Feb 15th, 2009
The Princess and the Pirate
During a recent trip to Bali a few friends and I performed a rhyming play for some of Sri Chinmoy’s students, based on two stories by Sri Chinmoy.
Jun 20th, 2008
My First Meme
I have always steered clear of the meme format for blog posts, as I considered it self-indulgent, but if a meme catches on, it ends up being more about other people than oneself, so here goes. John Gillespie over at SensitivityToThings.com has started something with his finely crafted Six Childhood Facts post, and you can read [...]
Feb 19th, 2008
Keyword Haiku
Anyone for a word game (or a nerd game really)? I was just looking at the stats for this blog. I usually only read the top 10 search phrases, but glanced at the top 25 keywords, and noticed they almost make sense if read in order, perhaps the opening credits and scene setting of a [...]
Dec 10th, 2007
The Seeker-Writer: A Rhyming Play
This is a short play I wrote, based on a story by Sri Chinmoy, called The Seeker-Writer. It’s a humorous story with a spiritual lesson behind it. Hope you enjoy it! [Enter Writer] Narrator: Once there was a seeker who’d developed much sincerity. By writing books he’d also gained considerable prosperity. His first book was a comprehensive study of zoology, His [...]
Nov 25th, 2007
Greyfriar’s Bobby: A Small Scottish Saint
I’d put off visiting Scotland for over a year, even though York is inexcusably close, and even though a very kind open invitation stood since I moved north from Wales. That’s the trouble with open invitations, and things that are close: they hover just below the top of the list of things one may do, [...]
May 15th, 2007
Living Outside The Box
Browsing through GoodNewsNetwork today I found this article about shipping container housing. “Inexpensive and abundant, old shipping containers are turning into good looking affordable housing,” so it claims. Further research brought me to similar programmes around the world, including the UK’s Container City. The second development (pictured) comprises 22 studios over 5 floors and took a [...]
May 8th, 2007
Training for the Olimpicks
If you missed (as I did) the National Worm Charming Championships on Sunday, and you have a soft spot for silly British sports, don’t worry, there’s still time to train for the Olimpicks. If you don’t (as I don’t) fancy the competitive Shin Kicking, there’s “the traditional sackrace where the sack is tied round the [...]
Mar 18th, 2007
In The Sky With Diamonds
I read today in The Independent about the bank robber who got away with 120,000 carats of diamonds from a bank vault without using violence or even force. His secret weapon was chocolate… with which to charm the staff. It happened in Belgium, so he had a head start. The biggest diamond on earth is The [...]
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