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I know the expression is a bit dated, usually referring to a flawed idea, but in this case I mean it to be taken literally! There was a lull in the wintry weather this week so the bird-boxes went up onto the Scotch Pines in front of the house. Both boxes had been cleaned out […]

This week we saw another implication of the widespread ‘gay’ movement. We had noted the incredible fuss created when Asher’s Bakers refused to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex marriage on the basis of their Christian profession. But that was not us. That was in the North of Ireland. They, to a certain extent, […]

It is 8 years since I wrote the Blog “Daddy is a Donor” where a middle-aged man living in a caravan with 4 dogs was about to discover he had spawned six kids! Of course it was in California so we did not pay much attention! Fast forward to today when, with great haste, we […]

The tobacco industry has ganged up against the Irish Government’s draft Bill to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes. A smoking gun has been metaphorically put to the Taoiseach’s head. So far he has not blinked! It was appropriate that the last debate in the Dial took place on Ash Wednesday! The tobacco industry has enlisted […]

The postman was never more popular than on St Valentine’s Day! There was a macho air of indifference abroad but the reality was more like suppressed expectation. Alas these expectations went largely unfulfilled although I seem to remember a card with “guess who” written in a disguised hand. I never did guess who! Electronic gadgets […]

No there is no missing word the heading is complete! Any addition distorts. Our knowledge of the infinite can only come if the Infinite reveals it to us. That is why Christianity is a revealed religion. God’s self revelation comes to us through his word – the Bible. This week the answer to the concluding […]

They are getting fewer and soon there will be none left. This year was the 70th anniversary of the Nazi Holocaust. Those who came on air to tell a little of their experiences spoke of the difficulty they had in articulating them. For most it took them 50 years before they could speak of the […]

The hypocrisy of our leaders in marching for free speech, riding the wave of revulsion which followed the Islamists attack on the office of the Charlie Hebdo magazine, was revealed in two ways. They linked arms with representatives from Russia, China and even harder to believe, Saudi Arabia – where a blogger has just been […]

The fairytale ending! Every guilty person a winner! All legal and other expenses covered by the Taxpayer! ‘Good names’ restored – there may even be grounds for compensation! The law is an ass! How did it come to this? What seemed a good idea in January 1999 brought the Flood Tribunal later to become the […]