Painting With Shadows

Anniversaries and Celebrations Family Man

Is Santa Appropriate for Our Time?

Lying in my bed this morning, pondering the universe, I got to thinking about the fact that the whole Santa thing just doesn’t really work i...Read More

Anniversaries and Celebrations

Happy Christmas!

Some other time I may relate to you the tale of a couple of years back when we very nearly didn't celebrate consumerism in the name of a...Read More

Anniversaries and Celebrations Family Man

The Truth About Father Christmas – Warning: Do not read this if you are under 14 years of age!

How did I get myself into this situation? Is it possible for a 10 year old not to know that Santa doesn’t exist? The problem is that I don’t...Read More

Time Travel and Weight Loss

There was a time, between the ages of 20 and 25, when I used to regularly go to Dark Ages Re-enactment weekends six to eight times a year. F...Read More

ClacksNet and The Calor Scottish Community Awards 2005

Nearly 7 years ago, I was sitting in the bath when I had a Eureka moment. I had taught myself how to build a website for my first business a...Read More

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of the Odeon Cinema Automated Telephone Enquiry Line

A trip up to the Central Belt of Scotland is always a good excuse to go to the cinema, as the nearest one, in Dumfries, is so dire that I ha...Read More

Real Musicians

Over the past few weeks I’ve been to two folk sessions in Castle Douglas, and one in Kirkcudbright, run by the same guy. At the last one, I ...Read More

Lessons in life...

I’ve just been playing cards with my 10-year-old son, Rogan. We ended up playing pontoon and I had in my hand a king and an ace – pretty mu...Read More

Family Man Food

Grandad’s Muesli

“No Poppy! Leave Grandad’s muesli alone!” When my stepdaughter, Layla, and her wee ones came to visit us back in the summer, this statement ...Read More

Theory of Life

When you really should be doing a bit more with your life, but are looking for a bit of distraction instead, this is the kind of thing that ...Read More

Fog at Carlingwark Loch

For the past few days it has been cold and foggy, so I went out with the camera to Carlingwark Loch* at the bottom of Castle Douglas to see ...Read More

Down's Syndrome Family Man

Death to Barbie

We have never bought in to the whole Barbie thing. In fact, our house has been something of an anti-Barbie zone for so many years, that it j...Read More

Down's Syndrome If there is a God I'm doomed Philosophy Religion Trying to make sense of my existence in the universe

Losing My Religion

When I was younger, I was what my wife refers to as “a searcher” - one who is looking for a spiritual meaning of life. I was looking for ans...Read More

Trying to make sense of my existence in the universe

No More Heroes

Who are your heroes? Who are your role models? If you could be anybody else, who would you want to be? A couple of weeks ago, it dawned on m...Read More

Mandolin Heaven

Those who read my post Blistering Fingertips will know that I’m rather excited about the fact that I’ve started playing the mandolin again,...Read More

Life's a beach

The other day Maggie and I went down to the beach for lunch. There was a brief respite in the rain, so we wrapped up warm, put some soup in ...Read More

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