Oscar Wilde once said 'if there is one thing worse than being talked about, it is not being talked about'. On a slight tangent from that I do not like being ignored. It is rude and often unkind to ignore someone who is trying to communicate.
Even if you don't like a person there has to be a modicum of politeness and consequently a reply to a perfectly reasonable question or statement.
It doesn't hurt to be polite, or kind for that matter. Nothing can be gained in the long run from ignorance or unkindness, all that produces is discord and unhappiness which could be avoided by a simple kind word.
Sometimes it is difficult with some of the haters on Twitter and suchlike to be able to think of a kind word but maybe a simple reply on the lines of 'Thank you for your opinion, I disagree with you and I'd be grateful if you would desist with your unkindness, goodbye'. You can then block them.
I still would like to think that a measured and thoughtful response will maybe make the haters think twice. Perhaps not, but if one person stops because of a kind word then we will have succeeded.
Time for me to return to cloud-cuckoo land where kindness and politeness are the rule rather than the exception.
TTFN.
Monday, 30 July 2012
Lunch break
Having a break from renewing my acquaintance with the material I'm delivering later this week so I thought I'd spend a few minutes talking to whoever is reading this these days. If anyone is reading this that is.
So the sporting extravaganza that is the Olympic Games has begun and the usual suspects are saying its all rubbish or all fantastic depending upon their leanings. I will be keeping a dignified silence apart from saying that I wish I had the imagination and ability of the people who produced the opening ceremony. It doesn't matter whether you think it was a triumph of Socialism or 'leftie' crap, you have to hand it to Mr Boyle, his staff and volunteers for producing a magnificent spectacle.
Anyway, I haven't much else to say just now and I'll be busy the rest of the week with this and that so my next ramblings will probably be on Sunday, I hope you can wait that long! I'll probably do another one of my putting thoughts down as they come to me style of things so at least you've all (all?) got something to look forward to.
TTFN
By the way, did I mention that I love scones?
So the sporting extravaganza that is the Olympic Games has begun and the usual suspects are saying its all rubbish or all fantastic depending upon their leanings. I will be keeping a dignified silence apart from saying that I wish I had the imagination and ability of the people who produced the opening ceremony. It doesn't matter whether you think it was a triumph of Socialism or 'leftie' crap, you have to hand it to Mr Boyle, his staff and volunteers for producing a magnificent spectacle.
Anyway, I haven't much else to say just now and I'll be busy the rest of the week with this and that so my next ramblings will probably be on Sunday, I hope you can wait that long! I'll probably do another one of my putting thoughts down as they come to me style of things so at least you've all (all?) got something to look forward to.
TTFN
By the way, did I mention that I love scones?
Saturday, 28 July 2012
Friday, 27 July 2012
Afternoon off
It is such a lovely day, the sun is shining and the gentle whirr of next door's strimmer fills the air. A typical English Summer, ahhh!
Enough of that tripe, I decided to take the afternoon off to catch up on some sleep and to moan and twist on here. Not true really, well the sleep part is as I've had a couple of late nights this week for no apparent reason and I'm a bit pooped. The moan and twist bit isn't though.
Since I reconstituted my blog (sounds like a medical procedure but never mind) and opened up about my depression and other problems I've had nothing but support and kind words from friends and strangers alike. There are some very kind people in this world and I think we'd do well to remember that. Sometimes we do ourselves down as a species and let the haters take over, there really is no need. From what I have experienced recently, the kind outweigh the hateful many times over.
It takes nothing to spare a kind word or thought for others who may be suffering from sadness, loneliness or physical illness and it really does help. It's good to know that someone has bothered to think of you even for a fleeting moment, it means that perhaps you aren't as alone as you might think.
I say, hurrah for the good and kind folks in this world. Scones all round!
Enough of that tripe, I decided to take the afternoon off to catch up on some sleep and to moan and twist on here. Not true really, well the sleep part is as I've had a couple of late nights this week for no apparent reason and I'm a bit pooped. The moan and twist bit isn't though.
Since I reconstituted my blog (sounds like a medical procedure but never mind) and opened up about my depression and other problems I've had nothing but support and kind words from friends and strangers alike. There are some very kind people in this world and I think we'd do well to remember that. Sometimes we do ourselves down as a species and let the haters take over, there really is no need. From what I have experienced recently, the kind outweigh the hateful many times over.
It takes nothing to spare a kind word or thought for others who may be suffering from sadness, loneliness or physical illness and it really does help. It's good to know that someone has bothered to think of you even for a fleeting moment, it means that perhaps you aren't as alone as you might think.
I say, hurrah for the good and kind folks in this world. Scones all round!
Thursday, 26 July 2012
Today I will be mainly eating chips
Not strictly true but I couldn't think of anything else for a title.
As it's lunchtime I thought I would take a break from working on the computer to write some further nonsense on the, oh, never mind.
So, I've had a lovely PB&J with a slice of cheese using the bread I made yesterday, or to be more precise the bread that came out of the bread maker from the ingredients I threw into it but still you know what I mean. It was very nice, so along with the scones from the other day (did I mention that I love scones?) this has been a fairly successful couple of days on the baking front. Would that everything else in my little world went as well, but ho hum, what can you do when your future is out of your control.
