We've had some fun... thanks to the talents of the great John Bowen (who made the shorts for A Wilderness of Mirrors). This is coming out in a week's time... not long now!! Please spread far and wide
A couple of weeks ago, James Cary invited himself for lunch - and then we hooked up online with our old friend Barry Cooper (now living in Florida, for reasons best known to him and his new wife) for a…
This has been a very hard and sad letter to write – but it does seem the right thing. Rather than give further explanation or input, I’ll just leave it to speak for itself. It was sent to the church council over the weekend and is now going out to the All Souls church family. (more…)
The observant will have noticed that there has been a significant slowdown in Q postings in recent weeks. There have been a number of reasons for this. (more…)
Every blogger needs to feel the love. But it’s a dangerous pursuit. And sometimes, we need help to get over our hangups.
The cartoon department at The New Yorker is an ever-present help in such troubles – so for your joy, delectation and general therapy, here are some important pointers… (more…)
For today’s Friday Fun, I thought it worth quoting in full a little poem full of wit, perception and depth…
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It is a great sadness to me that the word ‘pund’ does not exist. This is no doubt because the English ‘pundit’ is actually a corruption of an ancient Sanskrit work ‘pandit’ which meant ‘learned scholar, master, teacher’ (don’t worry – I didn’t know that until I looked it up in the OED). But I recommend using it – because I’ve noticed that there is an increasing amount of punding going on. And I’m not sure the sight is all that pretty. (more…)
Well, this is a lot of fun - done by my son and nephew. It's amazing what you can do with a camera and some poker chips when you put your mind to it. Enjoy and that concludes Q's service…
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how Q did in 2010, and here's a high level summary of its overall blog health (the rest of this post is automatically generated): The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers The Louvre…
STOP PRESS: Written Question in Parliament about Sherif:
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This is has been a very weird, virtual week, but weird in a rather wonderful way. Virtual not because it didn’t happen but because some of the exciting things that happened occurred online. But first, let Emma & Sherif set the scene after Sherif’s 20 days of unlawful detention in Egypt. (more…)