The state of the nation

Just a couple of earlier entries from my myspace blog. Just to keep everything together you understand...


18/12/07: My uncle died this morning at 7am-ish. He was 83 and thats not a bad age. The thing thats bothered me is that he was such an unassuming guy. I never heard anyone say anything bad about him, and he hardly ever had a bad word to say about anyone else either. When he did comment it was usually a very shrewd, well thought out observation, and always made great sense to me. he doesn't leave a huge mark upon the world. No stones or buildings bear his name, but he does leave one very distressed wife and a family inshock.

Here's to you Harold Nixon. You looked after me as a child and provided a sounding post in the last few years. Your greatly missed. (Told you I'd get you on the internet somehow!!! Just sad it's like this)

Your nephew Al.


25/12/07: Well I had a real task to deal with today. Essentially I have a father who has severe Althzeimers and sits alone most of the time, and I have an Aunty who was recently bereaved and is in a deep depression. I couldn't bear either of these being alone on christmas day, so my plan was to be with both. Thanks to having a wife and child whom my aunty loves I managed it just. Dropped the wife and child off with Aunty together with xmas dinner (pre-made by me) and took myself and other half of xmas dinner to my dads. I'm feeling a real urge to go back to my roots and be back where my family is. Today has solidified this. The time to simplify my life is drawing near I feel.

I've just bought the wonderful Marsedit app btw, so I'm hoping to get better at all this.

Al.