Posts Tagged: People
Ye Pirate’s Weekly Friday Gripe & Rant…GRRR!
Imran Khan, the Pakistani cricketer turned politician, has been stopped by US immigration officials and questioned about his views on US drone strikes in his country, party officials have said. Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Movement for Justice party (PTI), has campaigned vociferously for
Ye Pirate’s Weekly Friday Gripe & Rant…GRRR!
Imran Khan, the Pakistani cricketer turned politician, has been stopped by US immigration officials and questioned about his views on US drone strikes in his country, party officials have said. Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Movement for Justice party (PTI), has campaigned vociferously for
Wordless Wednesday
It’s a mystery to me where this comes from, and where it goes…”this” being many things..originally meant to be “Wordless Wednesday” itself…
Wordless Wednesday
It’s a mystery to me where this comes from, and where it goes…”this” being many things..originally meant to be “Wordless Wednesday” itself…
Ye Pirate’s Weekly Friday Gripe & Rant…GRR!
I see the Hungarian government is now being called a Fascist government in semi-professional (blogs by public servants, GB) circles. Good. They were 20 years ago too, and 70 years ago. Just don’t be Gypsy, Jewish or African (of most
Ye Pirate’s Weekly Friday Gripe & Rant…GRR!
I see the Hungarian government is now being called a Fascist government in semi-professional (blogs by public servants, GB) circles. Good. They were 20 years ago too, and 70 years ago. Just don’t be Gypsy, Jewish or African (of most
The VAK Code
A few years ago it seemed like for a chosen few NLP was the secret. I thought the name was clever: NLP – Neuro-Linguistic Programming. It sort of flew in and out of the window with me though. The ”programming”
The VAK Code
A few years ago it seemed like for a chosen few NLP was the secret. I thought the name was clever: NLP – Neuro-Linguistic Programming. It sort of flew in and out of the window with me though. The ”programming”
Arabs Are Violent?
With the tone of the US media and academic debate about the Arab world over the years, and the anti-Islamic legislation passed in countries like Switzerland, who have banned minarets in the last years (as from 2009, not the call
Arabs Are Violent?
With the tone of the US media and academic debate about the Arab world over the years, and the anti-Islamic legislation passed in countries like Switzerland, who have banned minarets in the last years (as from 2009, not the call
Românii și WordPress: Or How Blogging Is The New Train Station
For a while now I have had a growing conviction that per capita there are more Romanians using WordPress than in any other country. The conviction became research, and gave me cause for going through posts by all different bloggers
Românii și WordPress: Or How Blogging Is The New Train Station
For a while now I have had a growing conviction that per capita there are more Romanians using WordPress than in any other country. The conviction became research, and gave me cause for going through posts by all different bloggers
My First Nude Sauna
“First we get naked but not for sex, and we drink beer, but not to get drunk.” Silence. Here I was, giving safety training to Gulf Air pilot and cabin crew trainers. I had them each give a presentation in
My First Nude Sauna
“First we get naked but not for sex, and we drink beer, but not to get drunk.” Silence. Here I was, giving safety training to Gulf Air pilot and cabin crew trainers. I had them each give a presentation in
Picture It & Write ~ Innovation
Picture It & Write this week is prompted by the image below. Click for more They all dutifully filed in. “Sarah!” Shouted Big Mac, at the end of the table, except no-one called him that: “you too, git in here!” Sarah
Picture It & Write ~ Innovation
Picture It & Write this week is prompted by the image below. Click for more They all dutifully filed in. “Sarah!” Shouted Big Mac, at the end of the table, except no-one called him that: “you too, git in here!” Sarah
Friday Fictioneers ~ 1956
Genre: Political Fiction 1956 was when Ilona escaped from Budapest during the uprising. Just in time, too, moments before the secret police were to hand her over to the Soviet authorities to join her long-disappeared aunt in Siberia. She still
Friday Fictioneers ~ 1956
Genre: Political Fiction 1956 was when Ilona escaped from Budapest during the uprising. Just in time, too, moments before the secret police were to hand her over to the Soviet authorities to join her long-disappeared aunt in Siberia. She still
One Night In Eastern Hungary, A Few Years Ago…
Trifecta Writing Challenge Between 33 and 333 words, prompt word to use is ‘intention‘ -and must be used exactly as is, by its 3rd definition (see Trifecta). My word count is 330w. Check the Trifecta site for other stories! _______________________________________________________________________
