Remember getting your home-work for the first time and being faced with only a measly six-week holiday to do it? You were terrified, weren’t you? Or maybe it was just me. But either way, the idea of the great unknown, being tested on something that you should have learned by now – and you would have if you hadn’t been playing computer games in your head when you were supposed to be listening to your teacher / boss (something which Read the rest of this entry »
Gadgets: who doesn’t love them? A good gadget (or even a bad one, let’s face it, work can be dull sometimes…) can turn your day around in a matter of seconds. One minute you’re fed up with your boss and his slave-driving ways…the next you’re marvelling at the gadget on your computer which enables you to hit just one button and a little BOSS HERE, CAN’T TALK! Appears in your messenger window to let your friend know that now is Read the rest of this entry »
Most of us know the fundamental idea behind energy: that it transfers from thing to thing and place to place invisibly, always turning in to something new and never disappearing out of sight for long. But what most people don’t know (me included) is that motors waste tons of the stuff. And according to the guys and girls at Enigin there are a lot of motors in the world doing just that. Enough that loosing this much energy is actually Read the rest of this entry »
The post, ‘Top Tips on Creative Writing’ is well worth reading. Anyone who likes the idea of doing creative writing will know that it is often easier said than done. Sometimes you just cannot come up with any decent ideas of what to write about. Even with the best intentions in the world it is impossible to write something if you are suffering from a total lack of imagination.
Blogs like this can be really useful when Read the rest of this entry »
A lot of people who manage to make a living by writing articles on the internet daydream about ‘making it’ as a creative writer. There is nothing wrong with this and there is also no reason why it should not happen. Don’t you think that all of the well-known novelists used to dream of being a success?
This post, titled ‘Reading and Writing as a Hobby’, reminded me very much of my own thoughts and feelings. I often enjoy Read the rest of this entry »
It is nice to know that a world leader is taking global warming seriously, in this story. It is a subject that an awful lot of people are very concerned about whilst it has appeared that politicians have done precious little to tackle it.
Perhaps, now that we have Barrack Obama as t Read the rest of this entry »
Marketing skills start by building relationships with people. If more people would simply understand this, their marketing problems would be over. Too many people think that in order to market a product or business, they have to “sell” people on it. Then they go about it the wrong way, pushing and pressuring people into making a decision NOW! Wrong!
You have to understand that the only way people are going to want to do business with you is if you Read the rest of this entry »
The big question is this; does the world actually need another reality TV show?
I don’t think so, but I am in the minority. It is a little bit mystifying as to why viewers enjoy watching ‘real’ people in these programmes. I did (but only once) try to sit and watch Big Brother just to understand what all of the fuss was about. If the show had a point to it then I am afraid that I missed it. As Read the rest of this entry »
One of the biggest disadvantages to getting older is losing that youthful, glowing appearance. Everyone wants to have perfect skin. There are ways to combat this and have yourself looking fresh and young again. First, you have to understand the importance of keeping your skin moisturized. You want to use skin products that contain natural ingredients such as shea butter and avocado that goes deep into the skin to moisturize and nourish it. These also increase collagen production.