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Spring has sprung…

Just one picture from a walk I took when I should have been completing my Case Study for University – the full set is also available.

links for 2007-03-15

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Religion in Britain Since 1945: believing… – Google Book Search Required reading for one of my modules next term – full content available on Goodle Books. (tags: required reading cym) Mission-Shaped Church Required reading for one of my modules next term – full content available online. (tags: required reading cym pdf)

Atheism…

“If atheism is a religion then ‘not collecting stamps’ is a hobby…” – Anon [hattip to Tom Coates @ Plasticbag]

Tough Night at Amicus

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Had a bit of a nightmare at Amicus last night…«full story here…»

Cryogenics

Whatever your personal position on cryogenics (or cryonics to be more precise), you have to concede that Doug Savage is a genius:

Erikson on Intimacy…

I’m currently studying for my “Learners and Learning: Individuals” module – looking particularly at identity in adolescence. It’s interesting to overlay the theories of Erikson and others to my personal development and see how well they fit. The following quote in particular struck me as I applied it to my life. “Intimacy is the ability to fuse your identity with… 

Living in two worlds…

“The opaque glance and the pimples. The fancy new nakedness they’re all dressed up in with no place to go. The eyes full of secrets they have a strong hunch everybody is on to. The shadowed brow. Being not quite a child and not quite a grown-up either is hard word, and they look it. Living in two worlds at… 

Oops – Slight Mishap

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Sadly someone managed to hold their “dating profile” in the flame. Did you know that with a small amount of paper in it a tealight can create quite an impressive flame? And did you also know that you can’t blow it out? And did you know that pouring a cup of water on it causes the flame to leap two… 

Ambience

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Designed to create some mood at our Valentine’s Day Fancy Dress Speed Dating evening. However…

“connectile dysfunction”

From Urban Dictionary: connectile dysfunction Word of the day…Definition: The inability to gain or maintain an internet connection. The inability to print, email, or get to the internet. Usage:“My computer had connectile dysfunction (CD) yesterday, so I couldn’t check my email.“ Anyone who has anything to do with TalkTalk will know exactly what this is like…