Time
It’s been a while. In recent months I have mostly been using tumblr as a dump for wordcounts and little more. I used to do this in a private instance, where I would also record details of a day, such…
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brushstrokesandshutterclicks said: Great blog again. 🙂 I too was subjected to ridiculous return to work meetings which filled me with dread and disempowered me beyond belief, rendering me passive. Also, migraines and cluster headaches …. I too suffer and identify.…
On Websites and, err, me.
brushstrokesandshutterclicks said: I really like your new-look website Alex. It’s clear, and honest and friendly. Much like yourself. You should invite other people to contribute towards your “About me” page! 🙂 Thank you! That means a lot, especially come from…
brushstrokesandshutterclicks I thought that was the bit near Yesnaby Castle for a moment there! 🙂 Great pic. Thank you! It is very much like Yesnaby and the coast along there, yes! It is an odd thing, how few people seem…
Social Media Posting…
brushstrokesandshutterclicks said: I cannae read this Alex – is there a link missing? Thank you for pointing that out! Honestly, it never rains but it pours – just when I thought I’d sorted everything to do with network auto posting,…
Odd Correlations.
I sometimes look for patterns that are not really there. Ghosts, reflections of thought now long forgotten. Recently I have been distracted from my main work by several things — messages, the awful disintegration of the UK, shiny things and…
Warning, incoming.
This is merely a wee note to say I intend to start using this space again soon, probably for small, peedie snippets of thought and observation that are too tiny and fleeting for fully-grown blog posts, and just a bit…
On Naming Storms
When you live in the north of Scotland, whether Orkney — where I grew up — or Caithness, where I currently stay, you are used to storms. High winds, ridiculous seas, horizontal rain, sleet, hail and snow, items that shouldn’t…
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I think there should be a word for this: When you are deep into writing a passage that has you gripped, banging out the words at a rate of knots, then you suddenly see the cup of tea you made,…
On Learning English
I see in the news that Cameron has announced he intends to make immigrants and, particularly, those on spousal visas, learn English. Well, this is a fantastic idea, a great piece of news — after all, we all want to…