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How Not To Make Friends On Twitter
Image: Telegraph.co.uk I’ve started using a service to monitor who follows and unfollows me on Twitter. Through registering with TwitQuit, I’ve been able to highlight some interesting activity that I wouldn’t otherwise have been aware of. As you might expect, … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Politics, Scotland, Sport, Writing
Tagged 6 Nations, Calcutta Cup, debate, discussion, England, Fiction, Football, Internet, media, Murrayfield, poems, Poetry, rugby, Rugby Union, Scotland, Scottish Independence, Six Nations, social, TwitQuit, Twitter, Writing
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Salmond Flounders On The Sand
Image: BBC There was a sleepover in my house on Saturday night so yesterday morning, despite the rain, I left the house relatively early to gain respite from teenage girls who wear far too much make-up and think wearing scarves … Continue reading
Posted in Edinburgh, Editorial Comment, Fiction, Film & TV, Leith, Politics, Writing
Tagged Alex Salmond, BBC, Books, coffee shop, debate, Edinburgh, Editing, Fiction, Football, General Election, Hibernian, Holyrood, Leith Walk, Observer, Old Firm, Politics, Rangers, sleepover, SNP, SPL, Twitter, voting, Westminster, Writing
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Poshing It Up At The Usher Hall
Image: Pure Music I struggled to get out of bed yesterday and was late for work by a few minutes as a result. I hate being late, but I think the lengthy shifts I’ve been putting in has started catching … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Day Job, Edinburgh, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Music, Theatre, Writing
Tagged Day Job, debate, discussion, Edinburgh: the City & the Festivals, gig, live music, Lothian Road, Ray LaMontagne, Shakespeare Pub, tired, Usher Hall
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Totally Psyched
Image: BorisWatch.com Yesterday’s blog tour stop over at Cate Master’s was a great success. Cate gave me a special interview plus the spot came with a free giveaway of a copy of STELLA. It’s open until Sunday so you can … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Day Job, Edinburgh, Fiction, Food, Drink and Bevvy, I.T., Interviews, Publishing and Marketing, Writing
Tagged 2-Tone, 30th anniversary, blog tour, Blogging, Boris Johnson, Cate Masters, computers, Day Job, debate, discussion, drinks, Edinburgh Book Festival, Family, friends, I.T., in the groove, Interview, macaroni and cheese, marriage, Open University, psyched, Publishing and Marketing, ska, skanking, The Beat, writers, Writing
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Freedom from the Mundane 
Setting Up Podcast Technology
Image: articalwiki.com Podcasting I had to be in the day job early doors yesterday so never got anything done prior to then, so I threw myself into getting the podcast software setup for the book festival project. I’m using a … Continue reading →