Sep 19
Back in the early/mid nineties I first hit on the somewhat entertaining notion that I should write a book. I honestly can’t say what first gave me this notion, but whatever is what was, I still have it now.My one blog reader will now that that first attempt at a novel was called “Orion’s Belt”. A simple tale of love and death (although I...
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Finally got round to playing with my latest gadget, a USB turntable (which I got all the way back on Father’s Day). Very easy to get up and running.The first album to get the digital encoding treatment was Virgins and Philistines by the Colourfield. It worked really well, and now I can finally listen to The Hammond Song again. Now to track down all the vinyl...
Read MoreSep 15
It strikes me that this blog thing lacks a theme and therefore lacks a natural audience, or indeed, any potential audience at all.Therefore, in lieu of any emerging theme, I’m going to introduce a general ‘stuff wot I like’ vibe. And what better place to start than to than to talk briefly about Richard Feynman. I’m not one for having heroes,...
Read MoreSep 14
Trawling around my PC, I’ve found lots of scribbles, notes and nonsense that were at some stage meant to appear in something more complete. It struck me that I may as well put some of them here, doubt they would ever see the light of day otherwise.This was the opening paragraph from an idea for a book about writing a book… What happens when you put pen to...
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This is a post I submitted to the MicroStockPix forums. Seemed worthwhile to replay it here. Have you ever asked yourself “What is a stock site?”. Let’s break it down to the basics. It’s a website that sells stuff. It has no supply chain issues and pays simple, minimal commission to its suppliers. What does it do for the money it makes? It provides...
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