One Night In Eastern Hungary, A Few Years Ago…
Trifecta Writing Challenge Between 33 and 333 words, prompt word to use is ‘intention‘ -and must be used exactly as is, by its 3rd definition (see Trifecta). My word count is 330w. Check the Trifecta site for other stories! _______________________________________________________________________
Carpe Diem Haiku ~ Yesterday
Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be…but today’s prompt is Yesterday, so I will give it a go. Some of the haiku below are taken from real concrete situations of mine, so have meanings that though transferable, have been personal
Carpe Diem Haiku ~ Yesterday
Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be…but today’s prompt is Yesterday, so I will give it a go. Some of the haiku below are taken from real concrete situations of mine, so have meanings that though transferable, have been personal
Picture It & Write ~ The End
Murrrrrder death mayhem! Satan comes out to count ‘em! I love Satan! I love Satan!* Guitars thrashing, heads dropping, hair trailing they looked just like they did onstage, drum pounding an impossibly fast beat, guitars vibrating, and an odd guttural
Picture It & Write ~ The End
Murrrrrder death mayhem! Satan comes out to count ‘em! I love Satan! I love Satan!* Guitars thrashing, heads dropping, hair trailing they looked just like they did onstage, drum pounding an impossibly fast beat, guitars vibrating, and an odd guttural
Carpe Diem Daily Haiku: Fireplace
nude by the fireplace she glows in my memories of when she made flames dance ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join Carpe Diem Daily Haiku
Carpe Diem Daily Haiku: Fireplace
nude by the fireplace she glows in my memories of when she made flames dance ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join Carpe Diem Daily Haiku
Carpe Diem Special: Buson’s Scarecrow
T T T old scarecrow standing none the wiser through the years my harmless Frankenstein T T T old scarecrow with new coat old fields with new crops farmer has a new wife ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join Carpe Diem Daily Haiku
Carpe Diem Special: Buson’s Scarecrow
T T T old scarecrow standing none the wiser through the years my harmless Frankenstein T T T old scarecrow with new coat old fields with new crops farmer has a new wife ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join Carpe Diem Daily Haiku
Carpe Diem Haiku ~ Year Market
no man is more romantic than behind his market stall “try my olives my beauty!” Notes ~ In France the joust of words from the market stall to the potential shopper strolling around ripple with rhythms of spoken haiku. Giggles
Carpe Diem Haiku ~ Year Market
no man is more romantic than behind his market stall “try my olives my beauty!” Notes ~ In France the joust of words from the market stall to the potential shopper strolling around ripple with rhythms of spoken haiku. Giggles
Friday Fictioneers 100W Story: Newsflash!
NEWSFLASH BU MBLÈ SLAPPER MACHINE LOCATION REVEALED! Actress Bu Mblè was said to be delighted last night when informed of the capture of the notorious “slapper” gang who were said to be the cause of her antics that included the
Friday Fictioneers 100W Story: Newsflash!
NEWSFLASH BU MBLÈ SLAPPER MACHINE LOCATION REVEALED! Actress Bu Mblè was said to be delighted last night when informed of the capture of the notorious “slapper” gang who were said to be the cause of her antics that included the
Carpe Diem ~ Winter Grasses
winter grasses food for hungry horses on these ghengis khan came Carpe Diem haiku here
Carpe Diem ~ Winter Grasses
winter grasses food for hungry horses on these ghengis khan came Carpe Diem haiku here
For The Love Of Haiku Challenge
skyweb catches dreams even the biggest dream is a castaway one day ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. For The Love Of Haiku… a challenge
For The Love Of Haiku Challenge
skyweb catches dreams even the biggest dream is a castaway one day ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. For The Love Of Haiku… a challenge
On Communication
Communication is wonderful. Any given group, given a task of finding the world’s 10 most important inventions, will always choose more than 75% directly to do with communicating, be it the telephone, Internet, paper, printing press, mobile phone or television.
On Communication
Communication is wonderful. Any given group, given a task of finding the world’s 10 most important inventions, will always choose more than 75% directly to do with communicating, be it the telephone, Internet, paper, printing press, mobile phone or television.
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