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The Default Language Of Pop Music
I was not sure how to title this but I knew what I wanted to say. Essentially the English expect everyone to be able to understand them by having English as a second language. It's a spill out from Imperialism where a lot of people seem to think it still exists. You see so much that is skewed towards English despite Mandarin being the most spoken language in the world.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Beat
Another Walk To Scaleber Foss
Introduction I try to do this walk each time I come to Settle and this was my post about it last year. This year the weather has not been good, plus my phone decided that it was dying so Fiona has bought a new one for Christmas so I have a working reliable phone now, a Google Pixel 6.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Wander
A Short Stop At The Skipton Sound Bar
Introduction A few years back ( probably more than a few) we discovered the Skipton Sound Bar. Back then it was essentially a second-hand music shop with a small bar and they were always playing Jeff Wayne's "War Of The Worlds", not a favourite of mine. At the time my vinyl collection was smaller than it is now and I managed to lay my hands on an original of Jethro Tull's "Thick As A Brick" complete with the full broadsheet newspaper cover. According to the band, putting together the newspaper took more time and effort than the actual album, which is still very good.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Beat
A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers
Introduction I was in the Skipton Sound Bar today and saw a vinyl copy of the Van Der Graaf Generator album "Pawn Hearts" on the wall. It is one of my favourite albums and side two is taken up with the piece "A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers" and I thought with the desolate sound of the song that would be a great premise for a story.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Fiction
Observations On Vocal Notifications
Introduction I was not sure whether to put this together but think it is fine to do this now. Notifications of any type can sometimes be useful and sometimes be annoying. I find Facebook particularly awful, I will mark them as all read and then a few hours later they will all reappear in my feed.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in FYI
Private Enterprise vs Public Service
Introduction This is not a rant against good private enterprise, but it is NOT a public service, despite many politicians telling us that certain ones are. This is a bit of observational history and why the world is in such a terrible economic and climactic state because of people being sold the new god of money.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in The Swamp
The Benefits of Being A Vocal Member
Introduction I have been a member of Vocal for twenty-one months now, and the fact I am still here, with over nine hundred and fifty stories shows that I am still appreciative of this generally excellent platform. In my time I have seen a lot of people leave, complaining that they are not getting Top Stories, Challenge Wins or general recognition by the platform, despite the fact when you join Vocal tell you that it is your responsibility to promote yourself and provide a lot of resources to help you do that. which you can dip into in the link below.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in FYI
A Turkey And Pigs In Blanket Pie
Introduction Talbot Arms Christmas Menu Each December we go to Settle to sample The Turkey and Pigs In Blanket Pie at The TalbotArms in Settle. I have never seen this anywhere else so I thought we could have a poem for it.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Poets
