Hello world!
Say cheese!
Welcome to the world of the Old Coot.
If you have questions to ask, post them here and you will get an answer. If you have answers, who knows, the Old Coot might even supply the question.
Although there are claims of Old Coot infalibility, feel free to beard the lion in his den if an answer appears incorrect or incomplete.
How is this site being built?
Thendt Network
This site is being built using the tools and techniques that are taught on a one-on-one basis by members of thendt network.
In order to understand the benefits of a system, it is necessary to see it in action.
I do not have a lot of time to work because of problems with my vision but I will develop this site over the next few months so that anybody who cares to, can see the process – warts and all! (I am told that I break html like other people breathe!)
If you would like to have some genuine help, join us in thendt network and get all that you need. I think that $5 for three months to experience the level of assistance and training that is available to you is well worth it. From there you will be able to develop your own site in exactly the way that you want to and involve the audience that you want to address.
Maybe I don’t do all that Web 2.0 stuff but before you can rise to those vaunted heights, it is a good idea to learn some of the basics – after all, a web site is there to pass a message not simply be admired for all the bells, buzzers, visual effects and kidology.
Are we living souls?
I see the light!
Christians!
No matter what the subject under discussion it seems that Christians, at some point, will decide that there is a passage in the Bible that will create a situation of check mate and end any further discussion or argument.
I love it when several people are in the middle of a lengthy and convoluted discussion and one of them says “In Sebastian Chapter 12 Verse 21 it says . . . . . .” and then assumes that the discussion has been ended. Read the rest of this entry »
Been hit with a Bible recently?
I recently posted this article to a site that allows comments. I only have about 50 followers there but was pleased by the response and some astute comments.
What is it about religious(?) people that makes them feel that they have the right to beat anybody into submission by simply referring to chapter and verse? Does anybody else find it as annoying as I do that arguments are not entered into but are sought to be closed by quotes like Hypocrits 14:32? Read the rest of this entry »
Hot dogs and Englishmen
There is nothing like a little water to cool off a little hot dog. Chap has discovered that the fountains are great for swimming in although this one is a bit murky and was switched off at the time of his swim. I had to satisfy myself with dangling my feet in the water.
Cuts? Cut waste!!
What a waste!
Prime Minister David Cameron will tell Britons Monday that “painful times” lie ahead as the government cuts public spending, but this will protect them from the risk of higher interest rates.
This is the headline to a story in yahoo! news today.
Isn’t it strange that anything that directly impacts upon the safety and well-being of the population at large is the first target for politicians when it comes to ‘cutting costs’. Read the rest of this entry »
It calls itself ‘Christian’?
This is my blood - I want it back!
With all the problems that beset the Catholic Church at the moment, is it really so disorganised as to shoot itself in the foot?
With major charges against the priesthood of sexual predation upon the children placed in its care or in contact with its’ priests, can it really afford to excommunicate a nun who is described as “saintly and courageous”. Read the rest of this entry »
It will be a long cold winter when Hell freezes over!
Cold enough?
One of the most amazing aspects of Christianity is the proclivity to apportion most blame to God and explain bad events by His mysterious ways. Read the rest of this entry »
The great web site rip-off.
A few months a ago I visited a small pick and mix sweet shop and was horrified when the owners (a lovely brother and sister act) told me of their latest ”investment” to get their business off the ground – a web site of their own! Read the rest of this entry »
Am I the only person truly alive?
It has come as nothing of a surprise to me that many internet marketers purvey things like ‘The Secret’, The law of Attraction’, Positive(ly) Mental Attitude, The Millionaire Mind Set and other crap that is supposed to tune your mind onto some magical wavelength that will enable you to walk on water, die under an avalanche of beneficence and have your business build up around you simply because you bought the product, read the book, adopted the mantras and lied to yourselves Read the rest of this entry »
Bohemian Rhapsody
Sometimes you hear or see something that is a little bit special. Here is a video of an unusual but superb rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody. I hope you get as much pleasure from it as I do.
They said what?
What is the true cost?
Do you have a business web site that is being serviced by an SEO expert? SEO, you know, search engine optimisation!
Apart from costing you a lot of money, do you really understand what this expert is telling you? Read the rest of this entry »