THINKIES.COM » It’s all about me http://thinkies.com What do YOU think? Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:22:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 where does the time go? http://thinkies.com/2010/02/28/where-does-the-time-go/ http://thinkies.com/2010/02/28/where-does-the-time-go/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 07:48:50 +0000 admin http://thinkies.com/?p=228 OMG are we really 1/6th of the way through the “new year”?

Has it really been three months since I have written?

Yes …. *sigh*

Well I have been busy, and haven’t felt like sharing my thoughts of late. Work, life and sleep take up a lot of time you know. Actually I have been wondering if Im going to keep this blog going.

I got an email from someone offering me $500 for the domain name and to be honest Im tempted. That’s a nice chunk of cash.  On the other hand I LOVE the name “thinkies” so Im a little torn. Also I do like having this space to let my thoughts run free (when I have time)

I guess I’ll think about it some more.

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Back on track next week and I’ll be posting then.

Thank you everyone for your visits and comments :)

I must say it was amusing to log in and find that along with the usual spam I actually received 5 spam comments on my post about spam lol

I guess its something I’ll have to get used to if I continue to write here.

Anyway I hope this post finds everyone well – I shall return!

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Excitement turned to disappointment when I logged in – 122 SPAM comments :(

What makes no sense to me though is why they bothered

- my site has no page rank and very little traffic as yet and none of the url’s they used in their spam comments seemed to be valid sites (no I did not click them – I looked them up) All were submitted within minutes of each other but from different IP’s so it must have been some kind of bot I think.

I would hate to have to make comments members only as I know I rarely register for blogs just to leave a comment but I am unsure of how to stop these pests – and suggestions?

What do YOU do to stop comment spam?

Well Im back off to bed to nurse a nasty cold and hope my inbox is only full of real comments in the morning :)

]]> http://thinkies.com/2009/10/08/wtf/feed/ 2 Going psycho with sciatica! http://thinkies.com/2009/10/04/going-psycho-with-sciatica/ http://thinkies.com/2009/10/04/going-psycho-with-sciatica/#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:30:51 +0000 admin http://thinkies.com/?p=214 plaidgray2

Agggggghhhhhh! The pain is unbelievable!
I have suffered with mild back pain for years, but the last few days have been hell :(
I must have slept wrong or something because my lower back, and now my right buttock and thigh are agony, I am only able to cope while standing up so sitting at my computer has been out of the question.

(I have missed my daily writings here and catching up on my favorite blogs)

As usual in a country town I have another week and a half before I can get an appointment.

So I am hoping that someone out there who also suffers from lower back and/or sciatic pain has a copy of the back exercises they give out for this kind of thing. I have some pain meds to get me through, but I need to start the healing process hopefully before my appointment (I hate pain lol)

For some reason this post has become a spam magnet! – comments are now closed.

… and guys, posting the same comment from different emails on different days fools no one.

ALL comments are manually approved or reported as spam

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I woke today with a case of the “blaghs”
Not sure why, but it happens sometimes (and is not at all restricted to Mondays!)
The weekend was fine, a social day on Saturday, a family day on Sunday … a relatively good night sleep only to wake today feeling like crap :(

Maybe its the lack of sun (it’s been a long gloomy winter) I don’t know.

… all I know is today would have been a great day to crawl back to bed and sleep it away (damn work and having to get out of bed)

I don’t even feel like writing (or reading) today so I’m out of here

… I hope your Monday was better than mine :)

The “blaghs” do you ever get them?

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I recently gave up smoking – well almost. Every second day or so I can not fight the urge and I submit to my addiction.

I have smoked mostly for 20 years. I have given up before (a month here a month there) and even managed 3 years straight without a cigarette passing my lips.

I have no idea why this time it is so hard.
I have always quit “cold turkey” before without a real problem (just easily tempted back to the dark side).

I enjoy smoking and I have my rituals. A smoke with my coffee, that unbeatable hit after a meal, that friend to rely on in times of crisis, cigarettes have a place in my life that is usually associated with pleasure.
I like cigarettes. I like smoking

What I don’t like is how they ruin my health. I hate the was I have to plan my life around when I can fit in my next one, I hate the smell, I detest the cost  and I resent the judgment placed on smokers by others.

I’m still quitting – I’m just finding it hard.
I have some quit smoking CD’s on order and I will let you know how they go, but if you have quit successfully Id love to know what worked for you.

The best way to give up smoking? What do YOU think?

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