Getting started...

I don’t why I’ve started this blogging lark. It’s bound to take up even more of my time staring at a screen when I could be doing something more useful, such as staring another type of bigger screen. And the difference between the two is? I’m sitting at a desk as opposed to slumped on a sofa, and less likely to fall asleep.

I’ve no idea what I’ll write about, but as I generally start an article with no real plan, come up with a few ideas, and end up with a few hundred words, I reckon I’ll be ok.

I’d say I’m generally a quiet sort but will offer an opinion when provoked to do so, but I like to hear what others have to say first. It’s just my way.

I’m happily married and a father to two daughters who love their sports in equal measure, but when it comes to their education they are very different. The elder of the two is moving schools at the end of summer term, and this has caused Lucy and I some head scratching as to how we should approach this, and involve Gemma in the decision making process. We’ve decided now and hope that we’ve made a choice that we are all happy with. My younger daughter Amy has lofty ambitions as to where she would like to be taught, and as we cannot afford to have her educated privately she will need to join the grammar school rate-race to get the place we know she is well capable of obtaining.

Lucy loves tennis, darts and gardening, and going out. The gardening interest comes from her parents, who are fantastic in-laws and treat me as one of their own.

I work up in the City, but not for a City wage, and just enough to keep the family happy. Comfortable is the way I would describe myself.

My spare time and pocket money is used going to see Norwich City play. I’m also involved with the London Supporters Club (The Capital Canaries) having joined in 2001 when I noticed from an email address that one of the committee worked in the same office as me. I volunteered to organise the home travel when Gav stepped down after three years hard work, and this is now my fourth year in the hot seat. It’s a bundle of work, but having met so many good people when I’ve been doing the job, its well worth the time I spent on it. I also get to write a column in the on-line PinkUn every couple of weeks.

My “other” team is Wealdstone. I try to see them play a few times a season, but with City games, family commitments and kids sports, getting the time is difficult.

As with all blogs, my intention is to update it frequently, with some interesting articles. How frequently or how interesting? Who knows, we’ll see.