Sky Digital

 Netflix 

                                                                              Amazon Prime

The BBC are losing so much money to subscriber channels, they are considering adding Netflix and Amazon Prime to the TV License.

This would not affect me, I'm only watching Arcane, Archer, and Foyle's War on Netflix. Adding Amazon Prime will save me money, the only series I saw on there was Ballard.

The Channel I watch most is YouTube for documentaries and Classical Music.

Net Zero

 Selling my eBooks online is a struggle

Why Bother?

One way I eased my mental strain was not to worry about not selling my eBooks.

Things were not too bad at Draft2Digital, then they undertook a lending library project, that slowed the royalties because the users pay the library to read the eBook, the library pays D2D for the goods, but unless the book sells well, the writer sees nothing. The final nail in the coffin came two years ago, when they joined with Smashwords, from the start, I thought Smashwords was a scam. I have read of writers being asked if a sequel is planned for a story, for which they have no sales record; I can vouch for this, as I had two requests

Who comes to mind?

 Helene Grimaud

Marta Argerich

When you think of the older generation of female pianists, the names that usually come to mind are Marta Argerich and Maria Joao Pires, but the lady who I think of is Helene Grimaud from France, I can't think of a reason why she comes to mind

Why is a lone magpie a bad omen?

 I ignored the omens

Do you believe in Omens?

This morning, I again ignored the Omens, and again I paid the price with another cancelled date with a lady who claimed to live in Bristol, and who claimed to love me.

Why is a lone magpie a bad omen?

Magpies by nature are gregarious birds who group together, so if you see a lone magpie you know trouble is coming.

Nursery Rhyme

As the rhyme starts.

One for sorrow, two for joy.

The search for Carmen Sandiego is over

Top Cat 

Family viewing 

For the past week, I have searched my DVD selection for my set of Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?

I knew i had them and I knew I hadn't sold the discs on eBay as they're one of my favourite cartoon series

 

Vestal Goodman

 A ghost story with a mystery

Spiritualism

This short story is one of two I wrote after listening to Gospel singer Vestal Goodman.

At the time, I was going through a bad time, trying to reconcile some things I had done, and relief in the songs, that didn't happen. I came to the conclusion that what I did was the best for my furry friend, as he was suffering terribly with a recurrence of cancer.

I don't miss the religion behind the songs, but I do miss the singing.

I turned a religious song of faith into a ghost story with a mystery.

Why do I believe in Spiritualism?

 Do you believe in Spiritualism?

Sea Ghosts

It is my belief the human body is an energy container, and what happens in science is matter formed can change, but not disappear. Boiled water turns into steam, then back when it touches a colder surface. Nobody has proved to me, that ghosts do not exist, I know there are fakes, as in all societies, but nobody has proved they do exist either.

The short story on this post is based on the life of John "Mad Jack" Adams, who was a pirate in Yorkshire, his daughter's ghost haunts the inn on Saltburn-on-the-Sea inn he used to run for decades, she died of pneumonia at the age of four.

This is a photo I took in the 1960's, the inn I mentioned is on the right as you look.