I guess, in what is becoming a bit of an unwelcome (and welcome) habit… I find myself on the floor of the toddler’s room, passing the time by writing a Ulog whilst the waiting for unconsciousness to hit the little girl. MY wife has started to call my blog, a […]
[Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/photos/fJLyQ81u80Y) All of us are experts in something, it could be esoteric (some obscure science field or sociological knowledge), artistic (painters and musicians), practical (gardening and cooking) or plain weird (being able to recite pi to a million digits). If we think about this, this should be obvious, as we […]
I hate practising, and I really hate rehearsing. Okay, that perhaps is a bit on the extreme end of things, but let’s just say, I enjoy playing music and performing. There was a time that I would love practising music, to get lost in finding signs and mastering new techniques. […]
This is the conclusion to a long running trial for my oldest daughter (and myself, if I was to be honest, I was more nervous than she was!), her diploma A in swimming in The Netherlands. (You can read the first two posts [here](https://steemit.com/father/@bengy/swimming-with-clothes) and [here](https://steemit.com/father/@bengy/letting-your-child-fail)). https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQgdKBYt2WqqK4iNvDmFsZHUJfu9t62Hz1JxHAwJ7SyoB/thealliance_pagebreak.png # Brief Recap […]
Today was just one of those days when it was the ideal mix of many things coming together to make it such a pleasant and enjoyable day! https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQgdKBYt2WqqK4iNvDmFsZHUJfu9t62Hz1JxHAwJ7SyoB/thealliance_pagebreak.png # The morning Well, we were supposed to start the day settling the bill with the carpenter/builder that has been working in […]
[Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/KLM#/media/File:Boeing_737-406_-_KLM_-_PH-BDT_-_LEMD.jpg) Okay, so that was a touch of a click-baity title, but they sort of did donate Steem to my account in a very round about way. A few weeks ago, I was travelling to Leipzig for a set of concerts, and for whatever reason, the orchestra management thought […]
# The life of a Parent The life of a parent appears to be a full time job of running around from one thing to another, playing the role of a glorified and underpaid taxi driver. Today appeared to be a case in point, as it was a tight race […]
Unsplash Well, I had a domain name coming up for expiration and seeing as I wasn’t using it, I thought I would just let it lapse. However, then I thought maybe it was a good idea to try and test out the new SteemPress plugin that I had been hearing […]