Thursday, 10 January 2013
Banned By Paypal
I read somewhere that being banned by Paypal was a little like catching chicken pox. It is not a question of whether you will be banned, but when.
But, unlike chicken pox which goes away after a while, being banned by Paypal is apparently for life.
Soon after I wrote the article criticizing them for the violin thing, I found out that I had been banned by Paypal.
After many phone calls asking why they have banned me, despite not having a very active account, I have not discovered the reason. Apparently all this time I have been a dangerous risk to their business and they do not want to have any dealings with subversives like me.
So, I have started the procedure of trying to find out why they have banned me through official channels.
I'll keep you posted about how I get on.
Sunday, 6 January 2013
How to Survive Procrastination
Hi there, I've been meaning to write about procrastination for a very long...
...hang on, the email thingy just made the new noise, I changed the computer theme and now it goes 'Briiiiiiiiing!' instead of bing-bong. It might be an important message.
No, well it was just someone trying to get me to buy carbon credits again.
Procrastination is the art of avoiding the main...
...I wonder if anyone has liked my new photo on Facebook? I'll just check. My friends are all so great you know, as soon as I put something up, I get about a million 'likes', I don't want to hurt their feelings by not replying straight away!
Psychologists think that we procrastinate to avoid the pain of having to do a tough...
...my how time flies! I didn't realise it was lunch time already. I've been looking forward to this so much today, I made a special lunch for myself today.
Two o'clock! Time to work.
Other reasons that psychologists give for our procrastinatory tendencies is delayed gratifi...
...Is 'procrastinatory' a word? There is a great online dictionary called Onelook. It references dictionaries from all over the world.
Well, I honestly have no idea how I ended up on YouTube!
I pride myself in being maybe the only person left in the world who has not seen the Gangnam Style video! Yes, well, of course I've watched the parodies, I'm not a total Neanderthal!
But its cats! In water! They are sooooo funny!
Hang on a sec, I've just got to email this to 300 of my closest friends. They'll kill me if they find out I've watched it without forwarding it.
Phew, that only took an hour! It was a lot longer last time.
Wow, 5 o'clock. I know! I'm going to take this work home with me. Yes, well, you know, I do work hard all day so I shouldn't have to, but they do rely on me here to get everything done on time and so I take it home as a matter of pride more than anything else.
See you tomorrow for another hard working day!
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...hang on, the email thingy just made the new noise, I changed the computer theme and now it goes 'Briiiiiiiiing!' instead of bing-bong. It might be an important message.
No, well it was just someone trying to get me to buy carbon credits again.
...I wonder if anyone has liked my new photo on Facebook? I'll just check. My friends are all so great you know, as soon as I put something up, I get about a million 'likes', I don't want to hurt their feelings by not replying straight away!
Psychologists think that we procrastinate to avoid the pain of having to do a tough...
...my how time flies! I didn't realise it was lunch time already. I've been looking forward to this so much today, I made a special lunch for myself today.
Two o'clock! Time to work.
Other reasons that psychologists give for our procrastinatory tendencies is delayed gratifi...
...Is 'procrastinatory' a word? There is a great online dictionary called Onelook. It references dictionaries from all over the world.
Well, I honestly have no idea how I ended up on YouTube!
I pride myself in being maybe the only person left in the world who has not seen the Gangnam Style video! Yes, well, of course I've watched the parodies, I'm not a total Neanderthal!
But its cats! In water! They are sooooo funny!
Hang on a sec, I've just got to email this to 300 of my closest friends. They'll kill me if they find out I've watched it without forwarding it.
Phew, that only took an hour! It was a lot longer last time.
Wow, 5 o'clock. I know! I'm going to take this work home with me. Yes, well, you know, I do work hard all day so I shouldn't have to, but they do rely on me here to get everything done on time and so I take it home as a matter of pride more than anything else.
See you tomorrow for another hard working day!
Image Copyright (c) 123RF Stock Photos
Friday, 7 December 2012
How to Survive the Zombie Mummies
Every morning I have the good fortune to drive along a road where there is a good school in an affluent area.
Lucky me.
And every morning I meet the mummies.
It is only the school run, but these women, I'm sorry, but they are all women, I have yet to see a man at the wheel, have probably been up for hours primping and preening because they are primed to perfection.
They are mostly all driving large 4x4s which their husbands have bought for them to run around town in, no doubt.
And these women are all dead behind the eyes. There is little to no contact with the passengers and there is zero awareness of what is going on in the road around them.
This is a road where there are cars parked on either side, school buses drive up and down, and hundreds of school children are walking around.
What is the point of the Zombie Mummy?
