Character: Patrick

IKEA aside, there is a lot of thought that has to go into something as simple as a bookcase. The size and colour are the easy bits. There are different construction techniques for different materials, different styling within those techniques… … Read More

This last week I re-discovered I’m getting old. I did some work on the bathroom and hallway floors re-grouting and laying replacement tiles. My hands are very sore and slightly swollen. My knees throb and I’m tired. I did, however, … Read More

It is amazing when you have multiple hobbies how much crap you can accumulate. Even more amazing is how much of the gathered shit has absolutely nothing to do with your hobbies or anything else you actually take an interest … Read More

We will definitely be just floating in the ether for a bit here. I need to work up nerve to take Paddy out to public places. I need to work up the nerve to take myself out to public places … Read More

Why is it that one feels tired and crappy, the solution is exercise. I’m tired and I feel crappy. But it works. When I walk first thing when I get up in the morning I have more energy throughout the … Read More

This one took way longer than it should have. Something about cleaning up the house.   Paddy: Surely you don’t really need all of this crap Patrick: At the moment, no. Some of it is for emergencies, some is round-to-its Paddy: It doesn’t … Read More

There is a certain satisfaction of a good flushing toilet in your home. Especially if you suffer from IBS, or food allergies that cause intestinal reactions.   Paddy: OH SHIT! Did we have a flood? I knew I shouldn’t have flushed the … Read More

Paddy: Good morning Patrick: hello Paddy: It’s a gorgeous sunrise. Even if everything is fifty shades of Trump Patrick: Yeah I know. I was just down at the waterfront for a walk and a think Paddy: About? Patrick: What I’m doing, where I’m going,nothing really in … Read More