Testing the email address on my iPad

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Guthlac

Sent from my iPad

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Testing the Tags tags, Tag, Email

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Guthlac

Well the email worked, now see if I can master the tagging

Simon Marchini

www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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New Blog Entry by Email

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Guthlac

One of the great functions of Posterous was that I could write a blog entry by using my email client. Hopefully I’ve managed to set this up with WordPress. This is the test of whether this is going to work

Simon Marchini

www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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I love SIRI

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Guthlac

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Well I’ve final cracked it – I know why Siri exists – its the ultimate feel good app.  You can forget all those cuddly animal photos or funny videos SIRI will always beat them hands down.   It is a few weeks since I last used it so this morning I thought I’d have a bit of fun and ask it some questions.  Needless to say it got things totally wrong or not quite right in such a way as to make the question totally pointless.  The one thing it did do though was to brighten up an otherwise dull morning.

So well done Apple for bring so much light and goodness into the world.  Thank you for SIRI.

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Enough is enough

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Guthlac

Well I’ve had enough of trying to work out how WordPress works for one day.   This is clearly a bigger project than I though when I started out.  I’ve settled on a theme for now but every time I go to customise it I notice I have to pay.  Now I’m sure that this is because I’m missing something and when I get used to the way that WordPress works then things will become a lot clearer.   But I’ve had enough for one day.

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Trying to get to grips with wordpress

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Guthlac

Still battling with Wordpress – I think I’ve set up the link to Facebook and Twitter….lets see if this post appears in either

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Posted on February 22, 2013 by Guthlac

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I’m not sure what I’m doing at the moment with Wordpress.  My last blogging service, Posterous, is closing down in April and so I need to move to a new service.   After some very unscientific research I choose WordPress but at the moment I’m a little confused as to what is happening – no doubt in time things will become clear but things don’t seem to be happening as they should.  Oh the joys of learning a new set of software!

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Trying to understand WordPress

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Guthlac

I’m not sure what I’m doing at the moment with Wordpress.  My last blogging service, Posterous, is closing down in April and so I need to move to a new service.   After some very unscientific research I choose WordPress but at the moment I’m a little confused as to what is happening – no doubt in time things will become clear but things don’t seem to be happening as they should.  Oh the joys of learning a new set of software!

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Digital Painting of Ms Monroe

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Guthlac

Digital Painting of Ms Monroe

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Conforming to a stereotype – I’m in my dressing gown

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Guthlac
There are some days when one just cannot help oneself.  Today is one of those days.  As I write this it is around midday and I’m still in my dressing gown!   Many people think that when you retire, I prefer the term superannuated, you just stop, put your feet up and watch  Jeremy Kyle.   I have admit that on occasion I’ve actually done that but that is not my normal routine.   However, today is one of those days – although I’ve not been watching Mr Kyle’s poisoned pill.   

So why is today different?   Not really sure although I was out late, for me at least, last night so perhaps I’m feeling a bit tired.  Whatever the reason I’m sitting here writing this in my dressing gown.  And you know what I really don’t care.  One of the things I’ve learnt since becoming superannuated is that life is a much broader church than the 30 plus years I was working for Queen and country and if, on occasion, you feel like sitting around in your dressing gown then more the merrier!   After all for the past month or so I’ve had a massive out pouring of creativity and so perhaps I need a day just slobbing out.  Perhaps but I just don’t care.  This is how things are today.

BTW the reason I was out late last night is because I went to see Richard Thompson at Birmingham.   Now I didn’t really know that much about Richard Thompson before last night and it was a real revelation – Thompson is beyond doubt a world class guitar player and the drummer and bass player on stage were pretty good as well.  However the most fascinating thing last night was that the audience was mostly superannuated as well but this didn’t stop them getting down with Thompson.  Clearly grey power rules! 

Simon Marchini 

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