Wonderings of Life Wanderer

Ch..Ch..Changes

2010-01-04T23:46:00.002Z

You may have noticed, in the run-up to the New Year, that the number of items in the side-bar of this blog were cut back.

Well more pruning has taken place today, as I've decided to streamline what's listed there to focus more on my main web presence - such as these. This will make it easier for you (& me) to see what & where I am.

"Wonderings of Life Wanderer" will always be my main blog; most definetely will always be my '1st place' to deposit my "Wonderings" ...
BUT... sometimes I feel the urge to enthuse more on what would be considered niche or geeky so a '2nd place' seems seems sensible for when I want to that. (until now I have decided the best policy was to keep such supersized Geek Blessays to myself, except on rare occasions)
Where that '2nd place' will live hasnt been quite finalised - I am looking at various sites outside of Blogger (where this blog you're reading lives). In fact I have been running a 2nd (stealth) version of this site elsewhere to see how easy a particular blogging site worked - unfortunately it wasnt as good as expected, particularly when attempting to remotely (indirectly) post to it.

So I guess I'm open to (free) suggestions for my '2nd place' site...
...Feel free to voice your suggestions in the usual places...

I do use many 'mini-places' already for 'mini/micro blogging' as well as 'stick there for comment later blogging' & will continue to use them. Mostly I find they inspire me in many & various ways: particularly Tumblr .
Somewhat self-indulgently, I've decided at some near future point to explain why I use some of these (not quite proper blogging) 'mini-places' sites.
Just in case someone else would find them useful & probably to justify my use of them to myself!

So at this point, I better end this rambling (I might be pruning the sidebar but not this posting particularly well - har de har) as I've said earlier - feel free to suggest sites for my 2nd place indulgence.

With my thanks for reading to this line - I end xx

Ne'er Day 2010

2010-01-01T23:04:00.000Z

As promised in my posting yesterday, below is this blog's most popular post of 2009
(Edited: original is here {with translation})...

This particular post, has been viewed more often than any other last year, not sure why.
From: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ; Right across the world to: Tokyo, Japan.
(stopping along the way, in Kingston, Jamaica; Tel Aviv, Israel & Delhi, India of all places!)

Even more bewilderlingly, is that fact it is the 1st post viewed by anyone this year also.

My wish for 2010 for all is blessings & prayers in what you need...

Also, of course, "Lang may yer lum reek"

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"May the best ye hae ivver seen be the warst ye'll ivver see.
May the moose ne'er lea' yer girnal wi a tear-drap in its ee.
May ye aye keep hail an hertie till ye'r auld eneuch tae dee.
May ye aye juist be sae happie as A wuss ye aye tae be.

Here's to all those that I love
Here's to all those that love me.
And here's to all those that love those that I love,
And all those that love those that love me.

I drink to the health of another,
And the other I drink to is he -
In the hope that he drinks to another,
And the other he drinks to is me!

Here's to them that like us -
Them that think us swell -
And here's tae them that hate us -
Let's pray for them as well!

Here's to the heath, the hill and the heather,
The bonnet, the plaid, the kilt and the feather!

Here's to the heroes that Scotland can boast,
May their names never dee -
That's the Heilan' Man's Toast!

Here's tae us -
Wha's like us -
Damn few -
And they're a' deid -
Mairs the pity!

May the hill rise behind you,
And may the mountain be always over the crest;
And may the God that you believe in
Hold you in the palm of his hand.

Lang may yer lum reek!
Wi' ither folks coal!

May we be happy - and our enemies know it!

A guid New Year and mony may ye see.

May ye ne'er want a frien' or a dram to gie him.

When we're gaun up the hill of fortune, may we ne'er meet a frien' comin' doun!"

Hogmanay 2009

2009-12-31T21:39:00.000Z

The blog below is from last Hogmanay - But has (somewhat bewilderlingly) been one of my most popular posts, having been viewed by someone every week of 2009.

Only one other has been more popular, which I shall post (in edited form) tomorrow.

The sentiments of this post below still ring true - so Why Not?!

