As a football-mad dad, each Christmas I suffer a slight disappointment that my lad has still not turned into the same kind of soccer nut/bore as I have been for forty-odd years. As the Christmases come and go, this disappointment … Continue reading
Day 1 in the Big Dry House and Chris is in the Diary Room! Today is the first of 31 days of alcohol abstinence during this (extremely long) month of January. To be truthful, I would have to have been … Continue reading
Seeing as it is Christmas, I am going to treat you to a week off from my inane ramblings and incessant book marketing. So, for all you electricians out there, here are my 5 favourite plugs:- … Continue reading
As those who follow the blog via Facebook might have spotted, I have taken the rather rash step of pledging to take the pledge during January. What started off as throwaway comment, as part of a general desire to regain … Continue reading
Buy now in paperback, PDF and ePUB formats at my Lulu shop, or on Kindle in my Amazon store. A percentage of all proceeds will be donated to the Joseph’s Goal charity. … Continue reading
This blog has reached you via one, or more, of three possible routes:- a) You’re on my mailing list because, in the past, you have been foolish enough to share with me your email address. b) You follow me on … Continue reading
Over the years, I have had the pleasure (and at times displeasure) to have travelled a lot with my job. In the past this involved a lot of overseas travel, the need for which, many people considered me to be … Continue reading
Apparently, Pets at Home is currently selling a Halloween outfit for a dog. Or it may have been for a cat, I wasn’t really concentrating to that level of detail when I was told. Not that it matters whether it … Continue reading
I am a natural head-shaker. I don’t mean a head-banger, as that is something totally different and requires a modicum of hair to carry off to an acceptable degree. I do, however, shake my head far more often than is … Continue reading