Those are the ones that really make the difference, just sitting on the floor playing ball with the lad for the first time... Just rolling it back and forth, watching the lad grow by leaps and bounds everyday. Sorry no pictures as of yet but like I said it is the little things...
Watching as he becomes more aware of himself and the world around him is a wonderful thing. Will I remember these little things 20 years from now? IF history and the present say anything...probably not, but maybe if I take the minute or two to write about them it is a permanent record for not just me and you but the lad when he grows up. I can't make sense of how sad I am that nothing like this exists for Raven, I can't even imagine whether or not it would make a difference...I'm just gutted that there is nothing.
Sorry had to take time out to tweet @foxsoccer, cos Barton is on the hate Luis Suarez bandwagon. If you watch his reaction it is frustration, he knew it was a hand ball and never expected the goal to be given, but if the ref gives it what is Suarez supposed to do?
And that is my frame of mind this dreary Sunday (suprising no? pissed off and sad...)
Cheers,
g
06 January 2013
16 December 2012
Change CHAnge CHANGE
Remember dear readers how we were talking about Changes to come? Well I am glad to be able to announce to all of you firstly (the Missus asked if I was going to say anything on Facebook but I said, "Not yet the loyal followers deserve to know first") about the first of the Changes that we have been working on.
The Missus need no longer (as of next month) sleep during the day! That's right goodbye Night Shift, hello Day Shift. This really is a major thing for the Family, she's been working nights almost as long as we've been together. She is very happy that she'll no longer have to throw away days sleeping and be able to say goodnight to the lad every day.Gotta say I'm pretty excited too, no more sneaking around the house while she sleeps and we'll get to spend more time as a Family! Like I said huge Change hopefully we are up to the challenge!
More to come I am sure but for right now just join with us in celebrating this first big Change.
Cheers,
g
The Missus need no longer (as of next month) sleep during the day! That's right goodbye Night Shift, hello Day Shift. This really is a major thing for the Family, she's been working nights almost as long as we've been together. She is very happy that she'll no longer have to throw away days sleeping and be able to say goodnight to the lad every day.Gotta say I'm pretty excited too, no more sneaking around the house while she sleeps and we'll get to spend more time as a Family! Like I said huge Change hopefully we are up to the challenge!
More to come I am sure but for right now just join with us in celebrating this first big Change.
Cheers,
g
10 December 2012
As I Stand Here
Yeah, I have to stand so that Iain doesn't get obsessed with the keyboard and mouse. Anyone ever wonder why kids are fascinated by electronics? I mean a keyboard or remote control or whatever isn't that visually stimulating (Iain is pulling at my pant leg and yep pulling down my pant even as we speak) My theory is that they can see the electromagnetic field that the products put out and this is something that only kids can see like friendly ghosts and Sam and Al from "Quantum Leap". Something that we lose as we get older. Just an idea.
Glad that Liverpool pulled out a win this Sunday we really needed the 3 points. Now the question is whether or not we can put together a string of in form matches. (Someone remind me to never use italics...one use and now every Time I click away or start a new paragraph it goes to italics...bloody Hell) It would be nice to keep beating teams that we are supposed to beat as well, we didn't stumble with Wigan or the Hammers so there should be no reason to get anything but 3 points against "Those that will be relegatged" aka Villa.
Oh yeah I was going to try and find a good picture to update my profile.
And I'm just waiting to get the paperwork that says I've been moved over to the ING (Inactive National Guard) which means that I am still in a holding pattern but I won't have to go and drill. Turns out the strain is just too much and it takes 3 days to recuperate from 2 days of drill, I'm bad at maths but I know that that isn't right. I still wait to figure out what they are going to do with me but I also don't move towards my ETS while in the ING. Limbo baby!
Okay the dude needs me.
Cheers,
g
Glad that Liverpool pulled out a win this Sunday we really needed the 3 points. Now the question is whether or not we can put together a string of in form matches. (Someone remind me to never use italics...one use and now every Time I click away or start a new paragraph it goes to italics...bloody Hell) It would be nice to keep beating teams that we are supposed to beat as well, we didn't stumble with Wigan or the Hammers so there should be no reason to get anything but 3 points against "Those that will be relegatged" aka Villa.
Oh yeah I was going to try and find a good picture to update my profile.
