For Pete's Sake

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admin 1 post

  • Well That's Pretty Cool

    I’ve been working in IT for just over fifteen years now. One thing you understand, though, is that you forget more than you learn and that there’s always something out...

adventures 1 post

  • Party Times

    It’s been a busy month or so. I hosted a birthday party (the first on my own), the girls and I took a road trip to the beach and back...

animals 1 post

  • Party Times

    It’s been a busy month or so. I hosted a birthday party (the first on my own), the girls and I took a road trip to the beach and back...

argentina 1 post

  • Congratulations Argentina

    For some obscure reason I thought the World Cup final was this coming Wednesday, it wasn’t, it was last night. Even if I’d realised the correct day I still wouldn’t...

australia 9 posts

  • Life and Flowers

    Spring has very much been in full effect for a while. Between pollen being everywhere and the temperatures, generally, warming, we’re slowly making our way towards what looks to be...

  • Life Moves Pretty Fast

    I had intended to post a bit more this year having, mostly, managed a post every month or two last year. However, this year has been a bit more full...

  • Another Orbit Complete

    Another year and another solo Christmas complete, it’s also been another year of change, of new feelings, and a continued desire to move forward with love and kindness. The last...

  • Stepping Stones

    It was this blog’s anniversary yesterday. I don’t actually recall when I went live with one though I suspect it was somewhere around 2002 after I started university in Bristol....

  • Settling In

    I’ve been in the new apartment now for a little over a week. It’s weird to say it but the quiet is even more deafening with more space. Don’t get...

  • Moving On

    In just over a week I’ll be moving into my own house. It’s a big deal and, in a way, signifies another milestone post-separation. I’m not too sure how I...

  • Some Good Times

    It’s been a pretty busy month by all accounts. The school holidays arrived along with Easter and ANZAC Day, not to mention the run-up to election day here in Australia....

  • Looking At The World

    You can’t go too far in the world at the moment without there being some influence from the US and their politics. Doubly so now that we’ve had our own...

  • Line & Length

    With the watery end to the fourth Ashes test match, I feel ever so slightly sad that its outcome makes the fifth test slightly less compelling. Sure, with a win...

autumn 2 posts

  • Moving On

    In just over a week I’ll be moving into my own house. It’s a big deal and, in a way, signifies another milestone post-separation. I’m not too sure how I...

  • Some Good Times

    It’s been a pretty busy month by all accounts. The school holidays arrived along with Easter and ANZAC Day, not to mention the run-up to election day here in Australia....

beach 1 post

  • Party Times

    It’s been a busy month or so. I hosted a birthday party (the first on my own), the girls and I took a road trip to the beach and back...

birthday 2 posts

  • This Blog's Another Year Older

    Whilst this particular iteration of my blog is a mere six months old, I’ve had one, of some description for, heck, fifteen years at least. That being said, it’s not...

  • Another Solar Orbit

    It was my birthday last week, the last one of my thirties. I’ll need to set a reminder that I’ll need to change all my social bios next year to...

blog 1 post

  • This Blog's Another Year Older

    Whilst this particular iteration of my blog is a mere six months old, I’ve had one, of some description for, heck, fifteen years at least. That being said, it’s not...

canberra 1 post

  • Life and Flowers

    Spring has very much been in full effect for a while. Between pollen being everywhere and the temperatures, generally, warming, we’re slowly making our way towards what looks to be...

cmd 1 post

  • Well That's Pretty Cool

    I’ve been working in IT for just over fifteen years now. One thing you understand, though, is that you forget more than you learn and that there’s always something out...

cooking 1 post

  • I Can Cook

    Despite outward appearances at times, I do quite like cooking. I probably should cook more often but often it’s down to convenience. After a long day at work or trying...

cricket 1 post

  • Line & Length

    With the watery end to the fourth Ashes test match, I feel ever so slightly sad that its outcome makes the fifth test slightly less compelling. Sure, with a win...

easter 1 post

  • Some Good Times

    It’s been a pretty busy month by all accounts. The school holidays arrived along with Easter and ANZAC Day, not to mention the run-up to election day here in Australia....

england 2 posts

  • Line & Length

    With the watery end to the fourth Ashes test match, I feel ever so slightly sad that its outcome makes the fifth test slightly less compelling. Sure, with a win...

