The black-hole of children’s literature
One of my (many) bad habits is that I’m not very good at putting myself to bed (actually, I’m excellent at getting into bed, I’m just very bad at turning the laptop/tv off, putting the phone away and...
View ArticleThe strange world of shaving
You know how when you were young and you wondered why your Dad had a big beard but other peoples’ Dads had no beard at all? (Ok, your Dad might not have been beardy – mine was, still is in fact.) Maybe...
View ArticleThe Guide badge of Vicar School
A little known fact about me – depending on how long you’ve known me – is that I am a warranted Guider. (Well, I was. Warrants expire after 5 years and that happened to me in 2007.) It might come as no...
View ArticleThe Joy of Procrastination – Childhood Edition
I’ve just emerged from a cloud of essay toil. Yesterday, I handed in my second essay in the space of three weeks, on the not-so-simple subject of Systematic Theology (specifically, the Trinity). For...
View ArticleThe quirks of regional programming
[Another brilliant example of my ability to completely forget to publish something, even though it's finished. Pretend this was published a week ago, it'll work much better...] The UK comprises many...
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