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Sleep And Chocolate

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I have nothing earth shattering to report. I’m not going to let that stop me filling a blog post with very little though. If nothing else, writing this post ...

Sunday Rugby And The Superbowl

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It’s Sunday evening, dinner is busy cooking, the clothes are mostly washed, two of the children are watching TV in their rooms after a day on the rugby field...

Beans And Cheese On Toast

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After the relentless questioning from Miss 12 grew almost continuous, I caved and made lunch for everybody - well, everybody except my other half who has gon...

Relatively Unscathed

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This week has been something like a firework - starting off burning fiercely, then finally letting go with an explosion, leaving a debris field full of smoki...

February Begins

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How is it the beginning of February already? Where did January go? If I were to believe the various posts I have seen while dipping my toes into the acid lad...

Backing Up The Known Universe

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After completing the epic Tuesday night slog yesterday evening (meet Miss 17, go for coffee, buy groceries, pick up Miss 13, change her into football kit, dr...

The Struggle Is Real

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You know the whole “slash and burn” drive I’ve been on just recently? I have expanded it this morning to include the backup of my blog, and all of my work no...

Tour Of Destruction

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Today started kicking my butt as soon as I arrived in the office this morning. It then kept kicking my butt throughout the day. I’m still standing though, wh...

Not Going Out

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It’s heading towards lunchtime on Sunday. There are some bagels with my name on them on the kitchen counter, waiting for me to fill them with cheese and what...

Fishing For Friends

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Sometimes I spend an hour randomly following links from blogs to comments, and on to further blogs - reading, commenting, and reminding myself what it is to ...