I'm happy to say that since this blog started (and when I thought there was no chance), Dr Pal has indeed begun to write her blog albeit in a much more serious manner. I'd like to think that my blog provided encouragement, although I doubt I can take credit for that. From my persopective, I think it is great that Dr Pal has the freedom to continue her writing and I sincerely hope that she will continue to do so.
As for me - well, as I've said before, I will continue to add to this blog occasionally and I will continue to offer support for Dr Pal. Don't get me wrong - this is not a fan site. I dont always agree with everything the Doctor says. It would be a very boring world if I did - but I wont be using this to provide a critique of what Dr Pal posts on her site. My aim was to allow someone freedom of speech and I believe that has occured.
Until whenever....
Totally
Friday, 25 April 2008
Saturday, 19 April 2008
Murmurings from Ground Zero
I believe that publishing people's home addresses and personal details is a nasty thing to do. I moderated this blog because I'm not buying into that sort of behahiour. I published this blog to support Dr Pal - I said at the beginning that I wasnt a blogger - I never had any intention of updating this regularly - just whenever the mood grabbed me. I'll be going back to that from now unless the gang of evil continue their attacks and them I will be defending myself and those that they have in their cross hairs.
Life is too short to argue with people and it should be enjoyed. I certainly dont want to argue with the people who have been attacking me this week because I can't be bothered. In the words of Sting "I don't subscribe to their point of view."
Instead, I'd like to see the things that I do enjoy reading about back on the internet - one of those is Rita Pal's (often very humourous) blog. I don't say that Penny and co shouldnt write. They should but try doing it without wrongly attacking and accusing people.
My anonymous supporter has been kind enough to say that Penny has helped some parents. I've not seen that. The only things I've seen are the continual attacks across the internet but if anonymous is correct, then that can only be a good thing but I don't understand what drives her to attack other people the way she does. I'm sure there are two sides to the story and had last week's face-off with Penny not been her attacking my blog, I may have listened to rational discussion but at the moment I'm certainly not willing to. Penny tried to use this as a launch ground for attacking Rita and ended up getting caught in her own lies. That doesnt count as rational discussion and like anyone, if I'm attacked or feel like somone is being wrongly attacked, I will defend.
My intention is not to wade into the mire that exists but to just call encouragement from the sidelines and let Dr Pal know that there were (and are) some of us out there who do appreciate her efforts.
Freedom of speech is important and I feel that Rita has had hers taken away from her. We live in a democracy where people are allowed to express what they think and that is important. Without it we may as well be in some Totalitarian Regime.
Life is too short to argue with people and it should be enjoyed. I certainly dont want to argue with the people who have been attacking me this week because I can't be bothered. In the words of Sting "I don't subscribe to their point of view."
Instead, I'd like to see the things that I do enjoy reading about back on the internet - one of those is Rita Pal's (often very humourous) blog. I don't say that Penny and co shouldnt write. They should but try doing it without wrongly attacking and accusing people.
My anonymous supporter has been kind enough to say that Penny has helped some parents. I've not seen that. The only things I've seen are the continual attacks across the internet but if anonymous is correct, then that can only be a good thing but I don't understand what drives her to attack other people the way she does. I'm sure there are two sides to the story and had last week's face-off with Penny not been her attacking my blog, I may have listened to rational discussion but at the moment I'm certainly not willing to. Penny tried to use this as a launch ground for attacking Rita and ended up getting caught in her own lies. That doesnt count as rational discussion and like anyone, if I'm attacked or feel like somone is being wrongly attacked, I will defend.
My intention is not to wade into the mire that exists but to just call encouragement from the sidelines and let Dr Pal know that there were (and are) some of us out there who do appreciate her efforts.
Freedom of speech is important and I feel that Rita has had hers taken away from her. We live in a democracy where people are allowed to express what they think and that is important. Without it we may as well be in some Totalitarian Regime.
Friday, 18 April 2008
Totally Disgusted is Totally Amused!
It's been a very interesting few days in cyberspace but today must take the cake.
