Minor Surgery!

Well, I had to try and make it sound more dramatic than it really was. I had this skin tag at the top of my leg, that over the last year has grown! Well last week I decided it was time to get it chopped off.
I went to see the doc last Friday and she took great delight in telling me she loved 'whipping' ones like that off! Shit!
So at 3pm today I went back, I had to wait as the operation had to be carried out in the nurses room, fair enough! Well, I lay on the operating table and the tag is high on my leg, so I rolled my shorts up to give access, but I wasn't aware that the nurse would hold them, conveniently for her resting her hands across my bits - well I wasn't expecting the injected anaesthetic, more serious than I had expected I was thinking.
That soon took effect then the doc was standing there with a soldering iron looking thing, said, you may smell burning flesh, but don't worry! Ffftft ffffft fffft rising smoke, vial smell, there you go mr turner, all done. Weyhey, not much bleeding, but take it easy for a couple of days incase the stalk does bleed, then apply pressure. I am officially getting old.

A pic from my holiday!






Thought I would throw this in as I would like to be back in the warm again.

Transfer window closes.

Thank god, maybe things will settle down, lots of slagging off for not getting another striker, but would we have got anyone better than what we have? Or just added depth? At least it's over now so we can get on with the season and climb the table.

Holiday Blues

Well its been 3 days since returning from my holiday in Spain!
Work all seems ok, other than the issues I needed to resolve before I went away, still need to be resolved - but I knew that anyway and I also have to work out how to take on the book keeping, should be interesting if nothing else!
I was amazed to see how green the garden was when we got back, so whilst we were enjoying hot, dry sunny weather in Spain, it must have rained quite a bit here.

Liverpool

Well we lost 3-0 to Man City on Monday night, not the best way to end my first day back after holiday. What happened? I thought we looked like we lost focus and concentration for some bizarre reason.
I think we do have players that are good enough, but they don't try hard enough or have a confidence issue or just are different to Liverpool legends of the past in their approach. Why wait to go 2-0 down before really having a go?
In addition, the commentators drooling over Gareth Barry and James Milner makes me want to be sick! Barry is a waste of space I don't know how he plays for England or what people see in him. Then you get the "city have thumped Liverpool 3-0" crap, well you only need to look at the stats to see that they actually only had 3 shots on target and it happened that they all went in! Reina did not have 1 save to make - fact!
Yet again, we don't get any luck, When Stevie hit the post and it came back and hit Hart, if that was us, it would have gone in a la v Arsenal!
I also don't get why some people are giving Hodgson a hard time and harping on about Rafa! Yes he did ok, but, if Istanbul wouldn't have happened it would all be so different. Rafa didn't finish top 4 in his 1st season or his last, he made amazingly negative substitutions at times that I never understood - so all I say is let Roy get on with it, 2 down, 36 to go!

Starting an E-commerce Website

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Almost time to go home!

Well its now Friday night and we leave on Sunday back to cloudy England!
So far, the holiday has definitely been a success in terms of relaxing, which was the main aim.
The kids have continued to be pretty angelic, if you give them a bit of slack for being kids, definitely no complaining.
There isn't really an awful lot to do here, and that isn't a complaint! There is more than enough close by to get by with a mix of Spanish and English shops, with a large supermarket no more than 20 mins drive away. The pace of life is slow and relaxed. Really love the villa, the kids have only mentioned going to the beach once, as with the pool they are more than content and their swimming has improved dramatically, we're already considering when we can come back! Need to get cheaper flights.

Apologising!

I do it quite frequently (sorry but mrs is walking around with nothing on but her kaks!, not for my benefit but because it is hot!) if I say something wrong, or even if I don't but what I have said has upset or hurt some one because of what I have said. That's not meant in an arrogant or self righteousness way, but in a sympathetic and understanding way as I don't like or intend to upset people and feel it is the decent thing to apologise
However, it isn't the easiest thing to do, but I feel it is a good and almost cleansing thing to apologise. But some people don't, and that includes people close to me. They don't seem to get my reasoning and that my apology is my admission of being in the wrong, WRONG!
My stubborn streak would make me almost demand an apology if I feel I was owed one, which in turn would prevent me from making any form of apology to them - this would eat away at me. In the last few months I have learnt to accept that my way isn't the only or the right way to deal with these situations and that while I feel it is important for me to apologise, but that it is more important to accept that other peoples apologies may not be verbal but silent, to accept that, not demand it and move on.


