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I’ve given myself a month to get over the initial shock of the birth. Even now though the horrors of it all still haunt my dreams! I feel guilty for writing this as I was only a mere witness to the episode, while Hannah will show physical scars for some time. It all started as […]

In my last post I mentioned someone whose season card was confiscated. That person wishes to remain anonymous but here is Bob’s update. Chaps, To save me explaining it 10 times later, see below. I had a letter from Nigel the Finance Director of SUFC on my doorstep when I got in last night. It […]

Dear Ron Martin, Have you heard this one? A guy walks into a bar and asks the barmaid for a pint of bitter. ‘Sure’ she replies. ‘With every pint of bitter we are giving away a free bottle of champagne and a full steak meal!’ ‘Wow’ replies the startled man ‘..and how much is that?’ ‘That’ll be […]

I recently attended an HTML5 workshop held by Mr Remy Sharp. I was the only honest schmo in the room to admit to having already purchased the HTML5 book on offer. I was waiting for the free T-shirt that never transpired 🙁 The workshop itself was really interesting and I left with the usual ‘I’m […]

Our bundle of joy is going to be a boy! For me this is awesome for many reasons but mainly because it means I have someone to… Play football with Have a beer with Buy violent toys for Take to Roots Hall Play practical jokes against the Mrs with There is a certain degree of […]

Sleepless nights, tantrums, and strange coloured pooh. These are just some of the side effects of being told you’re going to be a father. The fundamental fact of things is that we men, by our very nature, aren’t built for this. We are built like a B52 squadron. Deliver the package and get the hell […]

With the Pope’s visit this week I thought it was about time to get religious. Normally this conversation takes place after about 7 pints. So writing this with a sober head is refreshing and hopefully quite coherent. When asked what religious persuasion I am, I say the most ‘sitting on the fence’ answer there is. […]

So on Wednesday I get asked if I would like to attend dConstruct at the Brighton Dome. My normal reaction to anything not predetermined within the last month gets an automatic ‘no’ response. However, I thought this would be good for me and would (if nothing else) mean 2 days out of the office. Before […]

My latest project involves using google maps. So far I’ve been very impressed with the API. There are plenty of examples and explanations of how everything works. However, I came across a problem that seemed like a common enough scenario yet the answer could not be found. Eventually, I found this post which helped point […]