I’m sitting in a town in Northern Ireland called Newry. Earlier this morning I dropped off Holly, my wife, where she’s working. Now I’ve been getting up earlier than I used to, but 6:30am is still pretty punchy. I opted to roll out of bed and into the car to take her …
Steroid Junky
It’s been a difficult and strange month. If you’ve recently joined my mailing list then you may not know that my dad passed away very unexpectedly one month ago today, and I took a break from everything. I was barely writing at all, other people have been keeping my business going and …
Alone in the Crowd
You can be surrounded by hundreds and thousands of people yet feel lonely. Sometimes you may feel exactly like that online! You’re surrounded by people who seem to be making this internet marketing thing work for them, but you just can’t get it working yourself. Wherever you turn you’re reading about online …
Strange Sensations
This is probably one of the strangest weeks of my life. It was my birthday on Sunday and it’s my dad’s funeral on Thursday. That creates a very strange sensation. My dad was a story-teller. Heck, he wasn’t just a story teller, he was probably the best damn story-teller I’ve ever known. …
Too Fat For Facebook
Did you hear this recently? Facebook refused to approve an advert which had a photo of a plus-sized model in it, saying that it showed… “body parts in an undesirable manner” WTF?! Okay, they’ve since apologised for this but that’s not the point. The point is that every day we see people …
Do You Want THIS Kind Of Empire?
Money money money. As the famous song starts. As a species we’re obsessed with money and material goods. We want the best money can buy. Why? Does that bring you happiness? I’ve recently got into watching the T.V. series Empire, I was watching an episode last night after having finished off the …