Time flies when you’re having a son
Original post provide by Core PHP It has been a LONG time since I posted to my blog, or even approved some of the many comments sat here (and deleted the spam). The reason for this is that shortly after the last post I made my wife gave birth to our first child, a boy that we named Thomas. As any parent will tell you, the first few months are hectic! and with a new child, something of a culture shock too 
But we’ve now at least managed to settle into some kind of daily routine (or at least as routine as a 6 month old will allow), so I’m ready to dust down this place and get the content flowing again.
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