  • World Cup Thoughts

    I was very unsure about this years’ World Cup, mostly for its hosted location, Qatar, and the very known issues it has with human rights, gay rights and, well, just...

family 8 posts

  • Life and Flowers

    Spring has very much been in full effect for a while. Between pollen being everywhere and the temperatures, generally, warming, we’re slowly making our way towards what looks to be...

  • Life Moves Pretty Fast

    I had intended to post a bit more this year having, mostly, managed a post every month or two last year. However, this year has been a bit more full...

  • Another Orbit Complete

    Another year and another solo Christmas complete, it’s also been another year of change, of new feelings, and a continued desire to move forward with love and kindness. The last...

  • Stepping Stones

    It was this blog’s anniversary yesterday. I don’t actually recall when I went live with one though I suspect it was somewhere around 2002 after I started university in Bristol....

  • Settling In

    I’ve been in the new apartment now for a little over a week. It’s weird to say it but the quiet is even more deafening with more space. Don’t get...

  • Moving On

    In just over a week I’ll be moving into my own house. It’s a big deal and, in a way, signifies another milestone post-separation. I’m not too sure how I...

  • Some Good Times

    It’s been a pretty busy month by all accounts. The school holidays arrived along with Easter and ANZAC Day, not to mention the run-up to election day here in Australia....

  • A Slow Start

    So the new year has gotten off to a typically slow start. We’ve mostly just hung out, played Minecraft and enjoyed each other’s company. We did spend a lovely evening...

feelings 6 posts

  • Life and Flowers

    Spring has very much been in full effect for a while. Between pollen being everywhere and the temperatures, generally, warming, we’re slowly making our way towards what looks to be...

  • Life Moves Pretty Fast

    I had intended to post a bit more this year having, mostly, managed a post every month or two last year. However, this year has been a bit more full...

  • Another Orbit Complete

    Another year and another solo Christmas complete, it’s also been another year of change, of new feelings, and a continued desire to move forward with love and kindness. The last...

  • Stepping Stones

    It was this blog’s anniversary yesterday. I don’t actually recall when I went live with one though I suspect it was somewhere around 2002 after I started university in Bristol....

  • Settling In

    I’ve been in the new apartment now for a little over a week. It’s weird to say it but the quiet is even more deafening with more space. Don’t get...

  • Moving On

    In just over a week I’ll be moving into my own house. It’s a big deal and, in a way, signifies another milestone post-separation. I’m not too sure how I...

fitness 1 post

  • Halfway There

    It’s been a while since I’ve actually rode my bike consistantly for any period of time. I used to ride fairly regularly and occasionally added in a long ride here...

floriade 1 post

  • Life and Flowers

    Spring has very much been in full effect for a while. Between pollen being everywhere and the temperatures, generally, warming, we’re slowly making our way towards what looks to be...

food 1 post

  • I Can Cook

    Despite outward appearances at times, I do quite like cooking. I probably should cook more often but often it’s down to convenience. After a long day at work or trying...

football 2 posts

  • Congratulations Argentina

    For some obscure reason I thought the World Cup final was this coming Wednesday, it wasn’t, it was last night. Even if I’d realised the correct day I still wouldn’t...

  • World Cup Thoughts

    I was very unsure about this years’ World Cup, mostly for its hosted location, Qatar, and the very known issues it has with human rights, gay rights and, well, just...

formula 1 1 post

  • Becoming a Meme

    This past weekend’s Formula 1 Grand Prix at Spa Francorchamps was pretty much a procession. There was a bit of drama at the start with Lewis Hamilton squeezing Alonso a...

france 1 post

  • Congratulations Argentina

    For some obscure reason I thought the World Cup final was this coming Wednesday, it wasn’t, it was last night. Even if I’d realised the correct day I still wouldn’t...

friends 1 post

  • A Slow Start

    So the new year has gotten off to a typically slow start. We’ve mostly just hung out, played Minecraft and enjoyed each other’s company. We did spend a lovely evening...

general 3 posts

  • It's Lights Out And Away We Go!

