8 February 2026
After the superb end to last year which saw me return to doing some things I have not done in a loooong while... January was set to be a bit of a downer. I had manflu which I was struggling to shift and the weather on the island was not just bad it was horrific!!! But I had…
16 January 2026
It was a few days after my birthday when I got a call from my best friend Dave to wish me happy birthday. Usually I get a text telling me I am an old fart and I haven't visited... but he called this time. I always love it when Dave calls as we just can talk crap for hours! This…
16 January 2026
Well what an end to 2025! It started off not so great with me trying to get to meet a guy I am interested in, but seems that he ended up being ill so it didn't happen. I decided I would get the ferry from Dover to Calais then go across France and look at houses in midi-pyrenees…
20 November 2025
I have been going on a few dates lately, and it's weird territory for me as I had been in a relationship for best part of 6 years with a guy I really liked but it didn't work out for reasons I will likely never know (but that's a whole different story and there is a completely…
13 November 2025
This week I went on a couple of dates, one guy I had two dates with - and he's a lovely guy! So why am I sitting here thinking I still wish I was with my ass hole prick of an ex? (note he's not an ass hole or a prick, what he did was super wrong but hey... you get my frustration…
8 November 2025
Earlier in the week I talked about curve balls, and about how my friend Brian had ben diagnosed as terminal and moved to a hospice. Being a friend (and just human) I had made arrangements to go see him in the hospice this morning... so well laid plans of getting on Manxman last…
5 November 2025
I have lived on the Isle of Man for well over a year, and from a mental health perspective it has been very good for me as it has given me time away from particularly Birmingham and away from the crazy business I created. I am the first to admit though it is far from perfect...…
28 October 2025
Last week I was away travelling and because I have not really done a lot in a long time "fun wise" I decided I would try put myself back out there a little bit. So I got chatting to a nice couple, about my age who lived near where I was travelling and were interesting. They had…