Penny Mellors blog seems to have disappeared into the ether. Questions, questions, questions... So did Google deem it too horribly inappropriate? Or did Ms Mellor delete it once she realised that she'd been caught out in her lies and fabrication? I guess I'll never really know the answer to that.
In hindsight I am amazed at how much entertainment this blog has provided me this week. On a few occasions I have actually had to laugh out loud at the silly comments I have received.
Anyway - Is nice to see that I have a supporter now and that someone else out there appreciates what the Doctor has done.
I have had to moderate the comment pages because Paul Heathcote continues to post Rita Pals home address to my site. Why anyone would do that is beyond me. He seems to think I should go and knock on Rita's front door and ask her to publish her blog again. I can't understand why someone would consider doing that so it certainly raises some questions about Paul.
Until the next time....
Come back Rita....
Come back Rita...
Come back Rita...
Penny Mellors blog seems to have disappeared into the ether. Questions, questions, questions... So did Google deem it too horribly inappropriate? Or did Ms Mellor delete it once she realised that she'd been caught out in her lies and fabrication? I guess I'll never really know the answer to that.
In hindsight I am amazed at how much entertainment this blog has provided me this week. On a few occasions I have actually had to laugh out loud at the silly comments I have received.
Anyway - Is nice to see that I have a supporter now and that someone else out there appreciates what the Doctor has done.
I have had to moderate the comment pages because Paul Heathcote continues to post Rita Pals home address to my site. Why anyone would do that is beyond me. He seems to think I should go and knock on Rita's front door and ask her to publish her blog again. I can't understand why someone would consider doing that so it certainly raises some questions about Paul.
Until the next time....
Come back Rita....
Come back Rita...
Come back Rita...
Thursday, 17 April 2008
Apologies to Dr Pal
Dr Pal -
If you read this.... I'd stopped looking at your blog because there was nothing there to look at but I've checked it out tonight and what with Paul Heathcotes faux pas earlier this week and Penny Mellor's erreur énorme this evening, I looked at your site and laughed hysterically.
Is unfortunate for Mr Heathcote and Ms Mellor that they chose to attack on 2 topics that I am very much an expert on. Had Paul Heathcote chosen any other language with the exception of English or "Pigeon" (nice of Penny to teach him how to spell it, albeit incorrectly - lol), I would not have been able to respond quite so well.
Likewise had Penny chosen to not show her lack of knowledge of computers, I would not be laughing so much either.
Despite, Penny's refusal to do so, I do apologise to you for what my blog has stirred up this week. At no stage did I think a blog asking you to come back to the internet and continue posting your blog would create quite such vindictive responses from Ms Mellor and her friends. Please accept my apologies. I'm quite sure that deep deep down Penny would also like to extend her apologies for what she has written as I am sure she knows she was wrong all week however I doubt that her pride would allow her to apologise.
Regards and best wishes,
Totally
If you read this.... I'd stopped looking at your blog because there was nothing there to look at but I've checked it out tonight and what with Paul Heathcotes faux pas earlier this week and Penny Mellor's erreur énorme this evening, I looked at your site and laughed hysterically.
Is unfortunate for Mr Heathcote and Ms Mellor that they chose to attack on 2 topics that I am very much an expert on. Had Paul Heathcote chosen any other language with the exception of English or "Pigeon" (nice of Penny to teach him how to spell it, albeit incorrectly - lol), I would not have been able to respond quite so well.
Likewise had Penny chosen to not show her lack of knowledge of computers, I would not be laughing so much either.
Despite, Penny's refusal to do so, I do apologise to you for what my blog has stirred up this week. At no stage did I think a blog asking you to come back to the internet and continue posting your blog would create quite such vindictive responses from Ms Mellor and her friends. Please accept my apologies. I'm quite sure that deep deep down Penny would also like to extend her apologies for what she has written as I am sure she knows she was wrong all week however I doubt that her pride would allow her to apologise.
Regards and best wishes,
Totally
Penny Mellor responds...
