Archive for the ‘Miscellaneous’ Category
Humour is a funny thing
July 23rd, 2007 by Roger Darlington
I like people to smile and I have a collection of jokes on my web site which tries to amuse. Now humour is a very personal thing and I endeavour to ensure that I cause no offence by not including jokes which might be regarded as racist, sexist or rude. But, with an least one […]
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The Rational Response Squad
July 22nd, 2007 by Roger Darlington
A new American group called the Rational Response Squad has been exciting some strong opinions, not least on the Internet – partly because of their Blasphemy Challenge on YouTube. I’ve even been asked to refer to the RRS in my web site essay on “Extremism On The Net”. I actually share the atheist position of […]
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The power of touch
July 17th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
“There is not a culture where touch is natural. We don’t feel very confident in the presence of others, therefore touch is not natural, it’s not organic, and the word ‘touch’ is so misused.” Polish massage therapist Beata Aleksandrowicz commenting on the British I’m a touchy-feelly person – I like to kiss women on the […]
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The World In One City
July 15th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
One of the major reasons that I love living in London is that it is such a cosmopolitan and multicultural city. Some of our closest neighbours are Irish, Indian, Pakistani, Polish and Lebanese. Some of our closest friends are Chinese. My newsagent is Sri Lankan, my doctor is Indian, my hairdresser is Kosovan, and my […]
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The (very clever) new iPhone
July 14th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
As a user of O2’s mobile network, which is likely to obtain exclusive UK rights to the new iPhone by Christmas, I’m excited by the prospect of obtaining the device as a Christmas present to myself – especially if it does this.
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The new seven wonders
July 7th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
I’ve blogged before about a worldwide poll to choose seven new wonders of the world and explained that I had been fortunate enough to visit 15 of the 21 shortlisted sites. Today – the seventh day of the seventh month of the seventh year of the new millennium – the new seven wonders were announced. […]
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The man who won gold but lost God
July 5th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
This interview with Jonathan Edwards, the former Olympic gold medallist who has now ceased to be a Christian, is something with which I can identify, partly because something similar happened to me in my early 20s and partly because I knew Jonathan when he was the member for England on the Ofcom Content Board (I […]
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The ABC of life
July 3rd, 2007 by Roger Darlington
Accept differences Be kind Count your blessings Dream Express thanks Forgive Give freely Harm no one Imagine more Jettison anger Keep confidences Love truly Master something Nurture hope Open your mind Pack lightly Quell rumours Reciprocate Seek wisdom Touch hearts Understand Value truth Win graciously Xeriscape * Yearn for peace Zealously support a worthy cause […]
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New Mensa Words
June 28th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
The “Washington Post”‘s Mensa Invitational once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. Here are this year’s winners. Each is an artificial word with only one letter altered to form a real word: 1. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting […]
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How to visit London
June 26th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
The ‘Like Skills’ section of my web site contains my ‘how to’ advice on 23 topics from “How to be happy” to “How to be a top secret spy”. A friend has drawn my attention to a different sort of ‘how to’ advice: “How to fit in when visiting London”. Since this is the city […]
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