy metal" singers of nature?
I've never had a problem hearing them... :