Warning to Blog UK users--new hotmail problem

Well, the new Hotmail Live really is lousy...it won't load any pages with links to blog.co.uk!

It will just take hours to load ANY pages from blog.uk--have any other members that have this new hotmail live foisted on them, had this problem as well?

If you use blog.uk regularly at all, I'd stay clear of the new MSN Hotmail Live. Really, it's no good at all! Oh, it looks nice, but what are looks if you can't access your e-mails? I can read them, but if I want to click a link in the mail....no go. It's basically like having bad dial-up (I have highspeed cable modem, btw). It just totally blows, Hotmail Live.

So, I'm going to have to spend this week, setting up a brand new e-mail account somewhere, just for this website. What. A. Drag. I don't want to use my yahoo.com account, as I prefer to leave that for junk mail and less important stuff.

Well, I woke to some happy news, goingsomewhere made a banner to display on her blog, re: my naf little charity thing. And, another blogger and friend, very generously donated 15 pounds to Accord today. That's got me gobsmacked, that does. Profuse thanks to my friends--and to ajinspecer for his assistance. I'm now at 4% of my goal, with 20 pounds earned! Only 480 pounds and 92 days to go!

Oddly, someone asked yesterday, if told Mr. Tennant what I was doing. Ey?

Bit of a strange question, that. I couldn't access the e-mail, so here's my reply, here: the thought never even entered my mind. Even if the gentleman was accessible, which he isn't,not to someone like me, I wouldn't do that--the poor guy just lost his mum. It's been a bit over a year and a half for me, and I'm still trying to cope--the young man's got enough on his plate right now, without the likes of me, bugging him. Trust me, it's not a big deal, really. Other sites are raising thousands for Accord--which is fantastic, I think. This is just a tiny little thing I'm doing, and while I want to get the word out, I'm not looking for any "brownie points", as we Yanks say. I'm just doing this...to do it. That's all. Anyway, this is just a blog thing, set up for my two blogs, and as far as I know, even the folks at Accord, don't know I'm doing this--and that's fine. Really, I'm just doing this to give myself something positive to do with my life, and that's, while not my sole, it is my primary motivation.

Whew! It's a scorcher out there, today! half-past eleven on a Sunday morning, and it's already 24 C--feeling like 26 C, with the humidity. It's supposed to get up to 28 C, by this afternoon, with the old Turkish bath humidity turned way up. Yuck.

Woke with a stomach ache this morning--that'll teach me to eat a late dinner of tinned chili and a packet of Smoking Cheddar BBQ Doritos. Church is starting late today--must be on summer hours, now...the Presby church's bell is ringing, and it's well past the usual 9.55 start time. Huh.

I went out on the balcony to water the flowers, Boots joining me, we weren't out there long, the blazing sun drove us both back inside.

Have to work today, 2 to half past five, then it's off to the laundromat on South street, after. Yeah, I do lead an exciting life. As of today, I've not been out of the city of Glens Falls or more than 2 miles beyond, to the neighbouring suburb of Queensbury in 8 months and 28 days! Yes, I am going a bit potty, of late. Do you blame me??? The city's un-official slogan is: "There's nothing at all, in Glens Falls." And brother, they ain't kidding!