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Delighting in Failure
We watched the curling from the winter Olympics last night. I’m not familiar with curling, but I’ve enjoyed learning the terminology, appreciating the strategy, and recognising the skill of all involved. The GB men were in the semi-final against Switzerland. (My Scottish friends would point out that it was a Scottish team). The Swiss men…
Musing on Madness
I’m watching four squirrels chasing each other. They’re sure-footed, purposeful, amusing. I’m not sure of they are cross with each other, playing together or just bonkers. Normal animal behaviour seen through human eyes and interpreted as madness… Last year we watched ‘Hamilton’. The story of Alexander Hamilton, one of the ‘Founding Fathers’ of the United…
Ash Wednesday Lessons
Today, Ash Wednesday, Christians traditionally remember their frailty and mortality, often reading: ‘…for dust you are and to dust you will return.’ Last night I woke up anxious and upset… Looking forward to my new teaching job, I set off in my car on my first morning but didn’t know where the school was! People…
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