Category Archives: Rants

Adventures In Sounds

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Val

So I’m having some eye trouble at the mo – I’m constantly getting dry eyes, so that I have to limit my time reading and at the computer; I’ve already got through three tubes of carbomer gel in the last … Continue reading →

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So, Saturday….

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Val

I got on the bus and went to Dumfries. The car is very poorly and will have to be replaced soon, hence the bus trip, to get some shopping. Having done the stuff I needed to, I found myself with … Continue reading →

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So Sweet…

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Val

So this morning, I got out of bed feeling like c**p – headachy, sinuses stuffed up, tired and aching. I’m waiting for an appointment to see an ENT specialist about my chronic sinusitis, but that will take weeks. So I … Continue reading →

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Yes! Another new post…!

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Val

Well, I don’t know why, but yesterday’s post seem to have attracted unwelcome attention. The blog collected about five sp*m comments in the three months since my last post, but this morning I’ve had to blitz about 20 new bits … Continue reading →

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Time For A Rant…

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Val

One of my Facebook friends recently posted a link to the following: “When he was still a young man, Beethoven decided to compose a few improvisations on a music by Pergolesi. He devoted months to this task and finally had … Continue reading →

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Why Are Some People Content With Ugly?

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Val

Just had a look at the website of a local (minor) author – it’s one of the ugliest I’ve seen in a long while. It was produced by a supposedly professional design company. Going to their website and looking through … Continue reading →

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Down to business…

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Val

The last few weeks, I’ve been thinking quite hard about getting much more business-like with my web design work. The web has a lot of helpful advice for design freelancers who want to be more professional – John O’Nolan has … Continue reading →

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Decision…..

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Val

After yet another non-appearance of a cheque that was supposed to be on its way since well before Christmas, I’ve decided that all future business customers will have to pay a deposit (by Paypal, to forestall any more “the cheque’s … Continue reading →

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Quantum Stupidity

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Val

Homeopathy with Dr. Werner Dr Werner is a homeopath and here she claims that the latest discoveries in science prove homeopathy. Unfortunately, all her video proves is how staggeringly ignorant she is about science. She confuses mass with density; she … Continue reading →

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Life etc…..

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Val

…in astrological terms, being 59 means you’re in the middle of your second Saturn Return, when Saturn transits its own place for the second time in your life. It’s generally regarded as a pretty heavy time, of restrictions and difficulties. … Continue reading →

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