The subject matter of this post is such that the author is liable to slip into the use of language which some readers may find offensive. If you feel that you may be offended by a middle-aged British father ranting about 'modern' trends, then please, look away now ! To use at least [...]
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Thanks a bunch Walt !!!…
‘Tears to a Glass Eye’
Morning all ! As you can see, I am still finding my feet with regard to the use of my I-Phone to update the blog ! I have had this little ditty stored on my phone for some weeks now. I can’t take credit for it, a friend and colleague of mine showed it me, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Return of the I-Dad
I suppose I should start by way of offering a massive apology! So, Sorry ! There, that’s that out of my system. I don’t need to go into the ‘what,where,when,how and who?’ of why there has been such a massive delay, suffice it to say, there has, and now I’m back. But I am not [...]
Read the rest of this entry »‘If You Can’t Beat em.. Join em !’…
Good evening everybody, I trust you are all as well as can be expected as the Nation goes into meltdown on account of 3 inches of snow….in Winter too ! Who would have thought it eh ? Anyway, those kind people who follow @Floydsdad on Twitter may recall I made mention yesterday of a [...]
Read the rest of this entry »‘Big Brother’…You’re stressing out my Fish !!!
Good evening everybody, and I trust you find yourselves well on this crisp January evening. Those of you who have been kind enough to take a look at 'The Reef', will know that situated in the corner of the living room at Floyd Towers is a Marine Nano-Reef aquarium. It's into it's third week now, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Back to the Future !!!
I have over recent weeks made the 'virtual' aquaintance of a fine bunch of people in the form of the 'DadBloggers'. A group of guys who blog to a far better standard than me about their lives bringing up their kids. Some of the guys are 'stay at home dads', and some are 'working dads' [...]
Read the rest of this entry »I am too old for ‘Stagging’!
You may have noticed that last weekend, I embarked with my good friend @Pippaspop on a 'Stag Weekend'. Now those of you that know me will know that generally I am a shy retiring individual, someone who is not particularly partial to a beer, and someone who doesn't seek attention in a social environment. You [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Get Down to the Funky Beat…
It probably hasn't escaped your attention that the X-Factor is once again back on our screens. There have been a few changes to the line up this series, but essentially the format remains the same, in that three of the judges pick the best 'talent' available in their chosen genre, whilst Louis Walsh confirms to the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »‘There but for the Grace of God’…
Hello again! Yes, it is unusal to find me typing away on a midweek afternoon, but today I have had to do something I haven't done in 8 years…. take a 'day off sick' ! I hate going sick, I always have done. I guess the day job is simply to good to miss, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Welcome Along !!!…
Well a very good afternoon to one and all wherever you are. Welcome to the new Blog page, I really hope you like the changes. It would be a monumental fraud if I even tried to suggest that I had anything to do with the layout of the new site, so I won't. The hard [...]




Thanks a bunch Walt !!!…
‘Tears to a Glass Eye’
Return of the I-Dad
It’s only Meme …!