February 2012
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Other People's Shopping
I dislike shopping in big supermarkets; there are too many people pacing beneath the headache of artificial light, confused, as once again, the store layout has been altered. These stores are designed to confused you; have you ever wandered why store layouts aren’t displayed on a map? Stores want you to wander the aisles like a zombie, lost and stressed because, in this state, you are...
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How to use a Custom Domain Name with Tumblr and...
A few months ago I decided I wanted my blog to have it’s own web address and paid for .com with Godaddy.
But, setting this thing up has not been easy. I am fairly computer literate and even know a bit about coding, html and java but still, could still not figure this out. And neither could my partner who is a professional programmer, web builder and content designer.
There are two...
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Iceland's Bogus Card
Since supermarket chain Iceland opened in fair Whitstable in 2009, I have shopped there at least a couple of times a week. They are the only place that sell Linda McCartney sausages for £1 a pack. But who am I to justify my use of Iceland? Perhaps I’m worried my Whitstable readership will tut in disgust. After all, the arrival of Iceland was fiercely opposed to by many Whitstable residents. I,...
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The Trouble with Teaching Music
“But, you’re singing a soul standard and you sound like a cheap cabaret singer. Who are you trying to emulate?”
Last week. James’ first singing lesson. Spoken by me, the ever-frustrated music teacher.
James booked his first singing lesson with me in lieu of auditioning for the latest in TV talent shows; BBC’s The Voice, and, he wanted to sound like Stevie...