Friday, May 29, 2009

The problem of ...

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Been a bit obsessed by teeth recently, largely because mine have seen better days and are beginning to complain about my treatment of them. ...
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Thursday, May 28, 2009

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Been thinking some more about the Twittering Teacher . The Oban Times piece is so hysterical that the first reaction is still to laugh, to...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

When teacher's away ...

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It’s such a relief, such a good feeling, when old friends find in each other what they need to make progress. Such a feeling as this morning...
Friday, May 22, 2009

Twittering Argyll and Bute

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I've just picked up (via AB ) on an interesting wee story set in my own local authority and involving some outrage over the Tweets of a ...
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Thursday, May 21, 2009

A guided journey

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One of the lesser-known benefits of religious practice is to be found in Spiritual Direction . While many Anglicans know that this is someth...
Tuesday, May 19, 2009

A strange Resurrection

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I've just finished reading The Resurrection of the Body by Maggie Hamand. It was sent to me by a friend whose recommendations I trust, ...
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Monday, May 18, 2009

Songs and a poem

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I've posted a poem today, over at frankenstina . It's one I began on the bus home from France, and only today got down to decipherin...
Sunday, May 17, 2009

Unprepared

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In Delville Wood Originally uploaded by goforchris . I had to preach this morning. I was relatively unprepared, for I only learned abou...
Saturday, May 16, 2009

Officers' Billet

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Interior decoration Originally uploaded by goforchris . An integral part of our visit to the Somme was our billet. Yes, that's what...
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Friday, May 15, 2009

Songs and Sacrifice

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Cross of Sacrifice Originally uploaded by goforchris . I find myself almost unable to start blogging about the Somme trip which has jus...
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Saturday, May 09, 2009

The Gordons' Dump

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In the past two days we've visited so many sites on the Somme battlefield that my soul is saturated with sacrifice and words are inadequ...
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Thursday, May 07, 2009

At the billet

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An unlikely company has assembled on the Front Line close to Delville Wood, on the Somme. We're about to go foraging for dinner, but mea...
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Monday, May 04, 2009

Passionate pedants

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A wee discussion on pedantry vs passion almost got going t'other day but was stifled by circumstances. I'm frequently accused of ped...
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Saturday, May 02, 2009

Dog Whisperer in Argyll

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It’s official. I am a secret Dog Whisperer. I was reading in yesterday’s Guardian about the Dog Whisperer beloved of Sky watchers and owners...
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Friday, May 01, 2009

Sine qua non?

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It’s interesting, in the wake of Ewan’s visit to S3 pupils at his old school, to consider what attributes are most desirable in different a...
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Thursday, April 30, 2009

Not waving but drowning

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Regular visitors to this blog must be wondering if I've gone off. You may very well be correct in that supposition, but the truth is tha...
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Monday, April 27, 2009

Mission accomplished

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We survived. Don't be fooled by the excellent, jolly cake, supplied by Black's of Dunoon - all the food was of the highest quality ...
Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Cursillo weekend

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The car is packed. There is room for only two people, and the back seats are folded away. The curious might assume we were going on a campin...
Monday, April 20, 2009

Calling all ostriches

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Sometimes I'm struck forcibly by the choice we make in deciding whether or not to watch/read/listen to the news. Today I read in some de...
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Saturday, April 18, 2009

Nectar in a tin

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I'm indebted to Neil for reminding me of the drink that was the mainstay of my childhood. Creamola Foam must have been a cheap alterna...
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