Monthly Archives: March 2006

It’s a sign!

Yesterday, much to my delight I received a package from Amazon UK. Inside was a surprise gift from a friend of mine of this book, called Signs of Life by Dave Askwith & Alex Normanton. It arrived just as I … Continue reading

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Heat Vision and Jack

You’ve got to love YouTube. Every now and again it throws up a true gem of televisual broadcasting of the highest order. Seemingly Heat Vision and Jack was created as a 1999 pilot for Fox. Written by Dan Harmon and … Continue reading

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Meeting in St Andrews

Photograph of the Butts Wynd street sign in St Andrews. (Photograph by Todd Iceton.) This morning I drove over to St Andrews for a meeting with my soon-to-be colleague, Dr Stephen Evans, and a meeting of the University Website Steering … Continue reading

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Alphorn magic

Did anyone else hear that item on BBC Radio 4′s Home Truths programme on Saturday morning, about the alphorn? It was one of the most magical moments on radio that I’ve ever heard. Not only was the alphorn music quite … Continue reading

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Rejected by Religion?

As spotted on Jonny Baker’s excellent blog: rejection hurts – a new advert from ucc – brilliant! The post, and link refers to a new campaign by the United Church of Christ in the USA to promote “an online community … Continue reading

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Joseph of Aromatherapy

Yesterday, while preparing the slickly-titled Services and Ceremonies for Ash Wednesday and Holy Week 1967 liturgy for the SEC website I did a spell-check on the scanned document. The two most amusing spell-checker offerings were: “Judas Escargot” for “Judas Iscariot” … Continue reading

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Pseudo-look-a-like, pt. 3

Whenever I look at the tub of Sudocrem® in the bedroom (which is great for preventing cycling-related sore skin conditions on my bottom) I think of Sudoku (which I frequently find is a pain in the bottom!). I just thought … Continue reading

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