So Penny had the guts to respond to my post but adds lies to try and make herself look good. Penny's knowledge of computers would be as good as my knowledge of astro physics! Unfortunately for Penny I do have a very good knowledge of computers and computing and have probably forgotten more about them than most people have ever learned.
Following is Penny's post
And my response...
So here's the challenge to Penny - Show me where my IP address is the same as ANY IP address that Rita Pal has used for email. More interestingly Penny, a couple of lessons for you. An email header will only trace you back to the server that the email was emailed from NOT to the physical machine that sent it. To do what you claim in your post, I must be currently logged into the server that Rita's ISP uses for email and posting my blog off that physical server. In order to do that, either I work for Rita's ISP and am sitting in a comms room somewhere posting my blog or I have hacked her email server to post my blog. Even for Rita to post a blog with a IP address from the header of her email, she must be doing the same thing. It's actually not possible unless you are posting from the email server.
Please feel free to run this past anyone you know who has proper technical knowledge of networks. You have proved to me that you certainly have none.
Following is Penny's post
Dr Rita Pal
No chance of an apology - the complete opposite actually - the blog was
traced end of - given that Rita Pal's e-mail addresses are all over the
internet, Rita could have written to herself asking where she was.Rita, this is
my last posting to you - now I pursue the avenues which you have opened with the
relevant authorities.
And my response...
Unfortunately this is not my last post to you Penny.
Firstly you do not possess the technical knowledge to trace a blog nor would any of your contacts. Secondly if this was traced, it would trace back to a dynamic IP address that would show an ISP address only. Ask anyone you know about static vs dynamic IP addresses. Since I have used two ISP's in writing my blog as I have not even been in the same city for most of this week. My IP Addresses are dynamic, your chances of tracing anything are extremely minute.
What Rita Pal's addresses have to do with any of this are irrevelant. What they may prove is that the ISP is different but that is about it.
Sorry - Dont bullshit computers with me because you can add to the list of things that you do know about me is that I do work in computing and have done for nearly 20 years. I am MCSE, CNE and CCNA qualified. Look it up if you dont know what it means.
Still waiting for that apology to Rita... and now waiting for your apology for lying in your last post.
So here's the challenge to Penny - Show me where my IP address is the same as ANY IP address that Rita Pal has used for email. More interestingly Penny, a couple of lessons for you. An email header will only trace you back to the server that the email was emailed from NOT to the physical machine that sent it. To do what you claim in your post, I must be currently logged into the server that Rita's ISP uses for email and posting my blog off that physical server. In order to do that, either I work for Rita's ISP and am sitting in a comms room somewhere posting my blog or I have hacked her email server to post my blog. Even for Rita to post a blog with a IP address from the header of her email, she must be doing the same thing. It's actually not possible unless you are posting from the email server.
Please feel free to run this past anyone you know who has proper technical knowledge of networks. You have proved to me that you certainly have none.
Following is a letter posted to Penny Mellor's blog this evening. I've posted it here because I doubt Penny will publish it on her site and I am hoping that it may encourage her to stop and think before posting more untruths about Rita Pal.
Open Letter to Penny Mellor
Penny,
The language I am talking about is usually spelt "Pidgin" but depends on where you come from and which version of the language you are talking about. My spelling of "Pigeon" related to Paul Heathcote's reference. If anything I am guilty of being too lazy to bother using inverted commas.
Do we not think that picking on spelling and grammar is a little juvenile though? Makes me think I am talking to a school teacher. If you are trying to point out that I cant speak/read/write English, then you're wasteing your time. I've already told you I am British as are the last 600 years worth of my family - and those are just the ones I know of. I think picking on spelling is all a little petty.
I've had some time to think this afternoon and I was trying to think why my blog would make you want to attack Rita the way you have and what on my blog could have made you consider that I am her.
Prior to you linking to my site, the only reference to you is something about what I read now that Rita is no longer posting. I said I didnt read things that you wrote as I dont like what you write. For you to take that and think that I am Rita and do the level of character assassination that you did either means that you are extremely insecure or paranoid. Which one is it? Or is there another reason? If so, please feel free to share because right now I am beginning to think that you are extremely unstable.
