Brierly Hill 90210 presents... 2017

Brierly Hill 90210

I only recorded one new podcast episode in 2017. Looking back, I'm not sure if there's any one reason why the show slowly petered out, though there would be a couple more shows in 2018 before work started on this current series. But I had been doing it for 12 years which is a long time in the podcast universe. It probably had something to do with family. When your kids are just babies, you think you're entire life is taken up by them. And that's true. But much more of your time is taken up by their various activities as they get older. Our youngest was now 9 years old and after being continuously ill since he was born, he was finally diagnosed with something; celiacs disease. He had a major gluten allergy. The poor kid loved pizza and bread and those were things that were killing him. But he adapted quickly to a change in diet and we found gluten-free versions of his favorites. We'll never forget the time our 9-year old son told us, “I never knew you weren't supposed to get sick every time you ate something”. Broke our hearts. Out in the rest of world, Britain has voted to leave Europe so is eagerly embarking on their well thought through exit strategy. While, on this side of the pond, everybody gets behind the orange, small-handed, lying sack of monkey guano that they voted president. 2017 is going to be a bumpy ride.