THE HENWATCH BLOG

                                                              Daniel went to school today in a dress ! Daniel even decided to wear makeup today simply because he felt like it . He had no hidden agenda , he had no upbringing that would suggest that at some stage in his life he would want to do this . Daniel was not the son of gay parents , and was certainly not predisposed as a child simply acting out . No Daniel was simply bored with being dressed boringly compared to his female friends and schoolmates .He simply looked at himself one day in the full length mirror in his bedroom , and decided something had to change .                                                               His parents Terence & Grace , never really restricted Daniel to rules with regard to his development . They were of the opinion that Daniel at times liked to play and behave outside of the proverbial bubble he lived in . Never wanting to shock , but always wanting to experiment was Daniels way of expressi

                                                                            I've been playing around with a few things in my head recently , things that normally wouldn't bother me . But the other day I was befriended by someone who just simply bumped into me . I was walking in town , minding my own business and lost in my own thoughts , and lately thoughts were gonna be the last thing I was going have pit-patting around in my brain . Man there I go again , drifting away from the significance of the piece . Anyway , this guy  who bumped into me , apologized , and then proceeded to ask me for a cigarette . I think it was obvious that I smoked , butt hanging from my lip was a dead giveaway , he then joined me in smoking that cigarette and we sat down on an empty bench . Anyone who smokes will tell you , best place to enjoy a cigarette is while sitting .                                                                            He introduced himself , Amrak was his name and he h

                                                                                I was out in the garden yesterday , you know , pruning for the winter season and such . It was quite blustery , in fact there were a lot of speedy gusts about blowing me and my plants all over the place . Expected I suppose at this time of year , though not welcomed by me especially ! You see I suffer from what is commonly termed " Flyaway Jinnyjoe Head " ! It's not something I worried or cared about previously , but as the years go by it's beginning to be less funny . Sure , I used to laugh it off when after being in the garden for any length of time I passed by an offending mirror only to be faced with the " The Flyaway Jinnyjoe Head " . And really it was something to behold !                                                                               Now as most of my friends and family would attest to how neat perky and tidy my hair has always been , to someone else this

I Don't Wanna Be A Fool !                                                                           Continuing from where I left off six months ago , I am still in awe of everyone's ability just to wake up every morning and get on with their lives . It has taken these six months for me to come to terms with all that has happened . The time taken has given me renewed energy and thought to piece together where and how I went from being unavailable , to suddenly becoming available . I have to thank my wife for her continued understanding and support , without which I just couldn't have continued my reading and comprehension of what it truly means to be human . You see she has that sort of energy , she's extremely thoughtful that way . She possesses the one true element of human nature that sadly I and so much more of us lack ! Restraint !                                                                           She will be embarrassed for bringing this to everyone

                                                                        The lengths we go to just to assert ourselves .The time we spend just wanting not approval but validation in our everyday lives . You see the great obstructions in our lives , the things that stop us from progressing and going forward ,are the things we have created ourselves as part of our defence mechanisms , that will only allow us to go so far . Will only allow us to take two steps forward and always one step back . What is it that restrains us all ? Why are we so unforgiving of ourselves ? I mean we haven't committed some unspeakable crime or crimes that need to be hidden away . That need us to move house , lock stock and barrel , just to feel safe and whole . That make us feel less challenged , and maybe , just maybe a little less uncomfortable ?                                                                         We have all taken the weight of the world on our not too broad shoulders and made it ou

                                                                       I have been writing quite a few years now , and it never ceases to amaze me where my readers come from and just how powerful the internet is . Today I would like to welcome readers from Nepal , Bangladesh and India to our enlightened pages . Just goes to show the power of sharing !                                                                        Hitherto I wouldn't have had any reason to assume the importance of anything I have written , but as time goes by I go over many of the blogs I have written and each time I do that I get a better understanding not just of the blog , but also why I wrote the thing in the first place . Because believe me , when I sit down and do exactly what I'm doing now , I have no agenda , I have no notes beside me reminding me of what I have to say or more importantly how to say it. Hence , and without apology , The understanding you might take away from it , can be so m

                                                                        Oh God , not another post Christmas blog . Well if I am being honest , and because of today's date and it's proximity to the Christmas date , I suppose it's difficult to see how it would not be considered a post Christmas blog taking all things into consideration . Let us shy away from everything holly & ivy and simply relaunch ourselves shall we ? So with that firmly established and our thoughts firmly on the future , let us pave the way for an almighty entrance in to the New Year .                                                                        Now as you know , being privy to a number of very private and important scoops over the previous twelve months , which have all come true I need add , I find myself in a position of having to be a whistleblower Again !                                                                        As we all know whistleblowing is becoming a very dangerous