Talk back radio... Big mouths domain

I have got into the habit of listening to talk back radio - in particular sports talk back. It's great fun often but can largely be summed up as 'the domain of idiots with nothing to say, and no knowldege of what they are talking about...'
Last night while comming home from a meeting listening to a bunch of so called 'experts'talk about soceer. Needles to say I felt like calling them up and telling them what a bunch of idiots they were - I took the moral higher ground though and just switched it off, I resited, but it occured to me that isn't blogging the same thing -so called experts talking about stuff and (I include myself in this) often talking rubbish.
Maybe Blogging is for introverts and talk back is for extroverts...

The Return Of...

It has been quite a while since I last blogged, someone contacted me a few months back and said i must be feeling happier becuase i had not blogged for a while - that comment put me off and the busyness of life- but i have some space to unpack my thoughts and so blogging is back in business

Retreat again....

The Diocese staff, of which i am a part are of on retreat again.... this will by my 4th retreat in 6 weeks. I am looking forward to business as usual when this retreat exercise type thing is over....

What does a healthy community look like?

I am writing a proposal at present to seek funding for a community worker, one of the major questions behind it is what can a church group offer that a secular agency can't - i think the major thing is a community that has the potential to hold many variables in tension (health, spirituality etc.), that's the theory anyway.
So I wanted some others thoughts on what defines a healthy community, doing a Google search can always be fun because you never know how they will interpret it. As I expected many of the web hits related to a church community, the majority of those that didn't related to either Health Care or Town Planning, but stuck in the middle of it was one link that caused me to laugh so hard I nearly wet myself. In searching Google took community out of the key words and came up with a link to "what does healthy dog poop look like?" Note to self do not confuse a firm round turd that you can pick up with your fingers (why would you want to...) with a gathering of people that respects difference and promotes belonging.

listening to.....

Just listening to Jeff Buckley's album Grace - it's so cool, spooky and very refreshing;
"Eternal Life is now on my trail Got my red glitter coffin, man, just need one last nail
While all these ugly gentlemen play out their foolish games there's a flaming red horizon that screams our names
And as your fantasies are broken in two
Did you really think this bloody road would pave the way for you?
You better turn around and blow your kiss hello to life eternal, angel"
Eternal Life...

Busy, busy

The last few weeks have been insanely busy with national meeting, training days and other stuff - the irony is that I often have more stuff I want to blog when I have no access to my blog. It's quite a dilema...

blogging on an article on blogging

The latest briefing has an interesting article on blogging - for a blogger it doesn't say a great deal but i suspect if you wanted to show an proselytise someone into being a blogger it could be a good tract...


Blogging terms

ode to my USB

Oh USB,
Oh USB,
My life would be lonely without yee,
Not only could I not charge my Cell Phone,
or my MP3,
But my coffee would go cold,
without the warmth of you - my USB.

I love you USB
I love you USB,
My life is complete,
My Diary is Synched
Because of your love for me

I'm Back..

After not being able to get into my blog site for nearly two weeks, i have been allowed back in. the blog shall resume