The bare necessities This is not one of those titles like The Naked Chef, which has nothing to do with nudity, this is about actual but naked bareness. I find it easier to pray in the nude. I am not talking about in church, I am not talking about turning up at Holy Trinity Church, …
The world is going crazy
Another blog which was written in the period in which I retired, this one the main draft was a month ago. Political confusion continues. In the US the President, Donald Trump, continues to hold rallies as if he were electioneering despite it being under a year since he was elected. I continue to be unesy …
Proctor, Gamble and Truth
This is one of the blogs that was written in draft form about two months ago, but never got round to publishing due to the exhaustion I was suffering at the time. Sorry P&G In the early 1990s I was told by a Christian friend to boycott Procter and Gamble products as the company gave …
Sin Sunday
Sin Sunday Ibiza September 2017. In our many trips around Sant Antoni Bay we passed this poster: Ibiza is and island of contrasts,Most of the towns and villages are named after Christian Saints, including Sant Antoni, the town where Ocean Beach, which puts on Sin Sunday, is situated. There is even a village called Jesus. …
I’ve only gone and done it
I've done it Giving up working that is. That was at the end of August So now I have the time, why no blogs? It's because I retired early because I was exhausted. Not just tired, but thoroughly exhausted. So I have being reviewing everything, including whether to carry on blogging, and what to blog …
That did not work
The best laid plans, and all that The last 2 weeks in September my wife and I were on holiday in Ibiza. Not the holiday, the holiday was not the thing that did not work: The holiday was great, it was the first time we have ever returned to a destination the following year. It …
Exhausted
10 days on. It is ten days since I decided I was giving up working, and I am now working a month's notice. I am also on much lighter duties for this period, but despite this I am still exhausted. This last week I have attended the doctor's surgery and the hospital for a blood test …
End of an era
I am stopping working. I am too tired . Far too tired. All I do is eat, sleep, work and come home too tired to do anything. I am exhausted. Quality of work is being affected as well as quality of life. I am putting quality of life first. The right foot is still arthritic, …
Fear of flying
It is the school holidays in the UK. A time when more people travel than at any other time of the year. There is something I want to say about travel. I do not like flying. In fact I am not a fan of travel at all. But especially not a fan of flying. Do …
Rules — and when to break them
Break the rules? It has been said that rules were made to be broken. But what about Gods rules, can you break them? Religion is all about rules, rules about when to pray, how to pray, what you can eat and when you can eat it, who you can have sex with and when. It …
Making an ass of myself 