Thank you to those of you who have contacted me about the launch of PEDANTS. Please do be on the lookout for examples of people who don't think sensibly (to give you the sorts of categories to spot, then read…
It began as a bit of a gag for a guest service talk (given on Sunday at All Souls - you can download it if you click HERE). Last week during my prep, i needed an illustration for the sort…
Max Shulman was a writer in the 50s who died in 1988. I know hardly anything else about him yet - but will find out more. But i did come across this ingenious short story this week - which you…
SO YOU DON'T WANT TO GO TO CHURCH ANYMORE, Jake Colsen (Lifestream Press) I think i want to write a proper review of this book - not sure when, what with one thing and another on at the mo. But…
This is one of my favourite Uganda signs (and i've got a few - perhaps if there is demand, i might publish a few more...). This brand of Uganda-grown tea was distributed throughout the country. Surely one of the most…
We are delusional, God is a virus and therefore harmful, religion the root of all evil. Well quite apart from the fact that atheism and secularism (embodied by Stalin, Hitler, Mao and Pol Pot) has killed more people in the…
Well we've just returned from a wonderful week in Tunisia en famille. Hence the cameleopard (as they were once called) last week. Fascinating place - hard to believe sometimes that we were on the same continent as our old haunts…
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…