First Dip into Blogging

Blog 1 -day 1

You know how it is; you’re starting something new, something exciting, something bold, something daring – enough of the somethings.

A few months back I started a ‘project’ (sounds exciting) on a topic which has been a minor passion of mine for ‘something’ like 30+years.

What is this something I hear you cry (feebly)? The initial something (if you’re getting fed up with the something thing-tough! It’s gonna run ‘n run) amounts to home baking, the indulgence of a loving wife, and wonderful friends, relatives, and acquaintances who seem to forget the calories on Saturday card night.

Well, for all these years I’ve made cheesecakes (see book), when I look back, I made over 50 different types, some of which I still make, others I’ve ditched, but all in all a tasty selection. There’s something for everyone in the selection, but the main premise is that I don’t do the current raves, you know the one’s ‘just for the kids. Egg nog and flumps’ or for the adults ‘dragon fruit (WT-) and banana split topped with Maltesers’, I’m afraid mine are the common type ‘Rum & Raisin’ for adults and ‘chocolate chip with chocolate sauce’ for the kids(like they need extra sugar), but people like them and so…

Back to my original train of thought – starting something (!) new-have you guessed yet? that’s right, it’s blogging.

I got up this morning full of intent to make in-roads to this current desire to try and understand this inter-webby thing. Shame I’m not a four-year-old, because by then I’d understand everything about computer and computing even before the teenage years (if you’re older audience you’ll get that one). So, to business.

Job no.1- Get out of bed, ablutions (nice old-fashioned word) dressed, make bed (he’s obviously not a teenager) and general tidy up, even to putting laundry into appropriate basket -cool or what!

Job no.2-Make a cup of tea. No problem-a couple of years ago we had our kitchen refurbed by that dicky bird company. While planning the new installation with ‘our senior designer’ (cough cough-she was 14 and a half) we got conned into buying a ‘cooker for the sink’. Those who have one will know what I mean -the rest -look it up.

This gadget in effect is the most useful part of the refurb. It provides instant boiling water -brilliant or what!! So instead of finding the kettle under the dishes to be washed from last night, pouring in water, finding the lead, ‘what the blinking heck (these words were dubbed in by management) is it doing in the waste bin?’. Waiting the statutory 10 minutes for it to boil, add water to cup, go back to the cupboard for tea bag, put in cup -allow to brew for 5 minutes, remove tea bag – drop into sink – add milk (what are the lumps all about?) stir and sip. Lovely!!

This ‘cooker’ gadget works like this – tea bag in cup-turn on ‘cooker’ hot water tap (steaming in fact) – fill cup, stir and remove tea bag - add milk – JOB DUN!! All in 20 seconds.

Job no.3 -Start the blog. This is the main aim of the day! Get your thoughts on paper (figuratively speaking – being factual and saying – ‘type your words on shiny screen’ hasn’t quite got the impact you’re trying to achieve.)

You know all this thing about spelling and grammar is real fun – heard this little titbit a long while ago.

Grammar – Either you know your s—t (do-do) or you know you’re s—t (do-do).

Is that brilliant or what!

Where was I?

Jer know what? (he keeps using that phrase/word/etc..) I’m just about shattered – I think I’ll start tomorrow

Cheers

Alan