Why do people talk purple prose?
OK. It's Saturday evening, snow's falling, I'm caffeinated up on tea and chocolates and have just watched a 'Quantum of Solace' on TV. When I first wrote the title for this piece I have to say that…
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The Social Media Numbers Game
I'm old enough to have used an address book and still have a Rolodex on the phone table. When I actually sit down and think about the people with whom I have reasonably regular 'quality' contact in a…
What goes in to a blog?
I recently came across a couple of articles about blogging. Well, I'll be honest - they were in my Twitter feed and I took a look at them to see what other people's views were on the subject of conten…
When does a Jedi play a banjo?
Some years ago I worked for a large UK bank-assurer as a contract software developer. One project that I became involved with was to provide a bug tracking / change management system. As with all soft…
Will no one rid me....
On 29th December, 1170, four knights of King Henry 2nd killed Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, and thus created a martyr of a man who's principles had forced him to behave in a manner that was…
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas? Not necessarily...
Long before it was the title of a movie, it was a fairly well known saying. In the UK it was more likely to be 'What happens in Blackpool, stays in Blackpool', or, as time passed, what happened in Es…
Thou shalt not steal...at least not from the corner shop.
Father Tim Jones, a parish priest from a Church in York, raised a bit of a rumpus recently by suggesting that if you were desperately needy it was OK to shoplift - at least form the larger stores, whe…
A sermon from Martin Luther King...still relevant today.
Dr. King first delivered this sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where he served as co-pastor. Peace on Earth… This Christmas season finds us a rather bewildered human race. We have neither peace with…
A Merry Christmas to you all!
Business!" cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. "Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The dealings o…
In the long run....
...we're all dead, so goes the old joke. I've found myself thinking of 'the long run' increasingly often over the last year, and I'm not sure why. I think partially it's due to having children around…