Harry's Blog

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.

I've got so very bored of this blog, haven't you? It's not anonymous enough to be interesting, not interesting enough to be read. Not anymore anyway.

And blogging seems a bit old hat now don't you think? Twitter and Facebook seem a better way of keeping in touch with friends. Blogging feels like it's had its day - like email.

So I'm pausing for a bit. I'm not deleting the site or anything like that - and I'll most likely keep grumpygamer going.

But for now I'm taking a break here. Though I may test the waters of a more anonymous approach.

Today I've made a slight change to the organisation of the site. I've merged the Photography and Grumpygamer blogs.

From now on Grumpygamer is where all my waffle about toys, games, gadgets, cameras and the like will appear.

And to start the new merged blog off I've written a brief review of the Cowon S9 32GB personal music player.

I'm working on a new science fiction story and have decided that I'm going to post it here in episodic form. While ultimately my goal for the various books I've started and not finished is regular publishing - I think some episode tales here online is in the best tradition of novel writing.

I also think it's a good way of being encouraged to release the next part. Today though I'm not going to start with a full chapter. Instead I thought I'd bring you the opening page of an as-yet untitled new work. I hope it whets your appetite for more.

The following serves as the story's opening and I'm sure, the ideal blurb for the back cover...

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Most of my first time visitors don't get what they're after when they arrive at harryneary.com. Judging by the statistics from Google they are most likely fundamentalist nutjobs looking for evidence that dinosaurs didn't exist and God created the world in six days.

Alas what they find is me taking the piss of their stupidity. No doubt this post will add to the Google confusion. Look folks, the Earth is billions of years old and humans are descended from a common ancestor to today's apes. It's a fact. You looking for lies about it makes a mockery of the commandment about bearing false witness.

Other popular posts include nonsense about Bagpuss, wildlife programs and a rant about the witch McKeith. Anyway, without further ado here is the list of the most popular posts on the site this month:

1. That's Not My...
2. Master & Commander Sequel?
3. We've Been Streetviewed
4. What is a Dadda Cheese?
5. Dinosaurs Didn't Exist
6. The Perfect MP3 Player?
7. Bagpuss - The Chocolate Biscuit Episode
8. Annoying TV Personalities
9. Dear Barclays Bank
10. The Wussification of Planet Earth

And no, there's still no sign of that Master & Commander sequel.

Regulards will know I've been changing the look of the site over the last few days.

This current theme is one I rather like.

But what do you think. Do you like this look for the site or did you prefer the previous one.

The reason I like this design is that it allows me to add interesting content down at the bottom of the site.

I've about to upgrade to the new version of the blog software. So if I never see you again, it's been nice knowing you.

Update: Well that seemed to go okay didn't it?