And I'm just waiting to get the paperwork that says I've been moved over to the ING (Inactive National Guard) which means that I am still in a holding pattern but I won't have to go and drill. Turns out the strain is just too much and it takes 3 days to recuperate from 2 days of drill, I'm bad at maths but I know that that isn't right. I still wait to figure out what they are going to do with me but I also don't move towards my ETS while in the ING. Limbo baby!
Okay the dude needs me.
Cheers,
g
04 December 2012
The Importance of Being Iain's Father
If I've been a little preoccupied it is with good reason at least. Helping the lad with his blog and just trying to keep up with him in general has pro'ly gotten in the way of keeping up here but I (have said it before and am sure I will say it again) Hope to Change all that. It is just so damned important that I get this right, I thought I had before but.
I've started scribbling in notebooks (not the computer kind but the actual pen and paper jobs) and maybe someday will get something worth doing something with out of that exercise. I know that I have scratched out at least one story that I ended up Hating by the ending, but maybe I'll type it out and throw it up here. We've also been trying to plan how to do a couple of things that will Change our lives. (I know like we haven't Changed enough in the last year or so.) More on that as it plays out... Guaranteed
I had a bit of an epiphany the other day and it hit me not like a light coming on or a veil being removed but like a fist in the chest. I should sit down and write a letter to my wayward daughter and tell her instead of just writing letters in my head. I spent so much Time and energy trying to make sure that she was a part of my Life when I should have been trying to be a part of her's. I honestly don't know what can be done about it, but maybe realization is step one. I blew it so bad and just couldn't see it for so long so if anyone talks to her tell her I'm Sorry and maybe I've finally figured out where it all went wrong and now the healing can begin. Who knows maybe she reads this...
That's it for now (don't want to overdo it on day one) but count on more. I've got to Change my life and stop letting my life Change me!
Cheers,
g
02 August 2012
Maybe This Will Help
Right, I know I should be working with the lad on his blog but...He's gone to bed though that will be my excuse today. There always is one, but we've been through all that before.
I had been enjoying the Olympics (I always have) you know the best amateur athletes competing together, you know whole world coming together and all that. Then the Missus comes up and says, "But they are all just spoiled rich kids who've never had to do a days work"
I think it hurt because it is true. I wonder when the world changed and then I realize that it probably hasn't it probably has always been this way, and now the illusion is broken. Can I get past it and care again? I dunno, I don't even know if I can try. Maybe I can just forget the people and remember what they are supposed to represent. See the flags better than the stars. If we all could just do that once in awhile I think, I know there are other times when we have to look at the people and not the flags...that would make the world a better place too.
I bet the dinosaurs thought they were pretty bad ass too...
Cheers,
g
I had been enjoying the Olympics (I always have) you know the best amateur athletes competing together, you know whole world coming together and all that. Then the Missus comes up and says, "But they are all just spoiled rich kids who've never had to do a days work"
I think it hurt because it is true. I wonder when the world changed and then I realize that it probably hasn't it probably has always been this way, and now the illusion is broken. Can I get past it and care again? I dunno, I don't even know if I can try. Maybe I can just forget the people and remember what they are supposed to represent. See the flags better than the stars. If we all could just do that once in awhile I think, I know there are other times when we have to look at the people and not the flags...that would make the world a better place too.
I bet the dinosaurs thought they were pretty bad ass too...
Cheers,
g
15 July 2012
Best-est Ever...So Far Anyway
So I am proud to announce that Knotty Brewing Company have poured their best ale yet in the Backyard Series(which thanks to mismanagement on Brew-It-Up's part is the only way to brew nowadays) to date. I is also he first time we have kegged as well, and it was so good that all 7 gallons of it were gone in one day. So we must have been doing something right, right?
We started the Backyard Series awhile back and one of the most widely distributed (and there is more) is the Little Knotty Extra Special Baby Bitter. That 12oz bottle conditioned (hence the floaties around the bottom of the bottle) brewed o celebrate the birth of Iain Michael Isaac Knott was created to replace cigars. Many people have chosen to display them only which is fine but, if you want one or two to drink just let me know.
