Ravenswingthog

LATEST ARTICLES ( 662 )

• Travelling and Trying to Create a Buzz by Dancing

  

  So, I've just come back from a week in Bordeaux in France, and it was lovely.But hot.Now, for those who aren't aware, I'm from the UK, and not even the... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Do People Still Blog?

  

  Unrelated dog pic As part of bringing my blog back to life, I've been going through various settings and things (universal analytics is out, welcome Google... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Where Has My Website Address Gone?

  

  Once upon a time, I had a blog.I enjoyed blogging, and after a while decided to splash out on a website name.I won't hyperlink it, but it was www.mikeraven.co. Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Relaunch of the Blog

  

  Hello!I vaguely remember doing this blogging thing. I used to do it quite a lot, in fact. Good for stretching the writing muscles.Why did I stop? I''m strugglin... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Cat in the Car Park

  

  I drove into the works car park today, circling as I looked for a decent space (ideally a space with adjacent spaces empty, and somewhere that would be sheltere... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 2019 and the Skatepark

  

  It's 2019. It's not just 2019, it's well into 2019. It's been something like five months since I blogged. About time I wrote a post then. Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2019 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Cheese Grater Explained

  

  It's Sunday morning, which means I have a slice of time free to write!  To create, to make something new, the activity of generating ephemeral ideas and... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Day

  

  I've been challenged to write one of these "My Day" posts, which have been doing the rounds. Typically it's about a hipster-type who spends their day exercising... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Taking Photos

  

  I love waking up early on Sunday mornings.  They're usually the quietest time of the week, when everyone else is asleep, and I can potter away doing chores... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bake Off Returns

  

  Bake Off is back. The Great British Bake Off is an institution, must-watch television. It's the most bizarre thing, in a way - get a group of generally... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Day Out

  

  Something of a belated blog post this one, but it's time I talked about going for a walk. So earlier this month, a group of us went to tackle the Yorkshire 3... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Practice Walk

  

  Next week a group of us are tackling the Yorkshire 3 Peaks. This challenge involves about 24 miles of walking - and three mountains. Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Love Island

  

  So, I was challenged to watch an episode of "Love Island", a show on itv2, and blog about it, and never one to turn down a challenge (not quite true, I turn dow... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Earthquake

  

  Last night the local area suffered an earthquake registering a worryingly high 3.9 on the Richter scale. This morning I walked the local area to survey the... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• More Walking

  

  So, I'm continuing to take regular walks, aiming to do every day, but am averaging out at roughly one every other day as excuses reasons crop up why I can't... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Roseberry Topping

  

  It doesn't feel it was so recent, yet this time just a week ago I was just packing a backpack ready to go up a hill. Roseberry Topping, a hill in the Tees... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Inked

  

  Very happy to be writing this post on a bank holiday, as it means that I'm not at work, and as much as I enjoy work I'm really not up to it today - over the pas... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Walking

  

  News - I've been exercising. I've noted a slow but undeniable increase in my waist size, particularly over the past few months, which I've been thinking about... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Make Fake News Work for You and Get Tomorrow off Work!

  

  This could be you. Well it can't because it's me, but you know what I mean. Fake news. All we hear about on the media is people talking about "fake news". This... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Avengers: Infinity War and the Tactics They Didn't Try WARNING MAY CONTAIN...

  

  WARNING THIS POST MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS ABOUT AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO READ SPOILERS THEN DON'T READ THIS POST, READ THIS ONE ABOUT CATS... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION