Welcome to my Personal Blog
This is my latest version of my personal blog. I hope you're going to enjoy it. I will update this as often as possible whenever I find topics that I would like to talk about. Please check back often to see when I've updated it. If you feel there is something you would like me to talk about on this blog then please
5th July 2025
Sad passing of Liverpooler, Diogo Jota, and Julian McMahon
Earlier this week I learnt that someone that played for a football team that I, mildly, support, Liverpool, has died. My thoughts and condolences go out to all the other Liverpool players that worked with Diogo Jota and all his relatives. Whilst, sadly, I hadn't heard about him until after his death, since he played for a team that my late godfather and uncle supported and I have chosen to "support" in his memory, I feel a small amount of loss at his death. May he and his brother (who also died along with Diogo) Rest In Peace Forever!
Today I also learnt that one of my favourite actors, Julian McMahon, has sadly passed away on 2nd July. I remember watching Charmed (the originial series from 1999 to 2006 not the the reboot) and seeing Julian come on the screen as Cole Turner, an ADA. He had such a large screen presence and I was, almost immediately, a fan of his along with Alyssa Milano. I enjoyed seeing how good he was at playing Cole Turner and the struggle that character went through as he fell for Phoebe Halliwell and went from being demonic to not-so-demonic. Over the years I enjoyed seeing Julian in his other roles including as Doctor Doom in the Fastastic Four films with Jessica Alba, and FBI: Most Wanted. When his character, Jess LaCroix, was killed off in FBI: Most Wanted, that REALLY upset me and, for a short while, I thought the series would suffer without Julian as the main character and the loss of other supporting characters. He is another person that I would have liked to have met in real life but, sadly, will not have that opportunity due to his sad passing. My thoughts go out to everyone that knew and worked with Julian. May he be granted eternal peace forever. RIP FOREVER JULIAN McMAHON!
2nd April 2025
Sad Passing of Iceman from Top Gun (Val Kilmer)
Today I heard about the tragic passing of a brilliant actor, Val Kilmer. He first came to my attention when I saw the brilliant film, Top Gun where he played Iceman along Tom Cruise's Maverick. In that film he was a bit of an icon for gay men everywhere especially when he played volleyball on beach and only had on his shorts. I would like to send my deepest condolences to all who know Val especially his family and friends. May he Rest In Peace Forever!
7th March 2025
Happy Birthday, Hayley Lu Richardson!!!
Today is the 30th birthday of a POSSIBLE relation of mine (in my head at least, maybe not in reality), Hayley Lu Richardson. My mother was a former Richardson. As was all of my aunts on my mother's side. This means that anyone with the surname Richardson has a place in my heart. If she and I were to marry (in my dreams mostly), she would be another Richardson to loose that surname in favour of my surname. Just like my mother! I hope she is out there enjoying her birthday and gets everything that her heart desires (although there is a SMALL part of me that wouldn't mind if she desired me but that is just pure fantasy).
3rd March 2025
Sad Passing of Michelle Trachtenberg
On 26th February 2025, I woke to some VERY depressing news. Michelle Trachtenberg, Dawn from Buffy the Vampire Slayer (among other brilliant roles), had sadly passed from this world aged only 39 years old. As she shared a name with my sister (Michelle) she always had a VERY special place in my heart. The fact that she was a brilliant actress and always excelled in all the roles she signed up to was a bonus. The world is a darker place now that she has passed and she could have gone on to produce some more brilliant performances. She might have even ventured behind the camera if she had been given the chance. I do find it a BIT suspicious that her family would NOT allow an autopsy so that leaves me wondering how she died. Was it drug related? Was she murdered? We may NEVER know without an autopsy. As always my thoughts go out to all who knew her and worked with her especially Sarah Michelle Gellar and the rest of the Buffy cast and crew who, no doubt, are grieving greatly as we speak. May she Rest In Peace Forever!!
9th February 2025
Happy Birthday to Carole King!!!
I would like to wish a woman that has the same surname as me, a very, very, happy birthday. Please continue to do what you love and bring joy to your fans (of which I am sadly not) and I hope there are many, many more birthdays still to come!
12th January 2025
Welcome to 2025!!!
Sorry I didn't do this earlier but I've had a bad start to 2025. It's taken me this long to get a good day where I have the time to write up a blog entry. There are areas of the world that have, also, had a bad start to this year, especially in California where there have been forest fires that have destroyed many celebrities' homes out in LA. On the one hand they are people that can afford to buy a new home somewhere else but on the other hand you have to feel sorry for them as they have lost a lot of items that might be irreplaceable. I just wonder what President-Elect Trump (or as I call him, one of the biggest idiots in the world) will do to help the people of California. My guess would be absolutely nothing as the only person he cares about is himself. I do believe that the only reason he's interested in Greenland is that he wants another country to rule over. The US is not enough for him. He is only a hair better than Putin because at least Trump hasn't attacked Greenland unlike Putin who wants Ukraine and attacked it in order to attempt to gain that country. I hope that the fires in LA are put out soon and no more people loose their lives. The only things that should be lost in a fire should be possessions as they can, potentially, be replaced unlike human lives.
I hope that the rest of 2025 goes smoother than the start and my thoughts go out to everyone affected by the fires in LA and that there is a swift response. I, also, would like to remember everyone out in Ukraine and other areas of the world where there is conflict. Please, please, please cease fighting and find a way to sort out your differences. I am a firm believer in Peace. Lets try to make 2025 a year of peace.
