I have just finished re-reading Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams, a really good comedic read. Chapter 7 ends with one of my favourite cliffhangers: "Gordon Way's astonishment at being shot dead was nothing to his astonishment at what happened next." What happens after death is a question that fascinates even atheist authors …
Hold on
Bloop bloop beep bloop. I'm listening to music on hold. A strange sort of synthesised sound that says nothing except. "This is music on hold," sweeping me into a strange hypnotic state so that I begin to forget what it was I wanted to say or who I wanted to say it to. It is a strange …
I like it the way it is
Why change? Conservatism, that is the desire to keep things the same, not the British political party, is natural. We have tried things out and sometimes it has gone wrong, what we do is tried and tested. And safe. That people become more conservative as they get older is understandable. They have tried a lot …
Stirring it up
The Bishop of Leeds, Rt Rev Nicholas Baines has been stirring things up. His letter to the Prime minister has been reported on the front page of today's Observer. This is what the Observer said - Observer story. Before you make your minds up about this it would be best to read the full text …
7 years on …
I was about to blog something of my own, but this was so positive, so uplifting, and so wonderful Ill give the space to Helen. Read on...
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Persecution has been on the news over the last week or so. The 2000 year old Christian community on Mosul, northern Iraq, has gone. In the 1990s there were an estimated 2 million Christians in Iraq. By last year it was down to 200,000. In towns which have been overrun by ISIS there are virtually none. …
Why is it just the singers?
Television that is. The singer takes it all is the latest talent show on British television. It is more openly a karaoke show than other shows and a lot cheesier than other shows on offer. It is never going to have the ratings of the X Factor or The Voice, it is on a Friday …
Static cats
Cat owners, do you have a problem with static electricity. Does your cat shock you, literally. Well help is at hand, I have come across a web page dedicated to how to solve your problem. How to get rid of static electricity in a cat's fur. The internet is nothing if not comprehensive. The science …
Paul is at it again
...talking about imitation. Imitation, a theme I have never heard a sermon on is a theme in one of Paul's letters. Yesterday was the second week in a four week sermon series on the first letter to the Thessalonians that we are having at Holy Trinity Huddersfield. As last week I'm trying to find soething …
Making an ass of myself 