Monthly Archive: September, 2015

The contractual obligation blog

  I recently asked on my ‘The Way of the Squirrel Books’ Facebook page what subjects people would like me to discuss on my Blog.  I have already covered ‘The Power of Cakes’ in my Blog but… Continue reading

“Death…hurh, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing, say it again…”

A jolly subject to cheer up an otherwise dull blog…ahem. This blog was inspired by something my sister reminded me of when she fed back on a recent blog I wrote about growing… Continue reading

“You’ve got me? Who’s got you?” or “The discovery as I grew up that all adults were bluffing it”

  As a child I looked up to adults with a sense of inquisitive awe.  I looked upon the many steps they had made as a species and could do little more than observe, open-mouthed,… Continue reading

An NT’s life with an ‘Aspie’ wife.

I am Neurotypical.  My wife has Asperger’s.  For those of you who aren’t aware (though I’m assuming if you’ve found this post then, yes, you are) Asperger’s is an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (or… Continue reading

“Computer games console me…” My personal history with computer games

  When I was younger I never used jumpers for goal posts, unless of course they were virtual.  I never spent much time on a football pitch unless it was in the latest… Continue reading

Memories of 9/11

  Some years back, there coin box ‘public’ telephones installed in all London Fire Stations. These were referred to as the ‘phone under the stairs’.  This was because most of the telephones could… Continue reading

The power of cakes!*

When I was deciding what topic to discuss in this particular blog, I seem to remember feeling awkward about something and wanted to apologise for it but I can’t for the life of… Continue reading

The successful career as a cartoonist I never had.

Ever since I can remember I have doodled…and when I was too young to doodle I scribbled and even before that, I dribbled (actually that last one probably isn’t relevant…sorry).  This habit continued… Continue reading

The Curse of Demon Sha’r

  I am not religious.  I do not have anything against religion but, though I joke about most things in life (including religion), I wouldn’t want to offend someone who believed in a… Continue reading

The book: Why my first children’s book was about homelessness.

  In 2014 I wrote my first Children’s book.  It was called ‘Homeless’ and, somewhat unsurprisingly, covered that very subject.  I have never been homeless, certainly not for any length of time between house moves… Continue reading