Ashes to ashes I feel I must say something about my day. Today I buried the ashes of my friend George in our garden. It was next to the cat, which he loved, and in a garden he loved a great deal. Of course you are not really allowed to do that, but as long as you keep your trap shut no one knows. This ends a 20-year period in my life that has been largely dominated by him. We tried many business ventures together, most failed but I gained so much knowledge, no university in the world could have... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
HTML the battle continues
HTML the battle continues I’m getting towards the end of my course on FrontPage web design, and need to stray into more frightening field like ASP, PHP, Java and Flash. Having done a course years ago in Pascal and C, I know a little, and did not find basic HTML too daunting. CSS just seems like common sense to me, but I take on board what they say. If you are too make web pages commercially I can’t see how you can’t use a template. After all, as long as you have taken out the surplus code and it... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Snow in Tinwell
This is Tinwell in the snow! I only put this in to show I can post pictures to the blog!!! Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Bury your problems
Bury your problems With the garden springing to life, I’ve decided to try and clean up the top end. With Mum moving in at the end of the month, she would like a clean start. So I set about cleaning the pile of rubbish we have collected in our various projects over the years. Market gardening leaves a lot of rubbish, and sadly most of it plastic. Now I have already had one trip to the paper bank this morning to get rid of a load of old books, and I think 4-6 more trips would clear the lot. But... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, March 9, 2006
HTML?
HTML? I am currently struggling with programming. Trying to get back to web design, if not for myself, than to try and land a job, is not easy. But I’m determined to make a go of it. Struggling through my tutorials to see if I can take it all in. Whether I make any money from it, who can say. I have to do something solid, as Ebay will never pay me a living wage, because I have no capital left. I would need a few thousand to buy stock at a price that would make me competitive, and that I do not... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, March 4, 2006
More than one story?
Good article in the Independent today about novel writers. They say you might have to struggle on only £20,000 a year! What a terrible thing. Seeing as this is about ten times what I’m living on now, I think I can make a go of that. One thing that did stick in my throat was the fact that publishers want a stack of novels waiting in the wings. Anyone who had been reading these bloggs will know that I am a one trick pony, and only have one manuscript worth anything. So what would the second great... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
With things getting underway, I’m a little more buoyant about life than I was. Torn still between full time web design and article writing, I’ve decided to try both in an attempt to see which one brings in the cash. Honesty is the best policy so I want to try out the government resources to test the water. There is no way I will get a decent job at my age unless I work for myself. If I can just pull in a bit of part time money I can have a crack at things. Steve UK Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Guilty conscience
Guilty conscience Have you ever had one of those days when you know you should be getting one with really important work, and yet you waste the hours away? I have hundreds of books to go on Ebay, and so many articles to write you would not believe it. And yet the news over the last few days has been so bad, I just can’t bring myself to do anything constructive. I’ve even let the blogg site slip by not posting many jobs up. Of course this brings on the new dilemma that I want to pay for the... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Big Changes
Big Changes There are big changes afoot. I have a job interview on Friday as a rep selling burglar alarms. Not much of a job accept it might give me the kick I need to join the real world. The money is insanely good. And it’s the excuse I need to get back into life. All my stars have lead me up to this point for the month, so I don’t see much of a problem. Only it all seems too good to be true. Will it happen? Also I now find that I only need to rudiments of programming skills to get a job with... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Just as one door closes behind me another slams in my face.
Just as one door closes behind me another slams in my face. No sooner have I got rid of 5,000 books piled up in my house, than the next bomb shell explodes on my door step. The landlord now wants to put my rent up. I shall meet them half way, but I now have to go through the pantomime of threatening a rent tribunal if they don’t carry out work to the property. I could really do without this, as things don’t seem to be settling down. Steve Sign in to see full entry.