Your postings over the last few days have been diabolical. You have wrongly accused me of being someone I'm not. You've disregarded what I've said when I've told you I am not Rita Pal and continued to use this all as an excuse to attack someone who isnt here to defend themselves.
If you wish to attack ME please feel free to do so because at least you will be having a go at someone who is here to defend themself. Please take note that as I have told you on a number of occasions, I am NOT Rita Pal. I am exactly as I described myself - someone who read Rita's writing and enjoyed reading it.
So what do you know about me?
I like reading Rita's writing
I think Rita has added a lot of value and helped people understand the workings (or lack there of) of the NHS
I'm British (and white - just to clarify things)
I speak fluent Pidgin (LOL - that must have come as a shock to Paul. I know I'm still laughing)
I dont want to get into any arguments with you because I quite honestly don't care about you or what you think to any degree at all. I do however, object to you attacking Rita as a result of my blog because that is quite unfair.
Now that I have said this in open forum, maybe you will stop attacking and sit and think that you are actually totally incorrect. The sidebar of your blog says that you are printing the truth about Rita. Clearly you aren't because you have jumped to some very wrong conclusions and made some totally incorrect accusations. I still believe you owe Rita an apology for the things you have said over the last few days.
So that you are aware, I am posting this to my blog as well as yours. If you choose to publish it on your blog and publically apologise to Rita Pal for what you have said in the last few days, then you may be a better person than I have given you credit for being. Somehow I dont expect this to happen though.
Regards,
Totally Disgusted
Open Letter to Penny Mellor
Penny,
The language I am talking about is usually spelt "Pidgin" but depends on where you come from and which version of the language you are talking about. My spelling of "Pigeon" related to Paul Heathcote's reference. If anything I am guilty of being too lazy to bother using inverted commas.
Do we not think that picking on spelling and grammar is a little juvenile though? Makes me think I am talking to a school teacher. If you are trying to point out that I cant speak/read/write English, then you're wasteing your time. I've already told you I am British as are the last 600 years worth of my family - and those are just the ones I know of. I think picking on spelling is all a little petty.
I've had some time to think this afternoon and I was trying to think why my blog would make you want to attack Rita the way you have and what on my blog could have made you consider that I am her.
Prior to you linking to my site, the only reference to you is something about what I read now that Rita is no longer posting. I said I didnt read things that you wrote as I dont like what you write. For you to take that and think that I am Rita and do the level of character assassination that you did either means that you are extremely insecure or paranoid. Which one is it? Or is there another reason? If so, please feel free to share because right now I am beginning to think that you are extremely unstable.
Your postings over the last few days have been diabolical. You have wrongly accused me of being someone I'm not. You've disregarded what I've said when I've told you I am not Rita Pal and continued to use this all as an excuse to attack someone who isnt here to defend themselves.
If you wish to attack ME please feel free to do so because at least you will be having a go at someone who is here to defend themself. Please take note that as I have told you on a number of occasions, I am NOT Rita Pal. I am exactly as I described myself - someone who read Rita's writing and enjoyed reading it.
So what do you know about me?
I like reading Rita's writing
I think Rita has added a lot of value and helped people understand the workings (or lack there of) of the NHS
I'm British (and white - just to clarify things)
I speak fluent Pidgin (LOL - that must have come as a shock to Paul. I know I'm still laughing)
I dont want to get into any arguments with you because I quite honestly don't care about you or what you think to any degree at all. I do however, object to you attacking Rita as a result of my blog because that is quite unfair.
Now that I have said this in open forum, maybe you will stop attacking and sit and think that you are actually totally incorrect. The sidebar of your blog says that you are printing the truth about Rita. Clearly you aren't because you have jumped to some very wrong conclusions and made some totally incorrect accusations. I still believe you owe Rita an apology for the things you have said over the last few days.
So that you are aware, I am posting this to my blog as well as yours. If you choose to publish it on your blog and publically apologise to Rita Pal for what you have said in the last few days, then you may be a better person than I have given you credit for being. Somehow I dont expect this to happen though.
