Where have I been?
Hello friends and readers I know it’s been a while since I last posted on my blog – over two years to be exact. And my last post was ‘don’t stop blogging!’ and yet what happened? I stopped blogging. I’m … Read more …
Life
Don’t stop blogging!
I received an email two days ago from a visitor that wanted to let me know they enjoyed some of my ‘perpetual traveling’ articles, and also said ‘don’t stop blogging!’ because its been a while since my last post. And … Read more …
200 Words
I was reminded this morning of a blog post I wrote back in 2015, 200 Crappy Words. I’ve been struggling with writing this past couple of years, and reading that post reminded me of how to overcome writers’ block. Just … Read more …
She’s arrived, and the new chapter begins
After 30 hours of gruelling labour for my poor wife, our baby girl Amelia Josephine Howard finally arrived on the evening of the 8th April 2020. It was a happy but tired occasion, as we’re in the delivery room, getting … Read more …
I can feel her moving
It’s an odd experience to lay your hand on your wife’s ‘baby bump’ belly and feel your daughter moving around under the skin. I like it. I can’t explain why. Maybe it’s got something to do with becoming a father. … Read more …
Well this pandemic is unprecedented…
As pretty much everyone on the planet is aware of by now, the whole world is experiencing a pandemic with the COVID-19 coronavirus. I’ve been watching, of course. With quite some interest, because my daughter is going to arrive into … Read more …
I have a daughter on the way
That’s right, my wife is pregnant and it’s a girl Why yes, yes I am excited! 🙂 At this stage she’s 5 months pregnant. It’s going well. I’ve let people know personally and on Facebook, but it’s only now that … Read more …
Another new chapter begins
For me, a huge part of enjoying my work is enjoying the people I work with. If I can’t develop strong connections with them, or they’ve all moved on, then I can no longer enjoy my work, and I need … Read more …
First thoughts for 2019
I know, it’s been a while since I wrote something. Back in November last year, to be exact, when I was playing around with comics. Not that much has really happened since then, which is why I haven’t written anything, … Read more …
Is it ok to be white?
Something happened this week that made me laugh, and laugh… And then I laughed some more. You see, something I’ve been observing for a few years now, has finally reached mainstream. First, let’s go back a couple years, when I … Read more …
The world inside our minds
Last night I was talking with my wife about how much we know about each other, but also about how little we know about each other. It goes like this… You’re thinking all the time, every minute of every day. … Read more …
Who am I? How did I get here?
On the 29th November 1998 I wrote my first blog post, back before blogging was invented; back then it was an ‘online journal’. But that was 20 years ago, next month. 20 years of writing about my life online. What … Read more …
I. Do. Not. Support. Trump.
A few people in my life have been confused over the past couple years because I haven’t joined the anti-Trump bandwagon, and therefore they’ve thought that must mean I’m pro-Trump. Especially since I haven’t written about opposing him, therefore they … Read more …