White Stuff

It's been a few days since I last updated this guff because I've been feeling a touch ropey. Our Saturday afternoon began wel...

One of the realities of being a parent I often forget is that others have been before you.  And it's the same for kids - like you and...

Before I close my British and Irish Lions diary, I have a last awkward tale to share. Above you can see former Great Britain rugby leagu...

My name is Barry White and this blog is called White Stuff .  It's called White Stuff because my name is Barry White. Precisely se...

Following our Great North Run visit to the North East, no more hotel trips are planned from our house until we attend our first gay wedd...

Given that we no longer have a social life, a normal Saturday night in our house is for me to burn something from scratch in the kitchen and...

With Jamie away on his first ever sleepover at best mate Euan's house, Vanessa and I attempted to be responsible parents this afterno...

A small handful of people told me after last Sunday's Great North Run that they tried to spot me on TV but couldn't. So, last n...

After the glamour and excitement of the past few days, today I was brought swiftly back to earth with a bump. Well, dump. Actually, two d...

This is the picture you may well have seen on last night's news or in this morning's newspapers, as Manu Tuilagi joined his fello...

Well, the task is complete as I flopped over the Great North Run finish line earlier today in a time of one hour 47 minutes and 52 second...

A few weeks ago, I was on my train home from work.  I was due to go for a run, but didn't really fancy it.  It was wet, I had a nig...

My train was a little late this morning. This is not uncommon and often leads to a sense of "mild frustration" from passengers,...

One of the most poignant aspects, for me, of Sunday's Great North Run is that it was Newcastle where Mags and I first met and became p...

As we enter Great North Run race week, I have two principal problems. The first is the pain in my lower abdomen which, according to G...

Following  yesterday's preview , my night in wooded Cheshire (I'm still not entirely sure where I was) could not have been more ...

Ladies, gentlemen, boys and girls - boys and girls, don't be scared - this is Pete "Happy" Wilson. He shall be my host for ...

Look, dear friends, it's Barnaby the Bear's book!  "Very interesting, Barry," I hear you demand in sync. "But wh...

  Bath time tonight. The bath is full of rubber ducks.   Jamie: "Mummy, isn't it funny that ducks swim in what they drink...

I was travelling home on the train this evening, and passing the time by revisiting photos taken in Northern Ireland two weeks ago. One of...