I’m sat at work at 11:15pm after a particularly gruelling shift, not yet able to lock up and make my weary way back to bed because by the time I get home it will be past midnight and I won’t have blogged today.  Thank god this is the last damn…

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Periodically Kerry has to go away on business, last night was one of those times and I was left home with the kids. The following text message conversation took place the day after. [Kerry. 29-Nov-2007. 08:51] Everything go ok this morning? [Dan. 29-Nov-2007. 09:05] Depends on your definition of OK….

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You know you’re beard has grown too long when your one year old son grasps it with both hands and uses it to pull himself from sitting to standing. Now, if you’ll excuse me, i need to go bathe my face in a basin of warm water. Bookmark It

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It’s day 27 of NaBloPoMo and I’m just about spent. Don’t be surprised if you hear nothing from me for the entire of December. So today I’m resorting to a meme I’ve stolen off Bec, who in turn stole it from someone else. I don’t know what’s coming to the…

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So I bought myself a walkie-talkie. And because as we all know one walkie-talkie is neither use nor ornament I bought another one too. And then I bought another one, and then another. Yes I have four walkie-talkies. Living the dream man, living the dream. The justification for this rather…

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When I was growing up the United States appeared to be a magical and wondrous place. My entire perception of the country was based on a regular diet of American comics, movies, and they painted a breathtaking picture of life on the other side of the pond.  It was a…

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A periodic look at stuff I’ve been consuming recently. Book: The Last Days of Newgate by Andrew Pepper It is a common complaint that society is going to the dogs. The newspapers churn out a constant screaming hysteria about paedophiles, asylum seekers and the yobs on our streets. The TV…

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There was a time when I could throw Amy high into the air. I’d swoop my arms under her and fling her skywards, her body so small and light that she’d escape gravity’s notice for one brief moment. Then her giggling and squealing would alerted its attention to her once…

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Today I’ve been trying to make some headway into finding us somewhere to stay on our first night. What I really need is a accommodation booklet published by the Dales Way Society which is only available from tourist information centers in the Dales themselves. You can actually get it through…

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Yesterday it was announced that HM Revenue and Customs has lost two discs containing the names, addresses, bank details, dates of birth, and national insurance numbers of every family with a child under 16 years old. That would include us then. Apparently the discs containing the details of over 25…

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