Truth or Fiction – a game for Bloggers

I picked up the idea for this from my blogging friend Kelly on her post Truth or Fiction?.

Good, clean fun for those who have a few spare minutes, but no prizes offered… definitely no prizes offered !

Here is a list of ten statements about me.  Nine are true and one is false.  See if you can spot the “odd one out”.

I will try to remember to post the answer before I head off to China on 16th December, but if I forget you will have to wait until January as WordPress is barred in China.

1. Amanda is my third wife.
2. I was once about 3 metres from Elton John as he was being rushed out of Gatwick airport by his entourage.
3. I used to show Dobermann’s at dog shows.
4. Tinnitus is a curse, and I should know !
5. The toe next to the big toe on my right foot points downwards.
6. Playing darts, I have hit “180″ on three different boards in three different pubs in the same evening.
7. My Dad and I both owned Volkwagen Beetles at the same time.
8. I have five grandchildren.
9. I once wrote a piece of software to update an IBM package because IBM didn’t know how to fix the problem.
10. I flew to Copenhagen, Denmark on Concorde the first time Concorde ever went there, and had won the ticket in a raffle.

If you “know” the answer, please don’t say “I know”… just phrase it as a guess so as not to ruin the game for others.

Have fun !

SocialVibe: Is it any good ?

Well the simple answer is “I don’t know… yet”.

The principle seems like a good idea, raising money for charitable causes just by adding a widget badge to the right sidebar of my blog, but at the moment I’m not even sure I have the thing set up properly !

I would have liked to be able to support Headway through this, but they aren’t yet on the list of organisations that are supported in this way, so I’ve selected the World Wildlife Fund because the animals “out there” can’t help themselves against the damage that we humans are doing to the planet.  The WWF is raising funds through this to raise awareness that we need to reduce our carbon emissions to help protect the animals.

If you would like to help WWF just by following a link and viewing a trailer for “Three Rivers” on CBS, then please do “click away”.  I don’t think you have to part with any cash yourself along the way, at least I hope you don’t, (confirmed) although I’m sure they will be very grateful for any donation you may be inspired to make !

Will maybe add my own follow-up comments on this as I find out more.

(Edited 09.09.20)

Ok, so I’ve been working on other things

Haven’t posted for a while on here because I’ve been working on my other blog, the one that explains about my head injury.

Click on the link above if you’re into the “real” me and the reasons why an intelligent guy in his early 50’s suddenly becomes confused, disorientated, has no sense of time, and can be too “off this planet” to be able to cope with day-to-day living.

On the other hand, if you couldn’t give two monkeys about that and just want to gaze at more pictures of my beautiful wife… watch this space

Give me a proper blogging site

I originally began blogging on one of the FriendFinder dating sites.  I had never understood before what it was that people saw in blogging, but I had a look one day just out of curiosity and there seemed to be some happy, friendly people chatting about all and sundry so I thought I’d give it a try.  From that, and my new-found need for more facilities, came my eventual expansion onto WordPress.

I have a profile on FaceBook but I rarely (if ever) go there because I don’t like it, and I’m not on BeBo, MySpace or any of those “youngster’s” sites.

So why am I writing this post ? …

I don’t remember “Don” being in Abba

I happened upon a blog this weekend written by a guy who really “shoots from the hip” with regard to his feelings about things.

The more broad-minded of you who like a good laugh will enjoy Abbadon , who has also added comments to some of my posts.  But if you are under 18 or of a nervous disposition… well don’t say I didn’t warn you :S

Every continent covered !

Hey… yippee, I just noticed… I got a hit from Brazil in the last 24 hours !!

Yeehaa… that means that every single continent in the world has now visited my blog !!

Thank you people !… No, seriously… I mean it… that has absolutely made my day !!

This might be a c**p blog, but hell !…. it’s spreading…

You people are wonderful !