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I’ve enjoyed the radio interviews so far – yesterday’s with BBC Merseyside was one of the nicest. Thanks, Helen…
What’s weird is what people are interested in. The things that I thought were controversial at the time of writing just don’t seem to bother people that much. So, yesterday was the first time that the Church’s [...]
I met a man – a nice guy too – at a wedding on Saturday. He told me I ought to blog more. So, I’ll give it a go.
The truth is this: I flicked a switch. A couple of months back our latest – and, I’m pretty sure, last – child decided that she [...]
When I was training to be a teacher I read a great book called How Children Fail by John Holt. It introduced an idea that I had never previously considered: that children learn to appear to be learners, rather than learn how to acquire the core knowledge we are trying to impart. In other words, [...]
I’ve been in a bad mood for, well, I don’t know quite how long it’s been, but I know it’s measured in weeks not hours. I’m not OK with it.
It reminds me of a time when, as a teacher, a pupil turned to me towards the end of term and said
‘What’s the matter, Sir? [...]
My stepdad was in insurance. My father in law was in insurance. My friend’s dad’s in insurance. What is it about those baby boomers and the business of assessing risk?
For once, I’m happy with the simple answer. Growing up among the debris of a country shredded by two wars in as many generations it [...]
Since we’re on a YouTube fest, I’ll post this one too. It was filmed while in Uganda. It was hard work.
My Thom Yorke Respect-ometer just nudged to the right. However, my one for Gwynlth moved further left than I thought possible.
This is plagiarism, but since I can’t remember whether or where or when I read, heard or overheard someone saying this I’ll just have to go ahead and spew it;
In years that followed it the 1914-1918 war was the seen as one of the most brutal periods of human history. It was the war to [...]
Where to start.
There was the flight over here. I was near the toilet and it was not so pleasant. And then I saw some actress whose name I constantly forget – Scarlett Johanson, that’s it. She was quite short. Then there was fact that I trusted the Sat Nav to help me avoid traffic congestion. [...]
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