Hi, I’m G. Father, husband, feminist, ally, skeptic, blogger, book reader, geek. Always sarcastic, imperfect, and too cheeky for his own good. He/him. 🏴
I’ve been blogging since 1999; you can check out some of my best musings to get started, or scroll down for the latest musing (longer), or latest notes (shorter posts).
Latest Musing
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I no longer care
I am fifty-two. All the clichés are true. Time changes everything. That’s hardly a revelation to anyone older than me, and those of a similar vintage are probably nodding along with all the wisdom we’ve collated. We like to tell ourselves we’re ageing like fine wine, and I think there’s… Read »
Recent NOTES
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Elizabeth Strout
I don’t tend to follow the work of an author, whilst I read my fair share of novels (25-30 a year), I switch up between various categories as I’m more interested in the wordsmithery, the imagery, and the storytelling of a novel than the genre. I’m as happy reading a ‘beach book’ —typically a police… Read »
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Crucial Track – 24 August 2026
What’s your favorite song about hope? You can picture the footage, hand held black and white shots of a teeming throng of young women, screaming, jumping up and down, hands in their hair, completely out of control and under the thrall of the new fangled rock music that was starting to impact the lives of,… Read »
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Recently Read
A weekly recap of the articles and posts I’ve read that I think are worth your time. PSA: Know What You’re Doing | The Art of Manliness — Amen to this. I’d also add an addendum around being ready to finish your transaction as well. The number of people who can’t figure out how to… Read »
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Crucial Track – 23 August 2026
Share a song that perfectly captures longing. The early days of relationships are wonderful things, all that new relationship energy in your system, spending as much time soaking up this new person, learning them, hearing them, feeling them, touching them, and all the time just wanting more and more and more. But life continues, jobs… Read »
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The best cycling buddy
He’s not 5 yet, and we stop for a lot of little rests, but hearing him “wheeeeee” down hills makes my soul soar and my heart sing. Read »
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Crucial Track – 22 August 2026
What’s a song you associate with your biggest mistake? We’ve all been there. That sense of feeling stuck in a situation of our own making, of knowing that we need to change something but holding on to it with the hope of what you thought you had, what you thought you’d get. It’s easily my… Read »
A Random Musing
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Glasto – Friday
Friday sees the start of the music festival proper. We had a rough idea of who we’d like to see but were happy to change our plans and so it was that we ended up catching part of Beardyman’s set at Dance East, before trudging halfway across the campsite to grab lunch at West Holts… Read »