‘Esiotrot’ is the title of a wonderful story of mature love by Roald Dahl. This name is formed from reversing the letters in ‘tortoise’, which Dahl mischievously defines as a very ‘backwards’ animal, or in the present context, a ‘golb’.

When I started this blog, I did not at first appreciate (doh!) the effect on the reader of this ‘backwardness’ inherent in the formation of a stack of entries pushed down one place by each new topic.

I just got started by over-typing on the ‘sample page’ offered by the WordPress software I had selected in almost complete ignorance. For several days my headline bore the legends: ‘Home’ and ‘Sample’.

On this page ‘Home’ is not a live link, but a statement of where you are. But ‘Sample’ was a live link and it just led to some boilerplate text. The editor is meant to replace it (immediately, if you are not as esiotrot as I). So at length, I have now finally caught up. I have replaced ‘Sample’ with ‘About’ (see above).  In that page I have explained the underlying purpose of the blog and introduced myself a bit, and of course on that page ‘Home’ is a link which delivers you back to the top of the stack.

Check it out!