Everyday I'm Struggling

The Game No One Can Win

Growing up there was a kids named Chessington Fairbank (his name has been changed for the story) and this kid was a fast runner, the fastest in our grade. One would think this would mean he would simply excell in the PE (Physical Education) classes, but that was not the

Look Mum, I'm on TV

Hello there. The funniest thing, over the last 2 months I have had close to 11 different times where I had a series of thoughts and I said to myself 'this would make a great blog' and now I finally have time to write one I can'

Our Own 90's Sports Movie

I love the Mighty Ducks. Growing up I watched The Mighty Ducks 2 probably over 50 times, all of those times with my friend Beau. He was the one who introduced me to it and he had the VHS copy. I am not sure what percentage of our friendship was

How Good Is Waiting

Hello Friends. I don't understand Disneyland. Well actually I do - get some of the most creative people on earth to design a park based on some of the most loved entertainment content ever to be produced and you have a recipe for creating money. But what I

The Wandering Warrior

One of my best friends in the world for the last 15 years is a man by the name of Dave. Now, I'm not going to try and explain Dave to you because he's an enigma wrapped in bacon, but I will tell you this: He

I Don't Like Losing

What a Stupid Title. Who Likes Losing? What Revelation Could Possibly Be Shared on This Groundbreaking Topic? Nothing. Remember, I am in the valley. These posts are not what they used to be. Remember when they were funny? Ok, that made me laugh. I was trying to weave that into

The Valley

I have tried to write so many times, but lately nothing has been working. This has been my M.O. for many years. Things would happen to me, I would process them and extract a life lesson, then I would paint a story that would usually fit the hero'

Little Losses, Big Wins

Buckle up, let me teach you how to gamble and win. First thing, if you want to win at gambling, there is one surefire way to do that: don't gamble. Seeing as the casino has an advantage, breaking even (the term for leaving the casino with the same

LA ALEGRÍA DEL VIAJE

Hi All This is my 9th attempt at writing this, let me explain. My life is crazy, literally crazy. But it's that kind of out-of-control crazy that is not damaging, just difficult. So more of an insane rollercoaster rather than a tornado. This has been my last three

Gift Cards are the Worst

Christmas is just around the corner, and everyone will be looking for gifts to let people know that they love them or to acknowledge that they are related to you. It’s the latter that I find a real treat at Christmas. There are always one or two gifts at

Motivation is a Gremlin

If you had the pleasure of seeing me in July, which a lot of my friends in Australia did for the first time in 2 years, you would have met the most of me that has ever been. I won't bore you with the data of my fluctuating

Overkill

Wow, I just got hit with the biggest wave of nostalgia. I have been rocking some old Spotify playlists recently and it's just wonderful. Listening to songs that were prevalent during different times in my life. Then I stumbled across this song that is currently on repeat -

The Bosses own the Night

First thing First Shout out to Carlos, who texted me today asking if everything was ok because it's been 12 days since my last post. It has been a very big season, but things are good. But I need a pep talk, so here it is Cuphead is

Look up

Hi everybody. Things are going great on the houseboat. It is such a wonderful place to live, and we are enjoying every second of it. Well, most seconds, sometimes the rocking is a bit much but we are starting to get used to it. Every now and then it'

Dreams have a weird way of coming true

Hi there. I hope this post finds you well. Thank you for all the love and support over this period of grieving. We are all doing great. The funeral is in two weeks and our family will be travelling to Blackpool for it. I am really looking forward to that

The value of an extended season

Hi everyone. I know it’s been 15 days since my last post, so the last 8 days you must have all been worried that I am not ok, but things are ok. We have just completed the end of a beautiful season. Let me tell you the story. My

Let's Be Movie Sandy

Hi There. First of all, Grease (the musical we saw last week) was super fun. I literally had no idea that Grease was first a musical before it was a movie. It only became a hit after the movie was a runaway success so I guess my ignorance is understandable.

Why Marriage is the Best

Hello everyone. Blogging has been really good for me and it continues to teach me something about myself. The response has challenged me in a very good way. Not everything I do has to be a huge commercial success. This is a lesson I should be familiar with because nothing

Let's talk about what we don't talk about.

Hello my friends I had a great birthday, thanks for asking. Let’s talk about Money. Money is often an awkward topic, hence I sprung it on you, but I have been learning and thinking deeply about this topic because it seems to be something that a lot of my

I won’t cry cause this year I don’t want to

Hello everyone. Feel free to breathe a sigh of relief that I am blogging again, which means at least for the next 7 days, you can stop worrying about me :) Can I just say how touched I have been by people's responses. I would have loved to have

I’m not ok

Hi All, I am not ok. Let’s talk about that. I have just finished one of the most stretching seasons of my life. I am currently sitting in Abu Dhabi airport about to fly home. I had a very good first flight and managed to sleep in bursts totalling

Learning to play my game

Hi there and welcome back. I hope you are enjoying these blogs as much as I enjoy writing them. Actually I hope more, because sometimes they are hard to write. This one is looking like that will be the case because I have no idea what to say, I just

I Got Growth All Wrong

Hi there. I hope this finds you well. How are you? That is amazing. I have been interesting.... let me let you the story. If you have been following the blog, you are aware that I recently went through some disappointment, and I also got covid. Don't get

Dealing with Disappointment

Hi there. It has been a long time since my last post. You loved my last post and thought 'is he finally going back to weekly posts?' but then I didn't. This must be very disappointing and that brings us to today's topic. Side

The Power of Not Protecting

It has been an interesting few weeks. Ever heard of the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon? It is where you are made aware of something and suddenly it's everywhere. This is most common when you buy a car model and all of a sudden you see them every day. You may