Thought i'd add this..
not sure whether these blogs will continue, whether i can commit the time , or just get readers.. xmas period is upon us, a time to reflect and take stock, myspace brought me to the beauty of blogging, and there strangley seems to be a bigger community out on there, i need to spend more time on this site, if it is to continue...... or get comments, if anyone wants me to continue on here send a message, or ideas to help spread the word ....
if you do read... Happy christmas and a great new year !! see you soon on here or Myspace..
Friday 21 December 2007
Tuesday 18 December 2007
pc discs and a rat
One of the ads on MySpace was for PC WORLD (other shops also available)
The add was for PC discs!!
Made me think a little
I voted for Labour the last 2 or 3 elections
I put my faith and trust in them,
But they kinda let me down a little with the computer discs…thing.
Not that they alone can not look after discs ohhhh no
3 discs = 25 million names of people claiming child benefit = missing
1 disc = Norwich union 15,000 names = missing
1 disc = dvla Northern Ireland drivers info = missing
1 hardrive = dvla 3 million learner driver names and info, missing in Iowa!!
All the above in the last 3 weeks
Is it too much to send a courier, and not just drop it in the post…??
We put our trust in these people, our lives, info etc; surely security should mean a bit more??!!
On a quirckier note the BBC reported this morning that a rat the size of a cat had been found in the jungle….
It has a long tail, long rodent teeth, and “ratty” fur….
Yep that’ll be a rat then!!!
The add was for PC discs!!
Made me think a little
I voted for Labour the last 2 or 3 elections
I put my faith and trust in them,
But they kinda let me down a little with the computer discs…thing.
Not that they alone can not look after discs ohhhh no
3 discs = 25 million names of people claiming child benefit = missing
1 disc = Norwich union 15,000 names = missing
1 disc = dvla Northern Ireland drivers info = missing
1 hardrive = dvla 3 million learner driver names and info, missing in Iowa!!
All the above in the last 3 weeks
Is it too much to send a courier, and not just drop it in the post…??
We put our trust in these people, our lives, info etc; surely security should mean a bit more??!!
On a quirckier note the BBC reported this morning that a rat the size of a cat had been found in the jungle….
It has a long tail, long rodent teeth, and “ratty” fur….
Yep that’ll be a rat then!!!
Monday 17 December 2007
music revolution
Here’s something I meant to blog a long time ago.
Maybe I was waiting for it to be done by someone else,
Maybe it WAS done by someone else??
There is a revolution going on ..
A Sheffield music revolution.
This may seem strange to some, some may have missed it..
I was always an indie ( true indie, Madchester kid at heart, not this awful pap these days )
The true Sheffield music success started with Joe Cocker, and of course, Tony Christie..
We make our way, picking through Black Lace “AGADOO” … Human League, and Def Leppard, kinda wilderness years…
Upto the early 90’s Pulp…. Babybird… Longpigs… Various vegetables.
But now Sheffield is back on the map..!!
Richard Hawley…
Arctic Monkeys…
Milburn…
Rev. & the Makers…
The Jives
Jarvis Cocker is still knocking around…
Come the revolution !!
Liverpool, and Manchester have always had strong music roots, but now is the time to recognise a city that deserves music recognition !
Maybe I was waiting for it to be done by someone else,
Maybe it WAS done by someone else??
There is a revolution going on ..
A Sheffield music revolution.
This may seem strange to some, some may have missed it..
I was always an indie ( true indie, Madchester kid at heart, not this awful pap these days )
The true Sheffield music success started with Joe Cocker, and of course, Tony Christie..
We make our way, picking through Black Lace “AGADOO” … Human League, and Def Leppard, kinda wilderness years…
Upto the early 90’s Pulp…. Babybird… Longpigs… Various vegetables.
But now Sheffield is back on the map..!!
Richard Hawley…
Arctic Monkeys…
Milburn…
Rev. & the Makers…
The Jives
Jarvis Cocker is still knocking around…
Come the revolution !!
Liverpool, and Manchester have always had strong music roots, but now is the time to recognise a city that deserves music recognition !
Tuesday 11 December 2007
Boxing day
Driving home for Christmas.
(Chris Rea ringing in my ears)
Or he will be in a couple of weeks when I go home
It’s only 200 miles, 4/5 hours in the car with a stop.
This year we take Darcypops to see the extended family, and a dress maker, as Darcy is flower girl, at my sister’s wedding next August.
Darcy = needs food = needs changing = more car stops.
I had hoped to make it home in time for boxing day, but it maybe later, the reason for boxing day is the fact we get to see the Sword dancing, then go to the pub. ( Yes we English are strange, and have odd traditions) but it is the traditions that make us who we are.!!
http://www.grenosword.f9.co.uk/
try this link , hope it works, it explains a lot !!
Mind you football in the afternoon is also a tradition so I am doublely sad to miss boxing day !!
Currently listening to Led Zeppelin, Remastered.
(Chris Rea ringing in my ears)
Or he will be in a couple of weeks when I go home
It’s only 200 miles, 4/5 hours in the car with a stop.
This year we take Darcypops to see the extended family, and a dress maker, as Darcy is flower girl, at my sister’s wedding next August.
Darcy = needs food = needs changing = more car stops.
I had hoped to make it home in time for boxing day, but it maybe later, the reason for boxing day is the fact we get to see the Sword dancing, then go to the pub. ( Yes we English are strange, and have odd traditions) but it is the traditions that make us who we are.!!
http://www.grenosword.f9.co.uk/
try this link , hope it works, it explains a lot !!
Mind you football in the afternoon is also a tradition so I am doublely sad to miss boxing day !!
Currently listening to Led Zeppelin, Remastered.
Friday 7 December 2007
caffeine in the milk bottles
We changed Darcy’s cot last weekend.
We had used the pram cot
But she is above average height (or length)
So she now fills the pram cot…
Time for a cot with proper bars !!
She has found that she can run her hand up and down the bars, like a prisoner with a cup !
Ok it takes time to get used to the cot, I GET THAT !
But come on!!
4 days now and going to sleep at almost 1 am !! give us a break please!!
But it is hard when you lie in your bed next to the cot, shut your eyes ( cos she really thinks it is cool to copy daddy and go to sleep yeah !!!??? ) HAHAHAHAAHhahahahaaa NO !!
And you try and peek to see if she is asleep, and she has rolled onto her side holding onto the bars!! And smiles at you !!! AAARRRGGGHH
You must be putting caffeine in the milk bottles !!
It is great you want to talk, or even shout
It is great you want to play
It is great that you are so happy
But please go to sleep !! haha
On a lighter note,,, “Fattys gonna get yer” come on Ricky “Hitman” Hatton on Sunday !!
We had used the pram cot
But she is above average height (or length)
So she now fills the pram cot…
Time for a cot with proper bars !!
She has found that she can run her hand up and down the bars, like a prisoner with a cup !
Ok it takes time to get used to the cot, I GET THAT !
But come on!!
4 days now and going to sleep at almost 1 am !! give us a break please!!
But it is hard when you lie in your bed next to the cot, shut your eyes ( cos she really thinks it is cool to copy daddy and go to sleep yeah !!!??? ) HAHAHAHAAHhahahahaaa NO !!
And you try and peek to see if she is asleep, and she has rolled onto her side holding onto the bars!! And smiles at you !!! AAARRRGGGHH
You must be putting caffeine in the milk bottles !!
It is great you want to talk, or even shout
It is great you want to play
It is great that you are so happy
But please go to sleep !! haha
On a lighter note,,, “Fattys gonna get yer” come on Ricky “Hitman” Hatton on Sunday !!
Tuesday 4 December 2007
i am....
I am your dad
I will always try and do the best for you
Forgive me my mistakes, as I learn
This is as new for me, as it is for you
I am your dad
I will always love you
Unconditionally. I do not have all the answers
But I will search hard for you to find them
I am your dad
I will always support, encourage, and help you
Through the good times, and the bad times
I won’t leave your side
I am your dad….
I always will be………. Your dad.
I will always try and do the best for you
Forgive me my mistakes, as I learn
This is as new for me, as it is for you
I am your dad
I will always love you
Unconditionally. I do not have all the answers
But I will search hard for you to find them
I am your dad
I will always support, encourage, and help you
Through the good times, and the bad times
I won’t leave your side
I am your dad….
I always will be………. Your dad.
i must learn....
I must learn not to comment too quickly
I must learn not to stick my nose in
I must learn to listen and respond accordingly…
BUT I CAN NOT HELP IT !!!!!!
Maybe I care too much, or maybe want to care too much.
Maximo Park say it best with the following
Nosebleed on the “our earthly pleasures” album..
“ some people hide their emotions
Some people show too much
I’m aiming for something central “
I must learn not to stick my nose in
I must learn to listen and respond accordingly…
BUT I CAN NOT HELP IT !!!!!!
Maybe I care too much, or maybe want to care too much.
Maximo Park say it best with the following
Nosebleed on the “our earthly pleasures” album..
“ some people hide their emotions
Some people show too much
I’m aiming for something central “
a week already
No MySpace for 5 days!!
5 days!!!!
We got our dial up bill at home, O.U.C.H!!
We have agreed to limit the time on line!
And Tuesday night OH MY GOD…
2 days before the car was due to be serviced and MOT’d… yep it breaks down!!
Call the RAC, who thankfully patched me up and got me home,
The heater pipe had sheared off, I had no water, or coolant, and cos my car is the basic model, it has no temperature gauge… NO TEMPERATURE GAUGE, a car with no gauge is is is like ere r er a bike!!!!
If I had had the gauge I would have pulled over!!
£550, inc service parts, 2 new tyres, new heater system blah blah blah blah, sparks, filters blah blah etc etc etc
To top that off I got home and had to go to bed with the mother of all migraines!!! And missed work on the Wednesday.
Thursday.
Cardiff Christmas shopping and to show Darcy the Winter Wonderland…. She loved it... the ice rink, mesmorised her, as did the massive ferris wheel.and Christmas tree
The GB rally teams were in Cardiff, which though I am not a fan, found interesting, much to Jayne’s dis interest. !!
2 days off from work, and I got to see Darcy in the mornings. As usually I am in work by the time she wakes. She is now in her mid size cot, and has learned that she can run her hand along the bars like a prisoner with a cup!!
She now shouts BA BA BA loudly, and sticks her tongue out as much as possible!! We still await the first tooth, but the smile and laugh are coming along just fine...
