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Think David Sedaris or Alan Bennett and you've got the style of this podcast: a weekly selection from my daily blog, Dad’s Daily Diary, at https://threeflats.wordpress.com A journal recounting the absurdities of everyday life. An AI analysis likened it to the sort of thing the two authors previously mentioned might write which just shows you how much you cannot trust technology. At its heart, it remains a private, personal account which just happens to be on the internet...

  1. The Green Chequered Flag & Cage Flight - stories from this week

    1d ago

    The Green Chequered Flag & Cage Flight - stories from this week

    The Green Chequered Flag explains why I was able to provide my own hold music when renewing my breakdown cover. Cage Flight describes my battle to stop the wind wrecking my broccoli. Both are taken from my daily blog at www.threeflats.wordpress.com I wrote all the words and all the music you will hear, are hearing, or hopefully will hear...

    8 min
  2. This Week's Words: Traffic Jams and Heavy Chats & Unauthorised Shure Leave

    May 30

    This Week's Words: Traffic Jams and Heavy Chats & Unauthorised Shure Leave

    Traffic Jams and Heavy Chats discusses the merits of a long car journey home and the opportunities it provided for a tricky conversation with my son. Unauthorised Shure Leave is the story of my missing Shure SM-58 microphone and it's rediscovery in a most unusual place. Both are taken from my weekly blog at www.threeflats.wordpress.com where you can read the other five entries from last week should you wish. I wrote and performed the theme music too.

    9 min
  3. Weekly tales: Blame the Boys & So Long Song Contest

    May 25

    Weekly tales: Blame the Boys & So Long Song Contest

    Blame The Boys describes me wondering why my sons seem to have their lives sorted whereas I do not. So Long Song Contest is my fond farewell to the Eurovision Song Contest and the reasons why this lifetime obsession has ended Both are taken from my weekly blog www.threeflats.wordpress.com I wrote and performed the music too. Maybe I should enter Eurovision myself...

    9 min
  4. This week's adventures in life: Some You Win & Score Wars

    May 17

    This week's adventures in life: Some You Win & Score Wars

    Some You Win explains a strange Venn diagram of cucumbers and podcast revenue. Score Wars explains why it took so long to get a piece of music to stay on a music stand. Both are taken from my daily blog www.threeflats.wordpress.com where you will read more of the same. I wrote and performed the music too luckily without having to use a score...

    10 min
  5. Weekly Stories: A Tale of Two Theatres & Bee-ing in Pain

    May 10

    Weekly Stories: A Tale of Two Theatres & Bee-ing in Pain

    A Tale of Two Theatres is a "live" account of a trip to London to watch a couple of shows and the misadventures involved in that. Bee-ing in Pain explains why my finger injury is a Russian composer's fault. Both are taken from my daily blog at www.threeflats.wordpress.com I wrote all the words you have heard and all the music too. Yes, really!

    6 min
  6. Cracking Up & Feeling Wuff - the best bits from this week

    May 3

    Cracking Up & Feeling Wuff - the best bits from this week

    Cracking Up reveals the horrific truth about what happened to my iPad screen in the middle of the night. Feeling Wuff is about what happens when I'm feeling a bit low and people notice. Both are taken from my daily blog at www.threeflats.wordpress.com The music is mine too. It's even me playing it.

    9 min
  7. A Note-able Meeting & Let The Record State

    Apr 26

    A Note-able Meeting & Let The Record State

    A Note-able Meeting recalls me accidentally impressing a member of His Majesty's Government during a meeting. Let The Record State is about a few hours panic when a vitally important spreadsheet goes meeting. Both are taken from my daily blog at www.threeflats.wordpress.com I wrote the music as well...

    11 min
  8. Channels of Communication & Headaches and Harmony

    Apr 18

    Channels of Communication & Headaches and Harmony

    Channels of Communication describes how I keep in touch with my boys and how one such attempt had a most unexpected outcome. Headaches and Harmony explains what musical key my car's reversing sensor is in. Both are taken from my daily blog at www.threeflats.wordpress.com I write all the words and all the music you will hear in the this episode.

    9 min
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Think David Sedaris or Alan Bennett and you've got the style of this podcast: a weekly selection from my daily blog, Dad’s Daily Diary, at https://threeflats.wordpress.com A journal recounting the absurdities of everyday life. An AI analysis likened it to the sort of thing the two authors previously mentioned might write which just shows you how much you cannot trust technology. At its heart, it remains a private, personal account which just happens to be on the internet...

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