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My name's Dan and I live near Huddersfield in the North of England. I’m a 34 years old part time stay at home dad. For three days a week I'm also a community mental health nurse but you won’t find me blogging about that here. I’m married to Kerry and we have two children - Amy (6) and Evan (3). I keep chickens, grow veg, and take the occasional long walk. If you want to know how other's describe me then take a look here.Where else to find me
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Monthly Archives: January 2009
A bunch of villains and rogues
I’ve been looking at the maps for the Cumbria Way. I’m no cartographer (in fact I don’t even own a cart), but some of those contour lines look far too close together for my liking. Damn pre-historic glaciers, making the … Continue reading Read more »
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I still can’t pronounce Beaufoix
The delightful Jo Beaufoix has been kind enough to ask me a few questions about my favorite topic: Me. So without further ado – Hey ho, lets go! (I don’t think I’m ever going to get tired of that) You’re … Continue reading Read more »
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Sunday Morning UkeTube: Blitzkrieg Bop, Mark II
I’ve not been doing quite as well with my Ukulele as I would have liked. My main problem is time. I’m currently working thirty hours a week, looking after Evan on Mondays and Wednesdays, taking a bulk of the responsibility … Continue reading Read more »
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xkcd
xkcd. Clair from Moon in the Gutter put me onto these fantastic web cartoons. Well worth a look. Bookmark It Read more »
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Picasa
Picasa for the Mac. With this recent release there isn’t a single solitary rason I can think of to go back to using a PC. Hurrah, no more iPhoto! Bookmark It Read more »
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Here we go again
Q: What do you call a man who voluntarily walks 78 miles in six days? A: An idiot Q: What do you call a man who decides to do it all again the next year, but this time not even … Continue reading Read more »
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Coming out
Today is international de-lurking day. Many people prefer to stick to the shadows of a blog, seldom making their existence know to the blog’s author. They read quietly and then move on, leaving few traces other than a solitary digit … Continue reading Read more »
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Sunday morning UkeTube: The Final Countdown
I was planning on leaving it another couple of weeks before posting another ukulele video, but then I came across this on youtube. What can you say to this other than: Blimey! Bookmark It Read more »
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An unfocused babble after a particularly hard day
Armstrong and Miller’s podcast Timeghost is a strange beast. Theoretically it is them performing as their comedy characters Craig Children and Martin Baine-Jones, two pompous and puffed up cultural critics. In practice however they often break character and begin expressing … Continue reading Read more »
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Say click, take a pic
I’ve been tagged by Raging Dad to do the self portrait meme. Here are the rules: 1) Take a picture of yourself right now! 2) Don’t change your clothes, don’t fix your hair… Just take a picture. 3) Post that … Continue reading Read more »
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