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I’ve noticed a slowing recently of many of the blogs I’ve read for years.

It seems that some of the first wave of bloggers are running out of steam. While Facebook might claim to be the “new thing” I prefer to see it instead as a changing of the guard.

I wrote Space Hardware angry. I wrote Our Man in Hanoi in wonder. And I wrote Our Man in Granada with a vague ambition of making cash from writing.

Now here I am writing Our Man in Newcastle.

In the last few weeks I have been sorting out my life. I have all those things now that I fled from when I moved to Hanoi.

I’ve a flat. A new job about to start. A car again.

Most importantly of all my partner, herself new to Newcastle, has joined me. I’m back in normality.

I believe that normality for me is a holiday in itself. This isn’t it for ever. Just for now. The strain of Nicaragua has made me appreciate this normality. Just as much as tropical heat has made me appreciate the cold. I will enjoy both.

Just as I will enjoy gigs, football matches, the theatre, fish and chip shops, family, movies and work.

I am also aware that normality doesn’t make for great blogging. It’s not entertaining reading and it doesn’t inspire me to write. When I was in Hanoi my blog went quiet when life was bad. There is nothing worse than moaning on a blog. Likewise, now, contentment just reads as smug.

But life is good. This isn’t goodbye just notice that I am no longer angry. I’m settling. I am no longer sharing my wonders or woes. Likewise I’m not searching for links nor hits.

So do check back sporadically. I will update occasionally. Maybe mostly with new pics. Or you can simply check out my Flickr.

Also know that as long as I am quiet then I am content.

Life is good.