An old dog still learning new tricks
Published: Thu, 03/23/23
Si ty fourth birthday last week. How did that happen? Okay, just the consequence of having been born in 1959, which seems like a long time ago now.
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Five principles, or just one?
Published: Fri, 03/10/23
On the 25th of February we had a very good day training in Salisbury. Twelve people attended, which was about the ma imum number for the space we had…
Losing wars and chocolate biscuits
Published: Thu, 02/23/23
Last Sunday I was preaching on the te t from chapter 5 of Matthew’s Gospel which begins with the statement:‘You have heard it said, an eye for an eye,…
The secret of becoming a master of martial arts
Published: Sun, 02/12/23
A good friend shared the secret of becoming a master of martial arts with me. Turn up, train, do some practice. That is it, all you need to know. This…
Demographics is destiny and the 2023 Stavcamp
Published: Fri, 01/27/23
1177 BC is considered to be the date that the Bronze age civilizations collapsed. I listened to a talk by an archeologist called Eric Cline (link…
How will history remember 2023?
Published: Thu, 01/05/23
So, here we are five days on from what was an interesting year. There is plenty to comment on if I felt so inclined. The death of the Queen. War in…
Preparation for an uncertain future
Published: Fri, 12/23/22
Iduna and I went to a Winter Solstice ritual at a home in Hull on Wednesday night. Just a dozen of us around a small fire in the garden and then some…
Is eight billion enough?
Published: Wed, 11/30/22
Apparently the world population has just reached eight billion people. The statistics have been stacking up for quite some time, so no great surprise…
Wearing, or not wearing, a poppy with pride?
Published: Sun, 11/13/22
In the centre of Hull, right opposite the railway station is a rather fine war memorial. The figures of two soldiers caught up in the heat of battle…
Losing your way
Published: Mon, 10/24/22
Last Saturday I took Iduna for a second visit to the Yorkshire Air Museum. Okay, it is more interesting for me than her, but it is a day out and she…