It is remembrance day this Sunday.
It is a day to remember all those who died in war, all those people who served their country and lost their lives in the process.
It is not a day of cut a dried emotions, nor a day for war mongering or jingoistic proclamations.
It is a day to remember.
In many ways I am lucky as none of my direct family lost their ( Read more... )

It has been a while since I wrote on these once busy walls, and I doubt I will now start writing that frequently, but I just felt the need to write more than a normal facebook note.
I think I can safely say my mid life isn't going great.
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So my life is complex, and generally good ( Read more... )

So the other weekend I took my son to see Pacific RIm. Which is a most enjoyable action movie for those who are fans of giant robots battling with giant monsters.

Guillermo del Toro is a very fine director and really knows how to make things look amazing. Ok, so the science side of things is not exactly solid, and the back plot is not very ( Read more... )

Hello LJ my old friend. I am sorry for ignoring you these last few months but I've been a tad busy, I'm sure you understand ( Read more... )

Hollywood really does green light some dumb ideas for films ( Read more... )

I went to see The Hobbit the other day. Must say I was just going to let it pass by but a bunch of friends were going so I tagged along ( Read more... )

It's been just over one year since I left my previous employer whom I hated.
Just over one year since I accepted a job with JCB.
Just over a year since I found out that mrs_karen_bearwas pregnant and I was going to be a father again.
Since then we lost the babies and then seemed to lose each other.
The year has not been all bad, both of us are much happier apart ( Read more... )

On sunday I met a young woman for coffee, apparently I wasn't allowed to call it a date cos that would be too scary ( Read more... )

So I've given up caffeine. Before you all cry out 'but how can you give up caffeine, I couldn't cope without my first cup of...' just ask yourselves why ( Read more... )