One Minute Ramble: Honestly!


Is there anyone left in the world who is honest? Honestly?

If there isn’t a scandal involving sporting people, then there’s a scandal involving off-shore bank accounts, and sometimes both. Or politicians and sporting people. Or off-shore bank accounts.

“Trust me” we’re told. Trust me to do what? We think.

I’m honest. Well, I don’t blog under my true name, but I do part of it, so I’m part honest. I’m honest in being part honest. And I am honest when I post about my wayward hair. I mean, honestly! No-one would make that up.

I’ll be away for the next few weeks as I have to nip to my off-shore reserve to sort out a few things. Something’s come up at short notice. Actually, it hasn’t. I’m not being at all honest here when I say that <- but I am being honest now. I don’t have an off-shore reserve. Well, I did, but someone conned me out of it.

Or did they?

Honestly! You can’t trust anyone these days!

And now for a little more honesty. This post has been written as an experiment. I have today found out that Windows Live Writer has now been released by Microsoft to be an open source project. As I need to post umpteen posts by the end of the year, I’m trying out the new version of Open Live Writer which I downloaded from openlivewriter.org. It looks and feels the same as Live Writer, although I couldn’t get my theme to download; that may be a teething problem. I always seem to get them! Everything else seems (so far!) to be OK. I can add a picture, use tags and categories. Now, I wonder if I can post? Hmmm… well, here goes!

10 responses to “One Minute Ramble: Honestly!”

  1. Visionkeeper avatar

    At the risk of sounding totally out to lunch, what is live writer and what does it do? I mean, why can’t you just write on WP, what makes it more important? Just wondering….As for honesty, it is astounding to me how people ignore the state of the world and turn a blind eye to the dishonesty afoot at every turn….What is wrong with the people? VK

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Live Writer is a stand-alone platform where I can write my blogs without coming on line to do so… I can also create pages there as well… it’s easier for layouts. It’s also handy if you have multiple blogs. The WordPress writer’s good too, VK, but I’ve had a few hiccups with it lately… and I’ve also downloaded the WP app – I haven’t used that as much. I like me different gadgets!
      My thoughts on what’s wrong with people is that they think. Sometimes too much, sometimes not enough, sometimes up the wrong tree, sometimes without thinking, and usually in the wrong order. I think I think too deeply…

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  2. aFrankAngle avatar

    The dilemma … trusting leadership whose natural tendencies are to protect themselves. I’ve got the feeling this has been a problem throughout the ages. It seems we never learn – so the beat goes on.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Most definitely, Frank… always seems to be the same old same old regardless!

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  3. Diane Henders avatar

    You did it! (Honestly.) 😉

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      I did, Diane! I did! 😀

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  4. prenin avatar

    I prefer to be honest – the truth can do far more damage than a lie!!! 🙂

    God Bless Tom! 🙂

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Isn’t that the truth, Prenin. That or the leaks… ahem…

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  5. kimberlyharding avatar

    “I’m honest in being part honest”- honestly, I could see my teenage stepson, loving this line!

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      It fits many an ideal opportunity, Kimberly! 😀

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