Category: old blogging

I have spent the last hour or so sitting in Priory Park with a good paperback and a drink (only mineral water, since you were wondering), reading, people watching and enjoying the superb view of the guildhall, the tiled roofs of St Martins and North Streets and, beyond that, the striking verdigris roof of the cathedral with the spire towering above. Even a grey squirrel, salvaging discarded chips from a nearby bin, seemed to pause for at least five minutes, taking in the view bathed in the evening sun.
I love Chichester.

There has been much discussion in nerdy blogging circles recently about the need or otherwise of making your site look anyway half decent in old browsers. I’ve just taken a look at my viewer stats, and 10% of people visiting here are using cranky old Netscape Navigator 4.x. One person uses NN3 and another Explorer 2. This would suggest that a small chunk of my audience wouldn’t have much fun looking at this site if I made it very heavily CSS dependent.
The question is this: why do some people use such ancient browsers? Downloads are readily available for newer versions of these browsers, and surely they would make the whole internetwebthang experience more..um..fulfilling? Do you use an old browser? Why?

Can’t say I have any plans for a GrayboNakedCam. But if the masses demand it…..

and in poll news, I’ve stormed ahead of Brooke and Bella – which I find shocking, as I’d much rather see one or both of them naked than see myself in the mirror in the morning.

And some kind soul has used the Atomz search function thingy to tell me this: “I think you’re really pretty, why don’t you get a webcam please” – aw, bless! Anyone want to subsidise a cam?

Holiday news: and it isn’t good. I’ve decided to postpone my holiday for a while, for several reasons, the principal one being that I got my bank statement on Saturday and also checked my credit card balance. There are other factors too. But I think I might just hold off for a while – I have a little money shoved on one side, and if things go well, I might call on that towards the end of the year for some sort of spectacular break. It depends, if you get my drift.

My horoscope for today:

The only way to make sure that you don’t keep making the same mistakes over and over again is to learn from the ones that you’re currently making. Take some time to reflect on your past virtues and misdeeds. In the final analysis, nobody loses if everyone learns something. As you move on from here, accept that most people are completely unpredictable. Your flexibility is requested — if not required — as the price of admission to today’s events. Be ready to bend with the wind.

I think the astrologer is having a bit of a laugh at my expense. “Learn from the mistakes you are currently making” indeed!

Beer tonight with Paul F, Arron, Aris, James W and his lovely laydee, Helen, as well as a few of his mates. James and Helen are moving to London to set up home together – good luck, my friend, and stay in touch!

Book review: Three To See The King by Magnus Mills.
This is an excellent, if unusual book. The setting and prose are both spare, with many mundane aspects of the story not even touched upon (suspension of disbelief in full force – where does the narrator get food and water from? where does the tin for building the homes come from?). But it is an interesting and, at times, funny look at several issues – religion, the cult of celebrity, the nature of friendship, how men interact with women, solidarity and insularity.
In a way, I actually found myself identifying with the narrator – or at least admiring him. He deals with a series of issues in ways that I have dealt with similar issues myself – or would do if I encountered them. As such, an impression is gained that the author himself is well versed in life – I know that sounds airy, we are all well versed in life after all – but not only is he well versed in life, he also has a knack for putting that down on paper.
So, once again, my advice is – go buy, read, enjoy.

Blogging news: Matt renames, thereby moving himself from first to second in my alphabetical link list; Rodney gets added to said list; Dumb Things looks suspiciously like it has died a blogging death; and I *still* love this site.