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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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Bye bye 2023

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Hi, I hope you had a good Christmas, and if not, fingers crossed that things start to improve for you 💜 Christmas at Chez Jones was a fairly quiet affair, but I think it’s just what we needed this time around. No driving around the county (or country) jamming in visits and having a household full of guests. Although, I think COVID19 changed our behaviour during the lockdowns. Instead, we’ve spread things out and it was just the immediate family. As such, it was much more relaxing. Something I think we were all glad of. Big picture With the year drawing to the close, it seems nearly de rigueur to cover what’s happened over the last twelve months. In honesty, […]

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Xmas Do 2023

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Hi, For Yours Truly here, the festive break starts today. Due to child care needs, and having had fewer long holidays this year, I’ve got days off to be used up. So, that’s me done until the New Year. A very pleasant way to spend the last few weeks of December. I feel rather lucky in that. The Ever Lovely Mrs J is still going in as she’s got things to finish off. Likewise, Child 2.0 hasn’t finished this term yet. Only a few more sleeps to go, though! To use a modern phrase, it feels very much like a gift of time. Not just time away from the hamster wheel of the typical weekday, but with that, the freedom […]

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