Darcy is fazed by nothing, and she amazes me with what she learns and does. I still can’t believe that such a tiny person (a person now) can take over your life.
She is getting a mischievous side, she sleeps in a grow bag, but still tries to roll on her side, she holds her hand through the bars, for you to hold it. She is in to everything. Her favourite pastime is to stare at the Italian “some like it hot” poster we have in the hall way, she stares at it for ages, tonight the Christmas tree goes up. I thing hours of staring to come!!
5 days!!!!
We got our dial up bill at home, O.U.C.H!!
We have agreed to limit the time on line!
And Tuesday night OH MY GOD…
2 days before the car was due to be serviced and MOT’d… yep it breaks down!!
Call the RAC, who thankfully patched me up and got me home,
The heater pipe had sheared off, I had no water, or coolant, and cos my car is the basic model, it has no temperature gauge… NO TEMPERATURE GAUGE, a car with no gauge is is is like ere r er a bike!!!!
If I had had the gauge I would have pulled over!!
£550, inc service parts, 2 new tyres, new heater system blah blah blah blah, sparks, filters blah blah etc etc etc
To top that off I got home and had to go to bed with the mother of all migraines!!! And missed work on the Wednesday.
Thursday.
Cardiff Christmas shopping and to show Darcy the Winter Wonderland…. She loved it... the ice rink, mesmorised her, as did the massive ferris wheel.and Christmas tree
The GB rally teams were in Cardiff, which though I am not a fan, found interesting, much to Jayne’s dis interest. !!
2 days off from work, and I got to see Darcy in the mornings. As usually I am in work by the time she wakes. She is now in her mid size cot, and has learned that she can run her hand along the bars like a prisoner with a cup!!
She now shouts BA BA BA loudly, and sticks her tongue out as much as possible!! We still await the first tooth, but the smile and laugh are coming along just fine...
Darcy is fazed by nothing, and she amazes me with what she learns and does. I still can’t believe that such a tiny person (a person now) can take over your life.
She is getting a mischievous side, she sleeps in a grow bag, but still tries to roll on her side, she holds her hand through the bars, for you to hold it. She is in to everything. Her favourite pastime is to stare at the Italian “some like it hot” poster we have in the hall way, she stares at it for ages, tonight the Christmas tree goes up. I thing hours of staring to come!!
Monday 26 November 2007
northern lights
I was out in Cardiff last night,
Out to see Bill Bailey, a West Country comedian
A very very funny night was had.
After having Darcy all day on the Saturday,
I was surprisingly missing her all of Sunday night.
I guess it was one of those times that you suddenly realise that
The love for your kids
Is the be all and end all!!
I know I keep saying it, but I can’t imagine my life without her now
It was really strange driving home afterwards the sky was tinged with orange, like I had not seen before,
Coming from Sheffield I am used to seeing the orange glow of the street lights reflecting against the sky, this was similar but weaker.
It kind of made me home sick,
Both for my family in Sheffield, and now my new family
My daughter and wife.
I could not wait to see her, and as usual she woke, as I entered the house, the squeezed my hand, before turning over and going back to sleep!!
I counted my blessings last night,
I am very lucky,
Out to see Bill Bailey, a West Country comedian
A very very funny night was had.
After having Darcy all day on the Saturday,
I was surprisingly missing her all of Sunday night.
I guess it was one of those times that you suddenly realise that
The love for your kids
Is the be all and end all!!
I know I keep saying it, but I can’t imagine my life without her now
It was really strange driving home afterwards the sky was tinged with orange, like I had not seen before,
Coming from Sheffield I am used to seeing the orange glow of the street lights reflecting against the sky, this was similar but weaker.
It kind of made me home sick,
Both for my family in Sheffield, and now my new family
My daughter and wife.
I could not wait to see her, and as usual she woke, as I entered the house, the squeezed my hand, before turning over and going back to sleep!!
I counted my blessings last night,
I am very lucky,
i broke the toilet !!
The most embarrassing story….
Maybe of my life
And I choose to share it
With you all!!
Saturday I had Darcy for the day (Jayne had her first proper day on her own) in 6 months,
Shopping and the like in Cardiff.
I had Darcy…
She was good..
I took her down town in her snow suit (no snow yet)
We saw a few people,
Then went up to my in laws for dinner!!
My father in law cooked us dinner, (well me)
Darcy had chicken, she did not like chicken!!
It went everywhere
So anyway, after wards I went to the bathroom, before going back home with Darcy,
I stood up (as you do) only to hear
C.R.A.CCcccccc…..K!!!! (A few more!!!! !!!! ) get the picture?
(Maybe not the picture, unpleasant!!)
I looked down to see the seat had split in TWO, TWO!!!!
Hey I’m a tall guy, but I am average weight, certainly not in the needing to get a re-enforced seat proportions
How do I go into the living room, and explain to my father in law that he needs to get a new toilet seat????? Well…
I entered the lounge….. Sheepishly
Only to see Darcy had been let loose on the newspaper! (She likes the finance section)
It was shredded ALL over the room, with my father in law laughing at her,
(I thought you will not be laughing in a minute!)
So it was a case of eerr Jeff
I think…
Err...
I…
Broke yer toilet seat!!??!!
Look of suspicion... and bewilderment… then a smirk
So he says yeah I know the lamp shade fell on it and cracked it!
“What you knew it was already broke??”
“Yep”.
“That’s ok then??!! “ PPHHEeewww...
“Well not really… I need to get a new seat!””
Maybe of my life
And I choose to share it
With you all!!
Saturday I had Darcy for the day (Jayne had her first proper day on her own) in 6 months,
Shopping and the like in Cardiff.
I had Darcy…
She was good..
I took her down town in her snow suit (no snow yet)
We saw a few people,
Then went up to my in laws for dinner!!
My father in law cooked us dinner, (well me)
Darcy had chicken, she did not like chicken!!
It went everywhere
So anyway, after wards I went to the bathroom, before going back home with Darcy,
I stood up (as you do) only to hear
C.R.A.CCcccccc…..K!!!! (A few more!!!! !!!! ) get the picture?
(Maybe not the picture, unpleasant!!)
I looked down to see the seat had split in TWO, TWO!!!!
Hey I’m a tall guy, but I am average weight, certainly not in the needing to get a re-enforced seat proportions
How do I go into the living room, and explain to my father in law that he needs to get a new toilet seat????? Well…
I entered the lounge….. Sheepishly
Only to see Darcy had been let loose on the newspaper! (She likes the finance section)
It was shredded ALL over the room, with my father in law laughing at her,
(I thought you will not be laughing in a minute!)
So it was a case of eerr Jeff
I think…
Err...
I…
Broke yer toilet seat!!??!!
Look of suspicion... and bewilderment… then a smirk
So he says yeah I know the lamp shade fell on it and cracked it!
“What you knew it was already broke??”
“Yep”.
“That’s ok then??!! “ PPHHEeewww...
“Well not really… I need to get a new seat!””
response to rachels random photo !
Ok a response to your blog !!
I remember as a kid one Christmas party I think,
one of those parties where all the relatives come around,
and play really crap party games.
And we had a competition
to see what the best animal we could make out of hand gestures,
etc,
birds, rabbits, butterflies
etc etc,
Well I reckon this guy would have won hands down
( sorry for the pun )
Moose ??
Mind you play this game in scotland in deer season, he may get shot, or get an interesting mate !!
I remember as a kid one Christmas party I think,
one of those parties where all the relatives come around,
and play really crap party games.
And we had a competition
to see what the best animal we could make out of hand gestures,
etc,
birds, rabbits, butterflies
etc etc,
Well I reckon this guy would have won hands down
( sorry for the pun )
Moose ??
Mind you play this game in scotland in deer season, he may get shot, or get an interesting mate !!
monday
Monday the start of another week
So much anticipation
So much …. Unknown
And all we can think of is about next weekend
Who knows what lies ahead this week?
Who knows what wondrous new skill my daughter will learn?
And inspire me with
Who knows what amazing new tune or band I will stumble across?
Who knows what little thing will stop me in my tracks and make me realise how lucky I am to be married to Jayne
Who knows how many people will read these twitterings…!
I hope it is a good week for you all!!
Well I can answer the tune and band question RIGHT NOW
Later with Jools Holland, had a Spanish band on Manu Chao,
I do not speak Spanish
They rocked
Politik Kills
Great song, I have ordered the album
Check em out if get the chance……..
(Rachel you have a lot to answer for, kind of mine and Jayne’s anniversary last Friday, I got the flowers but did not cook half way there!!) Thanks for the inspiration!!
Pics to follow!!
So much anticipation
So much …. Unknown
And all we can think of is about next weekend
Who knows what lies ahead this week?
Who knows what wondrous new skill my daughter will learn?
And inspire me with
Who knows what amazing new tune or band I will stumble across?
Who knows what little thing will stop me in my tracks and make me realise how lucky I am to be married to Jayne
Who knows how many people will read these twitterings…!
I hope it is a good week for you all!!
Well I can answer the tune and band question RIGHT NOW
Later with Jools Holland, had a Spanish band on Manu Chao,
I do not speak Spanish
They rocked
Politik Kills
Great song, I have ordered the album
Check em out if get the chance……..
(Rachel you have a lot to answer for, kind of mine and Jayne’s anniversary last Friday, I got the flowers but did not cook half way there!!) Thanks for the inspiration!!
Pics to follow!!
Friday 23 November 2007
Puree food
I need to learn to grab the digital camera quicker!! Darcy has started on solids….
Well I say solids
More like purees...
Apple, banana, chicken + pineapple etc
Last night was apple night!!
Darcy likes apple
BUT she has learned after a while
When she is full, she can pretend to chew
I say chew (no teeth yet, so gums are used!)
That she can spit the food out of the corner of her mouth!!
Sneaky!!
But we are wise to you Darcypops!!
Darcy is getting long!! Jayne is 5 foot 2”; Darcy seems to be half that length after 6 months!! She must take after me!! We may have a basketball player in the making!!
The smile in the morning is still the best though!! She sleeps with her legs in the air, arms behind her head, but when she wakes, smiles at you, it makes it all worth while!!
I must grab that digi camera faster; the camera phone is NOT as good!
Well I say solids
More like purees...
Apple, banana, chicken + pineapple etc
Last night was apple night!!
