Overheard in the swimming pool changing rooms on a Sunday morning… Little lad: “Dad, why are there so many dads in the pool today?” Big daddy: “That’s the rule, son. Dads have to take kids swimming on Sunday. That’s what happens.” “But why?” “It’s what’s known as an unwritten rule.” Beat. “But who didn’t write […]
These are just some of the things that change when you become a parent… Your concept of “busy”; once you have children, you start to notice just how much time you used to have for yourself. You also realise how much of it you wasted. Your priorities; naturally, the welfare of your kids suddenly becomes […]
X-ray: “Normal.” MRI brain scan: “Normal.” EEG electric activity scan: “The brain waves on the right side of your brain look slightly different to those on the left; the significance of this is uncertain.” Riiight. When the doctors told me that I really shouldn’t drive for a while, at least until the cause of my mysterious […]
Barney said: “This is me and daddy holding hands and I am pretending to be a donkey,” which is excellent. Here’s a pic I took of B on the same day. Quite pleased with it:
Which means I’ve dug out my long-unplayed vinyl collection. Here’s some of it. Note to future self: you will regret getting rid of your record player, and all your vinyl, in future.