‘Bout time I gave some others a shot. So I’m inviting select guest bloggers to write something for me.
Well I say write, I’m actually more interested in encouraging the minorities – artists, photographers, musicians and designers (et al) … as I consider myself more an all rounder than a writer, per se. So then, Introducing ….
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I have a long time female friend who’s dutch, more than 15 years we’ve known each other. She’s the salt of the earth, one of the most likeable people I know. A real ambassador’ese of Dutch and everything Dutch. So … Continue reading Dear Jimmy – Don Charisma’s Opinion
Some people’s experience of technology is “FaceTube”, that is Facebook and YouTube. Linux, Shmninux, what the hell do I need Linux for ? Pretty much where I’ve been with Linux since it all started a couple of decades ago – … Continue reading Why Linux Will Replace Microsoft Windows And Apple OSX
Leaking roof and warm loving hugs OR mansion with a Mercedes and a permanent long cold winter ? The person OR what you can get from the person ? Family member OR co-worker ? Intimacy OR don’t trust anyone ? … Continue reading Hugs Or A Mercedes ? – Don Charisma’s Opinion
Very VERY well said OM … and right behind you on showing up these imbeciles for what really they are … an “I squashed a troll” award on it’s way to you my friend 😀 (Likes and comments disabled please … Continue reading Dealing with Trolls
Or perhaps this could have been titled – “What Is An Opinion? Part 2″ by George and Don Charisma. Sometimes I feel what’s said in the comments is worthy of being on the front page. George challenged me to write … Continue reading “The Truth” – Don Charisma’s Opinion
My friend Jenny likes to try to steer me off topic, and today rather than resist, well, I go with the flow. It’s the “yes, and” in improvisational, creative writing and blogging … for today at least 😀 I consciously … Continue reading You’re Poor, You Don’t Matter – Don Charisma’s Opinion
A reminder about posting comments as advice to me in the first person – don’t do it … why ? well I’ll either vigorously roll around on the floor laughing at you or feel something akin to pity towards you … Continue reading What Is An Opinion? – Don Charisma’s Opinion
When I first heard this word, being young, dumb and well, erm, ignorant, I though they were talking about “the youth in Asia” … it sounds quite similar, but I came to learn it couldn’t be a more different topic … Continue reading Euthanasia – Don Charisma’s Opinion
I’m been blessed with some awesome friends. So, the question is obviously rhetorical, advice to me in first person is not appreciated or needed – you’d just be making yourself look stupid really 😀 As it goes I’m generally a … Continue reading Why Is Making New Friends So Difficult ? – Don Charisma’s Opinion
Suits my ADD perfectly, simple, concise and straight to the heart of what kids need … and all of us for that matter … parenting manuals not needed ! Lovely post and worthy of recognition … Pressly Freshed this should … Continue reading Every Child Is The Same
Scotland, it’s the most northerly part of the UK. It’s beautifully mountainous and quite desolate in places, in contrast to built-up places like Edinburgh, which is a great buzzing metropolitan capital city. Worth a visit if you ever get the … Continue reading Scottish Referendum – Don Charisma’s Opinion
I’m an advocate of self-responsibility and self-care. Personally I’ve never understood why anyone would find baking or cooking demeaning, I’m very proud of my baking and cooking skills. They help me take care of myself and my loved ones. Suffice to … Continue reading 4 Steps To Easily Making And Baking Homemade Bread
Dr Carol Cooper’s been a friend since fairly much the beginning of the Don Charisma blog. Carol is an author, blogger and a lady who gets my sense of humour. I believe she’s also quite well known in the UK, Google … Continue reading ‘Cockanese’ – A Guide To Cockney Rhyming Slang, For Beginners Or Americans
I guess many of us have been following the lead up to Apple’s release of their new iPhone, announced yesterday and will go on sale in UK and US on 19-Sep-2014. Talk of virtually indestructible sapphire glass and a higher resolution … Continue reading iPhone 6 Disappointing
I finally took the plunge into Apple’s IOS 7 on my iPhone 4s and my iPad 3. I don’t like doing the Apple upgrades/updates anymore – they always seem to break something, take something out or my devices seem to … Continue reading Update To IOS 7.1.2 – Apple iPhone And iPad
Caught this rather inquisitive dalmation while I was waiting for the sun to set. It was probably interested in all the rubbish that some kids had … Continue reading One Beautiful Dalmation
Probably this is just spam, but I like to keep an open mind … well just a little, I’ve likely made my mind up on the comment I received this morning : I never believed in spell casters until my life … Continue reading “Spell Casters – Do They Really Work ?” – Don Charisma’s Opinion
In a nutshell – cost, time and ease of use. Development of a website using WordPress is quick (compared to older methods), because of it’s modular nature, and is therefore relatively inexpensive. Once operational it’s a very very easy system … Continue reading Why Choose WordPress for Web Development ?