    It’s been quite some time since I’d been to a Formula 1 Grand Prix. The last one was in 2005 though it was rather swanky in that it was at...

  • Life Moves Pretty Fast

    It’s been quite a while since I last posted anything here which is pretty typical and I’m fairly sure on the old WordPress blog there was at least two or...

  • Into The New Year

    So 2022 ended just over a month ago. I’ve been a little tardy in writing anything but to be honest, I didn’t particularly want to go over the vagaries of...

life 21 posts

  • Life and Flowers

    Spring has very much been in full effect for a while. Between pollen being everywhere and the temperatures, generally, warming, we’re slowly making our way towards what looks to be...

  • Life Moves Pretty Fast

    I had intended to post a bit more this year having, mostly, managed a post every month or two last year. However, this year has been a bit more full...

  • Another Orbit Complete

    Another year and another solo Christmas complete, it’s also been another year of change, of new feelings, and a continued desire to move forward with love and kindness. The last...

  • Stepping Stones

    It was this blog’s anniversary yesterday. I don’t actually recall when I went live with one though I suspect it was somewhere around 2002 after I started university in Bristol....

  • Settling In

    I’ve been in the new apartment now for a little over a week. It’s weird to say it but the quiet is even more deafening with more space. Don’t get...

  • Moving On

    In just over a week I’ll be moving into my own house. It’s a big deal and, in a way, signifies another milestone post-separation. I’m not too sure how I...

  • Some Good Times

    It’s been a pretty busy month by all accounts. The school holidays arrived along with Easter and ANZAC Day, not to mention the run-up to election day here in Australia....

  • Looking At The World

    You can’t go too far in the world at the moment without there being some influence from the US and their politics. Doubly so now that we’ve had our own...

  • Party Times

    It’s been a busy month or so. I hosted a birthday party (the first on my own), the girls and I took a road trip to the beach and back...

  • I Can Cook

    Despite outward appearances at times, I do quite like cooking. I probably should cook more often but often it’s down to convenience. After a long day at work or trying...

  • A Slow Start

    So the new year has gotten off to a typically slow start. We’ve mostly just hung out, played Minecraft and enjoyed each other’s company. We did spend a lovely evening...

  • The Year That Was...

    I find it interesting that, in life, we put a lot of weight on the future being better. Tomorrow will be better, there’s always next week, or, as I thought,...

  • It's Lights Out And Away We Go!

    It’s been quite some time since I’d been to a Formula 1 Grand Prix. The last one was in 2005 though it was rather swanky in that it was at...

  • Changing Times

    As far as bingo cards go, I don’t think I had any of the things that have happened in the last six months or so on mine. For the first...

  • End of Another Year

    I haven’t written here as much as I thought I would this year. Mostly I just kind of forgot and also reminded myself that this is really here for when...

  • Line & Length

    With the watery end to the fourth Ashes test match, I feel ever so slightly sad that its outcome makes the fifth test slightly less compelling. Sure, with a win...

  • Life Moves Pretty Fast

    It’s been quite a while since I last posted anything here which is pretty typical and I’m fairly sure on the old WordPress blog there was at least two or...

  • Into The New Year

    So 2022 ended just over a month ago. I’ve been a little tardy in writing anything but to be honest, I didn’t particularly want to go over the vagaries of...

  • This Blog's Another Year Older

    Whilst this particular iteration of my blog is a mere six months old, I’ve had one, of some description for, heck, fifteen years at least. That being said, it’s not...

  • Another Solar Orbit

    It was my birthday last week, the last one of my thirties. I’ll need to set a reminder that I’ll need to change all my social bios next year to...

  • Halfway There

    It’s been a while since I’ve actually rode my bike consistantly for any period of time. I used to ride fairly regularly and occasionally added in a long ride here...

man utd 1 post

  • Well That Was Unexpected

    To say I expected Liverpool to run out winners against Man Utd on the weekend is a bit of an understatement. Given the abject apathy our first two games entailed...

motorsport 1 post

  • It's Lights Out And Away We Go!

    It’s been quite some time since I’d been to a Formula 1 Grand Prix. The last one was in 2005 though it was rather swanky in that it was at...

moving 3 posts

  • Stepping Stones

    It was this blog’s anniversary yesterday. I don’t actually recall when I went live with one though I suspect it was somewhere around 2002 after I started university in Bristol....

