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)

  • 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,…

  • the secret of God’s timing

    Isn’t God’s timing fantastic? I can’t give details but I have just experienced that this morning – where someone’s generosity led to someone else receiving a gift at exactly the right time when only that person and God knew of the need. I was the courier in the experience and left rejoicing and laughing at…

  • Tiny extra bonus blog relating to one of my interests that does not get many mentions – and now this blog title is longer than the actual blog entry!

    I have just performed a card trick for my son, Thomas, and he is impressed and bemused. A FIRST!! Woohoo.

  • 7 and counting

    dom de de de de dom de de de de dom de de de de… (continue for about another 24 seconds, pitch gradually getting higher) ba dum ba dum diddly um boh!   That’s a very poor attempt at describing the Countdown clock from the TV show. If you have never seen it (where have you…

  • under pressure

    dom dom dom do do dom dom, dom dom dom do do dom dom, dom dom dom do do dom dom, dom dom dom do do dom dom, plink plink The musically literate will have recognised the opening to the Queen / David Bowie song Under Pressure. That is how I feel today following the…

  • circular blogging

    There is a risk that I may create some sort of vortex of mutual appreciation that sucks in the whole Universe, but here goes anyway. I was stunned this morning to see that my ickle blog was mentioned in the Baptist Union’s daily E-news sweep email. If you came here as a result of that, bless…