Regular readers of will be familiar with POD. The Princess of Darkness. My soon-to-be-eighteen-if-she-lives-that-long daughter. For whom the traditional teenage pursuits of stroppiness and singular bloody-mindedness have long since been elevated to the level of a vocation. A holy calling, if you will. With effortless skill and minimum effort she raises my blood pressure and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Tales From The Zoo’
Blinded By The Light
Posted: 31st January 2012 by Harry in BLOG, LIFETags: Family, Life, POD, Princess of Darkness, Tales From The Zoo
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A Father’s Shame
Posted: 29th December 2011 by Harry in BLOG, LIFETags: Children, Family, Parenting, Tales From The Zoo
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It’s heartbreaking being a parent and yesterday was one of the worst days in my life. You devote countless hours of love, devotion and guidance to your kids. You offer care, support and moral sustenance, all the time praying that you can keep them on the straight and narrow, all the time hoping, with everything [...]
Fear and Loathing In Stapleford
Posted: 24th September 2011 by Harry in BLOG, LIFETags: Satanicus Maximus, SheWhoIsNeverWrong, Tales From The Zoo, The Spawn
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SheWhoIsNeverWrong has been battling a series of brain-head-face-related mystery aliments over the last few months. Part-migraine-part-head-thing-part-who-knows-fecking-what-thing, she’s undergone all manner of tests, scans, hospital visits and whatnot, only to now be told that a further monthly series of trial-and-error meds is the only remaining option. The local quack, displaying the sort of compassion and humanity [...]
“Did the earth move for you, Honey?”
Posted: 8th March 2011 by Harry in BLOG, LIFETags: She Who Is Never Wrong, Tales From The Zoo, The Spawn
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Day from Hell yesterday. It actually looked, on paper, like it would be a cracker and I was quite looking forward to it. As a freelance writer, with a wildly varying income, a day job is necessary to support She Who Is Never Wrong and The Spawn and so it was that I found myself [...]
Freecycle
Posted: 2nd October 2010 by Harry in BLOG, CULTURE, LIFETags: Family, Freecycle, Tales From The Zoo, The Spawn
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What is it with the British and our obsession with ‘tat’? You know what I mean; all that useless junk we accumulate but can’t bear to chuck away. No, we have to hold car boot sales, stick it up on ebay or in the classified section of the local free rag. Are we so desperate [...]
Zoo Keeper’s Blues
Posted: 2nd October 2010 by Harry in BLOG, LIFETags: Family, Tales From The Zoo, The Spawn
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For Al Draper. As the Father of three offspring with the, admittedly shrinking, hope that one day they will evolve into something passably human, I’m aware that somewhere in my job description there’s something about being ‘supportive’ and ‘Communicating’ with them and other such queasy concepts. During one of my rare attacks of guilt at [...]
The Truth About Cats And Dogs
Posted: 1st October 2010 by Harry in BLOG, LIFETags: cats, dogs, Family, pets, Tales From The Zoo, The Spawn
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Called next door to see my mate, the other day. I’d forgotten, though, that he and his missus are now dog owners and, on arrival, I was nearly felled by the new mutt leaping at me, chest high, and slapping its enormous paws on my shoulders. It’s one of those new-fangled, labradoodle thingies. A cross [...]