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(Petrol) My dad was very fond of saying, “if you own a car ,you’re never done putting your hand in your pocket.” My last car, was eventually sold on (part exchange) due to a punctured petrol tank – punctured on the top, go figure! – which was, as they say, an uneconomic repair. Therefore IContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life…”

(Celebration) It seems I just get less and less able to adapt to the trials of nightshift. Where once I could sleep in a proverbial shopping trolly in the middle of a roundabout, now I am wakened by the sound of a passing cyclist while the windows are tight shut. Of course by the finalContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life…”

(Top shelf) My elder son unusually came to discuss lifes “direction”, and of course the conversation that ensued had anything but. Sorry, but this Dad rambles if you let him. Nathan is a creative in outlook and temperament, and while I have written the odd verse, I have been too long surrounded by those withContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life…”

(language) We seldom think about how fortunate we are to have English as our mother tongue, the first second language of the world. Infintely mutable, and stealing vocabulary from around the globe, and a complete cesspool of irregular verbs (what’s an irregular verb?, most native speakers will ask {younger viewers will likely ask, what’s aContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life…”

(Dark) The timetable says I was off yesterday, but in fact, I worked, which, after several days off, made it a Monday, hence I’m writing today, not yesterday… if that makes any sense. WordPress have apparently taken my annual dues off me again (seriously? another year? already?) so I guess I’ll just have to keepContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life…”

(Tokyo or bust…) He flies from London tomorrow, but the Japan team are all staying at one location tonight, for ease of travel coordination. A completely unreasonable amount of time was spent trying to find the “best” route to London, before being appraised that “the best” route will be train from Edinburgh, due to aContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life…”

(printing) I recently read that the band “Rage Against the Machine” never specified what machine…it was probably a printer. I don’t use my printer much, but occasionally a project comes along which requires, well, printing. I’m sure some of this will seem familiar: Print 1 – This fine apart from the yellow. No Yellow atContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life…”

(Moments) I was at a BBQ very recently (multiple birthdays within a few days), then sat down (a separate day!) for Sunday roast with friends. These were two marvelous shared experiences. “Moments” if you will, snatched out of the universe. And events this week, have brought the need to seize moments into a clearer prespective.Continue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life…”

(Parking ticket) It was going to be the dramatic rescue of son two from the second “Cycle the west highland way” attempt (He felt it was owed to the backers). But in reality he got himself out of that without any help, and the new plan – if time before the Japan advenure – isContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life”

(Garden Party). I may have briefly mentioned that the garden here at “Glen Rosa” (Kilmarnock residence, yes, it actually has a name) is quite large. In fact, probably larger than two people with jobs and increasing creaky knees, should have to look after. However, from day one I have eyed this space and considered it’sContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life…”