Year: 2017

To dress, or not to dress?
That is the question.

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Hi, As I write this, I’m sat using the Ever Lovely Mrs J’s laptop, far away from Jones Towers. It’s half-term, so despite a bit of rush, we managed to get the kids out of school early and up to the North of England. Me being me, I’m using some remote control software to connect back home. I’m always slightly concerned that one day, a holiday home owner will find YATGB. Oh well, plain sight and all that eh? 🙂 Shoes With the weather turning warmer, I’ve ditched my usual walking boots and switched to my Converse trainers. Yes, in Richard mode, I have two sets of shoes. Three, if you count some interview / posh dos. Four if you […]

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A little respect

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Hi, Apparently, it was IDAHoBiT the other day.  A day to push back against homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia. Ideally, we wouldn’t need a day to remind certain folk not to be, shall we say, a little less accepting of us, than we’d like. But, hey, 50% of the human population is female, and we’ve still not quite cracked the idea of treating each other equally. Humans, eh? 🙂 Skipping back a few months ago, I was surprised to receive an invitation to give a talk about trans people. Or, more particularly, the work – if you can call it that – Nottingham Chameleons does for the Nottinghamshire trans folk. I say surprised because to be invited back means I can’t […]

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Hi, If there’s one thing blogging has taught me, it’s that I can’t predict what people will comment on. You may think that after bashing away at the keys, at least weekly for the last ten years, that I’d have more of an inkling…. But, no. So, I’m curious, when you don’t comment, why is that? Dad Duties This week gone I’ve been holding the fort as the Ever Lovely Mrs J has been away on business. Granny J has been over to help pick the kids up twice, as that’s really helped. Especially as work has become rather busy. Still, at least the day goes quickly. So, no visit to Chams this week for Yours Truly. I did wonder […]

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Show, don’t tell

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Hi, Well, I’m knackered. Not that lack of sleep a bit tired kinda gig. But the thought of how long I have before my brain switches off, and…. Oh, it’s just gone. 🙂 So, this week I’ve been out of the office and running some training events. Each one is about two hours, and I’m up on my feet for all of that (apparently training people while doing handstands is considering showing off. Who knew? 🙂 ). So, there’s two of those a day, with about an hour or so’s travel between venues, plus set up and somehow, getting the all important cup of tea in. But, I am not complaining. At least, I hope it’s not coming across that […]

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Accepting your weirdness

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Hi, Some weeks are just the passing of time, whereas some, are more a series of small, but happy events. This time around was one of those. Firstly, I was on Single Dad Duty for the early part, as the Ever Lovely Mrs J was away on a course. This meant early starts (I really don’t do mornings) and being organised, rather than loafing about until nearly school time, with a coffee and my smartphone. How single parents manage it all, I really don’t know and hats off to those that do. But, the Every Lovely Mrs J has returned and not too tired either, so it’s all good. It’s a week’s respite and then I think she’s got another […]

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Heroes

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Hi, As a kid of the 70s, I read my fair share of comic books. Yeah, in a world with three TV channels and no YouTube, there was a lot more reading going on. 🙂 As to comics I wouldn’t say I read loads, but a fair few and mostly UK ones. For some reason, I never quite got into the American ones. Possibly because they always felt midstory, and quite possibly because our local newsagent’s range was fairly thin. Hey, welcome to living in the sticks in the pre-Internet, pre-eCommerce world. 🙂 Ignoring the WWII and sports strips, the more fantastic stories were the ones that caught my eye. Superheroes: present and past. Not everyone gets the Marvel or DC […]

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