May 6, 2026 | The Main Blog
If you’re as old as I am, you will know that ‘Life Is A Rollercoaster’ whether you want to or not, thanks to Ronan Keating’s popularity at the beginning of the Noughties. While the song would not feature on any of my personal playlists, I can get behind the idea,...
Dec 31, 2024 | The Main Blog
At about 5:45am on New Year’s Eve, it occurred to me that 2024 has been the first year since I became of ‘working age’ in which I haven’t done any paid work. There are, of course, numerous reasons for this. My own health is fragile, but my wife and son’s support needs...
Dec 8, 2024 | The Main Blog
I am not what you would call a ‘people person’. I struggle in various social situations; I have lost count of the number of times I said ‘the wrong thing’, talked over others or interrupted because a contribution to the conversation popped into my head and needed to...
Nov 20, 2024 | Family Matters, The Main Blog
I’m not usually a fan of I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! but I’m making an exception at the moment. My wife and eldest daughter enjoy the show, so it was thanks to them that I saw the extraordinary footage of Barry McGuigan talking to his campmates about the loss...
Mar 25, 2024 | The Main Blog
I wrote the piece below at about 4:30am one morning in October 2023, with no plans to do anything with it. I was ‘venting’ and trying to regulate my emotions whilst staying awake. But then my wife and I met with our son’s Social Worker and SENCO; I...
