What a Cnut.

Is it still a thing? Do people still blog; or is it all Podcasts , Twitch streams, going live on YouTube and many many other things which only serve to confuse me as I am now 46 and am therefore old enough to panic when "stuff" appears on my devices. Stuff that tells me I can connect with people from all over the world. So... My question is this... Is anyone still receiving this blog? Send word... It's been a while. Mahalo. Ross.

John Hinds was an unsung hero who passed away today following an accident at the Skerries 100. John was not a racer, he was a Dr. He was the medical motorcyclist who strapped his kit on a bike and set of to save someone who'd had an accident around whichever track he was working at. John was, according to those that he met him over the years, a brilliant man and always had time for people. The number of professional motorcycle racers who owe him their continued lives is in the hundreds. "We are all shocked and saddened by the loss of Dr John Hinds. He saved so many lives. Absolute hero. Our thoughts are with his family" The Ulster Grand Prix organisers said on twitter today. Keith Amor said "So sorry to hear about the passing of Doc John Hinds Quite a lot of us road racers owe him so much, RIP my friend." #deathisawanker 

A legend who left us all behind... It wasn't the first time Joey Dunlop had left people behind... Countless racers had sat behind Joey in hundreds of races around the world and watched with awe as the wee fellah disappeared into the distance. Sadly, on this day fifteen years ago in the small city of Tallin, Estonia he pulled away and didn't return... With 26 Isle of Man TT wins in many different classes, 5 Formula 1 World Motorcycle Championships and many other wins and podiums the world over Joey was world class. He was known across the world of motorcycling as a hero. He is much missed.

 As it's Canada day today Here are some intersting facts about Canada. The largest city in Canada is Toronto. Toronto is home to as many as 78 people.  From 1994-1999 one fifth of the population was employed in the making of Due South. Canada and Scotland have been at war since July 1867 over the use of the word Moose. The most famous Canadian in the world is Paul Gross. A child can carry a gun at three months old. It is illegal in Canada not to know how to skin a wild bear. A Mountie can go without food and water for three months thanks to fat stored in their hats. The National Anthem Of Canada is The Lumberjack Song by Monty Python. It has been at number one in the Canadian charts for the last forty five years. Canadian money is accepted in every country in the world except Canada.  The second most famous Canadian is Diefenbaker the dog, now known as Celine Dion. All residents of Winnipeg must carry at least two fresh fish at all times. A traditional gree...

Or, more specifically, later today I'll be trawling the web finding web design courses. It's all part of the grand plan. Web design, social media, content generation... Mahalo.

There was Instagram... And lo, it was good.   For posting pictures of your latest meal, pictures of your dog and holiday snaps Instagram is the default way to share images online. The app is easy to use and sharing is a doddle. Even a child can do it. Look below, there's a child using a mobile phone... This little chap is probably uploading a photograph so the other kids in the playground can view his latest attempt at colouring in but I'm above that. I think. I'm not sure. I've not had the chance to any colouring in for quite a while now. Anyhoo... Instagram is where we all now drop our memories to keep us from having to remember all that stuff that takes up time between waking up and going back to bed. Surely all of us can make a little bit of cashola from these images was my thinking when I stumbled across Instaprints. It's a fine looking site that allows you to use your images to generate money. After logging in it's pretty simple t...

Again... Kinda. I've decided it's about time I earned some money from doing what I do. Every single bit of "work" I do has a value to someone and as I can't seem to keep a job that has a boss hanging over me or forces me to deal with the other people that inhabit this planet I really should try to gather as much of that value in monetary terms as possible. Mostly to allow me to stop having to have bosses or interact with people. A mobile phone with a camera can now take an image with such high quality that the days of being able to call yourself a photographer and lugging around a Nikon camera are gone... But not really... There are still professional photographers out there. Highly skilled in what they do they make the big bucks (No doubt some of them will be laughing at that statement) because they have years of experience in knowing what makes a good photograph. I don't have years of experience in taking photographs. Anyone who's seen my Insta...