New Years Eve
So here we areTuesday 31st December, 2013. The end of another year, and everybody seems to be wilfully entering the mass hysteria of attaching some kind of m...
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Skating Laughter Fear Anger And Fury
Our younger daughters have been going stir crazy hanging around the house following Christmas, so I finally did something about it yesterday morning.”Get you...
The Days Between Christmas And New Year
I always feel the few days between Christmas and New Year are a little disconnected from the rest of the year. Perhaps this year that sense is heightened bec...
Friday On Call
Today I am “on call” for work. I can’t complain, because I requested the entire Christmas period offtwo weeksand have only ended up having to cover support c...
The Eternal Optimist
While talking to my other half over a drink late last night, we joked about my optimistic outlook oneverything. At the time we were only joking, but when I t...
Christmas Day
I woke suddenly this morning, and took a few moments to gather my senses. I could hear Lady Gaga coming from the children’s bedroom, singing “Bad Romance”. A...
The Desolation Of Smaug
We just got back from taking the children to see the afternoon showing of “The Desolation of Smaug” at the cinema. I’m sure everybody and their dog has writt...
Never Say Never
I almost walked away from blogging this year. More than once. Thankfully, due to the hilariously low number of people that read the words I publish, I don’t ...
Alone On The Internet Ocean
Sometimes the internet can feel very lonely.
The Road Less Travelled
Sometimes, quite by chance, fueled by just the right amount of wine, just the right amount of stress, and just the right sentiments in a movie or book, we qu...