This is the second of a four part continuing story on Gamboling. Click here to read part 1, check back next Friday for the next instalment, but only after you’ve read part 2 of “The Empty Vessel”. Kurt is falling. Air rushing past him. Instinctively, he puts his arms out to protect himself and he [...]
Archive for January, 2010
The Empty Vessel – Part 2
Posted in Fiction, Long, The Empty Vessel on January 29, 2010 | 2 Comments »
A game of cat and mouse
Posted in Uncategorized on January 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Thursdays are archive day on Gamboling at the moment. I have tried to come up with a solution that can highlight some of the short stories from the archives. For that I am going to be recording an audio version of a story featured in The Book With The Missing First Page (still available from [...]
I want more things in my wheelhouse
Posted in Articles on January 27, 2010 | 3 Comments »
There is something I love about random management phrases. I mean obviously I don’t like to actually use them, because they sound totally mad and often they really confuse the issue. However there are two words to do with the areas of your control and expertise that I really like. The first is wheelhouse. It’s [...]
The five whys of why you like the internet?
Posted in Uncategorized on January 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This is the continuing series of questions for you in the comments, here’s how it works. I’ll ask you a question, and you either answer in the comments or on your own blog and drop a link to the post. Question: The five whys of why you like the internet. Now this might need some [...]
What if?
Posted in Articles on January 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
People have been asking “What if?” questions since the dawn of time, I imagine. My guess is that the first time two amoeba existed, one turned to the other and said, “What would happen if you did that again?”. It’s human nature.* When you were a kid, you were able to spend the time to [...]
The Empty Vessel – Part 1
Posted in Fiction, Long, The Empty Vessel on January 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This is the first of a four part continuing story on Gamboling. Check back next Friday for the next installment, but only after you’ve read part 1 of “The Empty Vessel”. Kurt crouched down behind a low wall. There hadn’t been any shooting for a few seconds. Kurt needed to think. He only had 3 [...]
Bands on the run
Posted in Archive on January 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Thursdays are archive day on Gamboling at the moment. Time to unearth something… In the time I have been writing Gamboling, I have managed to write a few gig reviews. I have tended to review the smaller gigs I’ve been to, and sometimes I’ve even remembered to review the music too. So I have been [...]
At home phrases
Posted in Articles on January 20, 2010 | 11 Comments »
A while ago I ran through a few of the phrases that I use at home http://www.gamboling.co.uk/2009/02/tragedy-of-self-mong.html and yesterday I asked you for your suggestions http://www.gamboling.co.uk/2010/01/what-is-your-favorite-at-home-phrase.html. I’m sure everyone has this kind of thing, but Katherine and I seem to have more than most. Now I’m not really talking here about something like slugabed. This [...]
What is your favorite "at home" phrase?
Posted in Questions on January 19, 2010 | 3 Comments »
This is the third in our series of questions for you in the comments, so let me introduce the idea. I’ll ask you a question, like today’s, “What is your favourite ‘at home’ phrase?” and you either answer in the comments or on your own blog and drop a link to the post. So that’s [...]
Addressing the issue
Posted in Articles on January 18, 2010 | 16 Comments »
There is a really broken thing on your computer and I am constantly amazed that it hasn’t been fixed. It’s the way addresses and contacts work. The issue is this: on a computer, you should never have to enter the same information twice, but that’s what keeps happening in your contacts. Think about Katherine and [...]
