Author Archives: Bill

I’m sure there is a picture to be had of the ripples caused by a gull swimming in the Cockle Ponds. I’m not at all convinced this is it, and this is the closest I have got to the gull before it jumps in to the pond and swims off in a panic at myContinue reading “1793 – Morning walk”

We had an enjoyable evening at the Camera Club. Tonight was the first of the seasons PDI (Projected Digital Image) competitions.Elayne and I both had three images in the round. The header image scored 9.5 points. It had been held back to the end of the competition, I was excited as that meant it couldContinue reading “1792 – Camera Club”

September was Aurora’s Birthday. We bought a couple of metallised balloons for the party. It’s over a month ago, and these two balloons, whilst slowly deflating are still floating. Their decreasing bouyancy is partially aggravated by the string holding them down. I cut the string off one of them, it’s now clinging to the ceiling,Continue reading “1791 – Stuff”

I’ve done a fair few courses on Future Learn. They are quite good. But I am reaching the point where I am running out of topics which I am interested in. There are some courses which I could consider doing again, but not for a while. They are something to come back to. I wasContinue reading “1790 – Learning”

I have really gone out of my way to stress that I have no desire to write fiction. Well, that isn’t 100% true, occasionally a thought passes through my mind, followed by “Could that be a short story or a book”? I am about to risk a Ratner moment, by saying that of late, IContinue reading “1789 – Imagination and Originality”

I really should have gone for a walk today. I’ve been following a slightly different pattern during the week. Instead of going for a walk at 6AM, I’ve been going to work, clocking off at around 8 and back to work for 9. I find it easier to get up and go to the officeContinue reading “1788 – Friday”

I’ve never been to an event like this before. But, I’ve seen TED talks on YouTube. But those were huge events, in a vast arena, and tickets can cost thousands (reflected in the types of speaker (US Presidents, former that is, for example). The thing about TEDx is that it is locally organised and funded.Continue reading “1787 – Thursday, and it’s TEDx Gosport”

Thursday will be an interesting day. I’ve taken a days leave because it’s the first Gosport TEDx Event, and I have a ticket. I first heard of TED talks several years ago, but it is only in the last couple of years that I learned the TED stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design, but inContinue reading “1786 – Thursday”

I think the title of the post pretty much sums it up[ really. Of course a large chunk of the day was taken up with work. I won’t write about that. I watched a bit of TV. I didn’t go to the camera club, I just sat downstairs and watched TV. I’m a bit annoyedContinue reading “1785 – Not much happening”

For some reason, I seem to be determined to build a relationship between this blog, and my facebook posts. I don’t really know why, and in doing so, I appear to be making a rod for my own back. I see no reason why the two can’t be entirely independent. After all, they do serveContinue reading “1784 – Relationship Management”