Coding Principles for Creative Types

Members of the creative side of web design and search engine optimisation tend to steer clear of ‘coding’, leaving it to people with beards. Creative Types don’t want to waste time entering, presumably, ones and zeros into a website’s code (wherever that is). But as many Creative Types find out sooner or later, it is good to get a basic grounding in coding. What follows is a few of the most important points, enough at least to get you through a drunken conversation with a ‘Coder’.  Read more... (581 words, 1 image, estimated 2:19 mins reading time)

World Beard and Moustache Championships – need I say more?

Hurry!!! There are only 719 days left to go before the next World Beard and Moustache Championships. I can hear the cires of anguish echoing around the empty… beard halls, or wherever these sort of events are held; “Why so long! I need my fill of hefty beard action! Other generic beard yearning related comments…”  Read more... (518 words, 3 images, estimated 2:04 mins reading time)

A Real Pain In The Arse

Rome does not have the best track record for hosting football matches and their security services are not shy. They employ a policy of strike first then strike again later instead of asking questions. If you have not had a unit of Italian riot police doing a carefully choreographed ho-down on your skull then you are not a true football fan.  Read more... (518 words, 1 image, estimated 2:04 mins reading time)

Huzzah for Cameron, the lesser of two Weables

Huzzah! Pip-pip and a rolicking, trolloping good time for all!

David Cameron is plastered over the news once more pledging to bring power back to the people. Our democratic rights are once more safe in the hands of the true conservatives – well, at least we know where we stand.  Read more... (655 words, estimated 2:37 mins reading time)