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Second Glance

“perhaps true beauty is something that draws our attention at second glance, once the judgement of a first glance has realised it’s mistake”

Footprints in the Sand

A reformulation of the ‘Footprints in the Sand‘ poem as a limerick: There was a man who, at low tideWould walk with the Lord by his sideJesus said “Now look back;You’ll see one set of tracks.That’s when you got a piggy-back ride.”{source} Great to see it distilled down but still retaining its meaning. Reminded me of this Savage Chickens cartoon… 

A Smile of Intolerable Anguish

I’m not a hugely political figure, but I do enjoy politics, so I couldn’t resist posting this video of a recent speech by William Hague describing what would happen if Blair became ‘le President’ of Europe. It’s only about a minute long – and is animated with a number of images so you don’t have to watch Hague throughout. Hat… 

Threadless-aholic

My name is Ricky Rew and I’m addicted to Threadless.I’ve just completed a long overdue update to the Threadless page to add the shirts from my last three orders – another 18 shirts!!  The question I’m asked most often is “where do you get your cool/excellent/great/funny t-shirts from?”.  The answer, of course, is Threadless.  The second most popular question is… 

Theologically Reflect on that!

The title of this post is a phrase we frequently quote both during and between lectures – and is usually said with tongue firmly planted in cheek. The phrase was my first thought when I read the quote below: “I wanted a bike, and asked God to give me one. But then I realized God doesn’t work that way. So… 

The Rolling Exhibition

Excerpt from an article in the Christian Science Monitor entitled “A legless artist documents the world in 32,000 stares“: A 3-foot-1-inch tall man with no legs propelling himself along by his hands on a skateboard tends to warrant a fair share of attention.People stare.Sometimes they ask questions. Sometimes they make up stories on their own.Montana State University film student Kevin… 

Second Photograph Published

I’ve had another photograph selected for publication. Not quite as impressive as the previous example, but I’m happy with it nonetheless.I received message in my Flickr inbox at the start of the year informing me that one of my photos had been shortlisted for inclusion in the fourth edition of the Schmap London Guide, and asking me to confirm that… 

Photograph Published

About 6 months ago I received a comment on one of my photos on Flickr asking for permission to include it in an academic textbook by the Bentley Institute Press entitled “Architectural Geometry“. The picture (see below) is of one of the spiral staircases at Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire. I agreed to its use and should shortly be receiving my… 

“Christmas Adam”

From Urban Dictionary: Christmas Adam Word of the day…Definition:1. The day before Christmas Eve. Since Adam was created before Eve, and the need to be equitable in the holiday season, Christmas Adam creates further anticipation of Christmas Day.Usage:“When is your family coming to our place?””On Christmas Adam and leaving New Year’s Day.” Enjoy the rest of Christmas Adam, have a…