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Day Ninety - where are all the fatties?
Something I've noticed only recently is that the number of fat people at work is diminishing. There used to be a healthy proportion of...

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Mar 27, 2024
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Subscription revenue
Everyone is looking for a frictionless way to offer their services that keeps customers sticky, guarantees cashflow, and creates a...

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Feb 7, 2024
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Christmas - a time for reflection
Whether you call it Christmas, the winter break, or happy holidays, the time off from work presents the opportunity to have a think about...

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Dec 21, 2023
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Birthday parties - more competitive than the Olympics
If there's one glimmer of hope to pull the economy out of the cost of living crisis, it's children's birthday parties. The amount of...

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Dec 17, 2023
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Taking toddlers to adult things . . .
I've just realised that sounds way worse that I meant it to. I don't mean 'adult things' like stripshows or brothels and such like....

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Oct 3, 2023
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Old bull young bull
That's the expression we used in our family whenever I'd get into a disagreement with my dad. I guess it means that there's only room for...

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Sep 30, 2023
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Lots of daily life is an endurance test
Particularly if you have kids. I look at Loki with his beautiful toddler innocence and enthusiasm for everything and wonder to myself...

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Aug 16, 2023
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Beware friendly neighbours . . .
Our neighbours suddenly started being nice to us. Inviting us over, giving us gifts, and generally being very communicative. Despite the...

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Jul 28, 2023
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Obscure side effects of co-morbidities
When you've got a lot wrong with you, it seems to be an invitation for a lot of other things to hop along for the ride. Some of them are...

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Jul 15, 2023
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Always a moment for tea time anthems
It's been an amusing day for me today triggered by when people ask me 'how are you?' I can genuinely respond, 'Oh I'm fine, and pissing...

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Jul 5, 2023
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Australia is so much safer than the UK
In the 20 years I lived in Australia as a lad, surrounded by deadly snakes and spiders, at no stage did I experience such horror as...

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Jul 3, 2023
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First school photograph
Something about human evolution makes parents see their own children as utterly captivating, and beautiful to boot. But not every child...

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Jun 25, 2023
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A glimpse of adult conversation while the toddler sleeps...
Back before Loki was born, Iu and I used to talk to each other in the evening. But after Loki was born, the evenings became a competition...

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Jun 19, 2023
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Surviving my daughter's GCSEs
When it comes to exams, you're so relieved when the run of GCSEs, A-Levels, University and other professional qualifications finally is...

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Jun 17, 2023
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How to cartoon inefficiently . . .
As a 20th century human being, I'm used to doing things in a 20th century way. Also, being self-taught, I had a terrible teacher. So this...

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Jun 12, 2023
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Meeting eldest son's girlfriend
This weekend, 52 year old dad met his 18 year old son's girlfriend for the first time - the pair both came to stay with us for a couple...

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Jun 11, 2023
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Medical check-ins
I have an almost pathological hatred of filling in forms. But in the medical realm that's even more inhibiting than fearing the sight of...

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Jun 7, 2023
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The pathways in a toddler's head
Toddlers take a while to process things. Particularly saying sorry. At least, the most recent toddler I made seems to have this problem....

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Jun 6, 2023
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