Hello I’m Back

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Well my laptop is back and firmly ensconced upon the desk where it will now stay most of the time from tomorrow I hope to get back into something along the lines of normal blogging schedule and actually I have a few posts half created but abandoned due to the nightmare of only being able to read a few words at a time on the netbook screen lol.

On a more serious note though one is what may be classed as a bad review, I never normally publish bad reviews (though if I haven’t reviewed your book yet don’t worry my TBR is huge and it will probably just be trapped in the pile) but I have thought long and hard about this.  The book is written by a celebrity about something he is famous for yet I seriously doubt he has even seen the contents of this book and if he has then that only makes it all the worse, I really do normally believe if you can’t say anything nice don’t say anything at all but I actually feel quite angry that people will be paying good money for this because of the author and the subject it is written regarding.  a second alternative is that I have another book by the same person awaiting reviewing which I did quite enjoy so I might review them in the same post to show the contrast between the two.

I will also have some photos to share with you showing what I have been up to during my forced absence. and next Sunday the 30h June I will be attending a Diamond League Athletics meeting through work where I will get to see some of our GB Olympics team and medalists I will try to take some pictures assuming they don’t run past me too quickly lol.

Another Quickie

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I am trying to get into the swing though restricted by technology, working on proper posts is annoying given the tiny bit of screen I can see at any one time, so for the time being you will have to put up with these quick chatty posts.  We had a sad day last Friday when one of our Guinea Pigs Erica went across the rainbow bridge, she had collapsed on the Thursday and despite our best efforts passed on Friday, poor Buddy looks so lonely in his cage but after consultation with the pet shop they feel he will be better on his own rather than trying to introduce a new friend for him so for now he is getting extra snuggles until we decide what to do.

The lovely weather has disappeared behind a cloud bank that has lasted two days so far, what I have begun is my quest to get fitter and have started exercising daily, at the minute it is a couple of 5 minute bursts on the cross trainer but hopefully it will build up fairly quickly though of course I am taking care not to push my back too far too soon.  The long term aim is to be able to do a couple of 5k runs next year but at the minute the cross trainer is an impact free method of exercise far better while I am carrying so many extra pounds.  I didn’t get weighed before I started but will do so on Monday morning then start keeping track from there.  Wish me luck lol

Give Away Draw Final Hours

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I am missing you guys almost as much as I am missing the laptop which is not only my means of linking to you all but also had all my writing software on.  Am hoping it gets resolved soon before I do something drastic like spend extra money putting software on this stupid netbook which I am coming to loathe.  I know they must serve a purpose but right now struggling to think of anything this is useful for with its tiny screen and even tinier keyboard.  But enough grumpiness just want to remind you all there are 36 hours left on the give away, just visit my Face Book page click the giveaway button at the top of the page and get your entries in.

Fingers crossed for laptop news soon xxx

 

The Value of Stars

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I read a great post recently on Peter Germany's blog where he talked about the star system used to review books. I often do reviews on Amazon and Goodreads, but I haven't really analysed what the stars really mean to me, and I guess everyone's interpretation is different. So here's what I'm thinking when I give a book a star:

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Great post about the moral responsibility of those little stars. not sure I have ever review if it was less than three stars must check

Coaxing Life

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This morning I have briefly coaxed life into the old machine, one issue is that the machine haas not been used since last year therefore when I turn it on it wants to up date all the software which of course takes time which usually results in it over heating and shutting down before it gets turned on lol but  I am taking it one day at a time.  I was also reminded how usless the WordPress app on Blackberry is I approved several comments from my phone only to find them still pending today.  I have spent lots of time despite my back hurting painting and sticking with the monster this week he has had me drawing Doctor Who monsters 379729_10201389278881092_1400044733_n 941497_10201389748212825_1597642500_n

I am not the best artist in the world and am very much out of practise but they make him happy so I will accept his smiles while he is still young enough to think they are great lol but it also made me think about why we buy DVDs of TV series, it cn be argu much of it is available on Netflix or you tube so why bother?  It is partly the quality but I think mainly the extras, I want to share an amazing extra from one of the Doctor Who Dvds, well part of it, that I believe makes it not only worth the money but explains why the show continues to inspire generations for not only the visuals. (It is a little long but well worth a watch or a listen if you can find all the parts on Youtube)

Sabotaged By the Dog

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Just a really quick post to let you know that my posts over the next few weeks may be rather sporodic.  The lovely puppy decided to take my legs out from under me while I was carry the laptop. The laptop flew in the air then hit me in the nose before landing on the screen, I landed on my back and it is a close thing between which was the most serious injury.  While I should be okay after a few days the same cannot be said for the laptop which has been taken to the shop (thankfully it is insured) but it could be five weeks before I get it back or replaced.  Until then I have an old laptop with no cooling which occasionally works for a few minutes and am hoping to borrow a netbook to see me through but until I get it I shall do my best even if it means trying to post from my phone to keep  in touch,

Hypocrisy Drives Me Mad

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I am determined to be very careful how I word this as I am not the sort of person who wants to deliberately hurt someone but there is a person out there in WordPress land who has wound me up beyond belief.

When I first joined WordPress this person visited my blog and followed me, I of course reciprocated.  Despite the initial visit never being followed up on I carried on visiting theirs, at first I turned a blind eye to their failings, believing them to be young and maybe a little naive but as time passed I witnessed things which annoyed me.  I saw writers I respect offer genuine advice and offers of assistance, people attempt to engage the blogger win debate or to illicit some form of response only to be ignored or worse still accused of bullying.  At first it was a little like watching a car crash you want to look away but can’t draw your eyes away, but finally I could no longer stand watching the way this person was treating people and I unfollowed her.

I still knew people who did follow her and would occasionally hear stories of had continued to ignore comments she did not like (her right of course it is her blog) but who she then also complained about people not following her on all her social media.  Now this may seem like me being a little bitter she does after all have over 14k followers even though her average likes is 70 per post and she averages around 8 comments per post, but the reason this has wound me up is that once again she has sought out my blog (my photo one this time) and when it tells me she has followed I see this as the title of one of her posts

It Is Not About The Quantity Of Friends, Its About The Quality

Now as you can imagine my initial thought was hypocrite you preach about the value of friends not numbers then you deliberately follow more blogs looking for follow backs.  I confess I left a message on her post expressing my thoughts and was of course duly ignored.

You may wonder why I am bothering to post about this other than to have a rant, but we live in an age where we have the opportunity to meet and interact with more people than ever before, it would be crazy to believe you will become best friends with everyone or that you can have hours of conversation on a daily basis with reach person but it is still possible to be honest and respectful to others, treat others as you wish to br treated yourself.  I do not always follow back now as much as I wish I could there are only so many hours in the day.  Many will have noticed that I tend to visit blogs in spurts having changed my notifications so that I can still get to as many of you as possible.

I have been blessed by having not huge numbers but people who I respect follow me, I have witty, intelligent people with whom I can discuss any and every topic, I have people who will not always agree with me but can put their point across articulately and appreciate different viewpoints.  I have never once had to ignore or block a comment , and I hope I never will.

I just want to say a huge thank you to all of you who make blogging such a positive experience for me, it is sad that some people will never open them selves up to really get to know others or learn about the rich tapestry of life which we can now access, the hardest thing to accept sometimes is that there is just no helping some people.

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