Earth Hour... Again (Yawn)

Divorce

You know, it's been eight years since I last saw my wife and I decided today that it's time for a divorce.

Not that I haven't tried before.  Several times actually, but she steadfastly refused to participate in a joint application so I have to go it alone.  Actually, when I say she 'steadfastly refused', what I mean is I wrote to her via her parents because I do not have her address.  To date, I've had no reply, except one from them saying 'she'll contact you' which she hasn't.

So... today I called the Family Court and asked for advice.  What does one do when one's partner just doesn't want to be found?

I took time out this afternoon to visit the Electoral Commission to see if she's registered there.  No joy... I found four people with her name but without a birthdate, I have no way of knowing if any are her.

Ah well.

What I may have to do is 'go' to court, stand before a judge, and petition for 'substututed service' so that I can have the papers served on her parents (if indeed they still live where I though they lived), or, if I don't know where she lives, apply for 'dispensation of service' so I don't have to serve them at all.

In desparation, I've sent her parents another email.  Give me her address.

Bah!

What Ever Happened To Chester The Bear?

I'll admit it.  I lost interest in this blog for a bit.  You know how it is.  Got distracted.  Had other things to do.  Ran out of things to say.  Forgot my password.  Forgot my email address (I have many... one is easy to forget).
But here I am.  Back.  Maybe.
So what's changed?
Well I remembered that email address and password.  That was a step in the right direction.
And I decided to go back to "work".  Not that I wasn't "working", but really, what I was doing just wasn't fun any more and this opportunity came along that sounds... um... interesting. I'll tell you all about it sometime.
I start on the 4th.
I know... what ever happened to that killer web software I told my readers about?  Well it just wasn't robust enough, though I'm still rewriting bits of it so maybe it will see the light of day sometime.
And what about the book I was writing?  That's nearly finished actually.  It's a ripping yarn.  Stuff gets blown up.  Girls fall in love.  Heroes save the world.  Of course, finishing it is one thing.  Actually getting it published is an entirely different proposition.  Maybe I'll sell it as an e-book one chapter at a time... because I dare anyone to stop at just one!
And what of my business?  Well we've really wound that back.  Too many bureaucrats in the way, and we've had huge supply problems with our biggest selling product.
So all that means Chester is (probably) back.
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