Merry War (Christmas is over)

So that will be Christmas then. Been and gone. Christmas ended up being a round of hospital visits and general driving about. We took my Grandma to see my Grandad on Christmas morning. It was the first time they had seen each other in 4 weeks so it was quite upsetting for everyone. Presents were [...]

Joyeux Noel/Mike Dickin R.I.P.

I’m suspecting I won’t be around much in coming days so I just want to wish all my (handful of) readers a Merry Christmas. I’ll probably be back in time to wish you all a Happy New Year.
I’ve posted a similar message over on my Marillion blog - Splintering Heart. This is something I set [...]

Sleepless in Leith

Sunday night in bed always seems to be when my demons choose to visit me. I know I need to go to sleep as I am up early in the morning but my brain races and all my worst fears play round in my mind like a video recorder on acid. The same phrase or [...]

Blogging had it’s day?

According to research, blogging will peak and then fall away from next year. In many wasy I can see why this would happen. It’s difficult to maintain good content, especially when one working day can be as bland as the other. This is my most prolonged attempt at blogging yet. In the past I have [...]

The weekend in review II / Always loved Elvis

Ah, it’s a pleasure to be back. I intended to update yesterday but I must have become distracted and it was late last night before I realised that I hadn’t posted.
My wife’s aunt was over for the weekend and it was very enjoyable. A couple of particular highlights were visiting the German Christmas market on [...]

Brucey boy

I’ve never ever worked out exactly why Bruce Dickinson doesn’t want to be a ‘Tattooed Millionaire’. At least thats what he says in the song. Also, how relevant can that song be seeing as he is quite clearly already a millionaire? Is it just the tattoos he objects to?
I’d be quite happy to be a [...]

Blocking software

I’m not sure exactly why companies see access to blogs as prohibited but for some reason they see reading the thoughts of others as potentially subversive. As a result, I can read many of my favourite blogs (including those of some of my own readers) but any attempt to comment on these blogs results in [...]

The one where I talk about cuisine

One of my favourite things about being Scottish is the prepostorous nature of some of our food. I have just eaten a chicken curry pie, complete with rice, sauce, meat, the works. Only a Scotsman could think of taking a full chicken curry and sticking it in a pie casing. If it won’t fit in [...]

Silver Fox

Whilst applying my ridiculously expensive hair product this morning, I became aware of exactly how many grey hairs I am acquiring. I’m caught in two minds as to whether it’s a good thing or not. Obviously I’d look distinguished but more importantly (and more scarily) I’d look old. I’m not sure I want to be [...]

Minging

Someone has stolen our lovely earth weather and replaced it with Venusian wind storms. Or at least that’s how it seems from where I am sitting. It’s minging outside. It mings. It’s mingtonto.
Also minging is the fact that it’s Monday. On a further mingous note, I am also being battered over the head from every [...]

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