Deep Dives

 I pride myself on taking an in depth look at the topics I write about. Here are those Deep Dives...

Postman Pat Deep Dive

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

ZX Spectrum 128k R Tape Loading Error

Image
ZX Spectrum 128k R Tape Loading Error The amount of times my 8 year old self was haunted by the message 'R Tape Loading Error' is actually criminal. The ZX Spectrum 128k tape loader was my very first computer- and maybe due to its primitive nature, the reliability was a little, let's say... off. My parents bought it when I was approximately aged 3, however why I would use it at this age is completely beyond me. Apparently I used to pull it out from the behind the sofa, plug it into the mains, plug the adapter into the TV set and at least get the blurry start up screen on. I have written about the ZX Spectrum before and my love hate relationship with it before.  You can read that article here  at least it shows I actually have abiding memories on the topic.  Watch a real R Tape Loading Error ZX Spectrum 128k tape loader breakage worries My main fear with the ZX Spectrum 128k, obviously after I was three years old ( I have a three year old currently and even though he is cl...
Read more

Help the Homeless

Outside my local supermarket, near the doors, there is always a range of homeless people with begging hats and cups laid out before them. Demonised by many people, the homeless people have been moved on by the police numerous times. Facebook is littered with stories of how they have begged for money. It would be very easy to join these people protesting against the homeless- complete with burning torch and pitchforks. Even if the police did succeed in moving them on- they are only succeeding in moving the 'problem' (if you can call these human beings that) to another location in the area.  The problem is not the individual people. In my opinion, if you are willing to sit outside a supermarket in the pouring down rain at all hours of the night, you must be desperate. These people are simply desperate. I am sure they are not bad people. They have had things go wrong in their lives that have led them to this point. Maybe they did not have any support when they lost a job? Maybe th...
Read more

I’m ADDICTED to junk food

 I’m addicted to junk food. There you go I said it. I can’t help it. I can’t stop eating it. No I probably won’t lose my house, car or family over it but I am addicted to junk food. It might not be as destructive as alcohol or drugs but I am addicted to junk food. That’s three times I’ve said it.  I sneak downstairs at midnight and literally stuff my face with crisps. I can’t get them into my mouth quickly enough. I love the feeling of my mouth being full of crisps. I literally inhale packets and packets every sitting- sometimes eight packets.  The thing is I want to stop- I’ve seen the pictures of me- but I can’t. I literally love eating them so much. But I know I should stop but I simply can’t. I have no idea what to do next 
Read more