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I only write occasionally here now, as you will see. However, there is an archive of over 2,000 posts which I’ve made over the last 20+ years, which are all still accessible.
Latest Posts
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Biking, Book Launches and Biopsies
I mentioned last time that we were selling our car. Well, the car sold on Monday: someone came to collect it, and I watched them drive it away. It was indeed a strange feeling! But it was somewhat mollified by going to buy a bike on Tuesday. I popped over to Halfords in Enfield, and…
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End of a Prim-era
Today is a significant day: we are selling our car. It’s the end of an era… the end of a Nissan Primera, in fact (did you see what I did there? Ha!). It was just over a year ago that we bought the car, replacing our much-loved but expensive-to-run Saab. Being without a car will…
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Skin Cancer
So… yesterday I went into hospital for my follow-up appointment. They had the results of my biopsy, after my procedure a few weeks ago. It turns out that the mole I had removed was actually… a malignant melonoma. It’s a relatively rare form of skin cancer which, if left untreated, can cause problems (i.e. do…
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The Untold Story of Islam vs The Resurrection
A few days ago I watched Islam: The Untold Story, which was based on Tom Holland’s book In the Shadow of the Sword. I read the book recently – following the review in the Oak Hill magazine – and really enjoyed it, so I was happy to see a TV adaptation. If you haven’t seen it…
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Notting Hill Carnival
Yesterday, Mrs Phil and I headed down to Notting Hill where we met up with Foz (a uni friend) for the Notting Hill Carnival. I’d never been before, so I was really looking forward to it. The day itself didn’t disappoint: we arrived at about 1PM, and made our way down to watch the main…
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Holiday Bible Club and Birthdayness
It’s been a busy week for me! Just over a week ago, on the Sunday morning Phil and I headed down to St Simon Zelotes to see Mike Neville (former rector of our old church in Colchester), and then have lunch with the Nevilles and a couple of other people afterwards. It was a really nice…
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Out, Damned Spot!
A few weeks ago, I blogged about my mole. Well, I finally had the procedure on Monday. I went into the hospital, lay down on the bed, and the doctor cut into me and removed the mole – under a local anaesthetic. It was technically a ‘skin excision biopsy’, the biopsy part being because they’re…
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How London 2012 won my heart…
I was all set to be cynical. With shows like “Twenty Twelve” portraying how terribly the Olympic organisation process could be, I was ready to sit back and wait for the disaster to happen. At best, what with all the travel warnings I was expecting the Olympics to be an inconvenience. Something to be endured…
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The Camera Saga
As I mentioned in my previous post, my camera was stolen while we were loading up to go on holiday. I finally managed to get through to the insurance company on Tuesday, and basically I can’t claim it on the insurance: there’s an exclusion clause on our insurance policy about the car being locked. It’s…
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Still Alive…
Sadly, I’m not doing science. But I am still alive. It’s been a good couple of weeks! As I mentioned before, we went on holiday to Wales with some friends from college. We were staying in a holiday home in Borth-y-gest, not far from Porthmadog. We had a lovely time – with the exception of…