Darcy likes apple
BUT she has learned after a while
When she is full, she can pretend to chew
I say chew (no teeth yet, so gums are used!)
That she can spit the food out of the corner of her mouth!!
Sneaky!!
But we are wise to you Darcypops!!
Darcy is getting long!! Jayne is 5 foot 2”; Darcy seems to be half that length after 6 months!! She must take after me!! We may have a basketball player in the making!!
The smile in the morning is still the best though!! She sleeps with her legs in the air, arms behind her head, but when she wakes, smiles at you, it makes it all worth while!!
I must grab that digi camera faster; the camera phone is NOT as good!
more random facts
There’s a vicious tag going around again...
More random facts about yourself… I shall indulge... again.
1) I went to a catholic school. But I am not catholic.
2) As a kid once, I ate loads of sausage rolls in one sitting,, and got an allergic reaction
3) I first started “seeing” my wife Jayne 13 years ago today!
4) When I was 6 I saw the superman double bill at the cinema( in the wrong order) came home caught chickenpox from the scabby cinema,(true), the cinema burned down 2 weeks later !! (true)
5) The first time I had a driving lesson, on a round-a-bout, I had 2 wheels ON the round- a- bout!!
6) Pelvic floor exercises from Jayne’s ante natal classes, now mean I can go 2 days without peeing
7) Ok 6 is not true, but funny!!
8) Whist working in a supermarket, I had 60+cases of fish ordered for delivery in a week, ( the usual order was for about 8 cases)
9) My name is welsh, but I am not welsh, and now I live in Wales!! ??
10) The first competition I ever won was when as a child I had to draw a picture of Prince Charles and Lady Di, for their wedding!! ( I won a mug )
Taggy taggy everyone your it if you wish to name more facts!!
More random facts about yourself… I shall indulge... again.
1) I went to a catholic school. But I am not catholic.
2) As a kid once, I ate loads of sausage rolls in one sitting,, and got an allergic reaction
3) I first started “seeing” my wife Jayne 13 years ago today!
4) When I was 6 I saw the superman double bill at the cinema( in the wrong order) came home caught chickenpox from the scabby cinema,(true), the cinema burned down 2 weeks later !! (true)
5) The first time I had a driving lesson, on a round-a-bout, I had 2 wheels ON the round- a- bout!!
6) Pelvic floor exercises from Jayne’s ante natal classes, now mean I can go 2 days without peeing
7) Ok 6 is not true, but funny!!
8) Whist working in a supermarket, I had 60+cases of fish ordered for delivery in a week, ( the usual order was for about 8 cases)
9) My name is welsh, but I am not welsh, and now I live in Wales!! ??
10) The first competition I ever won was when as a child I had to draw a picture of Prince Charles and Lady Di, for their wedding!! ( I won a mug )
Taggy taggy everyone your it if you wish to name more facts!!
Thursday 22 November 2007
part 3
Ok part 3……
(Jim you have a lot to answer for!!! Ha-ha…)
Setting timer….
Go
So the other woman, sat at her desk, 2 days had passed since her text to the man in the bar… no response... should she text him again... should she just put it down to blind curiosity, a chance meeting, or was there something in that meeting of minds ..??
She had had a bad day... no a terrible day, late for work, over slept again, missed the train, stuffed up an incredibly important meeting where her boss was trying to impress new clients… she hated her boss, she hated her boss with loathing, she had always been jealous of her, for some reason, she thought, which she could not put her finger on it.
Anyhow, she had decided to go for a drink after work to unwind, and forget the bad day, put it down to just a bad day, and move on. But then she had met the man, he seemed funny, in an off the cuff kinda “your new I do not know you but I find you interesting” kinda way.
They got on, they had a laugh, and a smoke, then he left after about an hour, he never wore a ring, never mentioned a partner, why, she thought was there any reason to not call him ??
But two days and no answer to the text… what was a reasonable time period for not answering…?? Maybe the number was wrong, maybe he was married,
She sat and daydreamed further, instead answering the incoming e-mails that blinked at her from the PC screen… Should…
The end again…..
So many twists so many turns…… who knows !!
Still wanting others to take up the challenge !!!
(Jim you have a lot to answer for!!! Ha-ha…)
Setting timer….
Go
So the other woman, sat at her desk, 2 days had passed since her text to the man in the bar… no response... should she text him again... should she just put it down to blind curiosity, a chance meeting, or was there something in that meeting of minds ..??
She had had a bad day... no a terrible day, late for work, over slept again, missed the train, stuffed up an incredibly important meeting where her boss was trying to impress new clients… she hated her boss, she hated her boss with loathing, she had always been jealous of her, for some reason, she thought, which she could not put her finger on it.
Anyhow, she had decided to go for a drink after work to unwind, and forget the bad day, put it down to just a bad day, and move on. But then she had met the man, he seemed funny, in an off the cuff kinda “your new I do not know you but I find you interesting” kinda way.
They got on, they had a laugh, and a smoke, then he left after about an hour, he never wore a ring, never mentioned a partner, why, she thought was there any reason to not call him ??
But two days and no answer to the text… what was a reasonable time period for not answering…?? Maybe the number was wrong, maybe he was married,
She sat and daydreamed further, instead answering the incoming e-mails that blinked at her from the PC screen… Should…
The end again…..
So many twists so many turns…… who knows !!
Still wanting others to take up the challenge !!!
Wednesday 21 November 2007
story in 5 minutes, part 2
Ok part 2…
I was not expecting comments wanting a part 2, due to the speed and poorness of the first part…!! But I cave in under weighty demand! (Well maybe not weighty)
(Again this idea is borrowed from my friend Jim; please check out the 5 part story and others on his page!! (Link from my homepage))
Ok here we go then,
Timer on again at 5 minutes….
The man paced around his apartment, it was a meagre flat really, simple in structure, a dividing glass block wall, and average 3 pieces. Nothing of note, really, but he regarded it as home.
He was not sure how long he had paced, or what to do... it had been a long 2 days he thought as he glanced out of the window, the view just skimming the roofs of the shabby suburb were he lived, he noted there was going to be a storm, like his mood really...
It had started so mundanely, he had gone for a drink… a drink. After work, what had happened was 1 drink turned into 2 which turned into quite a few, and the rest he was trying to download through his hazy memory…
He remembered a conversation with a girl, nothing special, just talking, drinks were bought, and they had a laugh and a joke,
He remembered phone numbers being shared, and he left…. He left alone...
The problem had been the text message early morning... NO the problem had been his girlfriend of some 4 months 23 days ( she liked to remind him) picking the phone up and reading the message as he slept…. He remembered shouting , a bag being hurriedly packed, and doors slamming, before he had chance to come to his senses, and clear the alcohol haze from his head..,
He had read the message, asking to meet again if he was free… Ohhh no, his calls to his girlfriend unanswered for 2 days now…..
Ok stop!!
Now please I need others to try this little experiment... Come on blog in 5 minutes or as close as you can!!
I was not expecting comments wanting a part 2, due to the speed and poorness of the first part…!! But I cave in under weighty demand! (Well maybe not weighty)
(Again this idea is borrowed from my friend Jim; please check out the 5 part story and others on his page!! (Link from my homepage))
Ok here we go then,
Timer on again at 5 minutes….
The man paced around his apartment, it was a meagre flat really, simple in structure, a dividing glass block wall, and average 3 pieces. Nothing of note, really, but he regarded it as home.
He was not sure how long he had paced, or what to do... it had been a long 2 days he thought as he glanced out of the window, the view just skimming the roofs of the shabby suburb were he lived, he noted there was going to be a storm, like his mood really...
It had started so mundanely, he had gone for a drink… a drink. After work, what had happened was 1 drink turned into 2 which turned into quite a few, and the rest he was trying to download through his hazy memory…
He remembered a conversation with a girl, nothing special, just talking, drinks were bought, and they had a laugh and a joke,
He remembered phone numbers being shared, and he left…. He left alone...
The problem had been the text message early morning... NO the problem had been his girlfriend of some 4 months 23 days ( she liked to remind him) picking the phone up and reading the message as he slept…. He remembered shouting , a bag being hurriedly packed, and doors slamming, before he had chance to come to his senses, and clear the alcohol haze from his head..,
He had read the message, asking to meet again if he was free… Ohhh no, his calls to his girlfriend unanswered for 2 days now…..
Ok stop!!
Now please I need others to try this little experiment... Come on blog in 5 minutes or as close as you can!!
queues...
Is it a British thing to queue??
We generally accept it and get on with the waiting in line…
Yet if you go to France, Italy etc they will not honour the queue, and will jump in ahead of you without question. As will old people!!
Jayne in college almost got thrown out of a phone box, by an old lady, (ok Jayne is 5 ft 2”, but this woman barged into the box, pressed the receiver button, and ordered her out!!! I thought war was going to occur!!
I remember in Las Vegas a couple of years ago, Jayne and I were walking past the Wynne hotel, and their taxi rank, a “fake – not so high – roller “ old timer yelled out “ they are jumping the queue !!” Eeerrr no! just walking past !!
So Anyhoo, I was in the bank today, 20 people ahead of me!! (Seriously) I do not get angry… irritated a little that more staff are not put on at their busiest time!! But not angry, I do not complain.
I am British… I stay calm… I queue.
Perhaps we need to be a little more assertive sometimes to get what we need, or perhaps we need to be more patience, ??
We generally accept it and get on with the waiting in line…
Yet if you go to France, Italy etc they will not honour the queue, and will jump in ahead of you without question. As will old people!!
Jayne in college almost got thrown out of a phone box, by an old lady, (ok Jayne is 5 ft 2”, but this woman barged into the box, pressed the receiver button, and ordered her out!!! I thought war was going to occur!!
I remember in Las Vegas a couple of years ago, Jayne and I were walking past the Wynne hotel, and their taxi rank, a “fake – not so high – roller “ old timer yelled out “ they are jumping the queue !!” Eeerrr no! just walking past !!
So Anyhoo, I was in the bank today, 20 people ahead of me!! (Seriously) I do not get angry… irritated a little that more staff are not put on at their busiest time!! But not angry, I do not complain.
I am British… I stay calm… I queue.
Perhaps we need to be a little more assertive sometimes to get what we need, or perhaps we need to be more patience, ??
Tuesday 20 November 2007
5 minute story...
Ok, this is new territory for me….
