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Happy New Year

In many ways I am glad to see the back of 2006. It has been a rather unsettling year with many unexpected events; however even in all the chaos 2006 has had some flashes of pure joy. Top of the list no doubt has been the support of friends and family especially during [...]

Leap Of Faith

Thank you to everyone, not only for the comments accompanying this post but also for the love, support, empathy, patience and friendship over the past month and a half. It is appreciated.
The Lancashire sea-side resort of Blackpool is home to an Eiffel Tower inspired structure imaginatively named “The Blackpool Tower.” Standing at [...]

Another Year Older

The last time I blogged I was 27 years old.
The subject of my last post was ‘Happy Birthday KBW!’
I am now 28 years old and the subject of this post is: Happy Birthday to me!!
Thank you to my two aunties;Mshairi and Uaridi who both blogged my birthday.
To Farmgal, and some random fool who keeps changing [...]

Prophet of Doom

Prophet of Doom

Under normal circumstances I am not a superstitious person however when it comes to football I do have one or two rituals. For example the closer we are to a big game; the less I talk about my team for fear of jinxing them. Under normal circumstances, with less than a few [...]

Small Things, Big Impact

Twice in less than twenty fours I was reminded of the power and truth contained in that well known phrase, ‘it is the small things that count.’ The instance I have chosen to blog concerns a visiting friend. As I write this I am inclined to refer to him as my cousin because the [...]