the notebook
Well it might be a sign of old age - but I couldn't survive without one of these. It is a notebook - moleskin is the trade name. Unlined
The Edwardians
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A good book is necessary for coping with a long flight - and this is the volume that caught my attention at Heathrow. Cheap and long and interesting
Visitors in Town
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We have some important visitors in town next week - present company excepted - of course! The Pope and The Prime Minister...... There is some exc
Native Americans?
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All language has its dangers! Who is an American? Who does this huge land belong to? Even on a short Metro train ride into Washington DC one is aware
The Way we Age?
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Do you ever wonder what old age has in store for you? How old do you feel inside? Where would you like to age? The way we answer these questions - ou
In praise of Google Earth
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Well - picture the scene - I have a very profitable morning - a brisk walk around the campus followed by morning prayers in the chapel. I still don'
Washington National Cathedral
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This building took nearly ninety years to construct - and the picture hardly does justice to the experience of its vast sense of space and beauty
In Praise of
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Courtesy. I realise that there is some anbivalence amongst the British about America and its people! I share the same prejudices about Knowle (sorry
The Audacity of Hope
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The weekend brings a different kind of pattern here. Some of the students are in parishes learning the trick of the trade and some seem to be away.
Snow in Temple Balsall – Awesome!!
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Wow - snow at this time of year ! We must begin an immediate theological exploration of issues surrounding the environment! This is the view from my
In Praise of
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Art. Knowledge of the world is derived by observation, experimentation and rational analysis. Science, for many, is the best methodology for determini
Blue Grass
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I travel down to Old Town Alexandria To Tiffanys Tavern - that's the closest to a pub that they get here - to sample the beer and listen to some Blue
Not at my Age?
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Those who know me will recognize this phrase probably used so often that its originial intention to amuse has worn off a little! I have had a rather m
I have a dream
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Today marks the 40th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King and it is being marked across this country with a number of events. The Washington
Freedom?
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If I were more creative then I should be able to find and upload pictures to accompany these wanderings. I'll get back to you on that one! In conversa
In praise of …..
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the boiled sweet!
One of my earliest memories of my childhood was the village sweetshop ran (I think) by two old ladies ! Well they looked old from t
Remembering the Future and Imagining the Past?
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How are we to understand the marvels of the human brain? Different parts of the brain play different roles in making decisions, in recognizing the fac
Visiting Scholar
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The students are back here at Virginia Theological Seminary and I'm struck by what a very nice lot they are. I especially like the ones who mistake me
The Importance of Being Lazy
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Borders bookshops are a great place to escape - it feels like walking into a home or more accurately where a group of people have made it their tempor
Who would you vote for?
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The Aging in America conference is over and the delegates left the Marriot ballroom in good order telling each other that they would meet again in Las