10 September 2013
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My heart bleeds for Syria, rent apart by civil war. What a tragic oxymoron, when neither side has anywhere to retreat; the civil state is torn by uncivil acts. Should “the West” intervene? Yes, but not with military action. This … Continue reading
9 September 2013
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If you look at politicians, there are very few with beards. Apparently it is something to do with the perception that a “hidden” face is untrustworthy. Tish and nonsense if you ask me (although you might not, as I’ve been … Continue reading
8 September 2013
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I am glad it only rained a little at the start of yesterday evening, otherwise our evening entertainment would have been scuppered. We attended a Film Under the Stars event in Bury Knowle Park and enjoyed the screening of Brave, … Continue reading
7 September 2013
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I need to dig a suitably garish shirt out of my wardrobe; Jane and I have our first gig with the ukulele group from work later today. She will be playing the Union Jack uke we bought last month and … Continue reading
6 September 2013
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It appears that my WordPress site did have some malware embedded in it. Thanks to my friends who alerted me as it didn’t appear to fire off every time; extra eyeballs make these problems easier to spot. Mind you, even … Continue reading
5 September 2013
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That is the number of items on my computer, according to the virus check I ran last night (which also suggests they are all clean). That is a fairly mind-boggling number; not by sheer size but because I could easily … Continue reading
4 September 2013
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He wasn’t exactly a local boy, to be frank, but today the Church of England commemorates Birinus, first Bishop of Dorchester. Today there is still a Bishop of Dorchester (+Colin Fletcher) and the associated abbey at Dorchester-on-Thames is well worth … Continue reading
3 September 2013
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One way to get to a meeting early is to switch off that bit of your brain that deals with telling the time. Last night, I managed to glance at an analogue clock, look at the digital clock in the … Continue reading
2 September 2013
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I was very pleased with my small group last night. Each year we have to take one of the evening services during the summer and, last night, I felt we hit it out of the park. We spent relatively little … Continue reading
1 September 2013
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I think I have commented before how bird watching would often be better described as bird listening. The other bit of advice to accompany that would be stop and listen. Jane and I went for a walk this afternoon in … Continue reading