My friend Jim (sorry I have not learned the shortcut to his page) see my myspace homepage (Jim…The other white meat!) has done stories timed in 5 minutes, that’s it 5 mins” and STOP writing. Put your pens down!! “So I thought I would try it! The moment I decided to try it, then my mind kept thinking of what to write (NOT THE IDEA OF THE BLOG) so mostly this is not pre-conceived ideas….
(Before you try to patent the idea … Jim and I have patent pending on the Speed blog idea…) Ha-ha
Ok 5 minutes….
And go…
So the woman left the bar, it was a warm , yet thundery evening, not that noticed as she breathed deeply through her nose, letting the Southern Comfort softly burn…
She walked off down the street as it started to rain, lightly at first, on her arms, like his touch 2 nights earlier, but she didn’t pay much attention to it, she knew she was going to get wet; the clouds were starting to look menacing, and black, like her mood.
Dam she thought I should have worn a coat, the soft rain now turning to a downpour, the tail lights on the stationary rush hour traffic winking on and off in the rain like the bedroom clock 2 mornings before, only now she thought the rain might wash the anger away… it didn’t !
The pain of 2 days ago was too much to bear, so she had walked out and left him, and kept walking for 2 days, 2 days…. She thought she hadn’t gone for 2 days had she... yes. She had just not noticed the time, or where she was, maybe that was the drink, maybe the empty feeling inside the feeling of nothing-ness, not even hate, or wanting to get even, but that might come.
She was walking into people through people, barging them out of the way almost, walking with purpose, but not sure what the purpose was……..
Ok that’s it... stop!!
Shit that was harder than I thought…. Perhaps a comedy though next time !
Either planning or practice is needed!!!
Take up the challenge, and try it, let’s get everyone writing!!
5 minutes mind that is all!!
My friend Jim (sorry I have not learned the shortcut to his page) see my myspace homepage (Jim…The other white meat!) has done stories timed in 5 minutes, that’s it 5 mins” and STOP writing. Put your pens down!! “So I thought I would try it! The moment I decided to try it, then my mind kept thinking of what to write (NOT THE IDEA OF THE BLOG) so mostly this is not pre-conceived ideas….
(Before you try to patent the idea … Jim and I have patent pending on the Speed blog idea…) Ha-ha
Ok 5 minutes….
And go…
So the woman left the bar, it was a warm , yet thundery evening, not that noticed as she breathed deeply through her nose, letting the Southern Comfort softly burn…
She walked off down the street as it started to rain, lightly at first, on her arms, like his touch 2 nights earlier, but she didn’t pay much attention to it, she knew she was going to get wet; the clouds were starting to look menacing, and black, like her mood.
Dam she thought I should have worn a coat, the soft rain now turning to a downpour, the tail lights on the stationary rush hour traffic winking on and off in the rain like the bedroom clock 2 mornings before, only now she thought the rain might wash the anger away… it didn’t !
The pain of 2 days ago was too much to bear, so she had walked out and left him, and kept walking for 2 days, 2 days…. She thought she hadn’t gone for 2 days had she... yes. She had just not noticed the time, or where she was, maybe that was the drink, maybe the empty feeling inside the feeling of nothing-ness, not even hate, or wanting to get even, but that might come.
She was walking into people through people, barging them out of the way almost, walking with purpose, but not sure what the purpose was……..
Ok that’s it... stop!!
Shit that was harder than I thought…. Perhaps a comedy though next time !
Either planning or practice is needed!!!
Take up the challenge, and try it, let’s get everyone writing!!
5 minutes mind that is all!!
Monday 19 November 2007
18 little random facts
I thought it was time to bore you all with some more random facts of my life, (before I get tagged by it)
I will not tag anyone, but if those of you who care to read further wish to, then so be tagged!!
1) I’m good at putting duvet covers on (the bed, not me)
2) I like to decorate. But bare foot
3) I was bullied in school, (I got over it, bar the nervous twitch ( no just kidding about the twitch ))
4) Played piano to grade 3
5) I have size 10 ½ feet, I used to be an 11 but they shrunk!
6) Favourite cheese = herb and garlic roulle
7) Jayne and I used to salsa dance (maybe it is time again?)
8) When I was younger I wanted to be an auctioneer
9) When I was younger once, I ate so much pickled red cabbage my pee turned red, and I panicked like mad!
10) In the play off final game when Sheffield Wednesday won promotion to the championship, I jumped into the air when the 4th goal went in, and I nearly fainted! DOH!
11) I was once in a school opera Noah’s flood
12) I love making bruschetta
13) I love San Diego
14) I once attended an indoor course, of how to play golf!
15) The closest I got to making a sports team in school, was 2nd sub on the cricket team
16) I own a lot of scarves
17) I used to sing in a church choir!
18) I try to carve wood
18 random little facts!!
I will not tag anyone, but if those of you who care to read further wish to, then so be tagged!!
1) I’m good at putting duvet covers on (the bed, not me)
2) I like to decorate. But bare foot
3) I was bullied in school, (I got over it, bar the nervous twitch ( no just kidding about the twitch ))
4) Played piano to grade 3
5) I have size 10 ½ feet, I used to be an 11 but they shrunk!
6) Favourite cheese = herb and garlic roulle
7) Jayne and I used to salsa dance (maybe it is time again?)
8) When I was younger I wanted to be an auctioneer
9) When I was younger once, I ate so much pickled red cabbage my pee turned red, and I panicked like mad!
10) In the play off final game when Sheffield Wednesday won promotion to the championship, I jumped into the air when the 4th goal went in, and I nearly fainted! DOH!
11) I was once in a school opera Noah’s flood
12) I love making bruschetta
13) I love San Diego
14) I once attended an indoor course, of how to play golf!
15) The closest I got to making a sports team in school, was 2nd sub on the cricket team
16) I own a lot of scarves
17) I used to sing in a church choir!
18) I try to carve wood
18 random little facts!!
Friday 16 November 2007
jack frost,
Jack Frost,
You caught me off guard!!
I had to scrape the car
It was covered in ice
Turn on the heater
And go around twice
Scratching and scraping
As best I could
Chipping at frost, with
A scraper that was dud
I dressed up warm
To ward off the cold
But my shoes are thin
And need to be re-soled
I danced around
To keep off the chill
Scratching and scraping
At frost, there still!!!
Dam You Jack, you are always sneaking around when I’m not expecting you!
Yay for parents Xmas present ( yes it is early ) yes a warm lined hoodie, lined with what looks like a mixture of goat or sheep ( it sounds worse than it looks, ) BUT man is it warm !!!
My mother worries…
- She says “is it weather proof “??
- She knows me too well
- NO of course not!!
(I can hear the sigh on the phone)
“BUT” (trying hard to salvage situation …..)
“It is warm….”
I need a get some new shoes…. Have a hole in the toe, (seriously) but they are comfortable!! And driving is great cos they are thin!! But they have a hole! Darcy is going to be SO embarrassed of me when she is older!!!
Talking of the Darcypops…. Yesterday she had Papaya!!! Oh the fruit intake is fantastic!!! And she put on 6oz, **health visitor wiggles with glea** = Jayne and I are glad and relieved!!
currently listening to Mother's Milk by the Chili Pepers
You caught me off guard!!
I had to scrape the car
It was covered in ice
Turn on the heater
And go around twice
Scratching and scraping
As best I could
Chipping at frost, with
A scraper that was dud
I dressed up warm
To ward off the cold
But my shoes are thin
And need to be re-soled
I danced around
To keep off the chill
Scratching and scraping
At frost, there still!!!
Dam You Jack, you are always sneaking around when I’m not expecting you!
Yay for parents Xmas present ( yes it is early ) yes a warm lined hoodie, lined with what looks like a mixture of goat or sheep ( it sounds worse than it looks, ) BUT man is it warm !!!
My mother worries…
- She says “is it weather proof “??
- She knows me too well
- NO of course not!!
(I can hear the sigh on the phone)
“BUT” (trying hard to salvage situation …..)
“It is warm….”
I need a get some new shoes…. Have a hole in the toe, (seriously) but they are comfortable!! And driving is great cos they are thin!! But they have a hole! Darcy is going to be SO embarrassed of me when she is older!!!
Talking of the Darcypops…. Yesterday she had Papaya!!! Oh the fruit intake is fantastic!!! And she put on 6oz, **health visitor wiggles with glea** = Jayne and I are glad and relieved!!
currently listening to Mother's Milk by the Chili Pepers
Thursday 15 November 2007
little thoughts
Today’s little innocent thoughts, but they mean so much !
Darcy I’m sure
Was trying to smash glasses last night!
Maria Callas would have been proud of the shrieking!
And what’s more is she did it whilst smiling!!
How can a baby gain so much pleasure from something so innocent!
Darcy last night sampled apple puree for the first time. She could not get enough of it!! She was kicking and shouting like mad with excitement!!
She now has sleep suits with the slogans
“Give peas a chance”
And “ Peas.. Love.. Happiness”
Cracks me up everytime I see her wear them !.
Darcy I’m sure
Was trying to smash glasses last night!
Maria Callas would have been proud of the shrieking!
And what’s more is she did it whilst smiling!!
How can a baby gain so much pleasure from something so innocent!
Darcy last night sampled apple puree for the first time. She could not get enough of it!! She was kicking and shouting like mad with excitement!!
She now has sleep suits with the slogans
“Give peas a chance”
And “ Peas.. Love.. Happiness”
Cracks me up everytime I see her wear them !.
Wednesday 14 November 2007
shaving part 2 and baby talk
Ok, just a quick note, here
Shaving part deux.. !
I wet shave, and saw the latest updated version of my razor in the shops ! it has 4 blades, and a blade on the back, for trimming ?? !! ??
What ?? what is the extra blade for ??
Soon you will not be able to pick the razor up, it will have so many blades, also surely the fact that there are so many blades increases the chance of cutting yer chin off or something !! and the same razor is available with battery , to shave closer !! ?? Eehhh ?? do not get it !
On a different note..
Darcy was holding a conversation, with Neville the cow last night and was nearly singing, what the words were we had no idea, but there was definately a lilt to the words !! Jayne also swore that Darcy said Dadada hidden in the middle of a sentence ??? I am not sure but was trying to get her to say it again all night..... no luck !! oh well we will have to wait.. !!
Shaving part deux.. !
I wet shave, and saw the latest updated version of my razor in the shops ! it has 4 blades, and a blade on the back, for trimming ?? !! ??
What ?? what is the extra blade for ??
