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Damn Dog!

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DAMN DOG!!!

I went out to do my weekend chore of picking up his mess in the garden, for which I keep a small trowel which is dug in a flower bed.

I began my “search and retrieve” mission, then realized the trowel handle was all slimy and wet.

On sniffing it, seems the dog has now decided to use it as a peeing spot, so I had to continue to pick up the rest of the mess, knowing my hand was covered in dog pee.

Back indoors I washed my hands at least 10 times, but that only gets rid of the pee.

I have no idea how many times more I have to wash them before I can touch food without being reminded of it.

YUCK!!!

What A Fun Evening This Is

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Well first Debbie calls me this afternoon to tell me that the television picture is all pix-elated.

I gave her some ideas for things to check, the Cable box, make sure the correct AV input was selected etc, but she still couldn’t get it working.

I came home from work, and it’s definitely the television, since the picture is all distorted even when you play a DVD.

“Just great” we thought, no money to buy a new television, certainly not the one that we would like, so we are hoping to “borrow” one from a friend, or get a second hand one.

The picture did come back on for several minutes earlier, and we got our hopes up, but then it went again and hasn’t been right since.

At least the sound is working, but it’s not the same watching your favourite shows with a picture that is so messed up you can’t see anything.

So we have been sitting for the past several hours, listening to the television, while working online on our laptops.

That is up to 45 minutes ago – when the internet decided to crash on us. Oh double joy :(

I rebooted the router, but it’s still showing no connection.

I then called our ISP, who had already put up a recorded message to say that they had outages in our area, so I guess we will have to just wait.

Well so much for writing articles tonight…  We went up to bed early – no television and no internet – it’s like living in the dark ages…

Actually since we found out at the weekend that the central heating isn’t working either – it was cold.  Yes definitely like living in the dark ages!  At least the electricity didn’t go off.

Article Summary 17th May 2010

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This is a list of articles that I have written on Associated Content in the last week, I hope you will take a look at them and also enjoy them.

I write on a number of topics, usually it depends on what comes into my head on any given day, so it could be a travel story, memoirs from my life, something from the daily news, or even a poem inspired by something.

This is what I have published in the last week, enjoy:

  • Mary Goes To The Beach – strange things happen down at the beach, like people taking photographs of statues on the rocks
  • Flitter Flutter Losing Focus – as my ADD kicks in yet again my brain begins to wander and I struggle to figure out what to write about – so I write a poem about it
  • What Movie Am I III?- a movie quiz with the clues set in rhyming form.  Can you unravel the cluse and guess which movies are being described in these clues
  • Coverack – Lizard Peninsular – Cornwall- Coverack is a picturesque small town and harbour on the Lizard Peninsular in Southwestern Cornwall in England.
  • Stuck In A Loop- the publishing process at Associated Content has been going around in circles and a number of people have been tearing their hair out trying to publish articles.  So as usual I end up publishing an articles about it.
  • Pope Blames Sins Within Church For Minor Abuse – a commentary on the latest sex scandal that has rocked the Catholic Church and some reasons why members of the priesthood are placed in a position of temptation
  • Offbeat News – where truth is often stranger than fiction.  This week featuring a marriage saving blanket that is designed to absorb farts
  • Coverack – Lizard Peninsular – Cornwall- the second part of this photographic tour of Coverack in Southwestern Cornwall
  • What Movie Am I IV? - the next edition of the movie quiz where the clues to the movies are set in rhyme
  • My Travel Time Has Arrived At Last – the second part of my life travels which covers a trip to the Greek island of Corfu and various trips to the provinces of Normandy and Brittany in Northern France
  • Coast Path – Lamorna Cove To Mousehole I – a photographic tour along the coast path from Lamorna Cove to Mousehole in southwest Cornwall

If you enjoy my writings, poetry and photographs, why not register with Associated Content, and then you can get an email every time I publish something.

Now that I am back writing I already have a number of additional articles published.  You can also Click Here to see my latest articles, rather than wait for the next summary posting.

Article Summary 10th May 2010

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This is a list of articles that I have written on Associated Content in the last week, I hope you will take a look at them and also enjoy them.

I write on a number of topics, usually it depends on what comes into my head on any given day, so it could be a travel story, memoirs from my life, something from the daily news, or even a poem inspired by something.

This is what I have published in the last week, enjoy:

If you enjoy my writings, poetry and photographs, why not register with Associated Content, and then you can get an email every time I publish something.

Now that I am back writing I already have a number of additional articles published.  You can also Click Here to see my latest articles, rather than wait for the next summary posting.

Catching Up

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It’s been a while since I wrote a new post on our blog, and for a few reasons.

Firstly, life has just been very hectic lately, with Debbie’s daughter, husband, 9 month old baby and 2 dogs coming to live with us 3 months ago.  The extra people in the house, especially a baby and 2 dogs, just made it harder to focus on all the writing that I wanted to do.

They are headed out to South Africa (emigrating) in a few weeks, as soon as the visas have been sorted out, so soon we will have the house to ourselves again.  No doubt it will be then almost too quiet!   The dogs have gone to new homes, so no more barking or mud trodden into the carpets, however Debbie’s grandson is now in between the crawling and walking stage, and has discovered how to shriek at a pitch and loudness that is dangerous for your health.  It’s that “fun” stage where the word “NO” doesn’t seem to mean anything, so it keeps you on your toes, and nothing is safe!

Secondly, we only moved into the house at the end of October, and there are plenty of things that need doing, both inside and in the garden.  It’s taken a lot of our time, but again it’s been hard to get motivated to do some things.

Thirdly and most importantly, we finally got married in April, and went to Cornwall on honeymoon.  The preparations for the wedding took a lot of Debbie’s focus and time, and also mine to an extent.

Lastly, in an attempt to try and boost my online earnings, I have been writing a lot over at Associated Content.  This is a great site for authors wanting to get noticed, and if you are thinking of writing to earn some money, I definitely recommend it.  Click Here to register, and even if you don’t want to write, you can opt to be sent an email every time I publish a new article.

So what do I write about?

Pretty much anything really, from written articles to poetry to slideshows of our trips and local area.  Topics recently have included the UK General Election, the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud, movie quizes and a lot more.  Just visit my account at Associated Content and take a look.

I am hoping that as the year progresses both Debbie and I will be back writing here as well, but you can always see what we are up to, every Sunday there is a Twitter summary posted here, and on Mondays a summary of my new publications over at Associated Content.

I hope you have a chance to read some of what I have written there, and every page view counts towards my earnings total.  If you do visit, please be sure to leave a comment to let me know you were there.