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Jan 08

I’m not gay

Bugger me, a gay! NO, WAIT...

There I said it! A lot of people don’t realise this. They assume for one reason or another that I *am* gay. It doesn’t matter to me what they think and I seldom correct them upon this assumption if they don’t come out (pardon the pun) and ask me. Recently I’ve been noticing a disturbing …

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Nov 29

Single parenting

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I have four children, three girls and a boy. For over three weeks now I’ve been looking after my kids on my own. My better half is offshore with work on the Cormorant Alpha oil rig. Now, I’m the stay-home parent anyway but a few quirks of single-parenting have been noted. There is no such …

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Oct 17

Use A Newspaper

A Fire - Check out the Cowboy!

I’d forgotten all about the technique but after lighting a successful fire last night with nothing more than a bit of paper and a match I can confirm that a newspaper held across the front of the fire so that most of the fireplace is covered is a brilliant way to draw the flame! After …

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