It sure is. It’s the law that you can’t post about International Men’s Day without mentioning Richard Herring. But it’s telling that the need for Richard to inform men when International Men’s Day is has fallen away. People tend to know when the day is. They certainly know there is one. Thanks Richard. Caregiving ThisContinue reading “It’s International Men’s Day “
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Information Overload
This is a blog post I shared at work back in May 2020. Five and half years on, it’s still relevant: For the most part I have enjoyed working from home. It’s great to be able to get up a little later each day, and to have the full kitchen’s worth of food to considerContinue reading “Information Overload”
The news
We live in a dramatic world. A fast-paced world. A world where opinion and fact are blurred more than we can remember in our lifetimes, and where binary views have replaced nuance. The recent US presidential election has only made this situation even more stark. One of the consequences of this is that the newsContinue reading “The news”
Five years
It’s five years since Tilly was born. Sadly that also means it is five years since we said goodbye. Five feels like something of a milestone – half a decade. It’s a significant chunk of time. In that time, so many things in our lives have changed. We’ve moved house, we’ve welcomed Oscar into ourContinue reading “Five years”
Dear Teddy
Today is my 41st birthday. When you woke up, you ran through to me in the kitchen with my birthday card. It was a lovely one, featuring a dinosaur. You were very excited for me to open it, even though I am not really sure you knew what it was for! You were also excited byContinue reading “Dear Teddy”
Transience
I’m sat in the sun with a foaming pint of ale in a handled, dimpled glass. And it’s bliss. A dozen or so metres away, people pass by, stepping onto or from the trains that make up our transport network. I’m at Lancaster Station on the West Coast Mainline and as I sit and reflect,Continue reading “Transience”
A love affair, pure and simple
Like all love affairs, it must come to an end. At 11am on Sunday 27 February 2022, after three and a half years of mostly joy, the end did come. Marcelo Bielsa has been relieved of his duties as Leeds United manager. Some, like Adrian Pope at BBC Radio Leeds suggest it should never haveContinue reading “A love affair, pure and simple”
Hello from your dad
Inspired by an idea that was once on a TV advert, I’ve set up an email account for Teddy and will occasionally send him thoughts and pictures. Here’s my first message, sent earlier today. Hello Teddy This is your first email from your dad. We’ve set up this account so that we can send youContinue reading “Hello from your dad”
Thanks
My last blog was particularly sad. It was written with tears in my eyes. For both my own benefit, and perhaps yours, I wanted to follow it with something brighter. We all know that a crisis is the true measure of any friendship, and what is clear from our experience is that we have someContinue reading “Thanks”
My reading for Tilly
Tilly’s funeral on Friday was a success – if that’s the right word. To be honest, it’s hard to know what to say, and it’s hard to find the right word or phrase. ‘Went well’ doesn’t seem quite right, ‘nice’ and ‘happy’ don’t reflect the sadness of the event and ‘ok’ is too lacking inContinue reading “My reading for Tilly”
The only man in the room 