Author: Christopher Bounds
Paula’s speech at my Fiftieth
Thank you all for coming to Chris’ birthday bash. I know that Chris was a bit nervous up until the last week wondering whether you would all turn up but you have and many...
Occasional Remarks on a 50th Birthday
Birthdays are often bitter-sweet: we tend to remember with Joni Mitchell. that ‘Something’s lost but something’s gained in living every day”. I wonder whether memories become like that old pair of running shoes that...
A perfect prayer from Garrison Keillor
I hope he will forgive me for quoting this in full: I have to do the prayer at staff briefing next week and this is perfect! The Old Scout Garrison Keillor’s weekly newspaper column....
This one’s hard to believe…
I can’t believe that the USA can continue to function as a nation and allow this level of public debate. Pundits keep saying that most of the tea party types are just disaffected and...
My top 50 (times 3) of the last 50 years
We couldn’t agree on just one song, so we chose the top three ‘meaningful’ ones. There are some horrendous omissions: where is Pink Floyd, for instance. Any, good for listening and discussing. Number 1...
Spectrum, 09 Oct 2010. Pages 12 – 13: Plato’s iPhone
Interesting article: I’ll upload a comment on this later, but it is a great extract. Spectrum 09 Oct 2010
links for 2010-09-15
When you are going to die: making treatment decisions with the help of religion (tags: SOR) Encounter – 24 September 2006 – 1956, Karl Rahner, and all that follows (tags: SOR) Encounter – 27...
MAZE Reporting and Markbook
Just some notes from a demonstration of MAZE Markbook: we were impressed, even thought they are only just at the roll out stage. There are some infelicities in the screens, but it is pretty...