The French Riviera is a great destination for driving with over 300 sunshine days a year it’s no wonder one of the main highways feeding into south-eastern France, the A7 from Lyon to… Read More
How To Love Life As A Rambling Baby Boomer
Rambling Baby Boomer
“How can the younger generation possibly navigate their life without the knowledge, insight, and wisdom from those who h… Read More
If you, as a blogger, received a comment on your blog, how would you feel if it was a really good one?
Unfortunately, since many comments are spam nowadays, this is becoming a bit… Read More
"Brooks and Dionne on the GOP's dilemma and the role of ‘common decency' in the campaign" PBS NewsHour 8/12/2016ExcerptsSUMMARY: Donald Trump made more controversial statements t… Read More
Having moved to Cyprus from England, eight years ago this September, one thing stands out as odd, the English language. So many words have the same spelling but a different meaning. Take the… Read More
On this page and the next you will find my CyberLink PowerDirector 15 review in all its long and rambling glory. As much as possible in this review I have tried to restrict myself to just c… Read More
1:04am:What if I told you I saw something in the gallery whilst I was at work. Well you probably didn't care anyways. So it was another causal boring Saturday morning when I turned up for wo… Read More
Next year, New York's voters will decide whether or not to hold a State Constitutional Convention, which means they will be deciding what to do about a document that is littered with anachro… Read More
So you’ve finished writing your perfect post! Congratulations!
However, before you take the plunge and publish it, there’s still some work to be done. It doesn’t matte… Read More
The first task of every autocrat is to “delegitimize facts,” said Ezra Klein in Vox.com, and President Trump is off to a flying start. On his first full day in office, Trump se… Read More
"Shields and Brooks on Russia investigation questions, Trump's joint address" PBS NewsHour 3/3/2017ExcerptsSUMMARY: Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David… Read More
12.21am:The two hour journey from Singapore to Bangkok was spent well you know, trying to adapt to the high frequencies and ear popping cases. In that scenario, I still have yet to figure ou… Read More
Welcome to this weeks Friday Roundup chock full of meaty video goodness… sort of.
Before I get into the usual round up of video tips and stuff I wanted to just quickly draw your atte… Read More
When it comes to video editing software a common complaint I see on the video editing forums is that the software won’t do what it says it will do!
Almost invariably the per… Read More
Since the digital world is forever moving on, it’s important to include usable website design within your online presence.
Search engine algorithms force modifications … Read More
On this page and the next you will find my CyberLink PowerDirector 16 review in all its long and rambling glory.
As much as possible in this review I have tried to restrict myself to just c… Read More
I just read and reviewed 250 conference submissions and boy are my eyes tired! There were a lot of excellent submissions, and it will be an awesome conference for sure, but that's not what I… Read More
Christianity and Islam both view submission as important. This begs the question, do both religions have the same definition of submission? Furthermore, do either, or both, of th… Read More
How To Make Your Own Foley + 41 Free Sound FX
A few weeks back I posted a video that gave an excellent overview of what Foley is, how it is incorporated into movie making and how the proces… Read More
Quite often, when I'm trolling around the interweb, I usually stumble upon something that I find interesting; either old photographs of a historical nature or a blog post about a forg… Read More
I've been an avid music collector since the early 1960's. Besides the great albums I purchased, I always took note of some of the really really bad records I bought over the years… Read More
2018 is drawing to a close, and people are starting to share their lists of 2019 books they're looking forward to, and I'm joining in! Regular readers will know what a huge fan of retellings… Read More
This post features affiliate links.Welcome to Once Upon a Retelling! I'm a huge fan of retellings, and I'm really interested in hearing about authors' own love of the original stories, and… Read More
If you want to collect passport stamps and catch feelings, your wanderlust could be causing a major delay in the takeoff of a new relationship. At least, according to recent research conduct… Read More
A Unique Selling Proposition or USP is a company’s distinctive “hook” that tells the marketplace what sets them apart from the competition. Your USP defines the reputation… Read More
“In 1978, rock music resembled a combat zone more than a community. The divisions had been visible for most of the decade, with the fraying of any notion that the factions of rock fa… Read More
Meditators of all levels are attracted to silent retreats for spiritual awakening and peace of mind.
Maybe it’s a response against our stressful, media-driven new century, or pos… Read More
It is rare that a holiday actually changes your life, but a week on Skyros, the original ‘alternative’ holiday destination, can do just that. From changing jobs or learning new s… Read More
Jax Hollow As the world moves into 2021, people are desperate for a bit of rambling, freedom, and happiness — and singer-songwriter and fierce shredder Jax Hollow delivers a strong do… Read More
Spain is not just about Bullfighting, tango, or La Liga. Spain is a city steeped in history, with a distinct culture and hundreds of years of gorgeous landmarks. There are so many things to… Read More
A Federal Judge, Amit Mehta, suggested Friday, that Trump had some Responsibility for the January 6th Attack on the Capitol, and that Rioters were Pawns provoked into Action.
Speaking at a… Read More
6 things every parent must do to make their child feel loved
Do you happen to recall the things that made you feel cherished as a child?
Well, child psychologists agree that love and famil… Read More
Is Islam right about Christians believing in three gods? I don’t mean what people think their religion teaches. And I’m certainly not talking about what people think, reg… Read More
“I am tired, just fatigued.”
I spoke those words in a meeting with acquaintances yesterday as we chatted about the recent wave of hate crime murders in Buffalo, NYC and other… Read More
Elon Musk's Twitter account was hacked and some users noticed that he had logged into another account - this is probably his burner account. SpaceX successfully launched a Starship prototype… Read More