1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?
Made a decision about the type of pension I want. Cripes, am I really that old? And went to the gym!
2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Err, no. I’d wanted to blog about books (the [...]
Archive for December, 2008
2008 Roundup
Posted in Uncategorized on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Doctor Who Christmas Special : Thoughts (2)
Posted in life on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What is it that makes us who we really are?
Doctor Who gets comfusing because the Doctor regenerates, changing appearance and character, and yet is the same person, retaining his history, his experience. The Doctor stays the same, even though his appearance (both physical and relational) changes. The Doctor is a timelord, and so gets away [...]
But I’m sure you have a good reason to quit
Posted in life on December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Feeling like giving up? Let Lance throw some perspective in your direction
Doctor Who Christmas Special: Thoughts (1)
Posted in life, ponderings, tagged christmas special, doctor who, self-delusion on December 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Did you see the doctor who christmas special? It was vintage stuff, brilliant. Still on iplayer if you missed it.
It offered a powerful suggestion of what we can be if we believe we ought to be it. The central human character acts in an extraordinairy way, with bravery and purpose precisely because they believe this [...]
Christmas
Posted in life on December 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So familiar, the story can be missed. 2 things to think about this Christmas.
Glasgow Christmas (but could also be Edinburgh etc.)
Shameless taken from Annedroid.
And a poem, from my suitably all-over-the-place brain!
Not exactly a pr success
The event was seen by some local neds
Who high on grass had claimed they’d seen
Some men in white, before they’d screamed
And [...]
