My friends Paul and Becky are expecting their first baby in March. I advise them to avert their eyes lest their rosy view of their impending parenthood be cruelly tarnished. At eight o’clock last night Amy told us she was poorly and needed medicine. Our first thought was that she…

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Reviewed at Bloggy Award. About 6 months ago in a fit of narcism I submitted this blog to a few review sites, and the last one is in. Most of them have been of the “nice enough blog, but nothing I’m interested in” variety, which is to be expected really….

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Getamac Mitchell and Webb tell you why you should own a Mac. Even though I’ve bought a brand new shiny Macbook I still dig out the PC from time to time, and every time I do I am reminded why I bought a Macbook. Bookmark It

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Amy and I were in the swimming pool and I noticed she was taking large gulps of the pool water. “Don’t drink the water Amy!” I told her “OK” she replied “because there won’t be any left for anyone else will there” ————— We were taking a walk up the…

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Pop culture heroines Strong female characters in popular culture. A relatively new blog but shaping up to be very interesting. I do like putting this kind of stuff under the microscope. Bookmark It

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I took this shot on my camera-phone just before leaving for work at some ungodly hour in the morning. As far as I’m aware there wasn’t any knockout gas seeping into our bedroom, but the soundness that all three were asleep certainly indicated it.. Bookmark It

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I’m very pleased to announce that we have ourselves a winner of the Joke competition. All the entries made me chuckle (except for Paul’s bloody orange for a head monstrosity), but every contest has to have a victor and so Bon Bon is soon to be the proud owner of…

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Some parents spend a good deal of time and energy worrying about which school they should send their kids to. Not us though, we have much bigger fish to fry. The decision we face concerns not just the future of our children, but the future of the entire world. We…

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Most of the paint washed off in the bath, but either blue is particularly virulent or Amy’s cheek is especially absorbant. Either way, years from now Amy will be able use this photo as an enduring record of the day that her face first developed a healthy blue glow. Bookmark…

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Two hundred and seventy pounds for climbing up a ladder and sticking a new aerial on top of the roof? Two hundred and seventy pounds?! TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY POUNDS??!! … my heart… can’t take the strain… life flashing before eyes…. goodbye cruel world… What? It’s covered on the house…

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