Post Archive

A complete list of all the crap the musings I’ve ever posted. Newest first.

Incontinent pets and the joy of the Surveillance State - Thursday, 11th May 2023
Posted in Family, Geekery, Pets

Noot Noot! - Friday, 7th August 2020
Posted in People

Christmas Traditions - Saturday, 9th December 2017
Posted in Family

Father's Day - Thursday, 6th July 2017
Posted in Family, Fostering

Sunday Morning - Sunday, 2nd April 2017
Posted in Diary, People

Second Time Around - Monday, 6th February 2017
Posted in Diary, Me

The New IT-Guy - Sunday, 5th February 2017

"Moving On" - Saturday, 31st December 2016
Posted in Fostering

The Teachings of Guru Ravensburger - Monday, 21st November 2016

Fostering - Sunday, 13th November 2016
Posted in Family, Fostering

Tragic loss - Monday, 7th November 2016
Posted in Diary, Family

Cannot Be Unseen - Thursday, 21st April 2016
Posted in Diary, People

A small rant that is just too big to be a tweet - Thursday, 18th February 2016
Posted in Ranting

Scientific as a newt - Monday, 2nd November 2015
Posted in Diary, Family

"Oh, I just ADORE geeks!" - Sunday, 19th April 2015
Posted in People, Ranting

An embuggerance - Friday, 27th March 2015

Back to school - Wednesday, 11th February 2015
Posted in Diary, People, Work

Why aren't you dead? - Monday, 26th January 2015

Christmas in the professional office environment - Saturday, 20th December 2014
Posted in Diary, Work

The Firefighting Programmer - Monday, 17th November 2014
Posted in Diary, Ramblings, Work

Angry at myself - Friday, 24th October 2014
Posted in Me

The Saloon - Thursday, 9th October 2014
Posted in Fiction

My nemesis - Tuesday, 29th July 2014
Posted in Diary, People

History of religion in the 21st and 22nd century - Friday, 27th June 2014
Posted in Fiction, People

Just ... no. Stop it. STOP IT! - Tuesday, 13th May 2014
Posted in Ranting

Secret of eternal life: bidding starts at 99p, no reserve - Monday, 7th April 2014
Posted in Fiction

Overheard on the bus - Tuesday, 1st April 2014
Posted in Diary, People

Dear Young People ... - Wednesday, 19th February 2014
Posted in People, Ranting

Daily Mail Free Zone - Tuesday, 4th February 2014

Like seeing a Unicorn - Thursday, 30th January 2014
Posted in Diary, People

Overheard at work #4 - Thursday, 23rd January 2014
Posted in Ramblings, Random, Work

Behold! The faux-Pagan Goblet of DOOOOOOM! - Thursday, 16th January 2014

The Harry Potter paintings that never made it - Saturday, 30th November 2013
Posted in Diary, Family, Games

It must be Christmas - the Coca-Cola ad is back! - Tuesday, 12th November 2013

Well, I MIGHT know her ... - Thursday, 31st October 2013

Sleepless in Burton-on-Trent - Wednesday, 23rd October 2013
Posted in Diary, Me

Before children / after children - Friday, 18th October 2013
Posted in Diary, Family

My little misogynist is all grown up - Thursday, 3rd October 2013
Posted in Family

Fashion Sense - Friday, 13th September 2013
Posted in Diary, People

Trains - Friday, 6th September 2013
Posted in Diary, Me, Work

I've seen the future of the NHS, and it is Facebook - Friday, 5th July 2013

On trying to read the classics - Monday, 24th June 2013
Posted in Ranting

Apparently I could go off at any time, and judging by the smell ... - Thursday, 6th June 2013
Posted in Diary, Me

"And when did you last open your bowels?" - Monday, 15th April 2013
Posted in Diary

The most important thing you will ever read - Wednesday, 27th March 2013

What to watch when you're recuperating - Monday, 11th March 2013
Posted in Diary

We can rebuild him - we have the chocolate and flumps ... - Sunday, 3rd March 2013
Posted in Diary, Family, Me

TV chefs and their threat to the environment - Thursday, 20th December 2012

Well-behaved little chap, isn't he? - Wednesday, 12th December 2012
Posted in Diary, Family

"Funny-haha, not funny-peculiar" UK blog award 2013 - Wednesday, 5th December 2012
Posted in Diary

Literature versus bandwagons - Monday, 3rd December 2012

Ugly people in advertising - Thursday, 29th November 2012
Posted in Ramblings, Ranting

Granny's Garden - Wednesday, 28th November 2012
Posted in Games

Whilst we're off the air ... - Monday, 19th November 2012

David Attenborough versus Fireman Sam - Tuesday, 6th November 2012
Posted in Ramblings

