Night walker slippers

Night walker slippers

Part two of my detailed and in-depth travel diary. Today I saw some slippers with built in LED lights for night time walking. These, as I see it, are the future of the slipper. The promotional material says that they are ‘ideal for those late night bathroom visits’, but I’d say the possibilities are endless….

Men and women

Men and women

This is another drawing scanned from my 2011 notebook. I didn’t do it on the train owing to peer pressure (pressure from people peering). So, men and women. Last time I talked about them was in 2007 (Blog post: Segregating the sinful sexes). In that post I said I wasn’t a fan of separate groups…

News feed

News feed

I think that the online world tends to cope better with happiness than sadness. This is a generalisation of course, and generalisations are usually wrong. That said people will rally round on your Facebook page during times of trial, so perhaps it depends more on the nature of your happiness or sadness. The same is…

Untitled blog post IV

Untitled blog post IV

This blog post does not merit being called anything. I was out and about in the neighbourhood, scouring the empty shopping trolleys for completed cartoons that I could post on my blog or send to ecclesiastical newspapers. Once again I found nothing, so this will have to do: This note was discarded, one assumes, by…

Saturday letters page

Being as it’s Saturday and noone is reading I thought I’d publish some of the letters I get that, for one reason or another, don’t make it into the comments pages of this blog. Althea: Thankyou lots, I am obliged to announce that your blog is excellent! Thank you Althea. I’m sure your blog is…

Waterproof trousers

Waterproof trousers

These are the waterproof trousers I’m considering for my thrice-weekly commute into the heart of industrial Basildon. My main question is whether I need the articulated knees. I think I probably need them for the extra movement, but any advice welcomed. Yes, that is it. I call that a blog post. Good thing it’s Wednesday…

7 things that worry me about getting my vehicle turfed

7 things that worry me about getting my vehicle turfed

1) Mowing. It all costs money. 2) Safety, especially in heavily grassed neighbourhoods. 3) Watering concerns. Screen-wash can’t be good for it. And who will water it when we’re away? 4) Animals and the things they do on lawns. 5) Keeping the edges trimmed. I’ve never been good with those lawn-edge-trimming shears. Over-zealous use means…

Vague news

It has just emerged (or may have emerged some time ago) that someone got into what could possibly have been a disagreement with someone else. It might not have been a disagreement as such, but it might have been. It could have been more a lack of agreement, although I’m not saying that that was…

Workshop sweepings

I was searching online for a small bicycle thingummy-whathaveyou, and came across this on a bicycle shop website: Workshop sweepings approx 250g bag (£4.99). It is described thus: A 1/2lb (approx) mixed bag of nuts, bolts, washers and other bits that have fallen onto our workshop floor during bike builds/repairs. I was wondering whether there…

Now taking orders for lecterns and podiums

I have received an e-mail asking for a quote for a Church lectern / podium: Good Morning, I am Rev,Ben Johnson and i contact to know if you sell Lecterns/Podiums….Can you get me a quote for the specifications below Podiums: (7) pieces Acrylic &Aluminum Podiums. Podiums large 23 5/8″W x 19 7/8″D Clear Z-Shaped Podium…

At the Apple store

I went to the Apple store in London. The worship space was brightly lit, and row upon row of devotees stood at wooden benches gazing in adoration at white machines of varying shapes and sizes. A glass staircase lead upwards, where further rows of worshippers were doing much the same as those downstairs. People wearing…

Rubbing sultana wound

Consider the following seasonal treats: Hot cross buns Mince pies Christmas pudding Christmas cake (fruit) What do they all have in common? Let me tell you. Sultanas. Or some sort of currant / raisin-type thing. It seems to me that people who don’t like these sorts of dried fruits are often excluded in our modern-day…

How to have a revival

Warning: video contains country music that some viewers may find cheesy. The song is ‘Mississippi Squirrel Revival’ by Ray Stevens. All credit to the Evangelism UK website who are using it (one assumes) in evangelism training. I would like to say ‘no comment’ to the rumours that I have two vinyl Ray Stevens records within…