Year: 2015

The Memory of Things

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Hiya, Last weekend, the Ever Lovely Mrs J bought a new car. Well, new to us, anyway. What it is and that we’ve bought it, aren’t fully relevant to this post. What is, at least for me, is the concept of the memory of things. I wouldn’t go so far as to say I’m a hoarder, although I’ve certainly got more stuff than I need and clothes that I wear. I do have clear outs. At least twice a year, I go through what I have and if I’ve not worn it for six months, or – and this is more usual – it doesn’t fit, out it goes. Despite that, there are some items I am loathed to get […]

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Question time

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Hi folks, I put off writing a post this evening. It’s one of those… two minds sort of things. Instead, I *ahem* busied myself reading what other people have been up to, checked social media and played a computer game or two. If there is one thing I can do well, it’s putting things off. I would probably get a medal in it, although they’d have to post it, because I probably wouldn’t have turned up. 🙂 [ time passes and the delete key gets used a lot ] So, yeah. I did write something, but it’s related to an event at my work and right now, it’s a little too personal to put up on this old blog. Maybe […]

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What is it to be a man?

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Hiya, Well, that’s the first week in the new job, in the bag. So far, so good, which makes for a very nice change. Sure, the pace is a little more frantic, but there’s more doing than to-ing & fro-ing, which, for me at least, is a good thing. Fingers crossed the good luck continues for a little longer. Thursday was my bi-monthly big night out and despite leaving a little later than usual, the traffic pixies were with me and I wasn’t too late arriving. I caught up with friends and conversation ranged from how people are doing, to another research group request and a question around ‘how do blokes behave?’ Well, perhaps the blokes at Chams are not […]

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White Lies

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Hi, Another week rolls by eh? Well, a strangely short and long week for Muggins here. Short because I’ve just had one day at work. Long, because I was off sick with some cold virus that put me flat out. I must have been proper poorly, as I didn’t open the shoe cupboard once. 😉 What I’d hoped would be a two day cold, you know the sort: a drippy nose, a bout of sneezing and before you can say Hot Bath & Beechams, it’s over and done with. Immune System, one. Virus, nil. But not this time! Oh no. Each day was a new variety as the virus decided to ditch the old and switch to something new! So, […]

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“Hope will never be silent.”

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Hi everyone, First off, happy new year. Yes, I know we’re a week or so into it, but better late than never. The observant amongst you will notice that I didn’t post anything last time. Not that this is a paid for service – and that’s quite possibly a good thing, given the quality :-). It was a combination of not having much to say, not have been up to much and I was very much enjoying watching a film with the kids. My, they are growing up quickly, which – as a friend, Val, once said – they do do that. 🙂 Wee Man is mid way through his first year at secondary school and seems to have settled in […]

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