Well folks sorry I haven't posted anything since yesterday morning but I seem to have upset dh over on Connexions (Armistice Day) and have been attempting to 1) work out how generalised comments I made have been taken very personally 2) how they have been deemed to be offensive and 3)to respond with great care so as not to say anything that can be misconstrued or taken as offensive.
Unfortunately a response I spent 40 minutes or so writing last night fell victim of a technical problem that Connexions are having with some posts.
I will be spending some time today writing a further extremely measured response so blogging may not happen until the weekend
Friday, 14 November 2008
Thursday, 13 November 2008
Impressed by London
In my previous post I mentioned that I had been in London on Tuesday on a course. The building i was in was on the Strand and the room we were in overlooked the Strand and as I was sitting near the window I was able to observe the traffic and the comings and goings to some extent. It struck me that London is a very busy place with lots of comings and goings - lots of sirens (police cars)and lots of noise.
What did impress me was that at 11a.m. everything seemed to stop and an almost eerie silence descended as London observed the two minutes silence - I did make the observation at lunchtime that you could have heard a pin drop and for somewhere as busy and noisy as London this must be quite unusual.
So I say well done London for coming to a halt for those two minutes to remember the fallen not just of World War 1 but of all conflicts.
What did impress me was that at 11a.m. everything seemed to stop and an almost eerie silence descended as London observed the two minutes silence - I did make the observation at lunchtime that you could have heard a pin drop and for somewhere as busy and noisy as London this must be quite unusual.
So I say well done London for coming to a halt for those two minutes to remember the fallen not just of World War 1 but of all conflicts.
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
All Done!
Well my marking is now complete and the results have been sent off so there will hopefully be some very happy people in the next few days when they get their individual results.
I have been to London today for only the third time in my life and had to travel on the tube for the first time. I am really glad I don't have to do it very often - it was like being in a sardine can and I'm not sure if it was just me but they seemed to travel at an extremely high speed.
I enjoyed walking along the Strand and around some of the side streets as I was an hour early for the course I was attending, it was a lovely dry morning and the sun was shining which really made it a pleasant day. The course was very good and I met some really nice people.
I have been reading other blogs and making the odd comments here and there and will be hoping to post in the next day or two on the odd issue that is going round in my head - one of them may be work related I'm afraid but then what I do at work is very much part of me as a whole person and I have worked in social housing for 25 years so it has been an important part of my life.
I have been to London today for only the third time in my life and had to travel on the tube for the first time. I am really glad I don't have to do it very often - it was like being in a sardine can and I'm not sure if it was just me but they seemed to travel at an extremely high speed.
I enjoyed walking along the Strand and around some of the side streets as I was an hour early for the course I was attending, it was a lovely dry morning and the sun was shining which really made it a pleasant day. The course was very good and I met some really nice people.
I have been reading other blogs and making the odd comments here and there and will be hoping to post in the next day or two on the odd issue that is going round in my head - one of them may be work related I'm afraid but then what I do at work is very much part of me as a whole person and I have worked in social housing for 25 years so it has been an important part of my life.
Monday, 3 November 2008
Nearly Over!
Two things that are nearly over - firstly my marking is nearly complete and I have to say it has been an extremely enjoyable experience with some excellent work. The ones I have marked tonight have been absolutely excellent with most of the work achieving in excess of 90%.
The second thing that is nearly over is the American Presidential Election - I have to be honest it bores me to tears and I know people will say it is very important because of the effect it has on us but after almost two years of the process i will be really glad when it is over.
It is sad that as I write this news has broken that Barack Obama's grandmother has died and I would hope our thoughts and prayers will be with him and his family at this time.
The second thing that is nearly over is the American Presidential Election - I have to be honest it bores me to tears and I know people will say it is very important because of the effect it has on us but after almost two years of the process i will be really glad when it is over.
It is sad that as I write this news has broken that Barack Obama's grandmother has died and I would hope our thoughts and prayers will be with him and his family at this time.
