Today I’m looking at new borrowing procedures at public libraries. I was at the City Library on Tuesday and found I didn’t need to speak to anyone at all. There were lots of people there but very few staff. The photo is not good so I’ll move onto the next ...
"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me." C.S. Lewis
Est. 2009
This is not the blog you were looking for. These are not the words you were looking for. ...
Apparently it’s Copyright Week, I read this on an email that came through four days ago and I haven’t read until today, in which many people are supporting more reasonable copyright laws. I’m assuming it’s the current week but it’s challenging to tell as many of the articles I’ve found have ...
Damian shared this jpg this week and it got me thinking. Thank you to Patricia McLinn for the image Then I read this article on Amazon and their delivery drones and this article on the future of used ebooks. It got me thinking more, much more. If you believe the jpg then ...
I’ve been sitting on these thoughts for some months hoping I could stop disagreeing but it turns out I can’t. This article tells us we should segregate Indie published books from traditionally published books. The article is click bait, I totally understand that and I clicked just like so many others. ...
Today’s Blog Hop is about book reviewing and what makes a good one. I have two thoughts here and so I’ll do my normal and ramble while I talk about both of them. The first thought is ‘what do I know about a good review’ and the second is ‘how apt’. ...
In this increasingly litigious society far too many people are worried about law suits, it seems one can’t say what one feels necessary, even using completely factual information, without worrying about facing a law suit. I am now considering how I can cushion this blog against them and I am one of ...
My understanding of copyright on the web is that as soon as you publish something whether it be words or image it is then copyrighted and it’s then an offense to reuse it on your own blog. Some people are happy for you to reuse their works so long as you ...
The problem with grammar is not the grammar but the grammar, or grandma. If you can say that in a more succinct manner you’re doing better than me. I came across this article about poor grammar in advertising and in politics and have issues with it. Yes, I am one of the first to ...
I cringe and get thoroughly annoyed whenever someone calls me a Typo Nazi or a Grammar Nazi, I do not feel I am in any way as nasty, horrible and all encompassing as anything the Nazis did. Yes, it’s true, I might upset someone briefly and sometimes they’ll be annoyed ...
Last week I had a case of the couldn’t-be-bothereds and didn’t write the whole week so today is an apology for missing a week without notice. I did have things to write about but I didn’t. Mondayitis will be on Let the Balloon Go by Ivan Southall, the trick will ...
Yesterday was one of those days. I received an email from Kickstarter (along with many other people) telling me their security had been breached, passwords had been stolen but they were still encrypted and it was only a matter of time before the hackers would crack them. They recommended changing the ...
It’s that time of year when Australians get worried about every little spark out in the open and when some idiots light fires for the thrill of it. That time of year when the people outside of suburban capital cities worry for their lives, livestock, farms and houses. That time ...
I think I’m just going to declare December a debacle month, if it can go wrong then it probably will. You know about the internet and electricity problems because I mentioned them a couple of weeks ago, I’m still trying to get the garage door opener fixed, well, Sunday night ...
Today I’m foregoing Friday Photos as it seems wrong to write something so trivial on the same day of the death of someone who has had such a profound impact on the world. Nelson Mandela’s name will forever be on the lips of those who believe in freedom and equality. ...