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Archive for March, 2011

A Simple Question…

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My day job is as a Quantity Surveyor for a housebuilding company, and yes, I have been known to count bricks, before you ask. A lot of my time, though, is taken up with negotiation – usually over price. Numbers get flung around like poo in a monkey enclosure, things are conceded and gained, and [...]

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You lucky, lucky people. Or words to that effect. ‘Goodbye, Pert Breasts’ has done pretty well since it was published as a book back in September. It’s received great reviews and I’ve had some lovely feedback from both mums and dads, for which I honestly thank you. For the last few months I’ve been slaving [...]

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I don’t normally comment on viral videos, but for some reason I feel compelled to sit you down and have a little chat about the latest YouTube sensation. But first, a story. A Star is Born One day, in the quiet community of Anaheim Hills in California, a young girl named Rebecca Black dreamed of [...]

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Good morn to you my lovelies. This is just a super-quick post to keep you up to date with progress on my book for Sands, following the recent poll. On 6 April I’ll be heading down to the fair city of London (Laaandon) and meeting a couple of people from the charity to throw around [...]

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Not swear words, mind. I don’t swear. I mean the proper words for wong, giblets, privates, woo-woo, widgie, tuppence…whatever it is that you call that thing you’ve got down there. Allow me to explain. My wife attends a parenting class each week – not because she sucks at being a mum or anything (she doesn’t, [...]

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Getting home from work is my favourite time of the weekday. I come through the door, both kids get all excited…it’s fantastic. Yesterday, though, when I got home, the 10 month-old started laughing and kicking his legs as per usual; but Isaac, our 3 year-old, stood with his back to me, watching CBeebies. “Isaac,” I [...]

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Well, turning into my mum also. But ‘Turning into my Dad’ was a catchier title. So sue me. Lately, I’ve found myself doing more and more what I swore as a child I would never do: repeating phrases that my parents yelled at me when I was little. Just the other day my eldest son [...]

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I was recently offered a free book by the lovely Caroline at love2read.co.uk. What kind of author would say no?! At love2read you can create your own personalised photobook that you can read with your kids to boost their literacy skills as well as giving them something fun to look at. Here’s my review… Here’s [...]

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