Off for a few days
Just a quickie to express hope that you've had a lovely Christmas, and that 2007 will be a great year. Signing off for a few days - but will be back in the New Year. Don't do anything i wouldn't…
Just a quickie to express hope that you've had a lovely Christmas, and that 2007 will be a great year. Signing off for a few days - but will be back in the New Year. Don't do anything i wouldn't…
A death announcement is not generally regarded as good news. Well of course it isn't. That's a rather facile thing to say. But every now and then there is such an announcement that brings relief, hope and possibilities. And 21st…
A wonderful poem - by the irrepressible Steve Turner. To read some other ones go HERE! EXTENSIONS Marshall McLuhan says that a house is an extension of the skin and that a car is an extension of the feet. In…
This follows from the previous posting and speaks for itself (but it cuts both ways of course - people are free to say something i don't want to hear)
Question: What do the films Pleasantville, Chocolat and Happy Feet all have in common? Tricky one if you haven't actually seen them, and i should warn you that this will posting will include some plotspoilers (so before continuing, go and…
Reality is nothing but a collective hunch So said comedian/actress Lily Tomlin (who also played Deborah Fiderer in the absolutely important, crucial and seminal series West Wing). It pretty much sums up what a lot of people think these days.…
Well, i know it is a little bit of self-promotion, but it is not everyday that one manages to be an extra in a Hollywood movie. The Last King of Scotland, based on Giles Foden's book novel about Idi Amin,…
This has been around for a while (since 1953 i think), but it is brilliantly silly. Thought someone out there might like it anyway. GLOSS I know a little man both ept and ert. An intro-? extro-? No, he's just…
The irony was not lost on the immigration official at Miami airport as i was on my way home through the States. In a reasonably good-natured way (in contrast to the reputation that these guys seem to have), he asked…
Unfortunately, since returning from Peru 8 days ago, i've come down with a rather grim tummy bug - all part of the S. American experience perhaps - but it has meant that i've been out of action for the last…
Well - this is after all the reason why i'm here. On the last day now of the conference - and it has been a great week. Around 80 pastors and leaders from a whole range of denominations have gathered…
I remember a sequence on tv a few years ago (i think it was on the Clive James programme) which compiled a whole load of national tourism board adverts from around 30+ countries. They represented every single continent, ranging from…