Friday, June 30, 2006

Sound and silence

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That was an interesting comment from Ruth to yesterday's post. I can't help feeling it's quite an omission to leave students in...
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Efficiency personified?

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The Bank of Scotland has a new way of ensuring your foreign currency arrives in time for your trip abroad. How far in advance do you think y...
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Thursday, June 29, 2006

Last Rites

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Bit of an emotional roller-coaster this week: after the institution, with its promise of a new day, we said farewell today to my uncle whose...
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Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Holy smoke!

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Well, that was a good day! Exhausting, but good. The specially-arranged weather was wonderful. Our wee church was filled with people from al...
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Sunday, June 25, 2006

Trying all round

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How's this for a misunderstanding? We've been trying to book a car to get us around when we go to Edublogger's wedding. We arri...
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Saturday, June 24, 2006

We are lost, we are lost ...

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I was involved the other day in a discussion about how choirs learn music. Some well-known choirs seem to teach music by rote; even if the c...
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Friday, June 23, 2006

Excellent Women and nothing time

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Two reflections after a busy day yesterday. The first came at the end of a meeting to arrange catering for a church bash. We're expectin...
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Thursday, June 22, 2006

Summertime

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Summer Solstice, eh? Longest day an' that? I can't remember a worse summer day than today has been - rain, gales, temperature more s...
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Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Wish I was here ...

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View from under the pines Originally uploaded by goforchris . But at least I'm back online, on my own Mac and able to use my ph...
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Sunday, June 18, 2006

Holding my breath ...

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No. I'm not. I think I'd turn blue in the face if I did. But I'd like to think that this will be my last post from a hijacked PC...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Moving on

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I'm moving - in cyberspace anyway. If you are someone who is used to mailing me at my demon address, please note that this will not be o...
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Sunday, June 11, 2006

Guardians of ...what?

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I’ve been thinking more about what I really wanted to say at the SEC Synod the other day. The thing about having a rush of blood to the head...
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Friday, June 09, 2006

Duck broken

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I didn't just break my duck at Synod today - I think my will to live got a bit broken too. But I did speak, very, very briefly - guess ...
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Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Update ...

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Have abandoned The Blethers and come to the misty East (why does a lovely summer day have to end like a scene from "Hound of the Basker...
Monday, June 05, 2006

Random moanings

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Another brief wail of despair ... The new modem arrived today, and our hearts quickened a little with anticipation. Was the long drought of ...
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Sunday, June 04, 2006

Last goodbyes

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It's strange how we need our rites to help us cope with the losses and changes in our lives. We can know that someone has died, but if w...
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Friday, June 02, 2006

Still here - just

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A snatched moment on a borrowed PC - again. The good news is that a new modem is on its way. The bad news is it hasn't arrived yet. And ...
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Sunday, May 28, 2006

Bluebells and Demon

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If I were online properly and chez moi, I'd be posting a pic of bluebells. I've just been to Kilmun Arboretum, where there are milli...
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Friday, May 26, 2006

Blogless blues - or greys

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Today it is raining. The temperature is 7 degrees. The sky is a uniform grey and the sea looks … lumpy. But none of this would matter - well...
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Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Still alive .. still offline

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Blogging in a neighbour's while their dinner smells delicious, I'm posting this only to show that I'm still alive and back from ...