Earlier this month I visited a Physiotherapist and a Podiatrist to give me a long overdue professional opinions on my feet and ankles. Due to the five week wait for an appointment with the Podiatrist,

A follow-up to “A distant daddys battle with depression” — 9 years on (Part 1 first) This is my first Steem Hive post and the first time I have written anything in detail regarding the past decade of my

I've been listening of late to albums that I played a lot during my youth, and today R.E.M.’s 'New Adventures in Hi-Fi' has stuck a chord with recent events and their inspiration for the the much needed

The previous post slipped by fairly quietly, but I did get a message to my phone from a friend. Have a look into that Unf*ck Yourself series, it is decent Sounded like I'd been sent the link prior... well,

Today has been my best day in a while. Not even a search I've just made on 'Strawberry moon 2025 Sagittarius' and reading the below can't unsettle me. If you’ve ever met a Sagittarius-identified person,

In a recent post I had mentioned plans to complete a massage course and had hopes that it would serve as some sort of reset. I didn't want a total deletion of gray matter though and I was also hoping it

I was hoping 2025 would run a little more smoothly than last year, it seems that's not to be the case... Two months now and counting since I was made redundant. At the time I remained pretty calm about

An update on VortexBot - a Telegram bot for the Solana blockchain which uses the Meteora platform to provide liquidity to high-volume memecoins. As I now have a lot more time on my hands and a little cash

Hello! It's Friday the 4th of April 2025 and today marks my first month without employment, which has mostly been spent feeding the seagulls and messing around on the Internet. Some may wonder if this

It's my daughters 19th Birthday tomorrow! Some thoughts, reflections, and wishes from a distant Dad. Costa de la Calma, September 2024 Firstly, many happy returns love xx wishing you an awesome day today

Whilst the tourists are away and it's not so toasty in the Balearics, there is normally plenty of construction work taking place. This year it's Magaluf's turn for major works as the promenade, or at least

As the days grow longer and the weather warms up, I'm feeling a renewed sense of motivation to move and increase my fitness levels. During the cooler months, when the temptation to hibernate is strong,

It's been almost a year since some salty cod and a couple of litres of water put me in Hospital, so what's going on with all that then? If you are interested, the 'intro post' on this subject was written

At the beginning of last year I wrote a couple of posts relating to Splinterlands and my plan to stock up on gold cards to boost my collection power and receive more cards in the airdrops that took place.

After just over 5 years service for my latest employer I have been made redundant. How is that sitting with me today and what's in store for the future, I wonder? Port Adriano, Mallorca I can't say I didn't

For those tired of reading the 'look at me i'm healthy posts', or those who are just wondering what's been my main focus this summer... Hydronephrosis typically occurs when a kidney swells due to urine

January was a good month health-wise for me. I managed most (started on the 2nd) of the first month of the year without alcohol and also performed some sort of exercise almost every day. February didn't

A few weeks ago I wrote about investing in GFL Rebellion cards to take advantage of the airdrops taking place monthly. This post is an update on how that is progressing, as well as a general update on

An early start today and a couple of hours driving as my mother is visiting family, and I'm dog sitting.... And so whilst this lovely pooch named Scruffy takes a nap after her beach visit this morning,

Documenting recent Rebellion Legendary Gold Foil card purchases and reasoning for doing so... Credit to @clove71 I wrote recently on the subject of Splinterlands and in particular, my position in the game