read this today, there is something in it. That’s why an empty horizon matters. How can you care about something you can’t imagine? For all but the most rigorous moral philosophers, caring requires more than a logical reckoning of duty. People need visions of things they feel attached to, or find beautiful, or moving. They […]
‘Sustain! We imagine you have a great evening.’ Recently someone expressed their wishes for me in this format. Yip those pesky spambots again, the messgaes read as follows. It is rather awesome to read simple things your site content, this individual. And I will probably give attention to your websites daily and even call at […]
today I went to the nursary nativity play. It was fun, the children acted and sang well. It was simply done, with a good dose of songs. there was one moment in paticular which got me. The kings/wisemen/magi were sent on there trip to find the baby jesus. they got on their camels and rode […]
(Or my thoughts on isreal/palestine, woman bishops etc.) Tuesday night I had a conversation where it was assumed I hold pro-palestine views. It was a bit weird. I ended up adopting a pro-Palestinian view pont to balance out the conversation. Also I don’t want to tacitly agree with a pro-Isreali view point. The more I […]
I went to Glasgow yesterday on student related stuff, and as part of my journey I took the bus. (very expensive for that journey, about 40p more expensive than the underground but I digress) I attempted to search the internet to work out the best bus times. but shock & horror, My internet access wouldn’t […]
I need to be confident in just being. I need to be comfortable. I need to be welcome. I need to see. I need to be. I wonder what i have to give. I wonder how to speak. I wonder what of worth there is. I wonder as i seem discontented to be me. Just […]
Podcasts have made a great impact on me recently. On Monday I was listening to the feedback programme from BBC radio4. The key discussion was on Richard Holloway’s 20 part series Honest Doubt. The feedback was strong to the series. There was a vocal response from a section of the Christian community which was very […]
For the last 4-5 years i have carried a bag. It is practical and makes my life easy. I like my bag. Unfortunately my current bag (the male version of the one above) has broke. I need a new bag. I like this one from these guys Scaramanga It is big enough for an iPad […]
In an essay and book of the same title, Non-Places: Introduction to an Anthropology of Supermodernity (1995), Marc Augé coined the phrase “non-place” to refer to places of transience that do not hold enough significance to be regarded as “places”. Examples of a non-place would be a motorway, a hotel room, an airport or a […]
SO how to raise money. Well, the board of directors and volunteer community we are having the SolasFestival Fundraising Auction 2012! with some great things to bid for. My personal favourite has to be getting a brand new vioin composition for written for you. Where else could you contribute to make an Arts festival happen […]
