Place Memory Here

August 22nd:
Place Memory Here

Today was my wee bairns second day at secondary school. The thing is she isn't wee anymore. I still remember very well her first day at primary and the first day at nursery prior to that.


Time as I have often said is my enemy. Never enough or too much of her.

My wife and I exchanged a look between us both as our daughter was making herself ready for the school bus in front of the mirror. It needed no explanation. It was a look of shared pride in saying "we made her, isn't she just magic".

And she is. That's why I invest in the memory and place it there.

I read a blog by somebody I know, usually admire and have worked with previously and in it he said that he never looks back, only forward. Fair enough but it strikes me as a bit clichéd. Another pal has also previously said "you've gotta go back to go forwards."

Polemics? Clichés? Who cares. As long as it's real, it's cool and I believe him. Work, Art, Love & Life. Been there, seen it, got the t-shirt and I muddle through it working my weird. That is REAL.

Blogs are ace. One I came across the other day was by a chap called Colin and it is very good. It's called and before the first kiss. He doesn't like my sort though, he thinks I'm a wanker cause I've got a private number plate on my car. That's not very tolerant is it and a real generalisation. It's also funny. Anyway, I don't need to defend myself to anybody, Colin says he's in education and it seems alongside him is another old associate of mine who's just started a postgrad at his place of learning. You might know him, he's got previous. Here's an example.