Still, I can't keep going on about how rubbish my life is, there are very many people much worse off than I am so I'll be grateful for what I do have and go back to work.
TTFN.
As it's lunchtime I thought I would take a break from working on the computer to write some further nonsense on the, oh, never mind.
So, I've had a lovely PB&J with a slice of cheese using the bread I made yesterday, or to be more precise the bread that came out of the bread maker from the ingredients I threw into it but still you know what I mean. It was very nice, so along with the scones from the other day (did I mention that I love scones?) this has been a fairly successful couple of days on the baking front. Would that everything else in my little world went as well, but ho hum, what can you do when your future is out of your control.
Still, I can't keep going on about how rubbish my life is, there are very many people much worse off than I am so I'll be grateful for what I do have and go back to work.
TTFN.
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Another load of waffle
Waffle coming up, well it keeps my mind active and takes it off other things, sort of.
Having gone into my love of scones earlier I thought I would witter on for a little while about nothing in particular.
I'll be glad when payday comes, I'll be able to go and do some shopping, have a beer or two and get some real live company rather than the virtual kind. Not that I'm understating the value of the virtual on-line support I've had lately from friends on Twitter and to an extent Facebook but nothing can replace a real live human. I need to start rebuilding the friendships I have neglected over the last few years and making some new ones. I think it might be difficult but it will have to be done if I don't want to end up a lonely old man.
I will have to overcome my reticence and open up to new opportunities. But first I'll have to come to terms with the loss which looks likely to occur in the next few weeks and months. I will need the support of friends during this period and hope it will be there. If not I will have to be strong and deal with it all on my own. I've done it before and I suppose I can do it again, much as I wish I didn't have to.
Its time to stop feeling like an outsider and hope to become part of society again, with or without you know who.
That's all for now, I'm starting to become self absorbed so I'll stop.
Maybe tomorrow I'll give you an insight into my liking for mince and taties in all its various forms.
TTFN.
Having gone into my love of scones earlier I thought I would witter on for a little while about nothing in particular.
I'll be glad when payday comes, I'll be able to go and do some shopping, have a beer or two and get some real live company rather than the virtual kind. Not that I'm understating the value of the virtual on-line support I've had lately from friends on Twitter and to an extent Facebook but nothing can replace a real live human. I need to start rebuilding the friendships I have neglected over the last few years and making some new ones. I think it might be difficult but it will have to be done if I don't want to end up a lonely old man.
I will have to overcome my reticence and open up to new opportunities. But first I'll have to come to terms with the loss which looks likely to occur in the next few weeks and months. I will need the support of friends during this period and hope it will be there. If not I will have to be strong and deal with it all on my own. I've done it before and I suppose I can do it again, much as I wish I didn't have to.
Its time to stop feeling like an outsider and hope to become part of society again, with or without you know who.
That's all for now, I'm starting to become self absorbed so I'll stop.
Maybe tomorrow I'll give you an insight into my liking for mince and taties in all its various forms.
TTFN.
More Scones
I'm working at home again and need a break from reviewers comments so I've decided to talk about scones for a while.
It's a little known fact that I like scones, I would even go so far as to say that I love scones, not in any sexual way and I certainly wouldn't marry a scone but more in a filial way, as a son loves his mother. I have to stress here that I would never have contemplated eating my mother during her lifetime, or indeed after her death, I'm just using that as an example of how my love for scones can be construed.
I digress, as you may now understand, I love scones. The sheer variety stuns me, sweet and savoury, toppings galore, my diet could exist completely of scones and I would not complain. I might need the occasional mince and taties supplement but that is for another day, suffice to say I could live off scones and be content with my dietary lot.
Ah, but you'd get fat you cry, too late for that is my answer. In order to maintain this fine figure you see before you my intake of scones needs to be kept at a decent level. I often think that my scone consumption is insufficient for said maintenance and that I need to up my intake. Time will tell no doubt.
All this talk of scones is making me hungry so I think it is time to tootle off and see what is in the pantry for a snack. I have a strange feeling that scones may figure largely in this snack hunt.
TTFN. Support the Scone Liberation Front!
It's a little known fact that I like scones, I would even go so far as to say that I love scones, not in any sexual way and I certainly wouldn't marry a scone but more in a filial way, as a son loves his mother. I have to stress here that I would never have contemplated eating my mother during her lifetime, or indeed after her death, I'm just using that as an example of how my love for scones can be construed.
I digress, as you may now understand, I love scones. The sheer variety stuns me, sweet and savoury, toppings galore, my diet could exist completely of scones and I would not complain. I might need the occasional mince and taties supplement but that is for another day, suffice to say I could live off scones and be content with my dietary lot.
Ah, but you'd get fat you cry, too late for that is my answer. In order to maintain this fine figure you see before you my intake of scones needs to be kept at a decent level. I often think that my scone consumption is insufficient for said maintenance and that I need to up my intake. Time will tell no doubt.
All this talk of scones is making me hungry so I think it is time to tootle off and see what is in the pantry for a snack. I have a strange feeling that scones may figure largely in this snack hunt.
TTFN. Support the Scone Liberation Front!
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