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Time flies when your having fun

Well, having got the first day, including the travelling out of the way the last 2 days have been a real joy!
After the first day, although I knew the kids hadn't really been that bad, I did feel an element of trepidation! However, over night the angels travelled to nr lake Venuela and possessed the children to their normal selves, in fact better than their normal selves if I am honest.
I was also anxious about the holiday and how I would cope with no Internet for a week, a concept that I was battling with for a while, leaving the business and just being able to relax. I know the business is in trustworthy hands and I am actually managing to chill. Reading a book, i have another one to try and help me to draw, of which I am not very good at, but hope i may find a way to relax and express things in drawing- potential for a shitty day to look like a pile of shit is very much a possibility!
All we have done is pop to the local shops, eaten out a couple of times, been to a big shopping centre, swam, chilled, read - about the most relaxing I have been since my honeymoon in October 2001.

Glad to hear that Spurs lost tonight and may they lose in the return leg as well, I have no time for any of the Redknapp, tv personality stuff, and Harry is an underhanded judas!


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1st Day in Spain

I am writing this on Sunday 15th August, having almost completed our first day in Spain. It was an early start, up at 5 to make sure the kids we're ready to go, go to my parents to drop the dog in and for my Dad to drive us to the airport for 7 am.
Kids loved the flight although their hearing is poor as they don't seem to be listening to a word either Mel or I say, I accept an element of this is excitement but an element of this is also obnoxiousness, in my opinion. My wife is just able to put it all down to tiredness and hunger and break from the routine, whereas it just winds me up a treat, makes me angry and just makes me want to be at home, considerably better off having not worked my ass off to pay for the holiday, less stressed and also like a crap parent.
Not saying I am, but this kind of thing makes me feel as if I must be doing something wrong, or nit getting the point with the whole thing - this added with the stress that nr 3 is due along in January just completely does my head in!
Still it is almost the end of the day, I am sat on the verandah, looking across the hills as the sunsets, which I guess could be worse. Tiredness, frustration, anger, dissapointment, excited, happy, all in a day!

Liverpool v Arsenal

Well this hasn't helped matters much either today! Couldn't watch the game but listened to it on 5 live, should Cole have been sent off? I will see on MOTD later, but doesn't sound like he played well, Ngog scored again in a first team match, with only 10 men and then lucky lucky cheating get on my tits Arsenal get a Jammy og at the end. I don't think liverpool have had an ounce of lady luck in years, whereas Arse, chelski & manc have, regularly, and in some respects these decisions ARE the difference in winning or not winning the title.

Its been a long day!!

Happy To Help

My arm hurts and my shoulder from humping quite a heavy chest of drawers up stairs into my daughters bedroom, with help from my Brother in law.
Some time's in his day and age it seems to becoming more of a rare occurrence for someone to help, in the help sense that is, not in the yeah sure for a tenner way.
When I was out collecting the drawers, it looked like it was going to start raining and it was tricky getting the car close enough without blocking the road, we left the car and were carrying the drawers out, past some tables out side of a nero's coffee shop, it was quite clear where we were going and two people sat down at the table that was very close to us and then promptly dumped their bags in the only space we had to walk through. Now considering they literally sat down seconds before we got to them and they could see us, the look they gave was astounding at having to move their bags! Maybe they should try and be more helpful and less selfish, it feels good to help people!

Anyone looking to build an extension?

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In today's climate where less people are moving and more people extending it is important to understand how the process works so you get the most out of it.
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England Friendly - Waste of Time

England have a friendly this evening, for what? Other than getting their first appearance since their poor world cup performance out of the way there really is no point to it.
All the Premier League Clubs have been busy in pre-season, or started in Europe and now they are expected to 'perform' for their country.
I think this is a big FAIL for the FA, whatever FIFA etc say or believe, we should have the right to protect not just our players, but our league as this time away from their clubs set up will only detract from their first game of the season.

Headaches
I tend to suffer from frequent, although not that bad headaches. It doesn't really worry me that much to be honest as I put it down to not wearing my glasses all the time when working at the computer and stuff like that, as well as stress from work!
However, this week, I feel I have been stressed as I am in the office on my own, working long hours etc yet I have only today had a headache, only slightly which has now gone and that's without any tablets!!

Broken Sword
You may have tried this on pc or playstation etc, but it is now available as a game on the Ipad. It really is quite good, interactive and interesting. Only been playing it a short while but loving it. Its different too and the the bird has quite a saucy French accent!
I know the Ipad isn't cheap, but the playability and quality of a lot of the game is really good (not all of course), but when you compare these to a game on a nintendo DS or PSP where a cheap game is around a tenner, if not £25, you can get some really top notch stuff for less than £5.
In addition, the HD resolution of the screen is impressive, as you are generally only arms length or relatively close it is almost like watching a 38" tv thats 8ft away!