Posted in books, the arts on Jan 1st, 2010 No Comments »
Being the first day of the New Year, I joined Tom, Anmol, John and Cathy to usher in the new decade with some movie watching. We saw The Lovely Bones. I enjoyed the book and was looking forward to seeing the film adaptation. The movie was good. Not great, but good. A lot of the book’s subplots […]
Posted in god, faith & spirit, books on Nov 2nd, 2009 6 Comments »
Being a Lover of Lists, I thought I’d have a go at compiling a list of classic unread Christian writings. You know, those books considered enduring classics. That’s right - the books you’ve heard of, the ones you have probably read quotes from in some other book, or heard in a sermon, but haven’t actually […]
Posted in science & technology, books on Oct 7th, 2009 1 Comment »
This or this could be this year’s Christmas present to me. Oh yeah.
Posted in ordinary joys, family & friends, books on Oct 2nd, 2009 No Comments »
Sleeping in is necessary sometimes, but does have the downside of making the day shorter. It’s 11.30am and I’m having a frothy cuppa, a banana, and toast, while listening to an interview on ABC702 with Rachel Harris who lived for 5 years as a Carmelite nun (a silent, enclosed order), is an Aspbergers counsellor and […]
Posted in books on Sep 30th, 2009 3 Comments »
Wanting by Richard Flanagan. The back cover blurb promised so much: “You will never have read anything like Wanting before. Lost polar expeditions, an orphaned child who becomes a black princess, a woman grieving for a daughter she never had, and Charles Dickens falling in love - all come together in one of the most […]
Posted in books on Sep 18th, 2009 No Comments »
“She was seven years old, the earth was still new and extraordinary in its delights …” from Wanting by Richard Flanagan (p.9). Isn’t that a great line?
Posted in god, faith & spirit, books on Aug 6th, 2009 No Comments »
The Question at Commie Dinner recently was about what we thought Heaven would be like. My answer was a combination of being with Jesus, feeling joy and awe, not being bothered by mundane everyday worries anymore, the world being brighter and more colourful somehow, everyone would be glowing with Love, and Heaven just being Good. […]