And The Shallow Fanboy Hordes Go Forth And Multiply
In a stunningly transparent example of the hilariously shallow nature of the global geek army spread throughout the internet , I would like to report that wh...
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The One Where Our 6 Year Old Learns To Ride A Bike In Half An Hour
I promised during the week that we would spend as much of the weekend as possible out on the bikes. During my childhood this would have meant all weekend. As...
Opportunity Falls From The Sky
Over the past few days a couple of emails have fallen into my in-box requesting help with website design and development projects. Their arrival got me think...
Whats Not To Like
We were invited to the local school parents and teachers social this evening, held at our local pub (within walking distance!). Apparently W set about organi...
4 Year Old Brain Work In Progress
Our youngest daughter developed an unexpected speech impediment several weeks ago; she became unable to say her sister’s name without stuttering on the first...
Little Children And The Human Condition
I’m off work with a cold. I can’t quite figure out how it crept up on me - yesterday evening I was fine; this morning I felt like my brain had been put in ba...
Dinner With Friends
This weekend has served to remind me about the value of friendship, and of having a life. It’s easy to let work consume your life - in my case so much that I...
The School Reunion
A few of the people from my year at school are arranging a reunion this year. Quite why it has to be this year, I’m not sure - we’ll all be hitting 37 - sure...
The Failings Of Facebook And Twitter
Over the past few days I’ve been thinking a lot about social networks - perhaps triggered by the reaction to my recent post about community, and children. I ...
The End Of Community
I grew up in small town England in the 1970s. I can still remember moving house when I was five years old, and spending the first nights on bare floorboards....