The Windows Phone Surprise
After making our eldest daughter put up with a “Samsung Galaxy Y” smartphone for the last 18 months, I finally made good on a recent promise, and replaced it...
Recent Posts
That Thing That You Do
Although not technically the “first” post here, I thought it might be interesting for others (oka very few others) to go into a little more depth than I have...
An Introduction Of Sorts
It would seem appropriate to tell new readers a bit about myself. Of course this is easier to say than do (you suddenly become very introspective, and start ...
Hello World
Starting a new blog or website places a certain amount of pressure on the author to provide some kind of spectacularly worthy, interesting, or thought provok...
The Long Road
The endless travelling has come to an end for a few days. I’ve been wondering how best to organise the avalanche of stories, thoughts, and recollections abou...
The Story Of Us
Today is Valentines Day. Given that everybody gets a free pass to be as sentimental as they want today, I thought I might share how I met my other half.
Stopping For Breath
Another week has passed. Another week without writing. Another week filled with trains, crowds, cities, code, computers, stress, and unimaginable tiredness.
One Day Only
I have been back in the office today for the first time in weeks. Waking up at 7am this morning was really rather wonderful. You quickly forget that the morn...
Death Of A Friend
While reading through the recent posts of friends on the internet a little earlier today, I tripped over a cryptic reference to somebody I knew, and began a ...
Stop The World
At some point over the next few weeks I’m almost certainly going to meet myself travelling in the opposite direction somewhere. Before you start, I know it w...