I cannot quite place which of the Laurel & Hardy films Olly looks at Stan in that wonderful exasperated expression and asks ‘What did you do that for?’ . It seems to fit the theme of the post though.
Preamble
I have long forgotten what my ‘WP Name’ was when first starting out on WP some fourteen years ago. All went well until between them WP & Kismet turned my replies to other posts into either unknown or spam. Neither would not admit to a flaw or offer an apology and would refer me to the other. That PAID FOR account was closed down and I set up a new FREE account (Are you reading this WP?). 
Anyway, simmering from the previous treatment I chose the name ‘determineddespiteWP’ as my ‘name’ in thinking a point was being made, if only to myself.
And there it was for years and years and years. Quite forgotten, to the extent when folk replied to me by the name ‘determined’ for a few moments there would be no recognition until the ‘Oh Yeah’ kicked in.
The Build Up
The original reason for joining WP was to raise my writing profile and interact with other Indy writers. However (there is always an ‘However’), once involved with the ‘back and forth’ and dipping into random posts which caught the attention of my political side, I became involved in that track…….. Bound to happen. 
And gradually, then at an increasing pace the folk being followed and my own posts took on a majority political slant; there was even a second site given over to politics but that withered a bit. The writer in me lamented…loudly at times…but despite a few public announcements there would be no more politics it did not take much for me to slip back to political views as a theme.
Now being a reader of histories, historical references and allegories tended to abound in my writing….. Here comes another ‘However’…….. Most of the my favoured subject matter were Military Histories along with the associated political causes and effects; and when wars are involved there are certainly no happy beginnings or middles and very rarely any truly satisfactory much less happy endings. This leaves an inveterate reader of these histories with a certain outlook. Some might call it ‘Realistic’, some might compliment you with ‘Incisive’ , others might simply suggest ‘Gloomy’ of ‘Judgemental’ – I would not argue with the latter.
Thus my posts or responses were along the lines of ‘It’s Happening Again. And Won’t Turn Out Well,’ or very censorious observations on the flaws in Human Nature.
This outlook resulted in one recent throwaway line ‘Call me Cassandra’ used in a response to another’s post and they took up the challenge. I could not leave well alone.
Rationale
Whereas the name has its origins in the Greek Mythologies around events in Troy, I cannot, truly identify with this most unhappy young trojan prophetess or her life. That would be, when examining the detail, downright ridiculous and weird. My allusion is with the common modern assumption that the name is all to do with very ominous predictions which many might feel extreme. BUT also and more to the point the popular British newspaper journalist William Connor, who headed his column with this name.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Connor
In this there is a certain amount, albeit presumptuous dignity.
Conclusion
My blog will still remain though
Writing Despite Computers and Programmes
For this seems to be a common missions statement for most Bloggers hereabouts.
File this under ‘Just Saying. That’s All’
Best wishes to you all.
Roger
Writing Despite Computers and Programmes 