A whim is an odd or fanciful idea, something kooky you suddenly decide to do, like dress up like a chicken or drive to Vegas. A whim can be a sudden impulse or a change of mind, like if you go shopping for school clothes but instead buy a pink cowboy hat. Whim is a shortened version of the equally sillyContinue reading “Acting on a whim”
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If weeks had a theme…
… this one would be “breaking through.” a vestige of human decency broke through when the High Court decided against the legitimacy of Australia’s “people trading” deal with Malaysia. the annual Uniting Church School of Ministry considered scholarly data that pointed to where spiritual growth was “breaking through” globally in unexpected quarters and were confrontedContinue reading “If weeks had a theme…”
Fooling around with themes…
It must be a sign of the Monday blah’s. A busy weekend capped off with a burst hot water system leaves one in the “spaced out” zone and difficult to focus on anything. Preparation work sits on my desk thumbing its nose at me. I just stare at it uncomprehendingly. Only one thing for itContinue reading “Fooling around with themes…”
A story in six words
“Tell a story in six words,” he says, probably guessing it can’t be done. Plutarch’s Julius Caesar did it: “I came, I saw, I conquered.” (Technically it was three words “Veni, vidi, vici.”) Descartes did it in five: “I think, therefore I am.” And such is the font of a million stories. So here’s myContinue reading “A story in six words”
AFK
I love these mysterious acronyms. They initiate us cyber-literati into a secret language known only amongst ourselves. We get to chortle at somebody’s mother who mistook LOL for “Lots of Love” instead of “Laughing out Loud”. All this is to say that today’s post is almost not a post because I have been AFK –Continue reading “AFK”
Distraction Free Writing | The Daily Post at WordPress.com
WordPress, the patron of those of us who consented to be locked into writing something on our blogs everyday for 2011, suggests a range of tools that help prevent being disturbed while writing: Distraction Free Writing | The Daily Post at WordPress.com. I confess my distractions are not of the nature described in the article –Continue reading “Distraction Free Writing | The Daily Post at WordPress.com”
Manipulating words
With Osama Bin Laden’s death, the battle for minds shifts. Do we join the cheering crowds at Ground Zero or shake our heads in lament at the sure perpetuation of a never ending cycle of violence? Social networking sites are full of debate with new alignments amongst hawks, doves and the in-betweens. Indeed, some areContinue reading “Manipulating words”
Saving puppies – saving the world
A Peter Singer inspired question pops up in the WordPress postaday stimulus today: “An out of control train is about to run over a pile of happy puppies. You are standing at the control switch and can pull the lever to direct the train onto a different track, saving their lives. But that other trackContinue reading “Saving puppies – saving the world”
WordPress smiles upon me…
How good is this? The only day I couldn’t post because of no access to ISP server at my end, I post a retrospective post today – daring postaday2011 to include it without penalty – then, while reading my email backlog, I come across this unsolicited gift of grace from WordPress… Everyone gets a passContinue reading “WordPress smiles upon me…”
Reflecting on Postaday2011
Let’s blog on blogging. Day eighty of meeting the WordPress “write a post a day” challenge has so far left me unphased. Sure there are times I’ve had to scratch around a bit to find something to write about, but, even on the deadline, something has usually appeared, even if quite innocuous. Surprisingly, the statsContinue reading “Reflecting on Postaday2011”
Wondering Pilgrim 