Day: Nov 9, 2016

Liking is Lovely, but Sharing is Caring.

On By stuartakenIn Author, Book, Creative Writer, opinion, Organisation3 Comments

All of us who blog, or use a website to inform potential readers about our books, are aware of the struggle for exposure, the difficulty of getting our names out there. We indulge in online activity to add value to the lives of others (at least, I hope we do: those interested only in self-promotion …

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Laughter the best medicine – Hippies, Beethoven and Natural Born Citizens!

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For a complete change and just to make you smile or even laugh, I thought I’d reblog this

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine

My online friend with a wonderful collection of humour has kindly donated some more to my buffer… She wishes to remain incognito… but I am very grateful.

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A man is looking through a cemetery when he hears some music. He looks around to see who is playing it but can’t see anyone. Searching for the source, he finally finds it coming from a grave with a headstone that reads:

Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827

Then he realizes the music is Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and is being played backward.

Puzzled, he leaves the graveyard and persuades a friend to return with him.By the time they arrive back at the grave, the Seventh Symphony is playing, also backward.

Curious, the men agree to consult a music scholar.When they return, the Fifth Symphony is playing, again backward.The expert notices the symphonies are being played in the reverse order in which they were composed. By…

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