Soon you will not be able to pick the razor up, it will have so many blades, also surely the fact that there are so many blades increases the chance of cutting yer chin off or something !! and the same razor is available with battery , to shave closer !! ?? Eehhh ?? do not get it !
On a different note..
Darcy was holding a conversation, with Neville the cow last night and was nearly singing, what the words were we had no idea, but there was definately a lilt to the words !! Jayne also swore that Darcy said Dadada hidden in the middle of a sentence ??? I am not sure but was trying to get her to say it again all night..... no luck !! oh well we will have to wait.. !!
Can I speak to my wife??
Jayne went out on Sunday with her mother, and Darcypops.
Due to my myspace commenting,
I forgot to sterilise bottles
I phoned Jayne at her parents to explain that I would be late
This is how the conversation went…..
ME… “ Hello, Is Jayne there?? “
Jayne’s Mother… “Yes she is….”
BBBBBEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep
Yep she put the phone down on me !!
I try again,,,,,, bemused
ME “ Hello is Jayne there??”
J.Mother. “Yes she is….. ( Pause ) … You just asked that question “
ME.. “ Yes,……… Can I speak to her ??? “
J.Mother “ Ooh you want to speak to her??? “
( I have only been married to Jayne for 3 years, and seeing her for a further 10 yrs !!!!)
Now I have to ask permission to speak to my wife !! Haha
Due to my myspace commenting,
I forgot to sterilise bottles
I phoned Jayne at her parents to explain that I would be late
This is how the conversation went…..
ME… “ Hello, Is Jayne there?? “
Jayne’s Mother… “Yes she is….”
BBBBBEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep
Yep she put the phone down on me !!
I try again,,,,,, bemused
ME “ Hello is Jayne there??”
J.Mother. “Yes she is….. ( Pause ) … You just asked that question “
ME.. “ Yes,……… Can I speak to her ??? “
J.Mother “ Ooh you want to speak to her??? “
( I have only been married to Jayne for 3 years, and seeing her for a further 10 yrs !!!!)
Now I have to ask permission to speak to my wife !! Haha
Tuesday 13 November 2007
Darcy Fly
I love Darcy.
She amazes me everyday
She soaks up new skills like a sponge
And she is getting tall… (Well long!)
She has grown 8cm in 6 months!
She chews her feet (an undervalued talent I feel)
Her vocab grows day by day, well nearly, she can hold conversations with herself, and Ahh Boo is very descriptive
She sleeps with her arms behind her head
And her legs in the air like a fly
Darcy Fly!!
She loves being held in the air and swung around a little, while singing
“Darcy is a fly
A fly in the sky
Buzzy buzzy Buzz
Buzzy Buzzy Bee “
I suppose you have to be there…. But she likes it
She amazes me everyday
She soaks up new skills like a sponge
And she is getting tall… (Well long!)
She has grown 8cm in 6 months!
She chews her feet (an undervalued talent I feel)
Her vocab grows day by day, well nearly, she can hold conversations with herself, and Ahh Boo is very descriptive
She sleeps with her arms behind her head
And her legs in the air like a fly
Darcy Fly!!
She loves being held in the air and swung around a little, while singing
“Darcy is a fly
A fly in the sky
Buzzy buzzy Buzz
Buzzy Buzzy Bee “
I suppose you have to be there…. But she likes it
My shed
My Shed..
My shed has 4 walls
A roof and a floor
A creaking window
And a ledge and brace door
A lock, and Heater
Lots of seed trays
A table and chairs
For those summer days
It has a new pitched roof
It has restored floor boards
There are too many tools
And of course, power cords
It is a place I go
To escape and think
To try and make things
All I need is a kettle and sink..!!
My shed.
My shed has 4 walls
A roof and a floor
A creaking window
And a ledge and brace door
A lock, and Heater
Lots of seed trays
A table and chairs
For those summer days
It has a new pitched roof
It has restored floor boards
There are too many tools
And of course, power cords
It is a place I go
To escape and think
To try and make things
All I need is a kettle and sink..!!
My shed.
Lest we forget
Remembrance Sunday..
I am watching a programme on Wilfred Owen, perhaps the greatest of war poets. I do not think that today’s world can possibly comprehend the hell, he, and millions of others went (and still do today) go through.
Just one of 200 cemeteries in the Somme area in France, list 7,000 graves, two thirds of these are unnamed,
THE WASTE OF LIFE IS ASTONISHING
My Granddad joined up in the WW2... Volunteered... because he was so against Hitler. Could I ever do something so brave?? I can not answer.
I want to watch the programme, yet I do not. The trick is to get today’s and tomorrow’s youth to see and remember these images, and hopefully never go to war again.
Lest we forget…
I am watching a programme on Wilfred Owen, perhaps the greatest of war poets. I do not think that today’s world can possibly comprehend the hell, he, and millions of others went (and still do today) go through.
Just one of 200 cemeteries in the Somme area in France, list 7,000 graves, two thirds of these are unnamed,
THE WASTE OF LIFE IS ASTONISHING
My Granddad joined up in the WW2... Volunteered... because he was so against Hitler. Could I ever do something so brave?? I can not answer.
I want to watch the programme, yet I do not. The trick is to get today’s and tomorrow’s youth to see and remember these images, and hopefully never go to war again.
Lest we forget…
Thursday 8 November 2007
this weekend could be interesting...
Darcy has lost weight,
The paediatrician says not to worry.
Hhhmmm
Reckons it is the scales are wrong
Portable health visitor ones, and the hospital ones are quite different.
She definitely needs the surgery to cure the heart murmur
But that is next year……
The plus point yesterday was that the doc said it was time to start Darcy on the baby rice….
We were worried
We foresaw problems
No need to worry though.
She loved it.
Even grabbed the spoon I held to force more food into her mouth
PPhhewwwwww….
Only a little came back up!! Ha-ha
My baby girl is growing up
Friday and Monday I have off so will be taking Darcy probably to Hay – On – Wye ( the home of books….) ( for us, not Darcy ) and then maybe the Cotswold , we shall see….. The Cotswolds is a little like Midsummer Murders country, with a variety of shops……. Just takes a while to get there!!
This weekend we will be mostly (in Fast show Jessie style)
1) Continuing with the baby rice.
2) Trying Darcy in her next size cot.
3) Trying Darcy in the next size pushchair, (mainly facing forward now, not flat on her back )
OHHhhhh boy, it could be an interesting weekend!!
The paediatrician says not to worry.
Hhhmmm
Reckons it is the scales are wrong
Portable health visitor ones, and the hospital ones are quite different.
She definitely needs the surgery to cure the heart murmur
But that is next year……
The plus point yesterday was that the doc said it was time to start Darcy on the baby rice….
We were worried
We foresaw problems
No need to worry though.
She loved it.
Even grabbed the spoon I held to force more food into her mouth
PPhhewwwwww….
Only a little came back up!! Ha-ha
My baby girl is growing up
Friday and Monday I have off so will be taking Darcy probably to Hay – On – Wye ( the home of books….) ( for us, not Darcy ) and then maybe the Cotswold , we shall see….. The Cotswolds is a little like Midsummer Murders country, with a variety of shops……. Just takes a while to get there!!
This weekend we will be mostly (in Fast show Jessie style)
1) Continuing with the baby rice.
2) Trying Darcy in her next size cot.
3) Trying Darcy in the next size pushchair, (mainly facing forward now, not flat on her back )
OHHhhhh boy, it could be an interesting weekend!!
IQ is boosted by breastfeeding
Saw this the other nighton the BBC and it is on their website.. interesting reading
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7075511.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7075511.stm
spaghetti hoops
Spaghetti hoops
You are the most
Flavour-some snack
When served on toast.
More filling than crisps
Less filling than beans
A snack on a budget
Well within my means.
I love the way
The sauce and butter flows
Off the toast, it makes
Me warm, and curl my toes.
Spaghetti hoops.
just thought i would share that thought with you...
how do they make the hoops with no joins, and what happens to the middle bits ??
You are the most
Flavour-some snack
When served on toast.
More filling than crisps
Less filling than beans
A snack on a budget
Well within my means.
I love the way
The sauce and butter flows
Off the toast, it makes
Me warm, and curl my toes.
Spaghetti hoops.
just thought i would share that thought with you...
how do they make the hoops with no joins, and what happens to the middle bits ??
serious.... for a moment
Ok this is a serious blog right here…
I have been accused of being a “pint half empty” kinda guy this week and not looking “on the bright side” (is that enough “” for a sentence??)
So here I reckon is the proof that perhaps I should change to the “half full” view...
Last night I was stuck in traffic.
I do not like traffic
It is a curse of not working local.
Anyhoo….
3 police cars, 3 ambulances, and 2 fire engines screamed past,
Not a good sign
And of course there had been an accident on the road ahead,
I reckon travelling at my average (and the other traffic average speed of 70 mph) I probably missed the smash by a couple of minutes.
When we finally got to the scene, the fire crews were trying to pull people out of the 4x4 now on the embankment.
I got in and Darcy gave me the biggest smile and laugh ever….
I hope the driver of the 4x4 managed to get home and get that kind of response from his / her kids.
I guess I need to lighten up a little sometimes, and be more appreciative of how lucky I am.
That shook me last night.
I have been accused of being a “pint half empty” kinda guy this week and not looking “on the bright side” (is that enough “” for a sentence??)
So here I reckon is the proof that perhaps I should change to the “half full” view...
Last night I was stuck in traffic.
I do not like traffic
It is a curse of not working local.
Anyhoo….
3 police cars, 3 ambulances, and 2 fire engines screamed past,
Not a good sign
And of course there had been an accident on the road ahead,
I reckon travelling at my average (and the other traffic average speed of 70 mph) I probably missed the smash by a couple of minutes.
When we finally got to the scene, the fire crews were trying to pull people out of the 4x4 now on the embankment.
I got in and Darcy gave me the biggest smile and laugh ever….
I hope the driver of the 4x4 managed to get home and get that kind of response from his / her kids.
I guess I need to lighten up a little sometimes, and be more appreciative of how lucky I am.
That shook me last night.
Wednesday 7 November 2007
pre-emptive tagging
I have been pre tagged by Stephen who is out.
