Pontificating...

I haven't used this blog for a while. There always seemed something else to do. Most comments nowadays end up as a status update of Facebook. I thought I'd use this space to unload parts of my brain safe in the knowledge that hardly anyone is likely to read it. It's been a funny year this year. It started with so much promise. I turned 40 in February, we decided to take a proper holiday this year to the Lake District and Mum and Dad were going to come with us. But it all went wrong. I've attended seven funerals this year. Seven. Friends and Family. Not great. My Godfather and Uncle was first in January. Sad but not a surprise. A family friend was next in June. Again, sad but not a surprise. Dad passed in August. Horrible. Unexpected, very sudden, a massive hole left in our lives. Raw. A school friend in September. Plane crash. Close family and friends were devastated. A close work colleague collapsed and died two days after. Utter shock. Another work colleague in November. A family friend also in November. This year sucks.