Dealing With Bad News
I just discovered a guy I worked with for several years was killed in a road traffic accident on Sunday morning. His wife is 7 months pregnant. They were goo...
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Chocolate Coated Cardboard
It’s 8pm, and I’m sitting in a hotel less than 100 yards from the place I will be working tomorrow, munching on chocolate coated cardboard. At least I think ...
Sunday Rugby And Silently Stressing Out
Today will be spent standing at the touchline of rugby pitches - watching Miss 12 and Miss 13 diving around in the mud, shouting “DEFENSIVE LINE!” like littl...
I Should Be Asleep
I have a taxi to the airport arriving early tomorrow morning. At the time of writing it’s ten minutes until midnight, and yet here I am, still up. I thought ...
Round And Round
While writing this post, the washing machine and tumble dryer are rumbling away in the background, I’m half listening to an old playlist on the ancient iMac ...
Returning To Frankfurt
I’m clearing the decks today - early on Monday morning I’ll be making my way to the railway station, then on to the airport, and to Frankfurt in Germany once...
Nablopomo And Lisa
One of the great benefits of having taken part in this curious online world for so long, is you know the back-story behind things. As many of you will know, ...
Things That Go Bump In The Night
On Tuesday nights one of our children has a dance class, while another goes to football training. I get home from work, eat whatever is available at quite so...
Working From Home Again
I’m sitting in the study at home once again, trying to concentrate on work, but being stopped by the plumber every few minutes to relate the latest bad news ...
The One Where We Gave The Children Their Own Bank Cards
Two mysterious envelopes arrived in the post this afternoon, addressed to my younger daughters. After spotting the postal return addresses on them, I almost ...