Harry's Blog

Now before you send the Eco-Stazi round I just want to make clear that I believe that it's more likely than not that mankind is having an adverse effect on our climate. But my beef is the way that views on climate change are being forced on people and the way language is being used to do so.

We're well used to hearing phrases like "holocaust denier" - and rightly such people are pilloried for being ignorant racist fools. But when similar language is applied to people who are unconvinced by what continue to be a lot of contradictory arguments, bad science and total nonsense it's not surprising people remain sceptical about the concept of man-made climate change.

To describe such people as "climate change deniers" is disingenuous, unfair and really a Godwin'a Law own-goal. It also displays a Newspeak style attempt at controlling thought through language.

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Some photos of our little baby Will now he's reached the ripe-old age of half a year...

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So I'm trying to make good on my New Year Resolutions 2010. So far I've managed to take a picture a day for Flickr.

My other goal was to write and record a new song every month. I'm a little rusty to be honest - both in songwriting terms and recording and playing. When you're rusty it's rather hard to launch straight into a big project like a full song - especially the kind of overblown nonsense I write.

So this evening - as a little refresher - I've spent half an hour creating the little noodle you can play via the buttons above. It's just a silly little improv over a simple chord progression - full of awful bum notes and the like, but it's good to actually create something and actually find I can still remember how to use recording software.

Should you be interested in the geeky elements it was recorded on Cubase Essential using Line6 PodFarm guitar tones. The actual guitars I played were a Yamaha bass (actually belonging to my wife) and my beloved old Epiphone Superstrat - which I have just restored with new Floyd Rose bridge, all new wiring and a new IronGear pickup.

Given that I don't drink much anymore, don't smoke and am actually already eating healthier these days my new year resolutions can be a bit more fun this year.

So here's what I aim to do in 2010:

1. Take and then post at least one photograph on Flickr every single day of the year.
2. Write and record one song each month.
3. Play live at least once in 2010.

Will I be able to do these things? They shouldn't be too hard should they?

We're about to start a new year so I thought I'd try a new look for the blog. Hope you like it.

I'm going to change the stock images in the header for some of my own once I've got some free time.

After mulling over the future of the site following my last post I've decided to carry on - albeit in a different way. I'm going to stop posting personal stuff and instead stick to humour, culture, current affairs, satire etc.

After all when there's stupidity on this scale there has to be dissenting voices.