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RamblingsWorld View November 29th, 2006 
Today I met a woman from South Africa, from the most southern part, she said. Now, I live in the northern hemisphere, and one of the thoughts I subvocalised was 'down the very bottom'. Down the very bottom? Later, thinking about it, I imagined being down there,standing upright without feeling that I was falling off the earth, looking up at the stars, with nothing but sky above me. Yet, if I were to imagine my home, Wales, on the map, it would also be above me, even though it would be well below me physically. How would I feel about standing at the bottom of the world? Read the rest of this entry > Posted in ramblings, heresy | two comments > Chaos with a Silver Lining November 22nd, 2006 It is said that a butterfly flapping its wings can trigger a tornado. A seemingly small action or occurrence can lead through a chain of events to a major response, possibly in a distant location. In this chaos example the trigger event is harmless in itself, but causes a catastrophic response. But lets look at a reversed scenario, a negative event - small or major, it doesn't matter, but negative - causing a benefit, the proverbial silver lining. The greater the benefit, the better. Think of something good in your life, and retrace your steps to some mishap which was an essential step along the route to arrive at your destination. The good thing may simply be being alive. Stories abound of people missing the train, only to hear on the news later that the train was derailed, causing many casualties. When they realized they had missed the train, they were probably upset, but relieved later, not to be among the casualties (albeit, in this example, the relief would be tinged with sadness for the actual casualties). Nevertheless, it is a silver lining, one less person a potential victim. The chain of events which lead to me sharing my life dream with a delightful cat may have started with the Big Bang, and later with the primordial ooze, but in more recent history, I can trace at least a few mishaps and syncronicities which were essential links in the chain leading to this beneficial outcome. Read the rest of this entry > Posted in ramblings, inspiration | one comment > Did you Notice that this is a Blog(ish)? October 29th, 2006 A blog(ish)? Yeap, not a real, proper, blog engine run blog. Just a simple DIY version pretending to be a blog. A luddite manual version, with basic html, tables, and email comment. I tried, I really did, to run a Wordpress blog, but my coding skills are limited. I may be able to change some obvious text, or insert some script by following instructions, though when it comes to fixing anything in php or CSS, I am lost. Life is too short for non-web developers to learn all that. Well, maybe in time, but I have content to create. There were other things I did not get on with, so here I am, back at my trusted old website. But I like some aspects of blogs, and I know visitors do too. New content is up top, you can check it out, or move on. Blogs are interactive. They are the water cooler area, somewhere to hang out and chat, talk shop. Some of the cool stuff about blogs is something I have not yet figured out how to include (I am investigating FeedBurner for RSS ), if at all possible, so there are some short comings. If you want to comment you have to send me an email, though I made it as easy as possible, its just not immediate, and I know some of you don't like to give out your address, but rest assured, it is safe with me, and unless given in the body of the message because you want it to be public, I do not publish it. If I can't get RSS to work on this site, the only option is to bookmark it, and check out the updates. On the bright side, I think a simple website is less code heavy, quicker to download, and I try to make it easy to navigate, and blend as many of the advantages of each as possible. The overall experience should not be too different to a 'normal' blog, with some of the advantages of a 'static' site. So cheers, here is to blogg(ish)ing, eh, whatever. Posted in ramblings, inspiration | no comments > Calendar Tyranny October 21st, 2006 I am not talking about the pressure of your schedule, but ABC - Anniversaries, Birthdays and Christmas (or any other festivity, especially if you are not even religious). Do they really, I mean really matter? Are they not just a repeat multiple of days since x, y, or z occurred? If you don't give a toss about your own birthday or anniversary (and why should X times 365 be of any significance? - every day is precious!), you may be surprised to learn that others are not particularly bothered about theirs either. Why not take the bull by the horn and tell your friends and family that you no longer wish to be tyrannized (you may want to phrase it a little more delicately for the sensitive of temperament) by dates and wish to withdraw from the obligations imposed by some idea born in the mists of time, and refuse to give or receive cards and presents for the mere reason that it is a custom. Gifts should come from the heart and be meaningful, and not be prompted by custom, based on a day in the calendar. If you have a great idea about something so-and-so would like, and you would love to make them happy, and it is the 4th of June (with no connection to any ABC) then just give. Don't expect reciprocation. It may come, but don't make it the reason for giving. Read the rest of this entry > Posted in ramblings, heresy | no comments > |
