Being Who We Are Have you ever wished you were someone else? Dissatisfied with your looks, skills, or personality, and longed for the talents you see in others?One bitterly cold…
Remembrance This year Armistice Day is next Wednesday. It is always the 11th November of course, commemorating the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918…
Candlelight One of the gloomy points in the year has happened again. The clocks went back last Sunday and suddenly nights are darker sooner. I don’t mind winter cold or…
Bright Horizons A few days ago I had a chuckle over this piece by a political sketch writer.“the experts have got it the wrong way round. Look at the figures.…
Form 1G, Acklam Hall Grammar School 1958-59; form master Mr Gaskill; That's me, 4th left back row Uniforms What did you dream about when you were young? What were your…
If a Job's Worth Doing . . . I advertised conference in my last post. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. The stand-out speaker for me…
The Voice of My Servants The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has another virtual world conference this weekend. Millions around the world will spend ten hours viewing five…
THE FEW Have you ever felt unimportant? Thought that if you ceased to exist or had never existed no one would notice? Imagined yourself a tiny speck in an infinite…
Which Science? The continuing Covid Crisis triggers many thoughts. We are repeatedly told that the government is “following the science”, to which I want to ask “which science?” Other countries…