Monthly Archives: August 2006

reBlog

Posted on August 31, 2006 by flotsky

I’m trying out something new here, a program called reBlog. Basically it is a combination of an RSS feed reader (feeds of blog posts and the like) and a republisher, that pushes posts through to a blog. It is all … Continue reading →

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SEINFELD

Posted on August 31, 2006 by flotsky

A great post about one of my favourite TV shows: “SEINFELD is one of the very few shows to truly have a VOICE. The show created its own world. It’s own logic. It set its own rules – primarily by … Continue reading →

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Things I lent out and never got back (that I wish I had back)

Posted on August 25, 2006 by flotsky

A video single by Bomb the Bass The book 45 by Bill Drummond Battle for the Trees by Merrick My heart, too many times when I was young (although I got to give it properly in the end) A Mega … Continue reading →

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Fragments and suchlike

Posted on August 25, 2006 by flotsky

I’ve remembered this week that I need to feed both my geek and my creative sides. Been too geek lately, just reading geek books. Thus the Louis Theroux book, and also getting a good way into the Julian Cope biography … Continue reading →

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Louis Theroux – The Call of the Weird

Posted on August 24, 2006 by flotsky

Have just finished reading Louis Theroux – The Call of the Weird. Very odd book. The basic premise is that he goes back and revists some of the people he met and filmed in America during his various tv shows, … Continue reading →

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How to deal with telemarketing calls

Posted on August 23, 2006 by flotsky

Don’t make an effort yourself. Use a script…

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Have booked a holiday!

Posted on August 23, 2006 by flotsky

We’re going for a week to the Isle of Wight. Have hired a nice place for us to stay self-catering, and are all but sorted for it. Few weeks yet, but can’t come soon enough, will be great. Hopefully will … Continue reading →

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my dotcom career

Posted on August 17, 2006 by flotsky

What I would like at the moment is The Idea. Not an idea, but The Idea. The Idea is a new way of pulling together a few existing web technologies and/or successful sites, and mashing them up into a new … Continue reading →

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Post Number 500

Posted on August 16, 2006 by flotsky

Have I really written this much crap? Well, it would appear I have. Ouch. Well, I have been posting backwards as well as forwards, I know have posts going back 21 years on here, culled from old diaries and the … Continue reading →

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Much better weekend

Posted on August 14, 2006 by flotsky

Well, we’ve spent the weekend up at the home of flotskyfamily, and everything is good, flotskydad is out and fighting fit, so we are all happy. had a very good time catching up, meant a lot to see him and … Continue reading →

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