I start this series wary of the fact that it may take more time than I thought, and may turn into some sort of autobiography too. Let's see ( Read more... )

Good morning. Only travelling a short distance today so no time for a full entry today. Soon, an answer to the first ask me anything request.

I'm sure that the day is already a little lighter in the mornings. A couple of fairly quiet days recently. I see that the January "ask me anything" is in full swing, so I will join in. If nothing else, it will give me a topic for a couple of paragraphs each morning. Yes, any topic you fancy, and no "one per person" restrictions. Off you go - play

I know that a great many of the readers here don't really care about football, but just occasionally it is time to write a few words. To be honest, I'm not sure where my interest in football starts sand stops, and where it is just the experience of the spectacle and the travel. Certainly watching a game of 90 minutes makes for a better travel ( Read more... )

Thirty years ago today, I put on my best suit and set off for an interview for a graduate role in London. As it happened, I didn't get the job. I went home that evening and went to the eighteenth birthday party of a girl from our church who I knew a bit, at least partly because I was interested to know why I had been invited. Part of the answer ( Read more... )

Well, it's time for another good morning. The journey to work seems shorter than it did before I was cyberslacking to this extent on board the train. Another welcome change is that once I get home, I have freed up some of the time I would otherwise have wasted, so I can waste it in different ways. Or catch up with admin tasks - chasing loyalty ( Read more... )

Yesterday, a lot of people seemed to be posting retrospectives of 2013, which did not seem to have been a good year for many. I hope that you find 2014 than its predecessor ( Read more... )

It is the last day of the year, a year in which I have gained around eight pounds. This is possibly because of the civilised habit of breakfast on a train, or it may be to do with the fact that my office is very close to a Burger King, a Subway, a Krispy Kreme and a Gregg's, as well as Tesco, a M&S and several others. Also the people at work are ( Read more... )

It has apparently been a long time... More than eleven months ( Read more... )

On Sunday, I celebrated 25 years as a Reader in the Anglican Church. In January 1988, on a cold night in Birmingham, +Mark admitted me as a Reader and licensed me to the Parish of St Giles, Sheldon, in the Diocese of Birmingham and the Province of Canterbury. Since then, I have served as Reader at St James, Mahora in the Diocese of Waiapu and in ( Read more... )