Monthly Archives: February 2008

Writing and transformation

Posted on Saturday 23rd February, 2008 by Gareth J M Saunders

Tomorrow, I’m preaching once again at St Mary’s, Newport-on-Tay so having had a full and busy week I’m sitting at my PC on Saturday morning/afternoon pouring over the gospel reading (John 4: 5-42) searching for inspiration. I already have a … Continue reading →

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IVF update: forms and needles

Posted on Friday 22nd February, 2008 by Gareth J M Saunders

This afternoon Jane and I drove over (drover?) to Dundee to Ninewells Hospital to sign consent forms and give a blood sample for screening (Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV) prior to our IVF treatment beginning sometime this year. Seemingly … Continue reading →

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Text truncated on device

Posted on Wednesday 20th February, 2008 by Gareth J M Saunders

The problem Here’s something that I found annoying a few weeks ago, until I found a hack: when I have particularly long text notes stored in my Outlook tasks and then synchronize them with my Windows Mobile 6-powered O2 Xda … Continue reading →

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I’m a published poet … apparently!

Posted on Sunday 17th February, 2008 by Gareth J M Saunders

About a fortnight ago I got an email from a friend of mine, Ian Rooney. He’s a pharmacist. In Fife. You might know him from such unavailable board games as Move Yer Hearse, which involves a hearse that you … … Continue reading →

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St Valentine’s Day in Lent

Posted on Thursday 14th February, 2008 by Gareth J M Saunders

Whose idea was it to have Lent so early this year?! Today I suspect that a lot of people will be giving up Lent for chocolate. Lindt today, Lent tomorrow. Happy St Valentine’s Day everyone. xxx

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Projects

Posted on Wednesday 13th February, 2008 by Gareth J M Saunders

The antibiotics appear to be beginning to work, although I’m predictably now feeling a little rougher around the edges and more tired. But nothing that a handful of pills and a month in bed won’t fix! Sadly, that’s not going … Continue reading →

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Back on the pills

Posted on Tuesday 12th February, 2008 by Gareth J M Saunders

We’re funny creatures human beings. So ready to blame ourselves when something goes wrong. Sitting at your computer, you open Outlook to check your email and then quickly open Messenger. The computer freezes. “What did I do?! Was that me? … Continue reading →

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