A bit of silliness for a Sunday morning! I wandered lonely through the crowd And lurked behind the twitt’ring birds; Their clever tweets and nimble words. But, to my shame, I ne’er allowed Myself to join that bustling horde. But fled to Facebook, where dwelt my friends Away from hashtags, RTs, Trends. And sang out [...]
Archive > January 2010
Sand Through A Sieve
A lyric that gets me every time I hear it is from Mary Poppins, when Bert is cleaning up his chimney sweep gear and listening to Mr Banks. He comes back at him with this: “You’ve got to grind, grind, grind at that grindstone Though childhood slips like sand through a sieve And all too [...]
To err is human…
…to forgive divine. Alexander Pope I’ve been thinking a bit about this quote lately. Taking it literally, it works out well for me. Especially since most people focus on the first part and use it as justification for something they’ve done. Or not done. Or said, or not said. You get the message. “Well, I know [...]
On God, #1
This post is a bit of a new direction for me, but I felt it was something I should write. At the risk of putting off some readers, I have to say I am a practising Christian. Wow, writing that felt like I was confessing to some heinous crime. When I say I am a [...]
The Year I Turn Thirty
2010 is the year I turn thirty. Yes, it’s not until October, but it’s a big milestone! I know a lot of people have hang-ups about milestone birthdays, and I’m probably due some kind of early-mid-life-crisis, but to be honest I’m actually pretty excited about it. I love birthdays anyway – every year since I [...]