So, Blessings & Prayers for 2010 - from me to you. xxx

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Its Hogmanay!!!

So Happy Ne'erday when it comes...

(Don't really see the point to New Year Celebrations - never really been all that comfortable with the logic of it even as a very young child - always seems maudlin & a feeble excuse to get drunk)

But still - I'll not spoil what is for some is a fab excuse for a big party / small family gathering or whatever life brings you...

Glasgow Hogmanay 2007/8 (Runrig just after 'the bells')

Edinburgh Hogmanay 2007/8 (Fireworks across city)

Some Fab Hogmanay TV from my Childhood...
(for Salvationists - the last 30/40seconds are very funny)

Though, finally I offer up, right now, prayers for those who want or need Gods Comfort & Grace, in whatever situation or 'celebration' you find yourself the Holy Spirit & God's blanket of love will surround you & warm you. You are never alone - God's there walking beside you & me

"Lang may yer lum reek"

Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows - "Early Preview" Trailer

2009-12-26T16:08:00.001Z

Have posted this elsewhere before..
But posting again here, for those people (my we'ans?!) who complained they couldn't find it...

Please remember folks that the actual film is still a lifetime away!? This is an...
"Early Preview" Trailer

Oh & Merry Christmas!

The Cove | Take Action - Take Part!

2009-12-07T13:59:00.005Z

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The Cove exposes the slaughter of more than 20,000 dolphins and porpoises in Taiji, Japan every year, and how their meat, containing toxic levels of mercury, is being sold as food in Japan and other parts of Asia, often labeled as whale meat. The majority of the world is not aware this is happening as the Taiji cove is blocked off from the public. The focus of the Social Action Campaign for The Cove is to create worldwide awareness of this annual practice as well as the dangers of eating seafood contaminated with mercury and to pressure those in power to put an end to the slaughter.
Slaughtered for Their Meat (despite the levels of mercury! & being packaged as "Whale Meat") & Captivity Capture to places like Seaworld & Dolphinariums (which is how they make their Money!!)

This Has To STOP NOW!!

Find out More at: The Cove

EDIT: Preorder DVD (out in UK January 4th 2010) : tinyurl.com/BuyTheCove

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Twitter/Facebook "Christmas Party" & Guests

2009-12-05T19:08:00.001Z

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Just found this so funny, when someone sent me a similar video, that just had to create my own!!!

Apologies & Christmas Blessings to: @headphonaught , @stewartcutler, @TruckerFrank, @caldjr, @john1954moi (they don't know I created this Video! :)

(AND No... I wont show the video I was sent! {its contains sensitive material = me aged about 10!} Sorry...
But as a consolation you can see this one I created for my Kids! :)

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Merry Christmas!! (Early I Know)

:-o

I AM ONE MAGAZINE | CALL TO ACTION: SAVE BORDERS PREVENT BOREDOM -- A CRUCIAL PART OF BUCHANAN STREET

2009-12-01T14:24:00.001Z

This is not advertorial. This is a blatant CALL TO ACTION on behalf of Border's Books, Buchanan Street, Glasgow. I was saddened by the news of administration, I was sickened to walk by and see bargain-basement 'CLOSING DOWN' signs just now.

If Border's Buchanan Street is allowed to close, Glasgow loses, in a big way. If the government can bail out the banks, they need to step in here.

Glasgow loses, here's why:

1. This store is not only a retail space, it is a prime meeting location. 1000's of people daily come through its' doors, rendezvous, buy a book or a magazine, then continue on to lunch/dinner. Every restaurateur within a 30 minute walk should take note!

2. It has been challenging the status quo. In this dire age of complacency in retailing, Border's Buchanan Street has a passionate staff. The store is open until 10pm most days, challenging the home-by-six mentality (especially in an era where retailers complain of low sales = they're never open when working people need them).

3. Because of its innovative programmes, hours and location, the presence is a source of stability and nighttime safety in the area. If allowed to close, or turn into another 9-5 dress shop, Buchanan Street will become a dangerous ghost town for drunken brawlers every night.

