Gay Marriage, Atheist Marriage and the Church.
Once again a celebate man in a dress tries to tell the world we have to believe his mythology From the BBC today The government’s plans for gay marriage have been criticised by the most senior Roman...
View ArticleHow to seduce a writer.
Good advice from Neil Gaiman. In my experience, writers tend to be really good at the inside of their own heads and imaginary people, and a lot less good at the stuff going on outside, which means that...
View ArticleMan Rules
A collegue emailed me this. I said to her “Did this really need to be written down? Really, like it isn’t obvious?” ”At last a guy has taken the time to write this all down The rules These are our...
View ArticleTo my Wife
Grow old with me, my Love And hold my hand in the autumn sun, Grow old with me, my Love By my side in days to come. Grow old with me, my Love And watch our kids find love of their own Grow old with me,...
View ArticleThoughts upon life after death.
Funerals are not for the dead, they are ceremonies for the living. It was my honour on Tuesday to support three people who are very special to me through their time of grief. Paul had little choice but...
View ArticleDon’t Tell Your Mother
A poem dedicated to fathers and sons. When things went not quite wrong But then again not quite right, Dad would lower his voice, Just like a conspirator might, And we’d grin and smirk One to the...
View ArticleOlympic abbreviations in full
Times/Distances WR – World Record OR – Olympic Record PB – Personal Best SB – Season’s Best MSLH – Mum Still Loves Him PBD – Plucky But Doomed LFYW – Last Four Years Wasted JPE – Just Plain...
View Article(Second) First game of Dux Britanniarum
Dux Britanniarum (DB henceforth) is the new Early Medieval (aka Dark Ages) game from the Two Fat Lardies. I had played in the demo game at the Newbury Wargames Show about a month ago, but Friday night...
View ArticleDr S-Who-se
I have a Cat in a Hat now. Cats in Hats are cool. I’m The Doctor, but don’t ask Who Just meet my old girl, dressed in blue You may find me a wily old fox And not a madman in a box. Travel through...
View ArticleMaking cards for Two Fat Lardies games
Fans of Two Fat Lardies games will be used to making cards for the games. This can be a bit of a hassle- doing it in either a word-processor or a graphics package is a pain. HOWEVER You can download...
View ArticleI ain’t dead…
…to quote Granny Weatherwax. Between writing my ‘book’ (currently at 80,000+ words) and planning the Kriegspeil for this coming Saturday, I’ve been a bit busy, computer-wise. The Kriegspiel is getting...
View ArticleAtheist Morality
I am moral because I choose to be. I choose to treat others well, and I try to. Not because I am scared, but because I believe it is the right thing to do. When I am not moral, I choose not to harm...
View ArticleI ain’t dead…
…to quote Granny Weatherwax. Between writing my ‘book’ (currently at 80,000+ words) and planning the Kriegspeil for this coming Saturday, I’ve been a bit busy, computer-wise. The Kriegspiel is getting...
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