One of those regrettably ever rarer moments of good sportsmanship yesterday after MS Dhoni withdrew India's appeal against Ian Bell's wicket over tea after he was controversially run out from the last ball before the break. Bell was foolish to presume that the ball had gone for 4 and therefore dead as he prematurely walked off for the tea interval but it felt cynical and opportunistic to remove the bails as he did so. Hopefully the 22 extra rums he scored in the evening session before being dismissed do not make much difference to the result of the match.
Further proof that I am not cut out for the world of business comes from the Twitter account that I set up to promote the Design a Rhyme website. Thinking that I would use it to advertise my wares as it were I've let myself down by not pushing it either. Looking at other accounts to see others with 1000 followers but following the same number just to boost their presumed popularity I then realise that I should be trying this tactic as I'm not trying to win friends but to make more people aware of my website. I've slowly started to increase the number of people I follow but again in no targeted way as it feels rude to follow someone I have no particular interest in and so follow similarly minded people who appear more literate and funnier than I am and would therefore be more than capable of composing their own poems should they so wish. To pester others would feel like spamming and I would not like to receive it myself so refuse to do so.
I keep telling myself that as it's only a hobby and not receiving any orders is no biggie but after a couple of months of web silence it would be nice to receive another commission if only to keep my hand in.
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