4. Border's Buchanan street has the one and ONLY international peridoicals, news and books sections in the entirety of lowland Scotland. NO other retailers offers such a wide selection.

5. Border's Buchanan Street is one of the few retail chains that aspire to act independently, and support the local community. Our annual writers' conference is one example. They have a forum for all sorts of events, and have become prominent in hosting things that have no other home.

Write your MSP's, and business friends. The private sector needs to step up here. Rumour has it that the Glasgow store has been consistently profitable.

Change is ok, but if this institution turns into another useless discount clothing store or dress boutique, along with the ridiculous withdrawal of the airport rail link, Glasgow will have taken a giant step back from being a hub in Scotland to being just another run of the mill bourgeois town for weekend shoppers.

Do something.

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INDEED!

Write your MSP's, and business friends. The private sector needs to step up here. Rumour has it that the Glasgow store has been consistently profitable.

Change is ok, but if this institution turns into another useless discount clothing store or dress boutique, along with the ridiculous withdrawal of the airport rail link, Glasgow will have taken a giant step back from being a hub in Scotland to being just another run of the mill bourgeois town for weekend shoppers.

Do something!!

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TiVo to power Virgin's new TV platform - Digital Spy

2009-11-29T23:08:00.002Z

American DVR giant TiVo is to return to the UK market by powering Virgin Media's new converged TV platform, it was confirmed this morning.
TiVo will develop a converged TV and broadband interactive interface for Virgin's new service, which will seamlessly blend linear and on-demand content. Under the terms of the arrangement, TiVo will become the exclusive provider of all middleware and user interface software for the cable operator.
"TiVo's proven track record of innovation, strength of its patented technology and experience in developing best in class user environments, make it an ideal strategic partner for Virgin Media as we move aggressively to bring our next generation TV service to market," said Virgin Media chief executive Neil Berkett.
"The superiority of our fibre optic network combined with TiVo's capabilities, will allow us to offer consumers the most significantly advanced and compelling TV service available in the UK, and we believe will do to the TV market what Virgin Media has done to the high-speed broadband market."
In September, Virgin confirmed it was replacing its existing TV infrastructure with a new IP-based TV transmission platform based on Cisco's Digital Video Headend technology. TiVo's hardware and software, which Virgin expects to make available during 2010, will run on this system.
TiVo president and chief executive Tom Rogers said: "This deal underscores TiVo's commitment to expanding its global footprint through strategic alliances with leading international media companies to help them deliver the best in-home entertainment experience for consumers.
"We are very excited about this new distribution relationship with the UK's most advanced pay television provider and are particularly proud to have been selected as Virgin Media's core software partner for its next generation DVR-enabled set top boxes and its next generation non-DVR set top boxes.
"Virgin Media is a true leader in the world of entertainment and their enthusiasm for building the next generation of pay television is an excellent opportunity to put all of TiVo's innovation to work in a product distributed by a world class partner. We believe this international deal affords us a significant subscriber growth opportunity."

via digitalspy.co.uk

Yay!! Been jealous of my brother's TiVo for years!!
Smart move VirginMedia - Sky Couldn't quite kill off TiVo & now you bring it back fom the Brink!

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ME:church

2009-11-25T03:33:00.001Z

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Cleaning out @_laurenw_ laptop & came across this video I downloaded an age ago!
It says a lot whilst putting a smile on your face
But unfortunately still rings true for me…

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"I've Got Nothing" - ChartJackers Music Video

2009-11-09T16:37:00.002Z

Watch the Video - Enjoy the Video!!

Then Buy the Song on iTunes ( http://tinyurl.com/CJBuySong ) - Enjoy the feel good factor as...
all the money raised goes straight to BBC Children In Need!

So... Do It - Do It - Do It!

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Doctor Who : "The Waters of Mars"

2009-11-07T07:00:00.007Z

*New* Doctor Who "The Water of Mars" Trailer

Episode coming November 15th @ 7pm

!180 hours to go at time of posting!

