A generous friend once introduced me to the world of comic books by loaning me box after box of comics over a couple of years. I started as dismissively critical, and ended as an enthusiastic fan.
My preference was for DC and I do have a soft spot for Green Lantern. Aah, happy days… Of course, one key element [...]
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Who is the Masked Mother?
Published January 28th, 2008 in Education and Random lifestyle. 9 CommentsOh doh. I’ve gohd a cohld.
No sick leave from being a mother - unless you have the sort of relatives nearby who can lend a hand. We don’t, so life has to go on, just with a lot more mucus involved.
Somehow it seems deeply unfair.
… or: Revenge of the Professional Photographer
Yesterday I squawked on about how having a digital camera means that you can often supresede the services of a professional photographer… then within hours I was handed a fine example of what nonense that can sometimes be.
Mid afternoon, I walked into a room at the back of the house [...]
I’m a Parent… and a Customer
Published December 2nd, 2007 in Education and Random lifestyle. 7 CommentsHere’s a posting with an elephantine gestation. It was started in repsonse to Don’s considerations of teaching, children and parents in relation to customer service. But it became too long, too personal and too late to be part of that original discussion.
I was interested to read some of the impressions people seem to have of customers and [...]
The Juggernaut of Responsibility
Published November 26th, 2007 in Education and Random lifestyle. 0 CommentsNot much posting going on - and not much lurking and commenting on other people’s blogs either - despite the best of intentions.
We’ve had a good few days which have been ‘non-routine’ as the Beloved Spouse has been undergoing and recovering from a standard medical procedure which shouldn’t have any long-term concerns attached to it [...]
If you’re a mother with younger children, then there’s a phrase which makes your heart sink. Its:
SURFACE WASHABLE ONLY
I’m rather of the opinion that if a soft toy cannot be washed then it’s been over-engineered.
OK if it’s got some electronic component, then it’s not going to be happy in the washine machine - mind you, [...]
East Lothian Life (or: why I chose my header)
Published November 8th, 2007 in Random lifestyle. 0 CommentsAs I write this - for who knows if it may change in the future - my header image is the beach at Gullane on an icy cold but clear winter’s morning. It’s a lovely place to go at any time of year, but off-season it is often possible to have one of the most [...]
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