Forays into Fatherhood

You may know that my musical and performative abilities have been rudely critiqued on this blog in the past.   If not then please cast ...

Driving can be dull, though it’s best not to ask B what she thinks.   Judging by how wild her eyes get and how white her knuckles are a...

(This post was originally written last Tuesday, but has been delayed due to excessive busy, as well as lack of sleep and general bad temper...

It’s got hot.  Very hot.  So hot that the internal combustion engine that keeps me warm in the coldest temperatures in winter is currentl...

We’ve reached that stage with N.  You know the one.  The one where what you thought were innocent doors are actually revealed to be sec...

Job interviews are a phenomenon I am fairly sure only Dr Who can fully get his head around.  With his comprehensive knowledge of timey wi...

Your chips will never be the same again Let me talk to you about hot sauce.  Oh go on.  A really good hot sauce is a transcendent...

Last week my wife was ill.  This is a distressing event at the best of times, but as she was also pregnant, experiencing stomach pains, u...

In the year 480 BC Athens was in trouble.  Xerxes I had defeated the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae and had turned his attention to the ...

My life currently feels like it is a television show being hosted by David Dimbleby, and not one of those nice ones where people are ...

Holidays change everything.  Routines are out of the window.  Cosy little rituals which you have developed with your child for months are ou...

For a while now I have had a suspicion that has been growing.  I think that children’s toys must be infused with something which makes them ...

So, it’s the first week in which I am working full time and the schedule has broken down already.  Which is bad when we look forward to the ...

I want to tell you about my day so far.  But I’m a bit embarrassed to really, and I don’t think that you’d actually believe me.  Well, here ...

As you will all have noticed my daughter is the major player in this blog.  It is driven by her actions and words, and our tired, muddled re...

On Sunday the London 2012 Olympic Games, otherwise known as the games of the 30th Olympiad if your name is Jacques Rogge and your sole aim i...

He had a suspect.  No evidence yet but he was sure that he knew who it was, it was just a matter of proof and he knew that that would only b...

You know how people can just get singularly obsessive and boring over holiday photos.  Even if you haven’t experienced it you can imagine it...

Special Extra post time!! It’s Sunday, but here is a blog post.  I know, I’m excited too!  And in keeping with the theme of last week it is ...

I have a constant battle with my hair.  There is a sweet spot of about a day and a half after my hair has been cut when I am happy with it. ...