Only 3 David Tennent episodes to go :(

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Amazon's Kindle to launch in UK

2009-10-08T01:23:00.003+01:00

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has unveiled the European Kindle

Amazon's Kindle e-book reader is going on sale in more than 100 countries around the world, including the UK.
The reader has been confined to the US since its launch in November 2007; Amazon expects to have sold a million of the devices by the end of the year.
The global version will run on the 3G network, although Amazon has not specified the networks that will provide connectivity for the devices.
The Kindle store will offer over 200,000 English language titles.
Hundreds of publishers are signed up including Penguin, Faber and Faber, and HarperCollins.
It will also carry more than 85 US and international newspapers and magazines.
"We have millions of customers in countries all over the world who read English-language books. Kindle enables these customers to think of a book and download it in less than 60 seconds," said Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
Penguin chief executive John Makinson hopes it will kickstart digital book sales in Europe.
"The publishing industry is experiencing explosive growth in digital book sales in the US," he said.

KINDLE IN EUROPE

0.36 inches thick with 6in e-ink display

2GB of internal memory

QWERTY keyboard to add notes to text

Battery life "weeks on a single charge"

USB synching for people out of coverage area

The look and feel of the device will be the same as the US version with the exception of network access.
Following difficulties making the Kindle's Whispernet wireless download system work in the Europe, Amazon has decided to make downloads available via the 3G network.
This means that people wishing to download a book outside of a 3G coverage area will have to transfer content over USB.
In May of this year, Amazon unveiled a new version of its e-reader aimed at reading magazines, newspapers and documents. The Kindle DX is currently available only in the US.
The European version of the Kindle will begin shipping on October 19 with a $279 (£175) price tag.

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About time really! - Europe should have had a version sooner surely?

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Doctor Who - Introducing the Doctor Who logo 2010

2009-10-06T10:05:00.002+01:00

06/10/2009

BBC - Doctor Who - Introducing the Doctor Who logo 2010

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Not sure like it....
But hey, I'll give it a chance....

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Doctor Who - New Logo Coming Soon!

2009-10-06T07:37:00.001+01:00

“
Doctor Who has engaged and amazed a global audience for over forty years, constantly raising the bar and regenerating to deliver new and compelling adventures. It’s all change again in 2010 with Matt Smith playing the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan onboard as companion Amy Pond and a brilliant, brand new logo!

On one level, the logo is the iconic image that represents Doctor Who. But it’s much more than that - it becomes an icon that is recognised from Cardiff to California, an emblem of excitement, humour, scary monsters, brave companions and the Doctor! And so the new logo must be stylish, fresh, distinctive and bold. Must be. And will be. See for yourself when we reveal it exclusively, on this site at 8am (BST) on Tuesday, 6th October!
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BBC - Doctor Who - New Logo Coming Soon!

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New K9 trailer

2009-10-03T22:55:00.001+01:00

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Saw this mentioned online many months ago...
Made In Australia - only distantly connected to Doctor Who - insofar that same voice (actor from 1970's) & character name (K9)!
Looks good (for what it is - kids tv fluff) but slightly disappointing also (for what its not - connected to the Whoverse properly for a start)
We shall see how it goes - Thus far - it ain't no Doctor Who OR Sarah-Jane Adventures!
On Disney XD in UK & Network Ten in OZ sometime..
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Awesome Flash Mob

2009-09-21T13:11:00.004+01:00

EDIT: YOUTUBE removed last Video - so here new one (lower quality)
"cjuk:
Oprah and the Black Eyed Peas get flash mobbed. Spoiler Alert: IT’S AWESOME."
Awesome indeed - cheered up the yukky day i'm having :)
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Third-World McDonald's

2009-09-18T15:35:00.001+01:00

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Just seems very wrong to me ..
But best describes Rich World’s attitude to Poor World…:
“how can we make money from them?”
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Proms in the Park - Glasgow Fireworks

2009-09-13T16:28:00.004+01:00
YouTube - Proms in the Park - Glasgow Fireworks

Have probably posted this everywhere I exist on "Intertubes", so apologies if you've seen it already ...

