Indeed, a lawyer named Joseph Goldstein from New York said that '...his alleged doctrines are just cheap, tawdry, worn out, patched up fetishes and propositions, devised for the misleading of people.' Strong stuff for 1940. Mind you, if you want to upset people then giving a lecture entitled 'Why I Am Not A Christian' would be a good way to start ( Read more... )

I had an unfeasibly good day at work today. It was an absolute delight to be back in the London office. Everyone seemed pleased to see me. I was able to sort loads of niggly jobs out such as sending off the form to get the train ticket loan, asking for a building card, that sort of thing ( Read more... )

Did a presentation on one of my schemes today. I thought it went really well. I was a little nervous to begin with, but once I got going it felt really natural. I don't like memorising speeches for presentations, I much prefer to have a few prompts and talk my way around the subject. One of these days I'm going to get a laugh at a presentation too ( Read more... )

I've had an idea. I think it's a good idea. It's getting into bed with other ideas, fathering lots of little baby ideas. Although it hasn't happened yet, I can imagine it buying an idea car and getting an idea mortgage. At this moment it's an exciting idea with a rich future. There might be a lot of hard work on the way, but this is an idea that ( Read more... )

Oh, for another 5-6 hours in the day. I'd be able to do at least some of the things that I want to do ( Read more... )

There's nothing like that end-of-term feeling. 'Demob Happy' you could call it. The Easter weekend, combined with Matt's wedding reception, has resulted in a five day break from work ( Read more... )

I plan to have a couple of beers this weekend to help celebrate Simon passing his driving test ( Read more... )

How do you make your dreams happen? If there's a thought in your head, a plan you want to achieve, then how do you do it? Some ideas are easy. They are like Zorbing. The choice is simple, you get in the huge plastic bubble and you go. Once you've made the choice, the idea will carry you to the bottom of the hill. There are no more decisions to make ( Read more... )

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I may have mentioned this previously - but here it is! Unknown Variables in all it's 30mins of audio glory ( Read more... )