A new kind

 Hello, dear readers,

Have you ever heard a personal story that really affected you?

I’m talking about the kind of searingly honest revelation that completely changed the way you think about someone or something. The kind of testimony that stuck around in your mind for a while afterwards, made you think, and maybe even challenge a few preconceptions.

Because that very thing happened to me this week.

Xmas Present(ly)

Hello, dear readers,


And it’s back to me.

Yes, after a well earned break, and the wonderful, thoughtful input of the totally terrific Tina, it is a completely unearned return to the inane ramblings of the household seated person (i.e. me)

But what to write about? Well, for once that’s an easy one because, once again, ‘tis the season. The sleigh bells are starting to ring. The geese are beginning to get fat. Take a deep breath and dive right in because, as someone once famously said…

It’s Chriiiiiiiiiiiistmmaaaaaaassss!!!

A Different Handle

Hello, dear readers,

It’s little me once again…

Apparently typing is good exercise for my broken finger (which is healing nicely ),but also talking is good for the soul too — so here goes.

Right Hand Man

Hello, dear readers,

And happy budget day!

Yes, once again it’s that point in the year where we’re informed exactly how life is being designed to become more expensive for all but the lucky few who happen to have enough for it not to matter

And no, unless you’re a billionaire, I’m probably not talking about you or anyone you know.

For me, it seems the biggest change will be in fuel costs, which is nice considering my mileage just went up.

The Moving Finger

Hello, dear readers,

I guess one isn’t enough.

Because, once again, the subject of this week’s blog post is my super-duper-stormy-trooper of a wife Tina and her maladies.

Only this time, it’s physical.

The Other Half

Hello, dear readers,

To preface this week’s most humble of offerings, what I’m going to write about will be written with full consent of all parties involved and the full oversight of Tina, my editor-in-chief, wife, and woman for whom enough superlatives have not been invented.

Because this week it’s not about her, it’s about me.

Rain Stops Play

Hello, dear readers,


Winter is coming.

In fact, there’s an argument that winter is already here, and has been for some time.

The temperatures over the last couple of weeks have certainly taken a nosedive, and do we really need to talk about the dreaded rain? Well, unfortunately I think we do, and as this is my blog, that’s exactly what we’re going to do.