We’re back … missed you all 😀 Cheers Don Charisma Continue reading Back Online – DonCharisma.org, Maintenance Complete
I’m setting the blog to private for a few hours for scheduled maintenance, during which time you won’t be able to read, comment or like. Apologies in advance for any inconvenience. Back soon. Warm regards, Don Charisma Continue reading Scheduled Maintenance – DonCharisma.org blog Unavailable
Heather, our technical writer intern has kindly sent me over an update. I feel it’s important to keep readers updated on how it’s going, and so Heather can share what experiences she’s had in our intern program. Heather’s words : “Another … Continue reading Internship Update #4
Heather, our technical writer intern has kindly sent me over an update. I feel it’s important to keep readers updated on how it’s going, and so Heather can share what experiences she’s had in our intern program. Heather’s words : “I … Continue reading Internship Update #3
I have no idea what this bird is, but caught it about to take off when I was doing some gardening. I’m hoping someone from the … Continue reading Ready For Takeoff
I find it an odd question. My brain goes through 100000s of ideas every day – I think !, I’ve never actually counted them. It’s a lot anyway. So why look for ideas outside yourself ? I think we learn that our … Continue reading What Will You Write Today ?
Don Charisma gone into writing romance novels ? … NO, no, no … Probably that’ll never happen. So there’s no sex, romance or intimacy here, sorry about that … Passion – Passion is a term applied to a very strong feeling about … Continue reading Reigniting Passion
INTRO FROM DON – Heather as most of you know is our technical writing intern. Heather and I worked hard on this the first article we’ve published – it’s on Web Design. She’s done a great job of explaining the … Continue reading What Is Web Design?
Heather, our technical writer intern has kindly sent me over an update. I feel it’s important to keep readers updated on how it’s going, and so Heather can share what experiences she’s had in our intern program. Heather’s words : “Heather … Continue reading Internship Update
“Someone who thinks logically, provides a nice contrast to the real world.” Ancient Chinese Proverb It came out of a fortune cookie … so may not be an ancient Chinese proverb … don’t believe everything you read 😀 Cheers Don … Continue reading Logical Thinker
One clear winter’s day, an Ant dragged out some grains of food to dry in the sun. A hungry Grasshopper passing by asked the Ant to share some of the food. Why do you come to me for food?” asked … Continue reading The Grasshopper And The Ant
Nothing more beautiful than an English Rose, and I don’t mean those super intelligent and absolutlely stunning actresses like Emma Watson or Rachel Weisz. This more … Continue reading Beautiful English Rose
These little beauties were so eager to get into the room that I couldn’t get a clear shot of them. I’m not sure eating that mat … Continue reading Attack Of The Ducklings
It’s a testament to the good people I know to have people like Brian in my circles. Brian is a good man, caring father and leader in his work. We used to work together many moons ago, it’s how I … Continue reading Sophie Has Leukaemia
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In my last post, I discussed having confidence. But to be sure of one’s self, we need to know who that “self” is. Nowadays everyone goes, goes, goes so fast. We grasp at answers… Continue reading breathethislife – Who Am I ?
Trolls always remind me of the “I’m So Ronery” song from “Team America – World Police” … which leads me nicely to this post, thank you dear trolls, you’re a consistant source of inspiration and amusement to me 😀 I first saw “Team … Continue reading Kim Jong-il – The Coolest Movie Villain Ever
It’s a shame we have to deal with insincere people. However inauthenticity is a fact of life, the only way I’ve found to deal with effectively is through awareness. Sometimes that awareness comes from wise friends sharing their experience, sometimes in life … Continue reading Crocodile Tears
Wow, now this is how to show off. A full on display of nature at it’s best. Of course, the colourful peacocks are the males of … Continue reading Beautiful Bird
There was a boy tending the sheep who would continually go up to the embankment and shout, ‘Help, there’s a wolf!’ The farmers would all come running only to find out that what the boy said was not true. Then one day … Continue reading The Boy Who Cried ‘Wolf’
I have a dear old friend from back home in UK. He used to say this to me a lot – “Don’t Let The Bastards Grind You Down”. I don’t know how well this translates into American-English, but basically it means, stay positive and don’t … Continue reading Don’t Let The Bastards Grind You Down
«You have enemies ? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.» — Winston Churchill Graphic courtesy Facebook.com Continue reading You have enemies ? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.
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