Regards,
Totally Disgusted
Tok Savi bilong ol
Seems most of this note will be to myself as I doubt anyone will understand it. This is not something that you can learn via google despite how much you try. If you can, then I welcome your attemps at translation because I am not going to translate it for you. Pidgin (yes, that IS how it is spelt for the uneducated) is a difficult language because the same word can mean many things depending on the context. Good luck.
Taim mi wokim dispela blog mi tinkim i no gut olsaim wanpela gutpela meri doktor i no stap. Na mi hammamas long lukin dispela i kam bak nau workim ol samtink bilong em. Olsem mi mekim toktok long hia. Mi tinkim bai gutpela sapos meri lukim toktok nau kissim savi husat ol line ol lukim and hammamas long wok bilong em.
Nau wanim? Ol line no gut ol i kam nau mekim buggarup toktok. Tasol ol i no mekim toktok bilong me ol i mekim toktok long meri doktor. Mi tinkim dispela line ol long long pinis nau mi gat liklik savi bilong ol kin samting ol i mekim long doktor. Dispela line ol i no gut tru. Mi sori tru bilong Doktor.
Sapos Doktor i lukim dispela, mi mekim tok bilong yu mi tasol - mi sori ol i tok no gut long yu na mi sori ol i lukim blog bilong mi na makim buggarup tok bilong yu.
Nau mi tokim wannim? Naterpela meri na ol wantok bilong em ol i lusim tinktink pinis na ol long long tasol.
Taim mi wokim dispela blog mi tinkim i no gut olsaim wanpela gutpela meri doktor i no stap. Na mi hammamas long lukin dispela i kam bak nau workim ol samtink bilong em. Olsem mi mekim toktok long hia. Mi tinkim bai gutpela sapos meri lukim toktok nau kissim savi husat ol line ol lukim and hammamas long wok bilong em.
Nau wanim? Ol line no gut ol i kam nau mekim buggarup toktok. Tasol ol i no mekim toktok bilong me ol i mekim toktok long meri doktor. Mi tinkim dispela line ol long long pinis nau mi gat liklik savi bilong ol kin samting ol i mekim long doktor. Dispela line ol i no gut tru. Mi sori tru bilong Doktor.
Sapos Doktor i lukim dispela, mi mekim tok bilong yu mi tasol - mi sori ol i tok no gut long yu na mi sori ol i lukim blog bilong mi na makim buggarup tok bilong yu.
Nau mi tokim wannim? Naterpela meri na ol wantok bilong em ol i lusim tinktink pinis na ol long long tasol.
Tuesday, 15 April 2008
Here we go...
Supporting Rita, albeit anonymously, has now made me the target of Penny Mellor and Paul Heathcote's vitriol. Quite frankly I don't really care that much but I think they both need a wake up call in realising that I am not Rita Pal.
Amusingly enough Paul Heathcote accused me of speaking Pigeon English - I believe it was meant to have racist overtones and offend me. Unfortunately though, I am British and can trace my family history in the UK back 600 years. Even more amusing is that I actually do speak Pigeon English fluently so no offence taken to that :-) I have to laugh at it because that was a petty attack on me but could be extremely offensive to others.
Regardless - I do wish Rita would continue to post. The last couple of days have made me understand why she may wish to take a break from writing. I hope this sort of childish rubbish doesnt discourage her from posting her blog long term. I'm beginning to think that Penny just needs to be ignored and that responding to things she writes massages her ego. As for our friend Paul, he just seems to be a bit of a joke really. He's certainly made me laugh this evening. Paul - I'm happy to give you pigeon lessons whenever you'd like mate :-))
My feelings are that if Penny wishes to attack me, she is more than welcome but please don't credit my ramblings to Rita Pal as they aren't Rita's - They are all my own thoughts. As I've said all through this blog, I fully support people having the freedom to express themselves and that was why I created this blog.
