Photo by Dan Counsell on Unsplash Is the text on your website letting you down? The incorrect spelling of words and erroneous use of capital letters can often make websites look unprofessional and uncaring. If you haven’t paid attention to the words on your website, how can you expect your customers to trust you to… Continue reading Is your content costing you customers? Five ways I can help!
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I’m dreaming another life
Below is a link to the complete playlist for 2018Q2. https://open.spotify.com/user/yrnewfriendsam/playlist/1DisFobeJ22CX5yGIZWY3n?si=fz_itkFlTAWVbJx4tubebA 2018 in music part 2 Here it is! I stuck to it! My adventure back into loving music again has lasted two whole years. Not that I ever stopped loving music – I just stopped actively seeking out music that is new to me.… Continue reading I’m dreaming another life
I am not strange, I am just not normal
Dubai is fast becoming one of the global hotspots for Art in the Middle East. In March it hosted Art Dubai, Dubai Canvas and World Art Dubai, all showcasing artists from around the globe, but specifically the Middle East, Africa & Asia. We've yet to check out the Louvre in Abu Dhabi, but we have… Continue reading I am not strange, I am just not normal
“Woah, it’s getting hot in here, must be something in the atmosphere”
I don’t know how to talk to people. I mean, I can talk to people, it’s not that hard. It comes out all awkward and self-deprecating and I can see the look in their eyes that shows them drifting off… I probably talk about the dogs way too much, but I don’t talk to anyone… Continue reading “Woah, it’s getting hot in here, must be something in the atmosphere”
The deconstruction has begun
Since my review of 2017 in music was SUPER text heavy… I’ve decided to split 2018 into quarters because there’s a lot of music out there. I’ve also decided to reduce it even further and do a Top 10. The Spotify playlist to go alongside the article will contain a LOT more tracks that I’ve… Continue reading The deconstruction has begun
The Politician’s Umbrella
In a quest to write more, and to improve, this week I took part in Chuck Wendig's Flash Fiction challenge, using this marvellous twitter account to form the basis of the story. I chose: A politician watches a tv show about an umbrella that can destroy time and becomes obsessed with finding it. Here follows the story:… Continue reading The Politician’s Umbrella
Entertaining in Dubai
We had our first visitors in Dubai! (Ok, technically they were our second visitors, but we only saw Darren for an evening, so... he doesn't count.) Let's start again. We have had our first FAMILY visitors to Dubai! Mark's parents came over for 3 days (ish) whilst on their way to Australia. It was great… Continue reading Entertaining in Dubai
Sustainable living in a non-sustainable world
So, now I have a lot of time on my hands, its time to start trying to live with the planet in mind, in a country where the Government are starting to come around to the idea, but the denizens are not. So it’s come to my attention that Dubai might not be the most… Continue reading Sustainable living in a non-sustainable world
The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness
I've made a lovely little (long) Spotify playlist of all the artists/tracks listed. https://open.spotify.com/user/yrnewfriendsam/playlist/6Br6x5bfvrWBg1i9Wjo2rn WARNING: This is a text heavy post - no pictures to speak of. Don't want to get in trubs with the copyright police. The system only dreams in total darkness. Sounds like a line from Philip K Dick’s ‘Do Androids Dream… Continue reading The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness
Get your motor running… head out on the highway!
And that is just what we did last Saturday. We packed up lots of water (and balls for Roxy) into Ray the Rav4 and headed up North to Ras-al-Khaimah to seek out some dog-friendly beaches. It takes roughly an hour and a half to get to RAK, driving through Ajman, Sharjah and UAQ.… Continue reading Get your motor running… head out on the highway!
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