Its a quiet night, so I thought I'd do some maths.
Sophie and Kayleigh are exactly 2298 days old today.
Kieran is exactly 3939 days old today.
I am exactly 14187 days old.
When I was the girls age (as they are now at this very minute), the date was Friday 29th April 1983. When I was Kieran's age, the date was Monday 26th October 1987 (the time of the great storm of 87).
Yep, some useless information for a Monday evening. Nothing like a bit of maths to make me feel older than I already do.
Monday, November 16, 2015
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Retro Game Boys Episode 3 - Pac-Mania (Commodore Amiga)
Another day, another episode. This time, the Retro Game Boys play Pac-Mania on the Commodore Amiga 1200 and have some rather young, super-excited special guests join in on the fun too. Wacka Wacka Wacka Wacka.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Retro Game Boys Episode 2 - Big Mac (Commodore Plus 4)
More retro goodness from the Retro Game Boys. This time, we look back at Big Mac The Mad Maintenance Man on the Commodore Plus 4, although it doesn't go according to plan!
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Sunday, October 18, 2015
Retro Game Boys Episode 1 - Action Biker (Commodore 64)
Well, it's been a long time coming but episode 1 of Retro Game Boys is now online.
The idea of our new YouTube channel is for me to introduce Kieran to some of the games I was playing when I was his age and growing up, and to see what his opinion are of them in a world of XBoxes and PlayStations.
"Join the Retro Game Boys as they review and play games from yesterday. In episode 1, Stuart introduces his son Kieran to the wonders of Action Biker - A classic Mastertronic game on the Commodore 64 from 1985. Grab yourselves a pack of KP Skips and enjoy!"
The idea of our new YouTube channel is for me to introduce Kieran to some of the games I was playing when I was his age and growing up, and to see what his opinion are of them in a world of XBoxes and PlayStations.
"Join the Retro Game Boys as they review and play games from yesterday. In episode 1, Stuart introduces his son Kieran to the wonders of Action Biker - A classic Mastertronic game on the Commodore 64 from 1985. Grab yourselves a pack of KP Skips and enjoy!"
To be notified of future episodes, please subscribe to us on Youtube, follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook!
TWITTER : https://twitter.com/RetroGameBoys
FACEBOOK : https://www.facebook.com/retrogameboysUK
YOUTUBE : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyrzqpPlew1UqDlUyCQN0qg (we'll get a custom address when we have enough views)
We also have a web site at www.retrogameboys.co.uk
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Say Yes To The Dress
Interesting fact... As I write this, it has been exactly 4432 days, 9 hours, 17 minutes and 55 seconds since our wedding
Enough of that. Today, we managed to get Michelle's wedding dress out of storage from her Grandparents attic and have brought it to its new permanent home - ours!! Obviously, the girls got excited and wanted to wear it. Sophie has already said that she wants to wear it on her Wedding day.
Enough of that. Today, we managed to get Michelle's wedding dress out of storage from her Grandparents attic and have brought it to its new permanent home - ours!! Obviously, the girls got excited and wanted to wear it. Sophie has already said that she wants to wear it on her Wedding day.
Monday, August 17, 2015
Tis Good, Yar...
Sorry for the lack of updates lately, but as promised in my last post, here is a more in-depth reason to my neglecting the Captains Blog.
It's been a bit of a whirlwind couple of weeks/months and lots of things have been going on that has meant I haven't had the time to concentrate on this blog. It's not a shock to anyone who knows me that I've been suffering sever depression for quite some time, and although occasionally I have good days, the majority of them have been bad.
However, things have been looking up recently and I genuinely feel as though we (the family) have been given a shedload of good fortune. Of course, I haven't discovered a miracle cure for depression, and I do still have occasional lows but it's always nice when many things happen to work in your favour all at once. It all started with a pay rise at work, then Michelle gaining her qualification to become an accredited nail manicurist a few months ago, leading to her starting her own business (www.at-your-fingertips.co.uk) which is proving to be quite a success, to finally being able to afford a larger, bigger and better house and move away from the hell hole that is/was Coronation Street in Evesham.
Anyway, with the school summer holiday now in its 5th week, I've got 3 more weeks to get a ton of jobs done in time for when term starts on the 7th September. Fortunately this year has not been as stressful as last year - as some of you may remember, last year was one hell of a nightmare getting the two school networks merged in to one on time. I definitely lost a few years of my life (and some hair) from that one!
Anyway, there you have it. Yes, I know life has its ups and downs, and the pessimist in me does not expect this to last, but life is fantastic at the moment. Long may it last.
It's been a bit of a whirlwind couple of weeks/months and lots of things have been going on that has meant I haven't had the time to concentrate on this blog. It's not a shock to anyone who knows me that I've been suffering sever depression for quite some time, and although occasionally I have good days, the majority of them have been bad.
However, things have been looking up recently and I genuinely feel as though we (the family) have been given a shedload of good fortune. Of course, I haven't discovered a miracle cure for depression, and I do still have occasional lows but it's always nice when many things happen to work in your favour all at once. It all started with a pay rise at work, then Michelle gaining her qualification to become an accredited nail manicurist a few months ago, leading to her starting her own business (www.at-your-fingertips.co.uk) which is proving to be quite a success, to finally being able to afford a larger, bigger and better house and move away from the hell hole that is/was Coronation Street in Evesham.
Anyway, with the school summer holiday now in its 5th week, I've got 3 more weeks to get a ton of jobs done in time for when term starts on the 7th September. Fortunately this year has not been as stressful as last year - as some of you may remember, last year was one hell of a nightmare getting the two school networks merged in to one on time. I definitely lost a few years of my life (and some hair) from that one!
Anyway, there you have it. Yes, I know life has its ups and downs, and the pessimist in me does not expect this to last, but life is fantastic at the moment. Long may it last.
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