Television, when there is nothing planned to watch, the endless cycling of TV remote channel hopping, and adverts everywhere, so I choose to go on YouTube for content tailored to my algorithm, and every few minutes, an advert, so I turn off. Books written by people who write four pages of flowery and longwinded highbrow content when a simple sentence would do, not because its needed to clarify, but to display how wonderful they are, its an advert for their ego. I put the book down and shuffle through a magazine, adverts of perfect people in perfect posture in pristine clothes with teeth as white as fresh laid snow and everyone around is happy in the photograph. Happy and perfect.
Adverts for the perfect gadget apparently I need in my life bores me. Corporate Image Bores Me. Perfection bores me.
To those that receive an email to say a new post has been published. I never realised it sent you the whole post. I type quickly, half the time not really focused, and after published, I then might re-read and adjust, which obviously those receiving the emails wont get. Its rare I’ll delete a whole paragraph, or insert one, but it could happen, likewise, spelling mistakes get missed and my sometimes skewey grammar needs a brush up. I’m not professional, these entries really are just me rambling on, I don’t strive for perfection, so ignore the email post and read the ‘piece’ after a few hours… I guess, apologies ;-).Dag’Dave
The Random musings of a nobody. “Dagenham Dave”, is slang for someone one stop short of Barking (mad), though more contemporarily refers to any wayfaring and carefree person. Dagenham is a town to the eastern side of London (Luds Dominium) that was first recorded in a Barking charter in 666a.d. as the town of Daeccanham. Daecca is an ancient man’s name meaning ‘bright’ or ‘famous’ . Ham is short for Hamlet. Dave is short for David, Hebrew for ‘Beloved’, My Surname ‘Wenborn’ derives from old English meaning of the Winding Stream.
Contents:- 1/ Book Reviews. They’re not reviews as such- to recommend or asway, I neither seek to promote nor condemn, more my personal reflections on the books I read. In that respect it’s a subjective thing. I write the reviews as it instils in the mind, like writing down your dreams on waking, the right to remember. 2/ Short Stories and Tales Short stories borne from imagination, dreams, thoughts and wanderings. Too large to be written in my journal of shadows.
3/ Full Books Books that were once published elsewhere, I have full copyright on these, and of course given here freely. 4/ Magazines and Articles Small snippets and articles that may or may not have appeared elsewhere, and information not included in Journal of shadows. 5/ Poetry A small selection of poetry. Like song, I create as a means to an artistic diary. 6/ WordPress Challenges Wordpress (where this website is hosted) offer up a daily prompt for people to answer, sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t.
I do not accept donations or offers, bribes etc, and do not advertise or am paid to promote anything either. All donations should be sent to either of the following ;-
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