Thursday, 16 October 2008
Vestry prayers now available to download!
Hi folks, just a quick note to let you know that the Vestry Prayers for Year 'B'is now available to order direct from the publishers in hard copy or as a download. I am pleased to say that I have sold six copies and had a number of enquiries about downloading the book so have made it available.
If you are interested here are the instructions on how to do it: go to www.lulu.com select the 'Buy' tab and then look for Christianity in the left hand column and click on this.Near the top of the page there will be a search box - type 'vestry prayers' (without the quote marks) select books in the next box and then select Christianity in the third box - click go and the book should be top of the next page to come up.
For those not totally aware the book begins on the first Sunday of Advent and this coming year is year 'B' -it might make an ideal Christmas present for any friends or relatives who are stewards and have to pray in the vestry.
If you are interested here are the instructions on how to do it: go to www.lulu.com select the 'Buy' tab and then look for Christianity in the left hand column and click on this.Near the top of the page there will be a search box - type 'vestry prayers' (without the quote marks) select books in the next box and then select Christianity in the third box - click go and the book should be top of the next page to come up.
For those not totally aware the book begins on the first Sunday of Advent and this coming year is year 'B' -it might make an ideal Christmas present for any friends or relatives who are stewards and have to pray in the vestry.
Saturday, 4 October 2008
Quiet Time!
I may be a little quiet in respect of blogging for the next couple of weeks as I am doing some marking of assignments(almost 100 in total)and this will take up much of my free time.
Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Late again!
I have been following with some interest on other blogs about the suggestions of 10 commandments for bloggers (presumably Christian bloggers). I am not sure why there is a need for this type of thing other than the fact that we are all human and can all slip into doing and saying things that perhaps we shouldn't.
I found a couple of them quite interesting - the one about not stealing somebody else's topic made me think as I had thought that important topics would probably spread better if taken up by a number of bloggers - I am not sure some of the people whose blogs I read and comment on read my blog and likewise there may be people who read my blog that don't read other blogs, even those I link to. Methodist Preacher has an item on his blog about praying for the current economic situation and I believe this to be an important thing to do especially as I work in social housing and have done for the last 26 years, but I would be concerned about doing a similar post if this commandment were in place. I realise copying some of the sermons that appear on blogs would not be acceptable but it really does seem to me to be about using some of that wonderful thing called common sense.
The other one and I have to say I was guilty of this when I first started blogging was being jealous when someone else seemed to get better response to something I had blogged about than I did. I don't bother about this now as I really do think it is good if I have posted something that others wish to comment on but equally if I get none so be it.
I suspect this topic will be around for a few days but even if a suitable ten commandments existed for blogging how would you get people to sign up to and who would police it? I also think that there would be some bloggers who do not subscribe to the views of the EA and would consequently not wish to sign up even voluntarily to a code of conduct produced by them.
I found a couple of them quite interesting - the one about not stealing somebody else's topic made me think as I had thought that important topics would probably spread better if taken up by a number of bloggers - I am not sure some of the people whose blogs I read and comment on read my blog and likewise there may be people who read my blog that don't read other blogs, even those I link to. Methodist Preacher has an item on his blog about praying for the current economic situation and I believe this to be an important thing to do especially as I work in social housing and have done for the last 26 years, but I would be concerned about doing a similar post if this commandment were in place. I realise copying some of the sermons that appear on blogs would not be acceptable but it really does seem to me to be about using some of that wonderful thing called common sense.
The other one and I have to say I was guilty of this when I first started blogging was being jealous when someone else seemed to get better response to something I had blogged about than I did. I don't bother about this now as I really do think it is good if I have posted something that others wish to comment on but equally if I get none so be it.
I suspect this topic will be around for a few days but even if a suitable ten commandments existed for blogging how would you get people to sign up to and who would police it? I also think that there would be some bloggers who do not subscribe to the views of the EA and would consequently not wish to sign up even voluntarily to a code of conduct produced by them.
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