Otherwise, Here it is on my blog!! :0)

Was a most excellent night, (mostly)... (it was Glasgow on a Saturday Night remember!) Loved spending time with brothers & mum.
But especially with my, not so little, daughter, without any of her brothers, disturbing her "stand up act" (she has fab sense of humour & had us laughing at her comments & observations :-) )

Good Times

:)
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Thought 2009/11: May God Bless You With Discomfort

2009-09-01T15:50:00.009+01:00

This prayer is, apparently from a Franciscan Benediction:

May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, half truths, and superficial relationships, so that you may live deep within your heart.

May God bless you with anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that you may work for justice, freedom and peace.

May God bless you with tears to shed for those who suffer from pain, rejection, starvation, and war, so that you may reach out your hand to comfort them and to turn their pain in to joy.

And may God bless you with enough foolishness to believe that you can make a difference in this world, so that you can do what others claim cannot be done.

Saw it online (as most things I do) at an excellent website, I've just recently saved to my Google Reader.

It has made be think - but how do you become empowered or even empower others , to act on these words?

For me, for now, I got to pray this one out for a while...

Not just for 'you' but for 'me' too...

"May God bless you & I with discomfort... May God bless all of us with discomfort..."
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World of Warcraft - "Expansion 3" Launch

2009-08-22T10:27:00.001+01:00

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World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

{YouTube Link}

NEW Expansion!!

Announced: 21 August 2009

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UK NHS - Breeding Ground for Terror!!

2009-08-17T22:05:00.003+01:00

16/08/2009

UK NHS (National Health Service) - Breeding Ground for Terror!!

What the Hell!? Fox News-TV for Morons?
Some of the “terrorists” shown were found innocent & some are even British born! Large number of foreign nationals in NHS because training in & qualifying from British Hospitals as Doctor or Nurse carries a great deal of prestige & weight throughout world! That includes US & other “friendly countries” You want to offend Allies, ALL Muslims, & create NEW enemies? Then keep creating vitriol & fuel to the fire like this propaganda-this makes USA look stupid!

ADDED: This is how you “debate” Healthcare Reform in USA?

By creating news & passing it off as truth?

By shouting at each other?

By attacking another country’s health service?

You’re not looking very smart OR intelligent in the rest of the world’s eyes America!

An online friend blogs on this & explains it so much better :

Screaming Louder – The American Health Care Debate

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Amnesty International Hong Kong Ad

2009-08-07T18:21:00.001+01:00

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Nuff Said - as in, says it all!!
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Not In My Name

2009-07-13T11:22:00.003+01:00

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"Nick Griffin and Andrew Brons take their seats in the European Parliament on Tuesday. But despite their election there was no groundswell of support. They won because turnout for the traditional political Party's collapsed - both Griffin's and Brons' vote actually dropped from the number they recieved in the 2004 European Elections.
The BNP do not represent Britain in the European Parliament.
That's why we made this video - and we need your help make sure as many people as possible see it"
http://action.hopenothate.org.uk
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Tumblr - Brooklyn Fare "Starbucks cup sleeves"

2009-07-09T11:02:00.001+01:00

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Saw this on Tumblr.com (http://aldakila.tumblr.com is where mine lives)
Very Funny :-)
Love Starbucks but love the colours & humour of this...
Quote on the company here:
'The work for Brooklyn Fare is a full-on identity: packaging design, custom typeface, copywriting, even interior signage and t-shirts (in all it uses only four colors). The packaging "talks" to the consumer using a witty tone, playing on tired cliches, and we're especially fond of the coffee cup sleeves that poke fun at Starbucks, saying, "It's a medium not a grande" and "It's a small not a tall."
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Torchwood -extended Children Of Earth Preview

2009-07-06T17:56:00.002+01:00

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Extended Trailer from BBC Torchwood Site
On, in UK, Monday 6th July to Friday 10th July at 9pm: BBC1
In Other Words... Starts Tonight!!!
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