This latest batch was based on a Red and given a couple twist and turns by myself to add some brown elements to the taste. we had a little Backyard Brewfest where friends were able to sample some bottled beers without having to commit or feel bad if they didn't like the taste. We go a little help from our friends and also taught them some about the brewing process. The ale clocked in right around 4.5% or so, that is one thing that many Americans (and evidently Belgians) seem to not understand, chances are if you make something 10% it probably doesn't taste like beer anymore (like shite for the mos part in my humble opinion) but with a low alcohol great tasting beer you can drink (and enjoy) much more and can also drink longer. Remember, sometimes it is a marathon and not a sprint. We were commissioned by our good pal Darcy for Megan's bridal shower. We named it Red Frog Princess Ale, in reference to a little inside joke. Since we have a 7.25 gallon keg we were able to actually chill it in the Work Cooker (that is made from a full size keg) and hoot the tap right up to it, it worked for a short term solution until we can get a jokey box (beer taps in a specialized ice cooler) or some sort of sturdy yet portable system.
I don't think we'll be bottling much any more, maybe one gallon out of seven just to share. Hopefully though we can get this kegging thing down and always have some fresh drought ale for our guests.
Unfortunately I can find no photographic evidence of the beer at all, even my chalk board painted tap handle got smudged. Here are a couple pics of the brew crew from the day it was made.
Til Then.
Cheers,
g
We started the Backyard Series awhile back and one of the most widely distributed (and there is more) is the Little Knotty Extra Special Baby Bitter. That 12oz bottle conditioned (hence the floaties around the bottom of the bottle) brewed o celebrate the birth of Iain Michael Isaac Knott was created to replace cigars. Many people have chosen to display them only which is fine but, if you want one or two to drink just let me know.
This latest batch was based on a Red and given a couple twist and turns by myself to add some brown elements to the taste. we had a little Backyard Brewfest where friends were able to sample some bottled beers without having to commit or feel bad if they didn't like the taste. We go a little help from our friends and also taught them some about the brewing process. The ale clocked in right around 4.5% or so, that is one thing that many Americans (and evidently Belgians) seem to not understand, chances are if you make something 10% it probably doesn't taste like beer anymore (like shite for the mos part in my humble opinion) but with a low alcohol great tasting beer you can drink (and enjoy) much more and can also drink longer. Remember, sometimes it is a marathon and not a sprint. We were commissioned by our good pal Darcy for Megan's bridal shower. We named it Red Frog Princess Ale, in reference to a little inside joke. Since we have a 7.25 gallon keg we were able to actually chill it in the Work Cooker (that is made from a full size keg) and hoot the tap right up to it, it worked for a short term solution until we can get a jokey box (beer taps in a specialized ice cooler) or some sort of sturdy yet portable system.
I don't think we'll be bottling much any more, maybe one gallon out of seven just to share. Hopefully though we can get this kegging thing down and always have some fresh drought ale for our guests.
Unfortunately I can find no photographic evidence of the beer at all, even my chalk board painted tap handle got smudged. Here are a couple pics of the brew crew from the day it was made.
Til Then.
Cheers,
g
13 July 2012
Blinking Cursor, Blank Page
Four very scary words for the writer...but sometimes that is all you have. Now for instance, I find myself knowing that there is something inside that wants to be said, but without a clue as how to tap into it. I guess the next logical step is to ask whether bitching about having "writer's block" is considered news and/or whether it should be considered "creative" at all.
BREAK
So Rangers go down to Division III of the Scottish Football League for going broke and John Terry goes free from being a racist. And just as I said he looked like he said, "I didn't call you a..." but what does being right get you? I knew that Rangers would go down too, they should just jump to the English Football League where they would have to start in League 2. They'd make more money though wouldn't they, shouldn't be too hard to climb up the ladder...either way I suppose.
This is not what I wanted to write about "block" or not. "Why are you even trying to write?" you may ask. Well I made a promise to myself that I would do something "Creative" everyday. So that means getting back on line with both blogs, writing fiction, or playing/writing music. Something...Anything...And if this is the best I can do for today then I guess I should go and do something else.
Cheers,
g
BREAK
So Rangers go down to Division III of the Scottish Football League for going broke and John Terry goes free from being a racist. And just as I said he looked like he said, "I didn't call you a..." but what does being right get you? I knew that Rangers would go down too, they should just jump to the English Football League where they would have to start in League 2. They'd make more money though wouldn't they, shouldn't be too hard to climb up the ladder...either way I suppose.
This is not what I wanted to write about "block" or not. "Why are you even trying to write?" you may ask. Well I made a promise to myself that I would do something "Creative" everyday. So that means getting back on line with both blogs, writing fiction, or playing/writing music. Something...Anything...And if this is the best I can do for today then I guess I should go and do something else.
Cheers,
g
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