So... if you want to attack someone for writing this, feel free to attack me because what you have written in the last few days is absolutely incorrect. I'd actually go as far as saying that you owe Rita an apology for the things you've said about her because you have been writing about me, not Rita and accusing Rita for things she has nothing to do with. That's not good form!
Amusingly enough Paul Heathcote accused me of speaking Pigeon English - I believe it was meant to have racist overtones and offend me. Unfortunately though, I am British and can trace my family history in the UK back 600 years. Even more amusing is that I actually do speak Pigeon English fluently so no offence taken to that :-) I have to laugh at it because that was a petty attack on me but could be extremely offensive to others.
Regardless - I do wish Rita would continue to post. The last couple of days have made me understand why she may wish to take a break from writing. I hope this sort of childish rubbish doesnt discourage her from posting her blog long term. I'm beginning to think that Penny just needs to be ignored and that responding to things she writes massages her ego. As for our friend Paul, he just seems to be a bit of a joke really. He's certainly made me laugh this evening. Paul - I'm happy to give you pigeon lessons whenever you'd like mate :-))
My feelings are that if Penny wishes to attack me, she is more than welcome but please don't credit my ramblings to Rita Pal as they aren't Rita's - They are all my own thoughts. As I've said all through this blog, I fully support people having the freedom to express themselves and that was why I created this blog.
So... if you want to attack someone for writing this, feel free to attack me because what you have written in the last few days is absolutely incorrect. I'd actually go as far as saying that you owe Rita an apology for the things you've said about her because you have been writing about me, not Rita and accusing Rita for things she has nothing to do with. That's not good form!
Oh dear me!
I have never read Penny's website before but this bit just caught my eye...
"Dr Rita Pal has for the last nine months repeatedly defamed, derided, slandered, threatened and postured about me and various other people across the worldwide web. This blog will provide factual information regarding Dr Pal's activities as a registered practioner here in the UK. There will be no personal comments, just facts.Readers can make up their own minds as to what drives this doctor to behave in the manner that she does.It will also serve as a reminder to anyone thinking about becoming involved with her, exactly what it is they are buying into.I welcome any factual evidence that can be substantiated for consideration to be posted on this blog."
Well - I would consider this to be a totally incorrect statement. If her blog contains factual information, and there is not a shadow of a doubt in my mind that Penny's post about my blog is totally incorrect, what else has she written that is pure rubbish??
Ladies and gentlemen, I rest my case.
Penny, please dont link to my blog any more - You're lowering the tone of the neighbourhood!
"Dr Rita Pal has for the last nine months repeatedly defamed, derided, slandered, threatened and postured about me and various other people across the worldwide web. This blog will provide factual information regarding Dr Pal's activities as a registered practioner here in the UK. There will be no personal comments, just facts.Readers can make up their own minds as to what drives this doctor to behave in the manner that she does.It will also serve as a reminder to anyone thinking about becoming involved with her, exactly what it is they are buying into.I welcome any factual evidence that can be substantiated for consideration to be posted on this blog."
Well - I would consider this to be a totally incorrect statement. If her blog contains factual information, and there is not a shadow of a doubt in my mind that Penny's post about my blog is totally incorrect, what else has she written that is pure rubbish??
Ladies and gentlemen, I rest my case.
Penny, please dont link to my blog any more - You're lowering the tone of the neighbourhood!
Whilst checking my logs this evening (I must be a hacker if I know how to do that), I came across links to my site from http://redressingthebalance.blogspot.com/. In hindsight I shouldnt be surprised and I have posted on this website to inform the ignorant author that I am not Rita Pal. I doubt that Penny Mellor will allow my post to be published though.
The reason I don't like reading the rubbish Penny Mellor writes is that it is very rarely based on fact and again, she proves my point by assuming I am Rita Pal.
DOH - Me thinks Ms Mellor has a screw loose!!
To clarify things... Penny, you dont know me and you never will. I am not interested in getting involved in any of the idiotic rubbish you post. I'm not interested in slinging matches that you seem to be so good at. I am not interested in you at all. From everything I have seen, you seem to be a nasty and vindictive piece of works so do me a favour and crawl back into your hole.