The point of the zombie mummy is to get from point A to point B.
How does the Zombie Mummy fulfill its purpose?
The zombie mummy fulfills its purpose by getting from point A to point B.
How do You Survive a Zombie Mummy?
Stay out of the way. Stay well out of the way. The zombie mummy does not see you and it does not know that you are there. This is good.
Your aim is to keep it this way. If they are driving down this narrow road towards you, chances are, they have not registered that you are also driving towards them. If, by a hapless manoeuvre of your own, you have managed to become entangled in a face-off, it will sit there until there is no obstruction in its way. It does not matter that it only has to move back 1 foot and you have to reverse along half of the road. Just do it. It will sit there. I'm telling you, just do it.
Legend has it that if you stare too long into the face of a zombie mummy, ... no I can't it's just too horrible to even think about.
That wasn't too hard was it?
The zombie mummy will now drive past you and leer.
Decades of research have been conducted about this. Too many for me to summarise here. But to boil it down into two sentences: Some think that this leer is gratitude. I don't.
None of these researchers has even looked at a zombie mummy the way that I have, day after relentless day.
But I have lived. I am a survivor. Now I am here to share my experiences with you.
Two simple points:
I have been trying my own little experiments. But I urge you, you must NOT try any of these for yourself:
I thank them. I suddenly give way when they least expect it. I show a cheery hand signal to try to reach that submerged fleck of humanity which must surely be deep down there somewhere. The animus which impels the beast.
Don't thank me, my little efforts are weak and puny in a world that is dominated by the SUV and the designer poodle. But I try.
OK, thank me a little.
Lucky me.
And every morning I meet the mummies.
No, not exactly what I had in mind.
I mean the Zombie Mummies.
That's better.
It is only the school run, but these women, I'm sorry, but they are all women, I have yet to see a man at the wheel, have probably been up for hours primping and preening because they are primed to perfection.
They are mostly all driving large 4x4s which their husbands have bought for them to run around town in, no doubt.
And these women are all dead behind the eyes. There is little to no contact with the passengers and there is zero awareness of what is going on in the road around them.
This is a road where there are cars parked on either side, school buses drive up and down, and hundreds of school children are walking around.
What is the point of the Zombie Mummy?
The point of the zombie mummy is to get from point A to point B.
How does the Zombie Mummy fulfill its purpose?
The zombie mummy fulfills its purpose by getting from point A to point B.
How do You Survive a Zombie Mummy?
Stay out of the way. Stay well out of the way. The zombie mummy does not see you and it does not know that you are there. This is good.
Your aim is to keep it this way. If they are driving down this narrow road towards you, chances are, they have not registered that you are also driving towards them. If, by a hapless manoeuvre of your own, you have managed to become entangled in a face-off, it will sit there until there is no obstruction in its way. It does not matter that it only has to move back 1 foot and you have to reverse along half of the road. Just do it. It will sit there. I'm telling you, just do it.
Legend has it that if you stare too long into the face of a zombie mummy, ... no I can't it's just too horrible to even think about.
That wasn't too hard was it?
The zombie mummy will now drive past you and leer.
Decades of research have been conducted about this. Too many for me to summarise here. But to boil it down into two sentences: Some think that this leer is gratitude. I don't.
None of these researchers has even looked at a zombie mummy the way that I have, day after relentless day.
But I have lived. I am a survivor. Now I am here to share my experiences with you.
Two simple points:
- Try to stay out of the way
- Do NOT expect any gratitude
I have been trying my own little experiments. But I urge you, you must NOT try any of these for yourself:
I thank them. I suddenly give way when they least expect it. I show a cheery hand signal to try to reach that submerged fleck of humanity which must surely be deep down there somewhere. The animus which impels the beast.
Don't thank me, my little efforts are weak and puny in a world that is dominated by the SUV and the designer poodle. But I try.
OK, thank me a little.
Thursday, 29 November 2012
Never be locked out!
If you have forgotten something and have to go back into the house for anything at all - whether it is to switch the lights off or go and get bus fare, or get one glove or your purse, or update your facebook status, ALWAYS, keep hold of the key.
It is so easy, when your thoughts are elsewhere, maybe already at your destination, to put your keys down absentmindedly. But, the second that the front door closes, you will immediately remember that your keys are still in the house.
Better than this, as long as you live in a safe area, if you have forgotten something, open the door and get into the habit of leaving the key in the lock. When this becomes a natural habit, then you will never have to be worried about being locked out again.
Thursday, 22 November 2012
Email Attachments
Attach the attachment *before* you compose the email, this way you will never have to send that 'oops' second email.
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