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Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 7th, 2008
I posted my first blog on Wordpress as ‘athinkingman’ on 8 August, 2007, so tomorrow is my official blog birthday. Thanks to everyone who has travelled with me for the whole of, or for parts of the past year. Your comments have encouraged me. I have enjoyed the process - especially the way wanting to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 28th, 2008
An evangelical church has come up with a school program to boost self-esteem, but there appear to be several things wrong with it.
A group of young women take part in classes intended to boost their confidence. Some have personal problems, others have behavioural issues, while a few simply go because their friends do.
The program, called [...]
Posted in Travel, Uncategorized on Jul 20th, 2008
We didn’t go to Sue’s Field this year on holiday, though we drove by it several times.
For me, Sue’s Field is a romantic and almost magical place. Being a keen amateur photographer I can wax lyrical about the light everytime I go. Sue’s Field is an island in the North Sea with not too many [...]
Posted in Health, Humanity, Mortality, Science, Uncategorized on Jul 2nd, 2008
I am now the proud owner of a third one.
The experience of getting there was quite difficult.
Let me briefly re-cap.
Posted in Uncategorized on May 17th, 2008
I am taking a break, hopefully short, in order to undergo a medical procedure (see Room 101). I will return soon.
Posted in Education, Human Rights, Humanity, Morality, Relationships, Religion, Society, Uncategorized on May 3rd, 2008
Perhaps it’s my age. I find myself getting very angry at things these days. Years ago I would have rebuked myself for that and told myself that anger was wrong. Now I just see it as a healthy emotion in response to injustice and threat.
Although I first read about this story several [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 21st, 2008
It was late on a hot afternoon in September in Rome. We had been bumping into Caravaggio paintings and exploring churches all day. We were exhausted and arted out. I sat in a pew inside a church (I’m afraid I do not remember which one, there were so many, but do tell [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 14th, 2008
How do you shoot Florence?
I mean, it has to be one of the most photographed cities in the world. When we went in the week before Easter the place was teeming. I dread to think what it would be like once the tourist season really started. And most of us who were [...]
Posted in Humanity, Uncategorized on Apr 13th, 2008
The triumph of innocence, humility, and beauty over cynicism, arrogance, and tripe made me cry.
Ok, I’m just a big softy!
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Posted in Health, Uncategorized on Apr 7th, 2008
Apologies, dear reader(s) for my unannounced absence - I know at least one person will have been struggling. I have been in hospital for a few days. The chest pains first reported while in Florence and which resulted in the blood test (see The Blood Donor) developed into a minor heart attack on [...]
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