Exactly 84 days since I last posted. A lot longer since I wrote anything of any weight. Frightening to see that the number of visits per day have hardly slacked off. Someone somewhere explain that to me!?
I intend posting on this blog from now on more sporadically than before. I'm still involved in ISPA and in CITI and am in the market for short to medium term contracts in IT / telecoms. I am however, intending to start a new blog, focusing on Energy - renewable, sustainable, fuel cells, carbon footprints, solar, wind, wave, coal, oil, biofuel, the lot. So as you can imagine, there will be no specific focus to begin with. Not until I've zero'd in on an opportunity to pursue in earnest! ;)
I attended an "Energy Summit" at Spier today and was struck by the similarities between the Telecoms sector and the Energy sector... a seemingly inept regulator, an incompetent government department (I intend referring to them as the "Dept. of Minerals-and-oh-yes-Energy" from now on), private sector battling to make headway, lots of people talking, very few doing.
And I thought the ITC sector had a bunch of acronyms!??!..... the Energy sector appears to be worse! The only difference is that they go for 5 letter acronyms instead of 3. I mean who came up with REEEP?? And we won't talk about the salaries... there the numbers go the other way! :(
OK, so.... while I work up some enthusiasm, how about some suggestions for a name for the new blog?
"Running on Empty" is my favourite so far.
"The Oil Rag"?
"HyperEnergetic"?
....??
Oh yes, and anyone have any suggestions on a good blog authoring tool for a Mac? I'm purging myself of all Microsoft products (Neo Office for Mac is keeping me happy).
Just reading your blog from 18 May I saw that you were looking for a blog authoring tool. I use the iWeb program on the Mac. Did you try it? Have you found something better?
Would be keen to know.
Posted by: Dave Oppermann | 27 June 2008 at 01:48 PM
Are those blog titles to do with Alt Energy or a Mid Life Crisis? ;-)
Posted by: Henk Kleynhans | 16 June 2008 at 08:25 PM
Hey Mr.Gale
Good to see you back on the blog.
Nice thing is that Digital Polgrim is still relevant - whatever the blog topc becomes. Good thinking there :)
I really like Running on empty. Its funny - nothing worse than sanctimonious dogmatic ramblings about sustainability or global warming and this title sounds it might hold more than those kinds of blogs.
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Posted by: Sarah Rice | 16 May 2008 at 05:29 AM