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Here’s a sort of dilemma or, at least, a head-scratching kind of tale.  For reasons too tedious, convoluted and cross-making to recount the chariot of the Panther of News is temporarily indisposed. (The Skoda is knackered, undergoing repairs.) Thus I had to call a taxi to collect Boy Three from nursery the other day. I […]

When did you last send a birthday message to a friend without that omnipresent Facebook sidebar having to remind you first? Or can you recall the last time you sent a nice note to say that you appreciated a random but kind gesture without using an “@” sign to address its recipient? If you can’t […]

Five years ago this blog was born. As Joanne Mallon pointed out, that’s 103 in blog years.Obviously 734 posts ago I had no idea it would end up so important to me. I was going to write something worthy and reflective about it all but I don’t have time and Boy Three is climbing on top […]