http://johnmcnally54.com Working from home with Internet Marketing Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:33:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was a young teenager during the 1960's and one of the first questions posed in the school playground was; "Do you like the Beatles or Rolling Stones?" Being independent minded I always replied "Neither, I like the Kinks". In 1968 I bought my first album and it was Pink Floyd's 'Piper ... http://johnmcnally54.com/discovering-the-beatles/ For planet hunters Venus is easy to spot, It's the brightest object in the night sky after the Moon. Just look towards the south west after sunset and the most prominent star you can see is not a star at all, It's our nearest planetary neighbour, Venus. Higher in the sky, ... http://johnmcnally54.com/uk-night-sky-march-2010/ Between Sunday 14th and Wednesday 17th February at 5.30pm look to the South West. Low down just peeping over the horizon you will see Venus, and just above it Jupiter. There will be no other stars around as they are not bright enough to pierce the light pollution. So if you ... http://johnmcnally54.com/uk-night-sky-14-28-february-2010/ I'm a member of a book club which meets every month to discuss a novel chosen by one of the members. I originally joined the club to broaden my reading experience. Left to my own devices I tend to end up reading Science Fiction. This month's book choice is a good example ... http://johnmcnally54.com/the-history-of-mr-polly-by-h-g-wells/ The 1970 breakup of the Beatles was a traumatic time for John, George, Paul and Ringo. Each dealt with it in their own way. Paul lived the life of a recluse on the Mull of Kintyre, whereas John resorted to psychoanalysis to get rid of his demons. His first, brilliantly stark ... http://johnmcnally54.com/john-lennon-plastic-ono-band/ Nowhere Boy is a great new film dealing with something rarely covered in books, and never portrayed in film - John Lennon's childhood. It brilliantly manages to evoke the atmosphere of suburban life, circa 1960. The Director Sam Taylor-Wood manages to avoid the obvious cliche of telling Lennon's story through his and the ... http://johnmcnally54.com/nowhere-boy-lennons-childhood/ The artist Steve Ditko collaborated with writer Stan Lee to forge a unique style for Spider-Man that the film director Sam Raimi has reinterpreted for the screen. Although Stan Lee created the character and wrote the origin story, Steve Ditko felt restricted by Lee's editorship and asked if he could plot ... http://johnmcnally54.com/steve-ditkos-spider-man/ Orion still dominates the southern night sky and is one of the easiest constellations to spot. Just look for 3 stars in a row - that's Orion the Hunters belt. These 3 stars are good pointers for finding other constellations. If you follow the line to the right you'll reach Taurus ... http://johnmcnally54.com/the-january-night-sky/ "In Xanadu did Kublai Khan a stately pleasure dome decree..." Kublai Khan is probably best known in the UK for the famous poetic fantasy by Coleridge. However the truth behind the legend of Kublai Khan is even more fantastic than the poem suggests. Kublai Khan was a thirteenth century Mongolian prince ... http://johnmcnally54.com/kublai-khan-by-john-man/ I saw a shooting star tonight, which always cheers me up. I have seen more shooting stars than most people, because whenever it's a clear night sky I'm always looking up, usually trying to pick out my favourite constellations. Seeing shooting stars is a byproduct of that, (along with a ... http://johnmcnally54.com/what-are-shooting-stars/