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I left my liver in San Francisco

3 April, 201910 April, 2019 James ForemanNothing Much In Particular

I went to a party last night in San Francisco, but like a complete rookie I’d forgotten to eat beforehand, and in fact I hadn’t eaten since lunch, and I was jetlagged to hell, so[…]

A quick check-in

2 April, 201910 April, 2019 James ForemanResolutions

A quarter of the way through the year is probably a good time to review where we are with our resolutions. Reading – I’ve not read any of the 12 serious books I identified. Oops.[…]

Reacclimatising in San Francisco

1 April, 20191 April, 2019 James ForemanNothing Much In Particular

After the Flight of Farts (a modern day Trail of Tears) I got off the plane fairly rested, zoomed through security in seconds, and then retrieved my bag and headed to the hotel. The sun[…]

Fartflight

31 March, 20191 April, 2019 James ForemanNothing Much In Particular

I couldn’t sleep at all last night – I went to bed too late, looked at my phone too much, and had to get up early to make it to the airport for a 9am[…]

Another hard Saturday

30 March, 20191 April, 2019 James ForemanNothing Much In Particular

This morning I was woken by La Serpiente coming in to tell us there was a rainstorm and we needed to close the windows. Which was useful of her, but disturbing for my wife, because[…]

Captain Marvel

29 March, 20191 April, 2019 James ForemanFilm

This evening, after I’d played a game of Blood Bowl in a gaming cafe, my wife and I went to see Captain Marvel, the latest Marvel superhero movie.It has Jude Law, alien shapeshifters, callbacks to[…]

Swimming Lesson #52

28 March, 201929 March, 2019 James ForemanSwimming

I had an hour’s lesson today: we started off with four lengths of freestyle, then some dolphin kicks, before going on to the full butterfly stroke, which is incredibly hard. Then again, I used to[…]

More shouting and screaming

27 March, 201929 March, 2019 James ForemanParenting

Today’s emotional disaster came courtesy of some shoes I bought a couple of years ago.

Meltdown consistency

26 March, 201929 March, 2019 James ForemanParenting

I’ve had three meltdowns from La Serpiente in two days now. Last night she raged and raged after she didn’t have enough dessert. This morning, she wept because I told her she had to carry[…]

The eyes have it: back in town again

25 March, 201929 March, 2019 James ForemanNothing Much In Particular

I got home very late; the plane landed on schedule at 2 15, and I was seated right near the front of the plane, but there was an interminable wait for baggage and then, getting[…]