So I will write mine, in a little pre-emtion…( is that a word)
4 First names of crushes I had…
1) Charlotte,
2) Sally
3) Heidi
4) Sian
4 items of clothing I need to get rid of…
1) A pair of combats that are a size too small
2) A slip on pair of shoes with tassles
3) A Blood Sugar Sex Magic tee-shirt from the chilli peppers ,
I love it, Jayne hates it..
4) a lot of socks with holes in them !!
4 names I’ve been called at one time or another..
1) Gaz Head – Jayne
2) **** - Ex boss at a supermarket ( behind me back probably )
3) Awwwawwawa (dribble) - Darcy
4) Strewth.. Work colleagues at said supermarket
4 professions I secretly want to try..
1) Archaeologist
2) Park Ranger
3) Customs and Excise
4) 1950’s Film set crew.
4 Muscicians I’d want to date..
1) Kylie
2) Candie Payne
3) Katie Melua
4) Shania Twain
4 foods I’d rather throw than eat.
1) Chicken
2) Smoked fish
3) Cider
4) Meat of all kinds
4 things I like to smell…
1) Coffee
2) Fresh bread
3) Petrol
4) Soapy said it… but Darcy’s head ! (she said Amos not darcy’s head )
So I will write mine, in a little pre-emtion…( is that a word)
4 First names of crushes I had…
1) Charlotte,
2) Sally
3) Heidi
4) Sian
4 items of clothing I need to get rid of…
1) A pair of combats that are a size too small
2) A slip on pair of shoes with tassles
3) A Blood Sugar Sex Magic tee-shirt from the chilli peppers ,
I love it, Jayne hates it..
4) a lot of socks with holes in them !!
4 names I’ve been called at one time or another..
1) Gaz Head – Jayne
2) **** - Ex boss at a supermarket ( behind me back probably )
3) Awwwawwawa (dribble) - Darcy
4) Strewth.. Work colleagues at said supermarket
4 professions I secretly want to try..
1) Archaeologist
2) Park Ranger
3) Customs and Excise
4) 1950’s Film set crew.
4 Muscicians I’d want to date..
1) Kylie
2) Candie Payne
3) Katie Melua
4) Shania Twain
4 foods I’d rather throw than eat.
1) Chicken
2) Smoked fish
3) Cider
4) Meat of all kinds
4 things I like to smell…
1) Coffee
2) Fresh bread
3) Petrol
4) Soapy said it… but Darcy’s head ! (she said Amos not darcy’s head )
shaving...
I hate shaving…
Why do men spend so much time shaving?
The climate aint that cold that we need the hair.
And it only causes cuts, burns, in growing hairs, expense for the blades etc.
Before 3000 BC man used 2 sharp shells to shave, until the advent of the Copper age, when the copper razor was invented. Alexander the Great in the 4th century was a big advocator of shaving. Ancient Egypt and the introduction of Hygiene (taken seriously) took to shaving like a duck to water. Religions take shaving seriously, But it is still a pain…
A survey in Britain recently found that the most common item to be shop lifted were razor blades, so the demand is high, and over a lifetime we probably pay thousands for them…
I shave the wrong way, upwards, anything to try and go longer without shaving, I think about buying an electric razor, but it is hard to start electric, when you wet shave.
I shave my head, the money you save is phenomenal, but going to the barbers is like a social outing for me, Saturday morning once a month in the barbers is great. Coffee the banter... etc
The quest for aftershave, balm etc to stop the rash, or burn is always on. More money, more time hunting…?? But the alternative is to grow a beard, and I have no hair on the top of my head, I would look like some kinda hells angel gone wrong!!!
I hate shaving….
currently listening to the very best of Marvin Gaye..
Why do men spend so much time shaving?
The climate aint that cold that we need the hair.
And it only causes cuts, burns, in growing hairs, expense for the blades etc.
Before 3000 BC man used 2 sharp shells to shave, until the advent of the Copper age, when the copper razor was invented. Alexander the Great in the 4th century was a big advocator of shaving. Ancient Egypt and the introduction of Hygiene (taken seriously) took to shaving like a duck to water. Religions take shaving seriously, But it is still a pain…
A survey in Britain recently found that the most common item to be shop lifted were razor blades, so the demand is high, and over a lifetime we probably pay thousands for them…
I shave the wrong way, upwards, anything to try and go longer without shaving, I think about buying an electric razor, but it is hard to start electric, when you wet shave.
I shave my head, the money you save is phenomenal, but going to the barbers is like a social outing for me, Saturday morning once a month in the barbers is great. Coffee the banter... etc
The quest for aftershave, balm etc to stop the rash, or burn is always on. More money, more time hunting…?? But the alternative is to grow a beard, and I have no hair on the top of my head, I would look like some kinda hells angel gone wrong!!!
I hate shaving….
currently listening to the very best of Marvin Gaye..
Tuesday 6 November 2007
Thanks Guy
Another Bonfire Night is over
The Royals can sleep safely in their beds again!! For another year
Guy Fawkes was truly celebrated last night!!
Racing home last night to try and park outside our house, as all the numpties drive their cars 200 yards etc, ‘cos they can not be arsed to walk!! And yes they clog up the residents parking….
(And reeeeellllaaaaxxx Inhale… Exhale…….)
You may know I’m from Yorkshire; I am “prudent” Ok TIGHT with money. The fireworks display is the rugby ground in front of the house, (so yep you guessed it, and we can see it from our window)
We will take Darcy next year, (Hey I could drive!)
( And rrreeeeellllaaaxxxxx Inhale… Exhale……)
Anyhoo, the local rotary club split the display in half, and usually accompanied by the noodling of Jean Michelle Jarre’s Equinox, we saw the first half from our window !
We did however venture onto the doorstep, and as Jayne mentioned on my previous blog de force, we wrapped Darcy in her hoodie, so to muffle the explosions, and she loved it, we were sure she would be frightened, but no, she was mesmerised by it all, (she clung on me a bit, and her heart raced a little) but she couldn’t take her eyes off the fireworks..
Tonight was a special moment, me Jayne and Darcy pops at our first bonfire night!!
Not even the display in the next valley could distract us from our little shin dig, The sky over the next valley, in the place we do not mention, was like in Lord of the Rings, is Minus Tirith, and Gandalf’s “ The whole world holds it’s breathe, before the battle of our time “ speech…..
Hhahaha sorry it was not that bad….
So thanks Guy, You still know how to put on a good show!!
Currently listening to the french noodling of KYO
The Royals can sleep safely in their beds again!! For another year
Guy Fawkes was truly celebrated last night!!
Racing home last night to try and park outside our house, as all the numpties drive their cars 200 yards etc, ‘cos they can not be arsed to walk!! And yes they clog up the residents parking….
(And reeeeellllaaaaxxx Inhale… Exhale…….)
You may know I’m from Yorkshire; I am “prudent” Ok TIGHT with money. The fireworks display is the rugby ground in front of the house, (so yep you guessed it, and we can see it from our window)
We will take Darcy next year, (Hey I could drive!)
( And rrreeeeellllaaaxxxxx Inhale… Exhale……)
Anyhoo, the local rotary club split the display in half, and usually accompanied by the noodling of Jean Michelle Jarre’s Equinox, we saw the first half from our window !
We did however venture onto the doorstep, and as Jayne mentioned on my previous blog de force, we wrapped Darcy in her hoodie, so to muffle the explosions, and she loved it, we were sure she would be frightened, but no, she was mesmerised by it all, (she clung on me a bit, and her heart raced a little) but she couldn’t take her eyes off the fireworks..
Tonight was a special moment, me Jayne and Darcy pops at our first bonfire night!!
Not even the display in the next valley could distract us from our little shin dig, The sky over the next valley, in the place we do not mention, was like in Lord of the Rings, is Minus Tirith, and Gandalf’s “ The whole world holds it’s breathe, before the battle of our time “ speech…..
Hhahaha sorry it was not that bad….
So thanks Guy, You still know how to put on a good show!!
Currently listening to the french noodling of KYO
Monday 5 November 2007
bonfire night!!
“November the 5th has come and gone (almost)
And thoughts if it still linger
I held a rocket in me hand
Has anyone seen me finger “
(Ye Olde rhyme for Bonfire night!!)
Yes folks it is that time of year again, when we celebrate that 17th century terrorist of sorts called Guy Fawkes.
Mind you he may have been caught, but he escaped the punishment really, by jumping and breaking his neck before being drawn (not by artist) and quartered!!
What happened to kids going round doing the “penny for the guy “this happens rarely now, and when you do see it, you think they are scamming you!! What a cynical society we live in!!
So if you have a spare firework, let it off on Guy’s Behalf eh!!
And thoughts if it still linger
I held a rocket in me hand
Has anyone seen me finger “
(Ye Olde rhyme for Bonfire night!!)
Yes folks it is that time of year again, when we celebrate that 17th century terrorist of sorts called Guy Fawkes.
Mind you he may have been caught, but he escaped the punishment really, by jumping and breaking his neck before being drawn (not by artist) and quartered!!
What happened to kids going round doing the “penny for the guy “this happens rarely now, and when you do see it, you think they are scamming you!! What a cynical society we live in!!
So if you have a spare firework, let it off on Guy’s Behalf eh!!
10 new facts
The baby book arrived from my parents… I chose to share the following new facts that I have learnt about myself… (But not the photos!!)
1) Born at 9.20 pm
2) Dad’s side of the family, my great granddad was called George Renshaw.
3) Birthstone = emerald
4) Gifts at christening. = cutlery (??) Serviette ring and a toy pink elephant (??) (Ele-phont Mr. Frodo!! They’ll never believe it, back in the shire!! )
5) Height at birth = 22”
6) 1st haircut = 15/5/76 (ONE YEAR LATER!!! Come on it was the 70’s but I was no hippy!!! )
7) 1st tooth = 6 months
8) Favourite food at 1 yr = cheese (the love affair had begun!!) Jelly, and potted beef
9) I had a good memory as a young child.
10) I liked dinosaurs with long names!!
1) Born at 9.20 pm
2) Dad’s side of the family, my great granddad was called George Renshaw.
3) Birthstone = emerald
4) Gifts at christening. = cutlery (??) Serviette ring and a toy pink elephant (??) (Ele-phont Mr. Frodo!! They’ll never believe it, back in the shire!! )
5) Height at birth = 22”
6) 1st haircut = 15/5/76 (ONE YEAR LATER!!! Come on it was the 70’s but I was no hippy!!! )
7) 1st tooth = 6 months
8) Favourite food at 1 yr = cheese (the love affair had begun!!) Jelly, and potted beef
9) I had a good memory as a young child.
