Strangles by rope

Strangles by rope

It’s a Saturday. Saturdays require dragging ourselves out and about for a little adventure. Today is a visit to nearby Strangles beach. Strangles is not the beach to expect floods of holiday lobsters soaking up the sun. The nearest parking – little more than a country lane  lay-by – is perhaps a rugged half mile [...]


The tech vampire and embracing fulfillment

The tech vampire and embracing fulfillment

My personal 2008 was all about “less noise; more substance“. I just know that come January 1st this year, you roused from your alcoholic slumber with but one intent: find out what Neil’s 2009 is all about, right? OK, perhaps not, but in the somewhat unlikely case you did, and have been gnawing on your [...]


On the joys of traveling East

On the joys of traveling East

I have managed to be on some kind of aircraft on eight separate occasions this year – that’s a record for me. One aspect of travel that seems consistent is when switching timezones to the West, all can be conquered; but traveling East is an altogether more troubling experience. It is currently 0420 in the [...]


Blog SEO magic part 1 – boosting your search engine visibility

Blog SEO magic part 1 – boosting your search engine visibility

We all love new visitors to our blogs, and the search engines are a key weapon in flagging down passing readers. But how do you get yourself noticed amongst all the others vying for search engine prominence? There is the one element, above all, you must consider in order to become more visible on the [...]