This is me !!!!
I work for Leeds City Council. I'm married with two sons, and live in a small village on the outsklirts of Leeds. Hobbies include computers, the internet, social networking, drinking, walking, reading and I have a very eclectic taste in music. I have just started to write short stories.
Category Archives: Writing
So now what ….
Well it’s been over a month since my last post, and I really think I need to put ‘fingers to keyboard’ if you’ll excuse the paraphrase. I suppose my last posting was more of a rant than anything else, … Continue reading
Posted in Ranting, Memories, Writing, Blogging
Tagged achievement, Africa, angora, band, bottle, clue, Comic Relief, computer, desolation, Direction, drivel, english, facebook, fountain pen, inspiration, jumper, Money, motivation, music, newspapers, nonentities, postage, Quink, ribbon, Shetland, Twitter
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Decisions decisions
So what should I do ? Should I write up a blog post or should I just carry on with my story ? Well seeing as this post is is now on the blog, you can guess what I decided. … Continue reading
Goodbye to a long year
By the time you read this, 2012 will nearly be over. It’s a year that has had it’s ups and downs and I’m probably glad to see the back of it. Some the downsides have been quite traumatic: finding … Continue reading
It’s beginning to feel like etc etc etc….
Yesterday was the first real day of Christmas here. The day also goes under the celebratory name of “I-need-to-clean-the-whole-house-and-you-need-to-clamber-around-in-the-loft-and-find-all-the-decorations-because-its-Christmas” Day!!!! Today is yesterday, part the second. With the sounds of “Scrooge”, “Grinch”, “Miserable Old Sod”, “Humbug” and all the … Continue reading
What, when and why blog ?
And I think you can add “How” to that list too. I’ve been blogging for a couple of years now, well to be exact, I have had a blog for a couple of years. Over the past few weeks/months, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Deep and meaningful ... not a jot, Interesting, Writing
Tagged blog, Blogdesk, client, department, diary, fact, frustration, life, Live, luck, opinions, perspective, Raven, sledgehammer, trivialities, Windows, Word, Writer
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The new desk and other things
Well moving to the new desk went as well as could be expected. Most people seem to have accepted the fact that I need a base to work from. I think the main issue could be, that I am … Continue reading
Quick update
The interview did go well. When I got home on Friday afternoon, there was a voicemail from my new Manager. I was offered one of the two jobs I had applied for. It wasn’t the first preference, but there was … Continue reading
Getting back to normal (?)
When I typed the title of this post, I thought I must put a query against the word normal. As if anything in this house could possibly be described as normal!! Of course, if you have been following events over … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, family, Just another day, Writing
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Stuck in the middle….
Well there’s a blog title for you. Stuck in the middle of what ? Is it dinner ? Is it a queue at Tesco ? Actually, I’m talking about my latest foray into writing. This is my third attempt … Continue reading
Review for second story …..
Well, not so much a review, more a ‘requested critique’ if there is such a phrase. A casual ‘tweet’ from a fellow tweeter, led to me mentioning to @leztoomey (www.leetoomes.co.uk/) that I had written a short story. This further led … Continue reading