  • Settling In

    I’ve been in the new apartment now for a little over a week. It’s weird to say it but the quiet is even more deafening with more space. Don’t get...

  • Moving On

    In just over a week I’ll be moving into my own house. It’s a big deal and, in a way, signifies another milestone post-separation. I’m not too sure how I...

musings 2 posts

  • Life Moves Pretty Fast

    It’s been quite a while since I last posted anything here which is pretty typical and I’m fairly sure on the old WordPress blog there was at least two or...

  • Into The New Year

    So 2022 ended just over a month ago. I’ve been a little tardy in writing anything but to be honest, I didn’t particularly want to go over the vagaries of...

party 1 post

  • Party Times

    It’s been a busy month or so. I hosted a birthday party (the first on my own), the girls and I took a road trip to the beach and back...

politics 1 post

  • Looking At The World

    You can’t go too far in the world at the moment without there being some influence from the US and their politics. Doubly so now that we’ve had our own...

qatar 2 posts

  • Congratulations Argentina

    For some obscure reason I thought the World Cup final was this coming Wednesday, it wasn’t, it was last night. Even if I’d realised the correct day I still wouldn’t...

  • World Cup Thoughts

    I was very unsure about this years’ World Cup, mostly for its hosted location, Qatar, and the very known issues it has with human rights, gay rights and, well, just...

ramblings 5 posts

  • Life and Flowers

    Spring has very much been in full effect for a while. Between pollen being everywhere and the temperatures, generally, warming, we’re slowly making our way towards what looks to be...

  • Life Moves Pretty Fast

    I had intended to post a bit more this year having, mostly, managed a post every month or two last year. However, this year has been a bit more full...

  • Another Orbit Complete

    Another year and another solo Christmas complete, it’s also been another year of change, of new feelings, and a continued desire to move forward with love and kindness. The last...

  • Stepping Stones

    It was this blog’s anniversary yesterday. I don’t actually recall when I went live with one though I suspect it was somewhere around 2002 after I started university in Bristol....

  • Settling In

    I’ve been in the new apartment now for a little over a week. It’s weird to say it but the quiet is even more deafening with more space. Don’t get...

season 5 posts

  • Another Orbit Complete

    Another year and another solo Christmas complete, it’s also been another year of change, of new feelings, and a continued desire to move forward with love and kindness. The last...

  • Stepping Stones

    It was this blog’s anniversary yesterday. I don’t actually recall when I went live with one though I suspect it was somewhere around 2002 after I started university in Bristol....

  • Settling In

    I’ve been in the new apartment now for a little over a week. It’s weird to say it but the quiet is even more deafening with more space. Don’t get...

  • Moving On

    In just over a week I’ll be moving into my own house. It’s a big deal and, in a way, signifies another milestone post-separation. I’m not too sure how I...

  • Some Good Times

    It’s been a pretty busy month by all accounts. The school holidays arrived along with Easter and ANZAC Day, not to mention the run-up to election day here in Australia....

sport 6 posts

  • A Slow Start

    So the new year has gotten off to a typically slow start. We’ve mostly just hung out, played Minecraft and enjoyed each other’s company. We did spend a lovely evening...

  • It's Lights Out And Away We Go!

    It’s been quite some time since I’d been to a Formula 1 Grand Prix. The last one was in 2005 though it was rather swanky in that it was at...

  • Line & Length

    With the watery end to the fourth Ashes test match, I feel ever so slightly sad that its outcome makes the fifth test slightly less compelling. Sure, with a win...

  • Congratulations Argentina

    For some obscure reason I thought the World Cup final was this coming Wednesday, it wasn’t, it was last night. Even if I’d realised the correct day I still wouldn’t...

  • World Cup Thoughts

    I was very unsure about this years’ World Cup, mostly for its hosted location, Qatar, and the very known issues it has with human rights, gay rights and, well, just...

