Everything in your past has succeeded in bringing you here today
I was reminded this morning of a blog post I wrote back in 2015, 200 Crappy Words. I’ve been struggling with writing this past couple of years, and reading that post reminded me of how to overcome writers’ block. Just … Read more …
After 30 hours of gruelling labour for my poor wife, our baby girl Amelia Josephine Howard finally arrived on the evening of the 8th April 2020. It was a happy but tired occasion, as we’re in the delivery room, getting … Read more …
It’s an odd experience to lay your hand on your wife’s ‘baby bump’ belly and feel your daughter moving around under the skin. I like it. I can’t explain why. Maybe it’s got something to do with becoming a father. … Read more …
As pretty much everyone on the planet is aware of by now, the whole world is experiencing a pandemic with the COVID-19 coronavirus. I’ve been watching, of course. With quite some interest, because my daughter is going to arrive into … Read more …
That’s right, my wife is pregnant and it’s a girl Why yes, yes I am excited! 🙂 At this stage she’s 5 months pregnant. It’s going well. I’ve let people know personally and on Facebook, but it’s only now that … Read more …
I was advised today by my website hosting provider that due to pricing changes with cPanel, my website hosting costs are going to be increasing by about 25% per month, for all the websites I’m currently ‘self-hosting’ via this provider. … Read more …
For me, a huge part of enjoying my work is enjoying the people I work with. If I can’t develop strong connections with them, or they’ve all moved on, then I can no longer enjoy my work, and I need … Read more …
I know, it’s been a while since I wrote something. Back in November last year, to be exact, when I was playing around with comics. Not that much has really happened since then, which is why I haven’t written anything, … Read more …
It’s been on my mind for a while… I’ve been thinking about turning some of my opinions on news and current affairs in comic book form. I finally sat down today and did some searching on websites or apps that … Read more …
I’m writing this while my wife and I are sitting on a train traveling out into the countryside of Greece, on our way to a place called Kalabaka. It’s a sunny day, with pretty scenery and fascinating mountain ranges. But … Read more …
Something happened this week that made me laugh, and laugh… And then I laughed some more. You see, something I’ve been observing for a few years now, has finally reached mainstream. First, let’s go back a couple years, when I … Read more …
Last night I was talking with my wife about how much we know about each other, but also about how little we know about each other. It goes like this… You’re thinking all the time, every minute of every day. … Read more …
On the 29th November 1998 I wrote my first blog post, back before blogging was invented; back then it was an ‘online journal’. But that was 20 years ago, next month. 20 years of writing about my life online. What … Read more …