Alan Gandy

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I just want to thank the following for getting the pixel ads site, and the project, off and running….

Ange Loughran – www.lanzarotelates.com – top bird with great villas to rent in Playa Blanca

Jan McDonald – www.blenheimweddings.co.uk – my cousin, and wedding photographer extrordinaire

Geoff Holt – www.geoffholt.com – his MBE hasn’t changed him a bit!

Stephen Dodgson – www.thebeachintenerife.com – fellow ‘islander’ and a nice guy to boot…

Perhaps its just me… But I get really hacked off when people use my name in a fake testimonial!

This is exactly what Facebook are doing with their ‘friend finder’ feature!

No doubt you’ve seen it as you’ve been playing around on Facebook – it’s been popping up regularly toward the top right of the screen for quite some time now. It just sits their saying “X and Y have found friends using…”

I’d never really given it much thought until last week when I logged onto my sons account (accidentally on a shared PC), only to see my name there telling him I’d used ‘friend finder’ to successfully locate long lost friends on Facebook… Read the rest of this entry »

As I’ve mentioned about my little ‘pet project’ before, I need to raise a fair amount of funds to get it up and running…

Pre-launch view

There’s some costs to set-up, and the rest will go directly into the project itself. Once the first phase is over – everything else will simply go into the project and the directly related expenses.

Having explored commercial sponsorship via a trusted friend – I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s not the best option (of course that’s not to say I wouldn’t be happy to talk to any potential sponsors). I don’t thinks it’s necessarily the quickest option, I really need to keep the details of what I’m doing secret – until I can actually do it, and then there’s a matter of control – I simply don’t want to give any away!

So, how can I raise the necessary money? Read the rest of this entry »

Somehow I’ve been set down a path since the latter part of last year. And a series of things have brought me to where I am now. The big idea, I’ve mentioned in passing a couple of times.

Only Elle and one of my oldest and closest friends know exactly what I’ve been thinking about.

So what are the things that have led me to it? Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve never been a fan of cats, as anyone who knows me will tell you. In fact – I hate the damned things… Selfish, useless little creatures that serve no purpose other than to spread germs – and irritate me!

I used to be allergic to then when I was younger – I’m not now – but I still tell people I am so they’ll keep their precious little fluffy things away from me if I go to a cat owners house. Come to think of it, I may actually still be allergic. But, its been so long since I let one get near enough me to know whether I am or not.

How may cat owners do you know who protest the intelligence, and affection of their pets. In reality, they function on pure instinct, think their owners exist to provide them – and serve no useful place in any society except their own. Okay, I can’t object to a cat owner who keeps their animal at home and looks after it responsibly – but don’t get me onto cats in those circumstances that are allowed to wander over food preparation surfaces.

But how many cat owners are responsible? How many let their pets wander into other people space to make their mess, or wander the streets to breed indiscriminately? Do I feel bad if I run one over in my car? No! I blame the owner. Read the rest of this entry »

“I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered”.

And Americans wonder why we sometimes make fun of their knowledge of Geography.

As if  Miss Teen South Carolina (Caitlin Upton) wasn’t enough evidence…

Take a close look at this from a US news programme…