ELAD23 – AKA Dale

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…

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 night, diving…

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…

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….

The past few days have been hard. A friend of mine who I met on island has been going through a bad time and yesterday decided to try and take his own life. I knew something was not right Thursday when I could not get hold of him and by Friday I was looking for…

Storm Amy has just passed and now I am sitting in sunshine looking out towards the golf course, slightly sheltered from the wind with the little hill between me and the sea. I am always amazed how people on the island whinge when there is a storm and trees fall down as it takes the…

Well, I did it, I decided to ditch the PC and move everything to Mac! I have been with Mac before and started the journey a few years back when I moved the desktop PC to Mac mini, then bought an iPad (mainly so I could play my piano), and invested in Apple TV (as…

I have tried to buy 4 properties on the Isle of Man and each time either the offer has been rejected, or the property turned into a bidding war. The most recent turned into a “we want more money so put in a sealed bid with your highest offer” – this is a level of…

Something weird is happening inside my head and I don’t know what it is… For many years I have travelled on planes, like literally all the bloody time! Now being honest I don’t really like flying but have always seen it as a necessary evil (now don’t get me wrong I love planes – like…