10) I liked dinosaurs with long names!!
the weekend cometh.. ( 3 days ago )
“Now as I was young and easy under the apple boughs
About the lilting house and happy as the grass was green,”….
…..“ And as I was green and carefree, famous among the barns
About the happy yard and singing as the farm was home
In the sun that is young once only,
Time let me play and be. “
Dylan Thomas “Fern Hill”
What great words eh!! But then I got older and the stress kicked in.
I never thought that turning 30 would be a big deal, I was wrong; I found I now have a far heightened sense of my mortality, and getting older. Whether this has been increased because have having Darcy, and caring for her, I’m not sure. But I am more stressed. Goodness help me when I reach 40!!
I can see a natural progression in my life, school, Uni, met Jayne, moved to Tredegar, Bought car, 10 years later marry Jayne, buy new car, buy house, get Darcy !The older we get, the less time we have to “play and be”. We have more responsibilities, more people rely on us, and we on them. But I wouldn’t change the past for anything!
I look at my pension slip, it says 32.7 years to go before retirement. Can I work like I do for that amount of time? By then Jayne and I will have been married for 35+years, and Darcy will be 32 years old. The same age as I am now! Probably thinking the same thoughts as I am now!
I need to “play and be” more…… the weekend cometh!
About the lilting house and happy as the grass was green,”….
…..“ And as I was green and carefree, famous among the barns
About the happy yard and singing as the farm was home
In the sun that is young once only,
Time let me play and be. “
Dylan Thomas “Fern Hill”
What great words eh!! But then I got older and the stress kicked in.
I never thought that turning 30 would be a big deal, I was wrong; I found I now have a far heightened sense of my mortality, and getting older. Whether this has been increased because have having Darcy, and caring for her, I’m not sure. But I am more stressed. Goodness help me when I reach 40!!
I can see a natural progression in my life, school, Uni, met Jayne, moved to Tredegar, Bought car, 10 years later marry Jayne, buy new car, buy house, get Darcy !The older we get, the less time we have to “play and be”. We have more responsibilities, more people rely on us, and we on them. But I wouldn’t change the past for anything!
I look at my pension slip, it says 32.7 years to go before retirement. Can I work like I do for that amount of time? By then Jayne and I will have been married for 35+years, and Darcy will be 32 years old. The same age as I am now! Probably thinking the same thoughts as I am now!
I need to “play and be” more…… the weekend cometh!
Friday 2 November 2007
baby info...
Heads UP!!! Woop Woop… 100 blogs notched…
Due to my new found inquisitiveness about my family I aim to break the male mould and find out the truth about my past.
So in a quick random phone call home, I retrieved these little nuggets of gold…
1) Weight at birth = 10lbs 12 onze
2) Nickname = Kojak (in hospital) I was taken to the baby care ward, where I was the biggest baby in there, and also I had no hair!
3) Walk or talk first = Walk at 11 months
4) Name if I had been a girl = Catherine Lucy
5) Hair colour at birth = ( see number 2)
6) Favourite toy = a toy lamb.
7) Bottle or breast. = Bottle, though not through choice, that was dictated by the hospital!
8) First memory = Being told at the age of 3 yrs, that I was going to get a baby sister!!!
9) One of my favourite things as a kid = my superman duvet cover set!
10) Stupidest thing I did as a kid. = drank a whole pint of undiluted orange juice… DOH!!!
My mother is sending a book of baby facts for me, so expect more gems next week.
The truth is out there! ……
Due to my new found inquisitiveness about my family I aim to break the male mould and find out the truth about my past.
So in a quick random phone call home, I retrieved these little nuggets of gold…
1) Weight at birth = 10lbs 12 onze
2) Nickname = Kojak (in hospital) I was taken to the baby care ward, where I was the biggest baby in there, and also I had no hair!
3) Walk or talk first = Walk at 11 months
4) Name if I had been a girl = Catherine Lucy
5) Hair colour at birth = ( see number 2)
6) Favourite toy = a toy lamb.
7) Bottle or breast. = Bottle, though not through choice, that was dictated by the hospital!
8) First memory = Being told at the age of 3 yrs, that I was going to get a baby sister!!!
9) One of my favourite things as a kid = my superman duvet cover set!
10) Stupidest thing I did as a kid. = drank a whole pint of undiluted orange juice… DOH!!!
My mother is sending a book of baby facts for me, so expect more gems next week.
The truth is out there! ……
Thursday 1 November 2007
new tricks and crazy baby songs !!
Saturday afternoon
Darcy is playing up..
No
She is grouchy !
She is not happy on her play mat
She is not happy being held
She is not happy sitting being read to
She is not happy being fed.
Not even her favourite “fuzzy bee” book can keep her quiet!!
The only thing that works is to hold her
In the air, so she is standing up.
Then singing, the theme from The Pink Panther
Whilst she air walks up my stomach !!
NO… REALLY !!! this works, but you can’t keep doing it for hours !
Another favourite song of hers ( she laughs… with me.. I think, or is it at me ??? ) Is the Tiger song..
“Darcy is a Tiger.
She is sometimes a spider.
She has 2 arms
She has 2 legs
And a pretty head !”
Yep it makes no sense at all ! I suspect she knows this !!
Darcy’s new trick this week is when you hold her on your shoulder, she moves her head to your other shoulder, swiping her now teething very dribbling chin across my face !!
She can also roll, from her back to her stomach using 1 leg as a counter weight if she gets stuck on the arm trapped underneath her !!
All these are life skills, which will stand her well in later life, I’m sure.
Darcy is playing up..
No
She is grouchy !
She is not happy on her play mat
She is not happy being held
She is not happy sitting being read to
She is not happy being fed.
Not even her favourite “fuzzy bee” book can keep her quiet!!
The only thing that works is to hold her
In the air, so she is standing up.
Then singing, the theme from The Pink Panther
Whilst she air walks up my stomach !!
NO… REALLY !!! this works, but you can’t keep doing it for hours !
Another favourite song of hers ( she laughs… with me.. I think, or is it at me ??? ) Is the Tiger song..
“Darcy is a Tiger.
She is sometimes a spider.
She has 2 arms
She has 2 legs
And a pretty head !”
Yep it makes no sense at all ! I suspect she knows this !!
Darcy’s new trick this week is when you hold her on your shoulder, she moves her head to your other shoulder, swiping her now teething very dribbling chin across my face !!
She can also roll, from her back to her stomach using 1 leg as a counter weight if she gets stuck on the arm trapped underneath her !!
All these are life skills, which will stand her well in later life, I’m sure.
Happy today !!
" May the good Lord shine a light on you.
Make every song your favourite tune
May the good lord shine a light on you.
Warm like the evening sun"
Rolling stones.... "shine a light"
I felt like this last night, as driving for over an hour in rush hour, i finally got home and got to hold my daughter !! Fantastic !!
Make every song your favourite tune
May the good lord shine a light on you.
Warm like the evening sun"
Rolling stones.... "shine a light"
I felt like this last night, as driving for over an hour in rush hour, i finally got home and got to hold my daughter !! Fantastic !!
Aint life great....
Jayne took her 97 year old grand dad shopping on Tuesday.
His favourite clothes shop is closing
And he wanted to buy a new suit in the sale!
He ended up with 2 new jackets,
Which he was very proud of.
One of the jackets is to wear now through the winter,
The other is for next year,
As he is planning next years summer wardrobe.
What a fantastic out look to have on life!!
His favourite clothes shop is closing
And he wanted to buy a new suit in the sale!
He ended up with 2 new jackets,
Which he was very proud of.
One of the jackets is to wear now through the winter,
The other is for next year,
As he is planning next years summer wardrobe.
What a fantastic out look to have on life!!
Wednesday 31 October 2007
random radio themes today
The radio this morning had two very random lines of discussion…
Firstly why can British people have a good stab, at doing an American accent, yet Americans can not do a British accent?? (Random) this story was backed up with live phones calls to people in Illinois (why there I do not know) to test the theory. There was varying degrees of success.
Secondly… Memories of childhood.
I suddenly thought of the soda stream?? Why I do not know, but I do remember the day that our family pur – chased this (then wonderful invention)!! Not the deluxe version mind, just the standard.
For years before this I remember my dad shaking a water flask, with a small gas cylinder to make soda water, (this was a treat to have on Sunday’s) Fizzy orange never tasted so good!!
So when the soda stream arrived there was much excitement as you can imagine!! (Trying to sneak on extra squeeze of gas into the water bottle!) , and finding the bottles nearly exploded!! Ha-ha, and who tried to add plain tap water to the cordials to see if they tasted the same!! )
Guilty as charged on all counts!
So today’s random tasks are as follows...
1) If you British, try to do and American accent.
2) If you are American try to do a British accent
3) In honour of the Soda stream, go dig it out and see if it still works, and marvel at the ingenuity of how we used to get fizzy drinks, without going out and buying g a can!!
Firstly why can British people have a good stab, at doing an American accent, yet Americans can not do a British accent?? (Random) this story was backed up with live phones calls to people in Illinois (why there I do not know) to test the theory. There was varying degrees of success.
Secondly… Memories of childhood.
I suddenly thought of the soda stream?? Why I do not know, but I do remember the day that our family pur – chased this (then wonderful invention)!! Not the deluxe version mind, just the standard.
For years before this I remember my dad shaking a water flask, with a small gas cylinder to make soda water, (this was a treat to have on Sunday’s) Fizzy orange never tasted so good!!
So when the soda stream arrived there was much excitement as you can imagine!! (Trying to sneak on extra squeeze of gas into the water bottle!) , and finding the bottles nearly exploded!! Ha-ha, and who tried to add plain tap water to the cordials to see if they tasted the same!! )
Guilty as charged on all counts!
So today’s random tasks are as follows...
1) If you British, try to do and American accent.
2) If you are American try to do a British accent
3) In honour of the Soda stream, go dig it out and see if it still works, and marvel at the ingenuity of how we used to get fizzy drinks, without going out and buying g a can!!
Tuesday 30 October 2007
Time is all we have
There are two things I miss in my life…
My two grand dads
I nearly always think of them, everyday.
Even though they were from different backgrounds, and different lives. One was a school teacher, who volunteered to fight in WW2, and was based in Egypt, and Italy, during the war. The other was a miner, who served in the Fire Service during the war. One voted conservative, the other Labour. Their differences were quite vast, but the love they had was the same, and I had the same for them.
