On My Front Porch

What’s on the menu tonight

Bren — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:16:24 +0000

Here we are living in the 21st Century, with modern technology and and the world which is supposed to be at our feet, when an economic crisis descend upon us which threw us all into the realms of having to tighten our belts. Yes, we repeatedly hear our Prime Minister and our Chancellor of the […]

Quick Tip: Not To Be

Bren — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:43:59 +0000

Reblogged from The Daily Post: We'd all like to think that our thoughts transfer from our brains to the keyboard in precise, punchy, perfect prose -- but anything we write benefits from a once-over (or twice, or thrice-over). When editing, we clarify specific sentences and hone our overall message. A key step in editing eliminates unnecessary words. Unnecessary […]

Daily Prompt: Person of the Year

Bren — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:37:47 +0000

Well it is a cold, dismal and grey afternoon here and it is that time of the day to answer the WordPress Daily Prompt Challenge. And their Daily Prompt today is called Person of the Year and today they ask, You’re asked to nominate someone for TIME’s Person of the Year. Who would it be, and […]

Daily Prompt: You’ve Got the Power

Bren — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:39:24 +0000

Well today’s Daily Prompt is You’ve got the Power and WordPress asks You have the power to enact a single law. What would it be?. Well for a minute when I read the title I was going to be allowed to be Bruce Almighty for a day but no such luck. So thinking hard about this, […]

The naff ending of The Fall

Bren — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:17:53 +0000

Now we are all used to the cops getting their man.. yes with every police drama series, the cops win and the baddie ends up in jail and the world is a safer place until the next serial killer hits the screens. For the past few weeks, even though we have been watching it a […]

Daily Prompt: Take Care

Bren — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:40:51 +0000

Sorry about not blogging much in the last few days but I have had a flare-up of Polymyalgia Rheumatica and my left shoulder is taking the brunt of the agony again.. with the muscles aching and feeling like lead. Anyway today’s Daily Prompt is Take Care and WordPress asks: When you’re unwell, do you allow others to […]

Film Review – The Next Three Days

Bren — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:54:38 +0000

Throughout the last week or so, Channel 5 have been trailing their film premiere of The Next Three Days starring Russell Crowe and Elizabeth Banks. A film about a man who is trying to prove his wife’s innocence in a murder case. The trailer looked good and I decided that I was going to watch […]

Men.. you are warned

Bren — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 07:11:58 +0000

Women are Angels. And when someone breaks our wings, We simply continue to fly….. On a broomstick. We’re flexible like that. Filed under: Satire Tagged: Angels, Broomstick, Women

Inspirational quote of the day – May 30th 2013

Bren — Thu, 30 May 2013 07:37:17 +0000

There is a story they tell of two dogs… Both at separate times walk into the same room. One comes out wagging his tail while the other comes out growling. A woman watching this goes into the room to see what could possibly make one dog so happy and the other so mad. To her […]

Armed and ready…

Bren — Thu, 30 May 2013 06:36:47 +0000

In just under 3 weeks time I have to go back to the Rheumatologist at my local Hospital to see how I am progressing.. Not well at times. But a little better than before. The worst part about Polymyalgia Rheumatica.. is the flare-ups.. only the other week the muscle at the top of my left […]

OMG, I’m Rich

Bren — Wed, 29 May 2013 21:00:28 +0000

OMG, I’m rich! Silver in the Hair Gold in the Teeth Crystals in the Kidneys Sugar in the Blood Lead in the Ass Iron in the Arteries and An inexhaustible supply of Natural Gas. I never thought I’d accumulate such wealth! Filed under: Satire Tagged: Gold, Hair, Teeth, Wealth

Daily Prompt: Freedom of Facebook

Bren — Wed, 29 May 2013 17:20:00 +0000

What a toughie this is… WordPress for their Daily Prompt today is speaking about Freedom of Speech and ask this: Facebook has recently come under attack for failing to enforce its own guidelines on hate speech and violent imagery. Is it a website’s job to moderate the content users post, or should users have freedom […]