The one journey you should take before you die
Originally from Scotland, I'm a forty (odd) year old father of two who now lives in Sydney. I work, I play with my kids and I clean the house.
Read moreI've always kind of liked Pirates. Actually got my ear pierced drunk one evening because I wanted to look like one.
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I don’t think it’s a mid-life crisis. Well, maybe it is, but hey, when a mate said taking off round Australia in a Landcruiser with my family was better than having an affair, or leaving my wife, I had to agree with him.
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Is there such a thing as the nesting instinct? Until recently I would probably have said no, what a load of crap. However not long after we get back from our US trip, I find myself franticly reorganising all my cupboards and clothes.
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I seem to be drawn to these kind of books right now. The kind that, perhaps, give you some kind of insight into life, and how to deal with hardship. The author, Parisian Jean-Dominique Bauby, has certainly experienced one of the most awful kinds of torture you could ever imagine, yet he manages to retain a sense of humour and perspective, that you simply have to admire.
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We have a great trip planned for Christmas. Vegas, Fort Lauderdale, New Year at South Beach in Miami, a couple of days in Costa Rica. And half way through this great adventure, sitting on a park bench in South Beach Miami, I find out I am going to be a father.
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A few years ago, we bought tickets for Katie to go see the Wiggles. Unfortunately, that meant that we had to go too. To see Anthony and his geriatric mates jump around in spandex before getting carted out the back and taken straight to A&E.
I wish. Hmmm. The Wiggles. Where to start…
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Maybe it was blind ignorance, maybe it was wishful thinking but I was never in any doubt that it would happen. And before too long, we get what we’re hoping for. Well, almost.
Continue readingI absolutely love this. What a way to put some perspective into your life. And whoever said a scientist couldn’t be a poet had obviously never heard Carl Sagan’s ‘Pale Blue Dot’. You’re in for a treat if you’ve never heard this before – and if you have, you know you’re going to enjoy listening to it again.
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The subject of children arose for the first time a couple of years ago. Erin brought it up. I’d say this is the way it happens in most cases. You’re happily getting on with your life, you’ve met, you’ve courted and moved in together. It’s worked out and you might be married.
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My father knew exactly what to do the day I was born. He sat in the waiting room watching TV. He was under strict instructions to be there I must add. The Doctor asked him to watch the final episode of Colditz, and later exchange details of the show for news of his child.
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A student in Oxford was arrested a few years back for saying that to a Policeman. And what do you suppose happened to a 16 year old for holding up a sign saying “Scientology is a dangerous cult”…?
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