Fantastic Mr Fox

Posted by Jam on May 11, 2017
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#keeptheban Ok so the Prime Minister is in favour of bringing back fox hunting. Here is my views. 

While I see arguments both sides , the opposition complaining about street infestation or farm threats, there is such a thing as pest control. Oddly enough I know a farmer who love the foxes on their land, wtg Ms Burford!

 To have many mouths chew something living apart in the name of sport is like a scene from The Walking Dead. #TheresaMay , would you like to be eaten alive? Proper licenced pest control is the way. And as humane and pain free as possible. We are human beings, not crocodiles and sharks. (And at least they do it for food, not to put a smile on Lady Snot’s face)

Above: Chris Packham

Bairn Necessities

Posted by Jam on May 10, 2017
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Not long now before I become a daddy. Excitement is building and we have lots of baby stuff ready. Hoping September comes round just as fast as well. Want to be with my Vic n baby up in Kintyre. Ive built one of two websites I was hoping to. Now Scottishwebs.com will be my site of choice. Hope it throws some money our way. A few little tweeks and one more page and it’ll be fully active. Will start work on the localised site as well in due course. 

Having My Greens

Posted by Jam on May 5, 2017
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Been a while since I posted here. So much has happened. Had a busy but fun time taking furniture up to Scotland, growing ever closer to becoming a father and of course, the next few month are going to be rather political. There are so many left wing and right wing parties nobody seems to be listening to the middle ground. Only the Green party, and soon the  SNP come remotely close to a perfect party for me. I think the Greens will win my vote next time round, but they oppose Trident. 

Will be working on two websites over the oncoming months in hope it’ll bring some pennies to the table when im unemployed. Should have about six months of savings to tide me over so finding at least 20 hours of work will be so important. 

Magic

Posted by Jam on April 18, 2017
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The wizard aurora site seems to be taking off nicely now as does its sister site. Ive been viewing baby care vids and bits to get jenned up ready for bump to put in a show. Been a nice four days off and missing vic already despite her having left only yesterday. Spent a bit of time at the lodge packing my possessions and also discarding any crap I dont need anymore. Considering what I did have four years ago I have much less now. It packs all into a medium sized wardrobe. Its good though, cos you cant take it with you. Just a few bits for emergencies of to keep me busy after retiring in decades to come. 

Time Capsule

Posted by Jam on April 16, 2017
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Well it’s all official now. The time capsule I hid last year with Moo is now a pukka registered tinful of history. Question is will it be found beforehand? I think it’s in a pretty secure location. Only accidental discovery by decorators or builders will surely get that, unless the entire buildings knocked down. 

Inspired by this id really love to do three more. One for me, Vic n the kids and another especially for our as yet unborn baby. 

The biggest challenge is keeping it a secret from all those not involved. I wonder whom the lucky person who finds it will be? Especially with me resigning this year and us relocating to Cambeltown. Good luck and whomever you are!

Queen Hits

Posted by Jam on April 14, 2017
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Queen are my favourite band of all time. There are so many great tracks over their albums i defy anybody not to know one of them. We all have our favourite songs but each band member Rodger Taylor, Freddie Mercury, Brian May and John Deacon each wrote many of the tracks so here I am going to list my top three favourite songs by each member.

John Deacon –
Another One Bites The Dust
I Want To Break Free
You’re My Best Friend

Roger Taylor –
A Kind Of Magic
Radio GaGa
These Are The Days Of Our Lives

Brian May –
We Will Rock You
Tie Your Mother Down
Who Wants To Live Forever

Freddie Mercury –
Bohemian Rhapsody
Somebody To Love
Death On Two Legs (Dedicated to …)

Interestingly enough… about two thirds of my personal top ten favourite queen tracks are in that lot. Missing little nuggets like Breakthru and Scandal. Enjoy your Easter!

Brave Heart

Posted by Jam on April 7, 2017
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They saying goes ‘fortune favours the brave’. With what I am set to do I really hope this rings true as it is a huge leap of faith. I am reading some truly inspirational posts about people whom have done this at some point of their lives. The difference here being I will definately have a roof over my head when I get there whereas they had just a car. Indeed, my own heroes Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone started out in a similar way. The most important thing out of it all would be securing some sort of job within three months. Im ready and willing to be a shelf stacker if need be. Ive seen jobs advertised in the area but there isn’t that many ‘step1’ jobs listed. I think itd would be a case of walking around each place begging, or at least handing out CVs. 

Four years ago, it took similar courage to move out of a bad living situation. I’m certainly glad I did that. I can’t let my childhood selfs fate be that of my only childs. It is my only shot at being a father. My own somewhat got the ratios wrong while I was growing up…, I can’t do that.

New Change

Posted by Jam on April 6, 2017
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Well this past couple of days has been full of revelations. Pretty good ones as well. I have been configuring a couple of new websites, designing a new card game, recieved my first new £1 coins (hence the title) and best of all me and my lady are gathering plans to relocate to a rather lovely little town a bit northwards. To say im excited would be an understatement. Could even be a chance for a couple of old hobbies to resurface. 

Now will be the time to save. For some reason I can feel it wont be as long as we thought….

Long Week

Posted by Jam on March 31, 2017
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Been quite a slow working week this week, and the internet is on the blink again. At least its time for a nice weekend with my Vic. Got so much to look forward to this year , not least being a daddy. Jonathan Green has managed to fund You Are The Hero 2 on kickstarter and Andi Ewington has pieced together issue two of his Freeway Fighter comic. Ian Livingstone must be ecstatic, especially with the revival of the Fighting Fantasy game book series later this year. Nice!

All Hands On Deck

Posted by Jam on March 26, 2017
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I’ve come up with another game formula. Card based and its really easy to produce. Might be work producing a play test sample and finding out if its any good. Vics back soon and I can’t wait. This is the longest we’ve probably been away from each other. I just hope she has really enjoyed herself. Afterall, we’re due busy times ahead 😉