nukelearfishing

nukelearfishing – the random and occasionally humorous musings of a Baptist Minister who is trying to be a free sample of Jesus and discover God in the ordinary.

(These musings don’t necessarily represent the views of the church I serve)

  • commenting on commentators

    I have been listening to commentaries on World Cup matches (just about audible above the vuvuzelas) and am impressed by the ability of the commentators to identify the different players from around the world and (attempts to) pronounce their names. They must spend a long time practicing and seem to work on the same basis that…

  • listen

    As I sit here I can hear birds outside tweeting their little hearts out. I hear the gentle rumble of a car lazily making its way along the road. I can hear the fan on my computer as it tries hard to cool the processors and other gizmos that make the system work. And that’s it.…

  • we all make mistakes

    What is it about English mentality that we concentrate on people’s mistakes rather than successes? Last night the English goalkeeper made a mistake and let in a goal which meant that England drew 1-1 with USA. The TV coverage then replayed the error time and time again, with the commentators making stupid references to the…

  • some novel thoughts

    How long is a novel? You may think that this is as pointless a question as ‘How long is a piece of string?’ but the answers are quite interesting. It seems (from my extensive research via Google) that a book has to have at least 40,000 words before a publisher thinks it is worth publishing. From…

  • you are eminently suitable

    I have just watched the first of four DVDs that Sally got for me from Blockbuster (£10 for 4 films for 4 nights – not bad!). It was The Men Who Stare At Goats. If you have not seen it I won’t spoil it by telling you about it, save that I found it hilarious that…

  • bluuurrgghhh – there goes another brain cell!

    I can feel my brain rotting. It’s nothing to do with the operation, it is because I have been watching daytime TV. I am trying to keep to BBC channels because I do not want to be inundated with adverts encouraging me to consolidate my injuries and claim for debts I received at work (or something…

  • optimistically disappointed or disappointedly optimistic?

    I am delighted to say that I am finally back home. I have had some new holes made in my body that I didn’t have last Friday. In order to patch them up the hospital have stapled me back together. The repairs look like I have some small pasties breaking through the surface of my skin!…

  • blogging from my bed under the influence of morphine and prayers

    Imagine this look… An off-the-shoulder thigh-length gown. Thigh-length hold-up stockings. Now a reality check. That’s what I’ve been wearing! The backless off-the-shoulder gown was what I wore for surgery. The stockings are still on to minimise the risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis. I daren’t describe the disposable pants: that’s too much for even the most…

  • so long and thanks for all the hits

    Tomorrow is D-Day. I am heading off to the hospital in London, subject to bed availability. If there are no beds available I will share (within reason!). I want to thank all of you who have kindly said that you will be praying for me over the next couple of days, and for the cards that have…

  • the rhythm of life

    Three days and counting…  (Spoken in monotonous voice with foreign accent, in the style of countdowns in old Bond movies) It’s amazing how much we live by routines. There is a rhythm to our daily, weekly and monthly lives that shapes what we do and enables us to live. The obvious things are meals and sleep,…