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Going for a wee

May 4, 2017 By Ellen

Then off you go, it’s first on the left.  by Vrangtante Brun via Flickr OK. Better now?  It’s not that kind of wee I want to talk about. It’s the wee “we”, a pronoun – first person plural.  Clearly it’s a very useful little world. “We are a grandmother,” wouldn’t have the same whiff of […]

Filed Under: grammar, internet, Is it me?, other things I have learned, pronoun, toilet, we Tagged With: language, rant, The World, wee

What is the big deal about Minecraft?

December 9, 2016 By Ellen

You know all that sage advice about knowing what your kids are doing online and having open dialogue so they’ll tell you stuff. You know? That.  I’ve been trying so hard, but have to hang my head and confess to failure.  The thing is, my boys are into Minecraft. It’s a computer game apparently. And […]

Filed Under: children, computers, internet, Lego, Minecraft

Things I learned from going off grid (ish) for a week

July 6, 2014 By Ellen

Did you notice? No? I wasn’t here for a week – not here, not on Facebook, not on Twitter, not even really on email or text. We were in Wales on our hols and the sun shined. So while we enjoyed some bucket and spade, I also learned a thing or two about being un-connected.You don’t […]

Filed Under: 3G, connected, internet, lists, other things i learned, Wales

X rated: Perils of the sign-off kiss

August 1, 2013 By Ellen

See you soon xxx Thanks very much x With kind regards xx xxxxxxxxx  How do you finish your messages?  Facebook, Twitter, G + and emails  – every day I get dozens, and loads of them are signed with an X. Even lots of people I don’t know and haven’t any great desire to meet.  Only this […]

Filed Under: internet, kiss, kissing, rules

Bitdefender: the review with nothing to report

June 6, 2012 By Ellen

Can you see the elephant? Thought not. (Andrew McFarlane ) There’s a joke that goes “why do elephants paint their toenails red?” “I don’t know, why do elephants paint their toenails red?” “So they can hide in cherry trees.” “But I’ve never seen an elephant in a cherry tree…” “See it works.” That’s a little […]

Filed Under: antivirus, Bitdefender, computer, internet, review, security, softwear

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