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Sky’s the limit in techno know-how

2:33pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

WHEN it comes to computers and the internet, I tend to rely on my children to guide me through problems. But the time is rapidly approaching when the brood will all have flown and my wife and I will have to fend for ourselves. So, when our internet connection stopped working last week, I decided to be brave and try to sort it out myself.

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The past, the future... and the present

4:36pm Thursday 9th May 2013

IT never ceases to amaze me how quickly time races ahead. At the weekend, we celebrated our daughter’s 21st birthday. How can that be? How can the years have sped by in such a blur?

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An ear for trouble

11:42am Thursday 25th April 2013

FOURTEEN years ago, I wrote a column about getting a phone call from a primary school headteacher, saying: “I’m really sorry, but Jack’s going to have to go to hospital.”

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Great eggspectations

4:17pm Thursday 11th April 2013

EVEN now, in my advancing years, I am expected to arrange an Easter egg hunt.

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Fit as a fiddler

10:46am Thursday 28th March 2013

APART from being present at the birth, it is arguably the biggest moment in any dad’s life – when he walks up the aisle and gives his daughter away on her wedding day.

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Left high and dry

6:21pm Thursday 14th March 2013

CUTTING out alcohol was a momentous decision at the turn of the year. I set out to have a dry January, which continued into a dry February, and a (more or less) dry March is well under way.

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Big Daddy is watching you

10:30am Thursday 28th February 2013

MY wife took a phone call in the kitchen from our 20-year-old daughter and it was immediately obvious that it was a matter of great excitement.

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Nagging doubts

LET me be absolutely clear: I love my mum to bits. She's not just my mum, she's my friend.

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The tough roadie ahead

6:16pm Thursday 31st January 2013

IT was both a privilege and an eye-opener last Friday to host an event which showcased live music and local talent.

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Santa drops a clanger

11:01am Thursday 3rd January 2013

BEING Santa has become part of my Christmas Eve routine. I dress up in my threadbare costume and visit friends with children young enough still to be believers.

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