Desert Island Discs, of a sort
February 15, 2019
An interview with me on my life and my rather unconventional career. … More Desert Island Discs, of a sort
Category: Blogging
Normal service will be resumed as soon as I’ve got my zen back
February 14, 2019
I got exhausted, full-on mind and body exhausted, and blogging two thousand words a day didn’t help. It was fun, but it became almost maniacal, and in the end I burned out. So I’m having a bit of a rest, from everything, to try to get some perspective back. I started practicing mindfulness a few … More Normal service will be resumed as soon as I’ve got my zen back
Discipline Your Mind
February 12, 2019
Originally posted on Cristian Mihai:
“Our actions may be impeded . . . but there caan be no impeding our intentions or dispositions. Because we can accommodate and adapt. The mind adapts and converts to its own purposes the obstacle to our acting. The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes…
Somerset People
February 9, 2019
A most glorious short film that makes you ask the big questions – why are we doing this? Why are we beating ourselves up every waking hour, merely to survive? There has to be a better way, surely, if only we had the courage to escape from the safety of drudgery. Edit: as it turned … More Somerset People
The legend that was Bob Godfrey
February 5, 2019
And this, folks, is animation… A producer acquaintance just shared this on Facebook, and I had to do the same on here. I’ll never forget the first time I met Bob, mid 90s in a pub in Soho, we had a long conversation about negative equity. He was talking, but all I could hear in … More The legend that was Bob Godfrey
No politics, just dogs in the snow
February 4, 2019
Might not be writing too many long polemics for a few days – day job to go back to after a busy weekend off, boiler to get working, house to clean after the weekend influx of friends, relatives and dogs (all of which was fun of course, if exhausting!), aged parents to sort out, again, … More No politics, just dogs in the snow
The Flying Monk
February 3, 2019
A pub full of alcoholic psychics, an apprentice witch who prefers vacuum cleaners to broomsticks, and a ghostly black dog that houses the spirit of an eleventh century monk called Eilmer who history states once built himself wings and flew from the roof of the Abbey and who has been trying to recreate the feat … More The Flying Monk
A little housekeeping
February 1, 2019
I’m doing a bit of tidying on the blog site, slowly converting all the old posts to the new ‘blocks’ format, which on balance I do like. Hopefully it will make it read and work better. I haven’t really delved into the depths of WordPress formatting before – I really should have done, of course, … More A little housekeeping
Brexit and the Irish border
January 30, 2019
An investigation into the realities of Brexit and ‘the Irish border question’. … More Brexit and the Irish border
Full Fact on Brexit
January 29, 2019
Full Fact (for me, THE fact-checking organisation), and Brexit. … More Full Fact on Brexit
Absent friends
January 27, 2019
Remembering my oldest and dearest friend on what would have been his birthday. … More Absent friends
The Writer: Episode #8
January 27, 2019
You don’t have to write like this to be a writer, but it helps. … More The Writer: Episode #8
Decluttering Part Two
January 25, 2019
I’m cutting back down to one email address – please read to know which one! … More Decluttering Part Two
What Really Sells a Book?
January 25, 2019
Originally posted on irevuo:
Some might say the trickiest part is actually selling the book. Or writing it? Opinions differ. But what really sells a book? What marketing tool? What recipe to follow? Is there a recipe? Well, let’s analyze one of my favorite novels, The History of Love by Nicole Krauss, and hope that I’ll…
A question about duplicate Gmail notifications
January 24, 2019
I could use some help with multiple duplicate email notifications, please! … More A question about duplicate Gmail notifications
What’s in your head, zombie…?
January 24, 2019
This one may seem like it’s about photography, but it’s not, it’s about how my head works sometimes. Took the dogs to Ninesprings this morning, as I often do. For those who don’t know Yeovil in Somerset (England), it’s an old Victorian estate bought by the District Council a good while ago, and converted into … More What’s in your head, zombie…?
Feel Like Giving Up? Read this.
January 24, 2019
Originally posted on The Art of Blogging:
I launched my first blog in January 2011. I had released my first self-published novel on Amazon. I was very excited, and I was sure that I’d soon conquer the world… I quit after three posts, no views, no comments, no nothing. Five days into my career as…
Decluttering, Part One
January 22, 2019
Light bulb moment. Put everything in one place. … More Decluttering, Part One
Evening on the Heath — The Dorset Rambler
January 22, 2019
Just a few shots from a late afternoon walk around some local heathland a couple of days ago. It was a predominantly cloudy and chill day but with just a few brief breaks of brightness to liven up the scene. This heath is a little oasis in the middle of urbanity and were it not […] … More Evening on the Heath — The Dorset Rambler
Why Brexit became A Thing, and who is ultimately to blame.
January 21, 2019
A series of links aiming to show how we got into this mess in the first place, and who is ultimately to blame. … More Why Brexit became A Thing, and who is ultimately to blame.
