Year: 2024

Living through it

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Hi, A somewhat later post given a busy day and driving Child 2.0 there, I wait, & we go back again in the electro-dad-mobile. I should add for clarity, that the car is electric, not me. Then again, I’ve not been on charge for a long time. Might that explain the lack of get up and go? Go and get made-up I set off slightly later than usual for Chams. The Ever Lovely Mrs J had been to run her folks around, and holding back for thirty mins wasn’t a massive issue. Not only would it mean Child 2.0 didn’t need to look after the hounds, Mrs J would arrive while I was home, and the post rush hour traffic […]

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Circles, stones, rings, and things

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Hi, Hello blog, my old friend. I’ve come to waffle on again… and with apologies to Paul Simon. 🙂 I’ve been gifted with a Friday off and I think I needed it. Not for any great dramas, but the five day week seems too much at this point in life. Introspective Today I had my second appointment with the counsellor and it really helped. We spoke about anxiety, load metaphors (we’ll come back to that in a mo), briefly the past, and the hidden impact of being genderfluid. So, load metaphors? Load as in emotional heavy lifting. Some folk might say they’ve got a full plate, they’re snowed under, etc. I’ve heard some use the spoons metaphor of certain activities […]

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The future and the past

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Hi, Welcome to the future! Flying cars; near free energy from the local plasma tokamak; the three day week; snow at Christmas; food for all; bespoke clothes that fit and that are ethically and environmentally sourced; and everyone so jolly there’s no need for war and hate. …. and then I woke up. Bugger 🙄 Still, has it ever been thus if we only hear about the bad stuff? Shall we instead turn from the wider issues and take a moment to look at the smaller stuff? No, not my IQ number 😉 but the things we can do locally, and try to do good where we can? Chams 2024.01.E1 If I was a proper geek I might have written […]

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The Escape Zone

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Hi, With Christmas comes holidays and with holidays, time off for enjoying your hobbies and interests. Oh, and if you’re a duffer like me, maybe an afternoon nap. Get in. 🙂 Minor Blog News For unknown reasons, the side panel for Previously on YATGB… had done a runner, but that should now be back. I’ve also added it to the Blogs page, seeing as that seems a popular stop off point for you. Attention team: geekery approaching I’m going to talk about a gaming – or gayming, if you want to mix the LGBTQ+ into the digital mix. That and some old school 80s pen & paper RPG stuff. If this is not your bag, that’s cool too. BTW, bonus […]

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