Today, I happened to bump into an old friend who I hadn’t seen for a while. Continue reading
Killing (the homeless) with kindness
Often the accusation is made against “do gooders” (those who try to help others), in this case it is the homeless, that in doing what they do they end up killing (them) with kindness. Continue reading
Reflections of a blogger – two years in
It will shortly coming up to two years since I began my blogging career. Continue reading
Dreams and night shelters
There have been many that have helped inspire my own community activism, Continue reading
St. Lukes leaflet wars!?
My fellow blogger, Matt Dent, has recently posted under the title “Threaten all he likes, Cllr Ayling is a sub-par councillor and he knows it”. Continue reading
Dmitri Mendeleev
The name of Dmitri Mendeleev has long been etched on my mind. Today would have been his 182nd birthday. Continue reading
The Archers, Rob Titchener and Domestic Violence
Note: this blog post is about the Rob and Helen story line in the Archers and particularly its central theme, which revolves around Rob’s domestic violence towards his wife Helen. Continue reading
Of making many books (1)
One of the Bible verses that particularly struck me at a young age goes: “And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh” Ecclesiastes 12:12. Continue reading
Homeless deaths
Sadly, given average life expectancy of homeless people is considerably less than that for the non-homeless, Continue reading