Today, 40 days after Easter Sunday, is the Feast of the Ascension. For the first time in over a decade the Catholic Church here in the UK is celebrating the Feast on the day itself, Thursday. In recent years the Ascension has been celebrated the following weekend, on the 7th Sunday of Easter. Some years,… Continue reading Easter Dividends
For several months during this football season I have been reflecting regularly on the progress of Leeds United FC, the team that I have supported since childhood. The most recent of these pieces is here, and it contains links to every other Leeds-related post since December 2018. Today, Bank Holiday Monday, was the final day… Continue reading Word of the week: play-offs
Here are the questions and answers from the second “All Stars” edition of ITV quiz show “Tenable”, first shown on Sunday 12 May 2019. Team name: The Junglist Massive, captained by Tony Blackburn. Here are the team members, all of whom appeared in “I’m a Celebrity … Get Me out of Here”, along with the charities they were playing for: Martin Roberts, the Martin Roberts Foundation: “… trying to raise enough… Continue reading “Tenable” All Stars Episode 2 questions and answers [The Junglist Massive]
As noted in this piece from last month, we continue to watch repeats of the US sitcom “Friends” most weekdays. We record the two episodes that are broadcast from 4pm on Channel 5 and my wife, daughter and I watch them at some point in the evening. Occasionally my son joins us for the odd… Continue reading Word of the week: spackle
In January 2016, a few weeks after this Blog was set up, I wrote this piece, “You always have time to pee”. It brought together two things (a story that was in the news and a personal memory) to illustrate what we have tried to teach our children throughout their young lives: there is always… Continue reading “You always have time to pee” revisited
Here are the questions and answers from the first “All Stars” edition of ITV quiz show “Tenable”, first shown on Sunday 5 May 2019. Team name: The Medal Heads, captained by Iwan Thomas, a very personable team of sporting medal winners. Here are the team members, along with the charities they were playing for: Tessa… Continue reading “Tenable” All Stars Episode 1 questions and answers [The Medal Heads]
18 months ago I wrote this piece reflecting on the cost of a new charger for a Mac Book Pro, and the price of phone calls to Ireland from a landline. Both charges were far higher than I expected. Returning to the theme of how much things cost, I would like to report on something… Continue reading The price of things (May 2019, motor insurance)
Here, for the sixth month in a row, is a screenshot taken from the BBC website showing the top seven teams in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The first four screenshots all showed the team that I have followed since childhood, Leeds United, at the top of the table. Last month’s piece… Continue reading Precedents and omens as the football season comes to an end
The Compartments 