14th December 2024
Currys giving away E-Scooters
Today I learnt that one of my favourite stores, Currys, is giving away an e-scooter as a prize in their Christmas competition. DO NOT enter this competition unless you are FULLY aware that e-scooters can only be used on PRIVATE land and not on any PUBLIC areas such as pavements and roads. The police are cracking down on people that are using their e-scooters illegally. Private land is any land that YOU, personally, own such as a back garden and areas that are used by the general public. If anyone is found to be using their e-scooters in areas that are PUBLIC then they, the police, can confiscate and destroy the e-scooter as well as, possibly, charging the owner with multiple crimes including, but not limited to, driving without a valid license (as there is no category for e-scooters), driving without insurance, road tax or MOT. If you do win one or purchase one (or more) then PLEASE make sure that whomever you give the e-scooter to knows the facts of the law and that if they do use it away from the house then they might well risk the police confiscating and destroying their e-scooter shortly after they might have received it. This could, potentially, ruin the Christmas that they might have had and risk them gaining a criminal record all because they were aware of the restrictions on e-scooters.
10th November 2024
Donald Trump Becoming President & Partner @ Mark King Technical Support
I have learnt that the greatest idiot of all time is becoming President of USA again. I have now, officially, disavowed my American side whilst Donald Trump is President because I can NOT, in good conscience, follow a convicted felon. I am now wondering if this will open the door to mass murderers, rapist and their ilk to become President...IF that is the case then the US is going to become a waste land as people are freely killed without a moment’s thought and there will be NO justice because the person in charge has decided to rescind any laws to do with murder, rape and more. How would any free thinking American allow that??? What is happening in the US??? I am EXTREMELY worried about the direction the US is going in if they can allow one of the biggest idiots in the world to become President. I am begging any leaders that have a conscience to have NOTHING to do with President Trump. When American’s realise that they have lost access to A LOT of the technology that they take for granted then, maybe, they might consider ousting President Trump and replacing him with someone (or maybe something as ANYTHING would do a better job than him even a pile of rocks) much better. If you agree with my thinking then PLEASE contact your local member of Congress and get them to organise getting rid of Trump.
I am currently seeking a Partner for my Technical Support business that has skills in Sales & Marketing and web design. If you would like to work from home with the hours that YOU would like to then please contact me as soon as possible. I can give you access to my webserver or you can supply a test site to demonstrate your design skills. I would prefer my partner to live within a fair distance of Basingstoke so that if we need to meet to discuss things I can get to them as easily as possible. An alternative could be to host meetings via Teams or Zoom. I look forward to hearing from anyone interested in this idea and feels they could be a benefit to my business. Would you like the opportunity to earn A LOT of money???
10th September 2024
The Sad Passing of a Legend - James Earl Jones
Today I learnt about the sad passing of a true legend from the acting world - James Earl Jones. I, pretty much, grew up hearing his voice every time I watched Star Wars as he was the voice of Darth Vader. Then I saw him play opposite Eddie Murphy in Coming to America where he was Eddie's father, King Jaffe Joffer, and he was brilliant. I still watch that film and it makes me laugh each and every time! Especially when Arsenio Hall camps it up in one scene (I don't want to give away too much in case there are people out there that haven't seen this classic film). He is one of the actors that I wish I could have met and I am now upset that I will never get the chance to meet such a wonderful actor. My thoughts go out to all who knew and loved him. I am sure his funeral will be a VERY crowded event as he, most likely, had A LOT of friends and acquaintances that will miss him greatly. May he Rest in Peace FOREVER!!! He is now one with the Force!!!
14th July 2024
Sad Passing of Shannen Doherty from Charmed (Original Series)
Today I learnt of the sad passing of an actress that I've grown up with, Shannen Doherty, who played the part of Prue Halliwell in the original Charmed series. Although at the time of filming the series she went through a phase of being slightly up herself and causing her fellow cast mates Alyssa Milano and Holly Marie Coombs to not be able to work with her. This forced the production company to "kill off" her character at the end of Season 3. She was replaced by Rose McGowen as the series still needed a third "sister" to keep to the premise of the series. She died from cancer. My thoughts and prayers go out to all her friends and family and all who worked with her on any of the multitude of series and films that she worked on. This is a VERY sad day for the acting world. We have lost a very talented actress that will not be easy to replace. May she Rest In Peace Forever!!
28th February 2024
Smoking During Pregnancy
Welcome to 2024! Sorry about the delay putting an entry together but between being unwell A LOT and various other factors I just couldn't get around to putting something up! Today I would like to mention one of my BIGGEST annoyances in life....SMOKING! Especially smoking during pregnancy. Whenever I walk past or I am around a smoker it nearly always gives me a headache from the nicotine in the cigarettes. In this day and age, with all the knowledge about the illnesses that smoking can cause including cancer, I am always amazed at the amount of people that are addicted to this terrible blight. If I could travel back in time I would absolutely kill the person that discovered tobacco. Think of how many lives that would save including both my grandfathers that were smokers and died before I was born. I do feel very much deprived of having a grandfather due to them both being smokers. I will ALWAYS back a government that does EVERYTHING possible to stamp out this terrible thing. If I were to be Prime Minister I would put a HUGE tax on any smoking related items to finally get rid of this industry. Enough of a general rant about smoking and back to the topic that I am posting about smoking during pregnancy. I, personally, do think that any woman that smokes is an ABSOLUTE idiot and a woman that smokes during pregnancy should be arrested and imprisoned for child abuse. I say that because that woman is, basically, abusing the child that is growing inside her. Exposing it to toxins that it should not be around even outside the womb. There is ABSOLUTELY no excuse for smoking during pregnancy as we know that smoking can cause the developing fetus to develop abnormally and even end with a possible miscarriage. We need to teach children not to take up this terrible thing and make it as hard as possible for people to continue this habit. Get in contact with your local politician and lets get rid of this blight on society.
Thanks for listening to my rant today I look forward to putting up something more cheerful in the near future!