My proposal to Jayne (we had already talked about it) was in Venice, but it was on the same day as one of my Grand dads funerals. (I could not cancel the holiday)
My wedding to Jayne was one of my best days of my life, (bar the birth of Darcy) but it would have been better if they had been there. I know they were there in spirit, but it is not quite the same, I tried the “toast to absent friends” and missed by a mile. My dad managed to say what I failed to.
Now we have Darcy-pops, and naturally I would want my granddads to have a part in her life, but it is not to be, that’s something I have to deal with. I will have to make do with telling her about them.
I’m a man, and naturally men do not ask enough questions. We get the basic facts, I know little about my months as a baby, or about what my parents thought when I was born etc, etc, (bar the fact the nurses nicknamed me Kojak, (i was bold and nearly 11 lbs ))or when I first spoke etc , walked etc. It is the same with my grand dads. I knew them, but did I really KNOW them??
Something I MUST do in the future is learn to ask more questions, to find out more about my family. I have dabbled with my family tree, but my immediate family are the most important, and while I have people around me, I have time to ask questions, and learn.
As I get older I get this nagging sense of time passing, and the fact that family and friends will not always be there, as a kid you think you, and your family will live forever,
I must learn to use time more wisely, look forward to holidays back home, and enjoy spending time with those I love.
My two grand dads
I nearly always think of them, everyday.
Even though they were from different backgrounds, and different lives. One was a school teacher, who volunteered to fight in WW2, and was based in Egypt, and Italy, during the war. The other was a miner, who served in the Fire Service during the war. One voted conservative, the other Labour. Their differences were quite vast, but the love they had was the same, and I had the same for them.
My proposal to Jayne (we had already talked about it) was in Venice, but it was on the same day as one of my Grand dads funerals. (I could not cancel the holiday)
My wedding to Jayne was one of my best days of my life, (bar the birth of Darcy) but it would have been better if they had been there. I know they were there in spirit, but it is not quite the same, I tried the “toast to absent friends” and missed by a mile. My dad managed to say what I failed to.
Now we have Darcy-pops, and naturally I would want my granddads to have a part in her life, but it is not to be, that’s something I have to deal with. I will have to make do with telling her about them.
I’m a man, and naturally men do not ask enough questions. We get the basic facts, I know little about my months as a baby, or about what my parents thought when I was born etc, etc, (bar the fact the nurses nicknamed me Kojak, (i was bold and nearly 11 lbs ))or when I first spoke etc , walked etc. It is the same with my grand dads. I knew them, but did I really KNOW them??
Something I MUST do in the future is learn to ask more questions, to find out more about my family. I have dabbled with my family tree, but my immediate family are the most important, and while I have people around me, I have time to ask questions, and learn.
As I get older I get this nagging sense of time passing, and the fact that family and friends will not always be there, as a kid you think you, and your family will live forever,
I must learn to use time more wisely, look forward to holidays back home, and enjoy spending time with those I love.
Rain
Yesterday I was sad.
I stood in the rain
For about 15 minutes
I thought that the water
Would wash my
Worries away.
I got wet!!
Sometimes you need a little rain!
I stood in the rain
For about 15 minutes
I thought that the water
Would wash my
Worries away.
I got wet!!
Sometimes you need a little rain!
Monday 29 October 2007
indication for the nation
Is it really too much to ask??? well is it ???
Is it really too hard just to move a finger and flick the indicator stem on the steering column ?? Friday night is hell on the roads, Yes we all want to get home quickly, but lets have a bit of common sense !!
Last friday i nearly saw a couple of crashes... and followed 1 car for 2 miles around 3 roundabouts , and not one indictor !! Come on !!
I travel on a road twice a day known as "the road of the Heads " because of the accidents, people are more inclined to move, signal mirrors, rather than the traditional mirror signal move !!
Is getting home 2 minutes early, worth the risk??
Is it really too hard just to move a finger and flick the indicator stem on the steering column ?? Friday night is hell on the roads, Yes we all want to get home quickly, but lets have a bit of common sense !!
Last friday i nearly saw a couple of crashes... and followed 1 car for 2 miles around 3 roundabouts , and not one indictor !! Come on !!
I travel on a road twice a day known as "the road of the Heads " because of the accidents, people are more inclined to move, signal mirrors, rather than the traditional mirror signal move !!
Is getting home 2 minutes early, worth the risk??
smell of the future
It’s over.
I can not be with you anymore…
I can not use you
No more, no more, no more…..
Well we’ve been together
For about 17 years
But I can not spend the money
On you anymore.
The smell has gone
It holds no appeal
You no longer do what
You say on the tin..
My old deodorant has been replaced !!
I can not be with you anymore…
I can not use you
No more, no more, no more…..
Well we’ve been together
For about 17 years
But I can not spend the money
On you anymore.
The smell has gone
It holds no appeal
You no longer do what
You say on the tin..
My old deodorant has been replaced !!
Wednesday 24 October 2007
the quest day two.....
Day 2….. the quest continues…..
No sign of the book in the cupboard !!!
No sign of the book in the tumble dryer !!
(careful guys it’s hot in there ! )
No sign of the book in the bath !!
(do you know the stress and trauma needed to climb those stairs!!!! Duck has no legs !!)
NO STAR DO NOT DO IT!! DO NOT JUMP!!! THE QUEST NEEDS YOU! DO NOT GIVE UP YET !!!
Is the book in Darcy’s cot ??
No…. Alas the quest is looking futile…. There is only one thing for it …
Buy another one !!!
(Do you know how hard it is to get a photo of a supermarket without people wondering what on earth your doing !!??)
PHEW!!!
The quest is over… The not quite A team are available for hire, for all types of quests, weddings, and social functions !!
Darcy can now sleep soundly knowing her book is safe....
(other books, toys, and supermarkets are available)
(all names, stories, and quests used in the enclosed are purely fictional, and coincidence!)
No sign of the book in the cupboard !!!
No sign of the book in the tumble dryer !!
(careful guys it’s hot in there ! )
No sign of the book in the bath !!
(do you know the stress and trauma needed to climb those stairs!!!! Duck has no legs !!)
NO STAR DO NOT DO IT!! DO NOT JUMP!!! THE QUEST NEEDS YOU! DO NOT GIVE UP YET !!!
Is the book in Darcy’s cot ??
No…. Alas the quest is looking futile…. There is only one thing for it …
Buy another one !!!
(Do you know how hard it is to get a photo of a supermarket without people wondering what on earth your doing !!??)
PHEW!!!
The quest is over… The not quite A team are available for hire, for all types of quests, weddings, and social functions !!
Darcy can now sleep soundly knowing her book is safe....
(other books, toys, and supermarkets are available)
(all names, stories, and quests used in the enclosed are purely fictional, and coincidence!)
Tuesday 23 October 2007
Quest...
Today’s quest is to find a book that Darcy can not do without!!! (We have .. Err... er... ahem. Hhmm... Lost it! (Whispers quietly, so she can not hear!!) )
Let me introduce you to some of my friends!!! Who we hope will aid us in our mighty quest..
Firstly, this is Star!
Super Power = Plays twinkle twinkle little star (an under valued talent in today’s society!)
Next
Name = Elephant
Super power = Pull the cord on my back and I will slightly vibrate and rise in the air, when hung from my baby gym! (An overlooked talent I feel)
Next
Name = Duck (Deerrr !!)
Super power = Err Attitude, Yellowness, Squeak when pressed sometimes, though if in water, I may sink (not so useful a talent eh??!)
Quest….
To find “Fuzzy Bee” Book ( small padded book of Darcy’s, showing creatures, including the famous, though shy, Beetle bug with shiny blue wings, which has the power to make the reader stare at, quietly, for ages and ages, gasping in awe of it’s beauty, and err… shininess !! )
LET THE QUEST BEGIN!!!
Let me introduce you to some of my friends!!! Who we hope will aid us in our mighty quest..
Firstly, this is Star!
Super Power = Plays twinkle twinkle little star (an under valued talent in today’s society!)
Next
Name = Elephant
Super power = Pull the cord on my back and I will slightly vibrate and rise in the air, when hung from my baby gym! (An overlooked talent I feel)
Next
Name = Duck (Deerrr !!)
Super power = Err Attitude, Yellowness, Squeak when pressed sometimes, though if in water, I may sink (not so useful a talent eh??!)
Quest….
To find “Fuzzy Bee” Book ( small padded book of Darcy’s, showing creatures, including the famous, though shy, Beetle bug with shiny blue wings, which has the power to make the reader stare at, quietly, for ages and ages, gasping in awe of it’s beauty, and err… shininess !! )
LET THE QUEST BEGIN!!!
Wednesday 10 October 2007
Hair
“£4 Please...”
“Here’s five ...”
“Cheers “… sorted, and we are off.
I have been going to Headley’s Barbers for 10 years now
I used to go to Stan’s
Stan was Cypriot, or was he Greek??
I almost ended up with a wedge cut, unintentionally
My fault, my accent.
That’s how I found Headley’s
As it happened I was his 3rd customer
I have gone back ever since.
As the number of years got longer,
My hair was got shorter,
I go for the banter, the crack
It’s amazing what you can discuss
In the chair.
News, sport, music, life
I used to go every 2 weeks,
I love routine
Now it’s maybe every 3 or 4 weeks, I can’t afford it so often now
Darcy needs the quality time
And nappies.
Darcy’s now the crack, I await the banter!
But I like Headley’s
And the coffee
You can’t beat a gent’s barbers
It’s a big part of local town life
“Here’s five ...”
“Cheers “… sorted, and we are off.
I have been going to Headley’s Barbers for 10 years now
I used to go to Stan’s
Stan was Cypriot, or was he Greek??
I almost ended up with a wedge cut, unintentionally
My fault, my accent.
That’s how I found Headley’s
As it happened I was his 3rd customer
I have gone back ever since.
As the number of years got longer,
My hair was got shorter,
I go for the banter, the crack
It’s amazing what you can discuss
In the chair.
News, sport, music, life
I used to go every 2 weeks,
I love routine
Now it’s maybe every 3 or 4 weeks, I can’t afford it so often now
Darcy needs the quality time
And nappies.
Darcy’s now the crack, I await the banter!
But I like Headley’s
And the coffee
You can’t beat a gent’s barbers
It’s a big part of local town life
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