Rita - if you read this - freedom of speech is important and there are a number of articles that you have written that are important to the general population. NHS Exposed serves a very useful purpose as a medium for people to see what is going on in the NHS.
The reason I don't like reading the rubbish Penny Mellor writes is that it is very rarely based on fact and again, she proves my point by assuming I am Rita Pal.
DOH - Me thinks Ms Mellor has a screw loose!!
To clarify things... Penny, you dont know me and you never will. I am not interested in getting involved in any of the idiotic rubbish you post. I'm not interested in slinging matches that you seem to be so good at. I am not interested in you at all. From everything I have seen, you seem to be a nasty and vindictive piece of works so do me a favour and crawl back into your hole.
Rita - if you read this - freedom of speech is important and there are a number of articles that you have written that are important to the general population. NHS Exposed serves a very useful purpose as a medium for people to see what is going on in the NHS.
Sunday, 13 April 2008
Interesting!
Well, despite the lack of comments on this blog, I find it interesting to see the number of people who have visited it and their locations.
Technology is a great! Not only does it allow us to say what we want but it allows us to see who is reading what we've written.
I can only hope that my message reaches those it is intended to reach.
Technology is a great! Not only does it allow us to say what we want but it allows us to see who is reading what we've written.
I can only hope that my message reaches those it is intended to reach.
Wednesday, 9 April 2008
No news ain't always good news!
So, here I sit trying to think of what to add to my blog about the blogger that was and what can I say?
I think everyone has a right to their own opinions and the right to argue the case for those. It saddens me that someone has effectively become been ostracised and targeted for having opinions. I'd also have to question the whole idea of the right to free speech if we now think that expressing opinions is a reason to quieten people.
I'll be honest and say that I have not checked Dr Pal's blog this week because I believe I will only be disapointed by its absence. I am unhappy that someone who wrote as prolifically as she did seems to no longer have a medium to publish. Of course I could be wrong - maybe all is well and Dr Pal is happily writing away somewhere else in cyber space...
Until nextime...
I think everyone has a right to their own opinions and the right to argue the case for those. It saddens me that someone has effectively become been ostracised and targeted for having opinions. I'd also have to question the whole idea of the right to free speech if we now think that expressing opinions is a reason to quieten people.
I'll be honest and say that I have not checked Dr Pal's blog this week because I believe I will only be disapointed by its absence. I am unhappy that someone who wrote as prolifically as she did seems to no longer have a medium to publish. Of course I could be wrong - maybe all is well and Dr Pal is happily writing away somewhere else in cyber space...
Until nextime...
Saturday, 5 April 2008
Well, it April 5th and Dr Pal remains quiet. I have searched the web for postings but am unable to see any.
If the Dr reads this, I think you know me better as "Totally" and you had cause to thank me on your blog a while ago for a posting I made on a used car salesman's site. I'll say no more than that.
Well, what do we read when the Dr isn't in town? To be honest, not a lot. I had the misfortune to read some sites that Penny Mellor had posted to but Ms Mellors comments aren't often entertaining and frequently annoy me so I prefer not to read anything written by her.
NHS Exposed seems fairly quiet. NHS Exposed Blog is inaccessible.
So what does that mean? In a nutshell, without Dr Pal's amusing contributions to the blog scene I find it all a little bland and boring.
Please come back Dr Pal. I'll die of boredom without your contributions.
If the Dr reads this, I think you know me better as "Totally" and you had cause to thank me on your blog a while ago for a posting I made on a used car salesman's site. I'll say no more than that.
Well, what do we read when the Dr isn't in town? To be honest, not a lot. I had the misfortune to read some sites that Penny Mellor had posted to but Ms Mellors comments aren't often entertaining and frequently annoy me so I prefer not to read anything written by her.
NHS Exposed seems fairly quiet. NHS Exposed Blog is inaccessible.
So what does that mean? In a nutshell, without Dr Pal's amusing contributions to the blog scene I find it all a little bland and boring.
Please come back Dr Pal. I'll die of boredom without your contributions.
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