No doubt about it, I've got an overdeveloped sense of social responsibility. At the same time however I do enjoy things like writing yesterday's diary where I reproduced a sermon. Thank you otter.ai for transcribing it but I can tell you that 2000 words takes some time because Otter does not paginate, does not know when sentences begin, and can make some mistakes so you have to go through...
On a very sunny afternoon I returned to my Baptist church in the middle of nowhere to find the family atmosphere that I found last time. It is Withyditch Baptist Church BA2 8AY and services are held at 3pm on the first Sunday of each month Each time they have a visiting minister and this one talked about the reality of Easter. As before there were about a dozen of us. The format is very...
Making the best of 'just another day'. Long story short. I define a 'good day' as making a difference to the lives of other people no matter whether in a small way or a large way. I thought today, Saturday, is as good a day as any to put this to the test not that I need to but just to have the intention of making a difference to other people and enjoying the dialogue. The implication is that...
The last time I attended a funeral of any sort was the best part of 10 years so I had even forgotten the niceties of the protocol. Today I attended the funeral of my brother-in-law who at 91 years of age decided to depart this planet after three years in a home whilst experiencing the effects of Alzheimer's disease. This condition is a particularly difficult one for friends and family because it...
How Times have changed (pun) This will be of staggeringly little interest to my readers but I wanted to record the fact that for the first time in about five years I went out and bought a paper, The Times no less. The last time I bought such a copy was back in the 70s when the front page was covered with personal advertising. I can hardly believe what I am writing but that's where I...
I was going to write a straightforward account of the group but it has turned into a reflection on the value of sharing. Last evening Tuesday the 1st of April I attended an informal meeting of the recently constituted WordPress group at the King William Ale House in King Street, Bristol. I saw it advertised on the dashboard page of this site. Normally I ignore all meetings but this one jumped...
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