I came across a post on Facebook tonight and it really pissed me off. The post itself annoyed me, but the comments (all in support, of course) really made me cross! I was even more pissed off by the fact… Read More ›
Absent Again!
It seems that once again I have let time get away from me and let my poor readers languish without my wisdom. So what have I been up to since last I posted? To begin with I have become addicted… Read More ›
Trendo Vs DailyMotion Part 2
In my quest to find a viable alternative to YouTube, I have been road-testing Trendo & DailyMotion. This is being done in three parts. Part 1 was dedicated to joining and to my initial impressions. Part 2 is all about… Read More ›
Burnt
I really should be at college today, but I have skipped out. I forgot to put sunscreen on when we went to Wollongong the other day. As a result, I am agonizingly sunburned. I cannot carry my bag. I can… Read More ›
Social Networking: Comparing Facebook to Zurker
I came across this great article on the web today, and since I am a huge Zurker fan, I thought I would share. The author has provided a thorough and informative comparison between Zurker & Google. She gives a fair… Read More ›
Open Letter To America
Dear America, I am writing to express my concern over the direction in which you seem to be heading. You used to be ‘the home of the brave, the land of the free’, the cool kid who the rest of… Read More ›
Blogging for Fame and Fortune by Jason R. Rich
Just about everybody has a blog these days. They are so prolific that it can be difficult to stand out from the crowd. Yet this is exactly what you must do if you wish to make money from your blog…. Read More ›
Q & A Revisited (Again)
It has been a while since I took this survey. Since I have several new readers and since my answers may have changed, I have decided to take it again. I have provided a link in the related articles for… Read More ›
I Love to Zurk
These days, everybody is on at least one social network. In fact, if you are anything like me, you’re probably on more than one – Ok, lots more than one. Of course, not all social networks are created equal. Some… Read More ›
The art of letter writing
As some of you may know, I am planning a holiday in 2016. in the meantime, I am researching what I can about Japanese customs and etiquette, learning the language and picking up any little titbits I can along the… Read More ›
Sharing Life
— Rue Kream in The Unschooling Unmanual
BAYS House of Learning Blog
Over the last few days I have been setting up a blog for BAYS House of Learning. Every day or every few days, the children will post what they have been learning. They will have fun and practice their writing… Read More ›
More Censorship? Rudd ‘Epic Fail’ Group Goes Offline
Today, we can reveal that online political speech has been dealt another blow with Facebook, the popular social networking site, being accused of political censorship after it removed the group “KEVIN RUDD = EPIC FAIL”. Before it was removed the… Read More ›
Debrett’s Etiquette for Girls by Fleur Britten
Opening Sentence:For many of us, life is just too fast to bother with manners. Synopsis:Etiquette is a revisionist business. New rules are constantly appearing and old ones evolving. A modern survival manual is called for, to lay out the new… Read More ›
Betrayed by Lyndsey Harris with Andrew Crofts
Opening Sentence:My daughter Sarah would say this is a story of ‘big scary feelings’ and she would be right, as she so often is. Synopsis:For the first few years of her life, Sarah Harris was a normal, happy, popular little… Read More ›
Rafferty's Rules is Closing Down 