Practicing my deadpan sarcasm - Tuesday, 16th October 2012

Helpful hints when selling your slum - Sunday, 7th October 2012

A Fistful of Serviettes (part three) - Wednesday, 12th September 2012
Posted in Fiction

A Fistful of Serviettes (part two) - Wednesday, 12th September 2012
Posted in Fiction

A Fistful of Serviettes (part one) - Wednesday, 12th September 2012
Posted in Fiction

Bonk-thwack-bonk-OUT! - Tuesday, 12th June 2012

Funny story - Wednesday, 30th May 2012
Posted in Diary

Serious philosophical debate - Wednesday, 9th May 2012
Posted in Random

Notes from a foreign county - Wednesday, 2nd May 2012
Posted in People, Random

No news update - Monday, 9th April 2012
Posted in Diary

Are you clevererererer than an infant? - Thursday, 29th March 2012
Posted in Random

Birmingham haute cuisine - Wednesday, 7th March 2012
Posted in Diary, People, Work

Train geeks and game geeks are all geeks - Tuesday, 17th January 2012
Posted in Diary, Geekery, People, Work

A surprisingly accurate prediction - Saturday, 31st December 2011
Posted in Games, Geekery, Work

The feeling of freedom: your butt in the breeze - Sunday, 18th December 2011
Posted in Ramblings, Random, Work

Having my say, again - Friday, 2nd December 2011

English is still English, even when typed on your mobile - Sunday, 13th November 2011
Posted in Ranting

Why I'm never invited to christenings - Friday, 28th October 2011

Confectionery Theory - Friday, 19th August 2011
Posted in Ramblings, Random

The terror of pet-sitting - Tuesday, 2nd August 2011
Posted in Diary, Family

Bob The Builder - Wednesday, 20th July 2011
Posted in Ramblings

Saggyboobpocalypse - Saturday, 2nd July 2011
Posted in Diary

Would 72 virgins really be all that great? - Monday, 2nd May 2011
Posted in Current Events

Quick update - Sunday, 6th March 2011
Posted in Diary, Family, Me, Work

A toy from childhood (creative writing homework) - Monday, 31st January 2011
Posted in Fiction

A childhood memory (creative writing homework) - Tuesday, 25th January 2011
Posted in Fiction

Rare antique spotted in the wild! - Thursday, 13th January 2011
Posted in Diary, Geekery

A dire warning of substance abuse - Sunday, 2nd January 2011
Posted in Random

Decluttering - Tuesday, 30th November 2010
Posted in Geekery, Me

The Gruffalo Code - Tuesday, 23rd November 2010

Reasons for staying in the computer games industry - Thursday, 4th November 2010
Posted in Diary, Games, Work

Insomnia and insanity - Thursday, 28th October 2010

OMG! Click here to see pic! WTF? Can't believe it! LOL JK! OMG! Click it! CLICK IT!!!!!!!11!!!! - Friday, 22nd October 2010
Posted in Ranting

Today's celebrity birthdays - Sunday, 17th October 2010
Posted in Diary, Me, People

Gratuitous Product Endorsement - Tuesday, 5th October 2010
Posted in Diary

Supporting a worthy cause - Monday, 13th September 2010
Posted in Ranting

Overheard in the park - Thursday, 2nd September 2010
Posted in Diary, People

Camping - Sunday, 22nd August 2010
Posted in Diary, Family, Ranting

A short and tragic love story - Thursday, 12th August 2010
Posted in Fiction

Asda carpark, 11pm - Tuesday, 27th July 2010
Posted in Diary

Adam and Jane MUST BE STOPPED! - Wednesday, 21st July 2010
Posted in Ranting

Apostrophe without a clue - Monday, 5th July 2010
Posted in Ranting

Star Trek, and the future of humanity - Wednesday, 23rd June 2010
Posted in Ramblings, Random

Insanity can be hard to define - Wednesday, 26th May 2010
Posted in People, Ramblings

Latest ITV Sitcom Revealed! - Wednesday, 12th May 2010

Hurrah for Democracy! - Wednesday, 5th May 2010

Bored geeks plus webcam equals trouble - Thursday, 22nd April 2010
Posted in Geekery, People, Work

The infectious disease that is the Cambridge Accent - Thursday, 15th April 2010
Posted in Diary

In Cambridge, "sane landlord" is an Oxymoron - Friday, 2nd April 2010
Posted in Diary, Work