  • Another Solar Orbit

    It was my birthday last week, the last one of my thirties. I’ll need to set a reminder that I’ll need to change all my social bios next year to...

spring 1 post

  • Life and Flowers

    Spring has very much been in full effect for a while. Between pollen being everywhere and the temperatures, generally, warming, we’re slowly making our way towards what looks to be...

summer 2 posts

  • Life Moves Pretty Fast

    I had intended to post a bit more this year having, mostly, managed a post every month or two last year. However, this year has been a bit more full...

  • Another Orbit Complete

    Another year and another solo Christmas complete, it’s also been another year of change, of new feelings, and a continued desire to move forward with love and kindness. The last...

tasty 1 post

  • I Can Cook

    Despite outward appearances at times, I do quite like cooking. I probably should cook more often but often it’s down to convenience. After a long day at work or trying...

tech 1 post

  • Well That's Pretty Cool

    I’ve been working in IT for just over fifteen years now. One thing you understand, though, is that you forget more than you learn and that there’s always something out...

travel 1 post

  • Party Times

    It’s been a busy month or so. I hosted a birthday party (the first on my own), the girls and I took a road trip to the beach and back...

update 5 posts

  • Life and Flowers

    Spring has very much been in full effect for a while. Between pollen being everywhere and the temperatures, generally, warming, we’re slowly making our way towards what looks to be...

  • Life Moves Pretty Fast

    I had intended to post a bit more this year having, mostly, managed a post every month or two last year. However, this year has been a bit more full...

  • Another Orbit Complete

    Another year and another solo Christmas complete, it’s also been another year of change, of new feelings, and a continued desire to move forward with love and kindness. The last...

  • Stepping Stones

    It was this blog’s anniversary yesterday. I don’t actually recall when I went live with one though I suspect it was somewhere around 2002 after I started university in Bristol....

  • Settling In

    I’ve been in the new apartment now for a little over a week. It’s weird to say it but the quiet is even more deafening with more space. Don’t get...

usa 1 post

  • Looking At The World

    You can’t go too far in the world at the moment without there being some influence from the US and their politics. Doubly so now that we’ve had our own...

weather 5 posts

  • Another Orbit Complete

    Another year and another solo Christmas complete, it’s also been another year of change, of new feelings, and a continued desire to move forward with love and kindness. The last...

  • Stepping Stones

    It was this blog’s anniversary yesterday. I don’t actually recall when I went live with one though I suspect it was somewhere around 2002 after I started university in Bristol....

  • Settling In

    I’ve been in the new apartment now for a little over a week. It’s weird to say it but the quiet is even more deafening with more space. Don’t get...

  • Moving On

    In just over a week I’ll be moving into my own house. It’s a big deal and, in a way, signifies another milestone post-separation. I’m not too sure how I...

  • Some Good Times

    It’s been a pretty busy month by all accounts. The school holidays arrived along with Easter and ANZAC Day, not to mention the run-up to election day here in Australia....

weekend 1 post

  • This Blog's Another Year Older

    Whilst this particular iteration of my blog is a mere six months old, I’ve had one, of some description for, heck, fifteen years at least. That being said, it’s not...

windows 1 post

  • Well That's Pretty Cool

    I’ve been working in IT for just over fifteen years now. One thing you understand, though, is that you forget more than you learn and that there’s always something out...

windows 10 1 post

  • Well That's Pretty Cool

    I’ve been working in IT for just over fifteen years now. One thing you understand, though, is that you forget more than you learn and that there’s always something out...

windows 11 1 post

  • Well That's Pretty Cool

    I’ve been working in IT for just over fifteen years now. One thing you understand, though, is that you forget more than you learn and that there’s always something out...

winter 2 posts

  • Stepping Stones

    It was this blog’s anniversary yesterday. I don’t actually recall when I went live with one though I suspect it was somewhere around 2002 after I started university in Bristol....

  • Settling In

    I’ve been in the new apartment now for a little over a week. It’s weird to say it but the quiet is even more deafening with more space. Don’t get...

world cup 2 posts

  • Congratulations Argentina

    For some obscure reason I thought the World Cup final was this coming Wednesday, it wasn’t, it was last night. Even if I’d realised the correct day I still wouldn’t...

  • World Cup Thoughts

    I was very unsure about this years’ World Cup, mostly for its hosted location, Qatar, and the very known issues it has with human rights, gay rights and, well, just...