Category Archive: Personal

The day my son told me he was gay

  It was a couple of months ago that this occurred and I hadn’t actually intended to blog about it but it is something that I was thinking about again the other day so thought I’d… Continue reading

David Bowie – The passing of a Legend

  It was with great sadness that I learned that the musical legend David Bowie finally lost a very personal and privately fought battle with cancer. Unknown to most he had been diagnosed… Continue reading

My Achilles Oojamaflip

                                                    MY ACHILLES OOJAMAFLIP I’m not perfect. In fact, I’m far from perfect. But perfection is not something I have ever striven for as a person. I seek to do my job to… Continue reading

I’ve met people in my life that I’ve liked so much I would kill them…

  I like to think that I have a good moral grounding in life.  My friends and family would hopefully confirm that I am a generally caring person who wouldn’t harm a fly… Continue reading

When my humour falls flat…doh!

  I like to think that I have a reasonable sense of humour though most of my friends are far too polite to point out otherwise, Gawd bless them! But sometimes my humour… Continue reading

Career in the community…(My working life thus far)

Having recently begun this trip along Bloggers’ Lane I have found myself reminiscing about different subjects and have been deciding which to include.  This has led me to reflect on some of my… Continue reading

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