Born To Be Wild - Thursday, 25th March 2010
Posted in Diary, Family

Got a badge! - Wednesday, 17th March 2010
Posted in Diary, Family

Free-falling fish and spring-loaded chickens, bottles of poison and whiskers on kittens ... - Wednesday, 10th March 2010
Posted in Diary, Geekery, Work

The Tale of Littleboffsbury - Tuesday, 23rd February 2010
Posted in Fiction

Do you REALLY want to make computer games? - Thursday, 11th February 2010
Posted in Games, Ramblings, Work

Bathroom FAIL - Monday, 8th February 2010
Posted in Random

Born To Squeeze - Saturday, 30th January 2010
Posted in Diary, Me

Facebook versus LinkedIn - Monday, 18th January 2010
Posted in Diary, Work

Cry "Havoc" - Wednesday, 13th January 2010
Posted in Fiction

Devil makes work for idle geek - Tuesday, 5th January 2010
Posted in Diary, Geekery

Enough to make me watch ITV - Monday, 21st December 2009
Posted in Current Events

Japanese phrases I wish I knew - Saturday, 12th December 2009
Posted in Diary, Work

Brass monkeys - Monday, 7th December 2009
Posted in Family

Enough to make me stop shaving - Thursday, 3rd December 2009
Posted in Current Events

You know it's time to change job when ... - Wednesday, 2nd December 2009
Posted in Work

X-Files is fiction after all? - Wednesday, 11th November 2009
Posted in Diary, Ramblings

Theatre Review - Wednesday, 4th November 2009
Posted in Diary, Family

That's how they bake in Holland ... - Wednesday, 28th October 2009
Posted in Diary, Family, Me

Voices From Beyond ... - Wednesday, 7th October 2009
Posted in Diary, Work

The culture of "hobbyist" computing - Friday, 25th September 2009
Posted in Diary, Me

Good Moaning! - Wednesday, 26th August 2009
Posted in Diary

Anniversary - Thursday, 20th August 2009
Posted in Diary, Work

Questions children ask - Friday, 14th August 2009
Posted in Family, Ramblings

The night before ... - Wednesday, 5th August 2009
Posted in Diary, Me

Keeping me awake at night ... - Wednesday, 29th July 2009
Posted in Me, Ramblings

Overheard at work #3 - Tuesday, 28th July 2009
Posted in Work

Pre-Op - Tuesday, 21st July 2009
Posted in Diary

Our Dog - Wednesday, 15th July 2009
Posted in Diary, Family

Passive Aggressive Letters: Those thieving barstewards at the AA - Wednesday, 8th July 2009
Posted in Ranting

Interview technique - Friday, 3rd July 2009
Posted in Work

Time to take stock - Wednesday, 24th June 2009
Posted in Diary

Geeks and Fanboys - Friday, 19th June 2009
Posted in Current Events

Being an idiot - Saturday, 13th June 2009
Posted in Diary, Family

Programmers and toilet humour - Wednesday, 10th June 2009
Posted in Work

Black box recordings - Saturday, 6th June 2009
Posted in Current Events

On the loss of a friend - Wednesday, 3rd June 2009
Posted in Diary

Insane Glowing Zombie Monkey Apocalypse! - Friday, 29th May 2009
Posted in Current Events

Pyscho-analysis the Facebook way - Wednesday, 27th May 2009
Posted in Ramblings

Alice through the petri dish - Friday, 22nd May 2009
Posted in Diary, Ranting

Shattering the Illusions of my childhood: Mr Men - Wednesday, 20th May 2009
Posted in Family, Me

Spam! - Saturday, 16th May 2009
Posted in Ramblings

Having my say ... - Wednesday, 13th May 2009

Best. Organisation. EVER. - Wednesday, 6th May 2009
Posted in Current Events

Overheard at work #2 - Monday, 4th May 2009
Posted in Work

Swine 'flu: The lucky ones will die ... - Friday, 1st May 2009

The joy of teaching - Wednesday, 29th April 2009
Posted in People

London Marathon 2009 - Sunday, 26th April 2009

Conspiracy Theory: The Recession - Friday, 24th April 2009

My Bucket List - Wednesday, 22nd April 2009
Posted in Me, People

... comes all manner of things - Sunday, 19th April 2009
Posted in Family

Diabetes - Thursday, 2nd April 2009
Posted in Me

An actual diary entry! - Saturday, 21st March 2009
Posted in Diary

I got this idea for a game ... - Thursday, 12th March 2009
Posted in Games, Ramblings

[NSF-kiddies] On enjoying one's job - Sunday, 8th March 2009
Posted in Ranting, Work

What sophisticated male geeks talk about - Thursday, 12th February 2009
Posted in Work

Blog? Don't blog? - Wednesday, 11th February 2009
Posted in Ranting

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