Thoughts About Blogging
I began blogging before the word had become part of the common vernacular. In the early days, people wrote about their day - their life. Online journals form...
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There And Back Again
After being away with work so often recently, I have become first choice among our children for bedtime stories. I’m not sure how long this favoritism will l...
Theism Athiesm And Agnosticism
After I got back from my run this morning, while stood in the kitchen making a cup of coffee I switched the television on and half caught a typical “Sunday M...
The Sun Rises And Heralds A Fightback
I worked from home on Wednesday, looking after our seven year old who had started throwing up on Tuesday night. By the end of Wednesday I was throwing up too...
The One Where My Parents Visit
A little after lunchtime today my mobile phone vibrated in my pocket - signalling an answer to the question the children had been asking every half an hour a...
The One Where 2 Hours Became 5
The children made dinner for me today. A special “going away” dinner - to mark my final day with them for a week. As six oclock neared, I pulled the bags I h...
The Morning After The Night Before
For the first time since having the children, we spent New Years Eve at home. Normally we find ourselves spending Christmas and New Year racing around the co...
The Day Before The Night Before Christmas
It’s the final day of work before Christmas, and I find myself at something of a loose end. I’m attempting a little “housekeeping” with the work computer (wh...
The Creeping Dread Of Travelling With Work
On Sunday evening I will leave town on the train, waving goodbye to my family, and head towards a week living in a hotel once again. This will be the longest...
The Beautiful Game
We woke at 7 this morning and watched the clock tick until nearly 8, when we knew we would have to be out of bed. The coach of the local team was calling wit...