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Famous Last Words. 2008-09-28 12:29:27 Death comes to us all. There’s a cheery thought for a Sunday afternoon. The Grim Reaper gives a swing of his sythe and before we know it, that’s that. It’s little use bemoaning or denying the fact, one day — hopefully far into the future — we are all destined to cop it.
So what can [...] Read more:Famous
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It Can’t Be So! 2008-09-27 12:21:00 Today, in spite of it being a Saturday, I seem to have got rather a lot done on the outline for The Dummy — and it would seem (shock, horror) that I’m writing… are you ready for this?… sure?… absolutely positive?…
… it would seem I’m writing a family saga! Stylistically, it has the feel of [...]
Till Death Us Do Part. 2008-10-22 12:14:00 At a loss for something to blog about today, I thought, instead of simply rambling on about absolutely nothing, I would instead share with you one of my favourite British comedy classics. (It was this clip or the “Jesus was English” clip — but I thought I’d save that one for Christmas! )
Alf Garnett’s [...]
Buses and Atheism — A Natural Progression? 2008-10-21 12:23:59 When I think of buses, the first thing that springs to mind is not an opportunity to promote atheism. The way some of those sons of bitches drive, I’d actually expect quite the opposite! Haven’t you ever prayed on a bus? I know I have! (And before anyone sees this as an opportunity, I’m joking! [...] Read more:Buses
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Children of the Resolution — Update. 2008-10-21 04:18:57 Yesterday I heard from an agent to whom I’d sent samples of Children
of the Resolution
. The rest of the manuscript has been requested and I was informed that she had been “utterly absorbed” by what she had read so far.
Naturally, it’s too early to draw any conclusions from this and I’m trying not to [...] Read more:Update
Rate Me! 2008-10-19 11:56:08 Whilst Gary William Murning Online is very much my place on the internet, I’m always concerned that I provide interesting, varied content — and that, in short, my readers new and old on the whole enjoy what I’m trying to do here. I don’t expect everyone to like everything I do all the time, and [...]
Problems of Consciousness — Knowing Your Own Mind. 2008-10-18 12:04:29 I’m currently reading (very slowly!) Daniel Dennett’s Consciousness
Explained. Given that he’s one of the Four Horsemen I have, naturally, listened to Dennett speak on a number of occasions, largely on the subject of atheism. Until now, however, I’d never actually picked up one of his books, and I’m kind of glad that I didn’t [...]
Council Complaint Letters. 2008-10-18 04:38:02 These are genuine clips from English council complaint letters (courtesy of my friend Jean) — so read and enjoy how others put their thoughts into words.
1. My bush is really overgrown round the front and my back passage has fungus growing in it.
2. He’s got this huge tool that vibrates the whole house and I just can’t [...] Read more:Council
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Atheism and Me. 2008-10-17 12:28:48 John over at Homo economicus’ Weblog tagged me to answer this series of questions regarding the big fella upstairs (who, in case you haven’t already realised, I don’t believe in.)
Can You Remember The Day That You Officially Became An Atheist?
To be honest, the more I think about it, the more I realise I’ve never really [...] Read more:Atheism
Sarah Palin Poll. 2008-10-16 12:40:21 It seems that WordPress has given us a new toy with which to play. It’s now far easier to create polls.
And so I thought I’d give it a go. (Not to be taken entirely seriously, this in no way implies a personal preference either way… ‘onest.)
Posted in comedy, Current Affairs., humour, Politics., Stupid Government., Stupid [...] Read more:Sarah
Hubble Directly Observes Planet Orbiting Fomalhaut. 2008-11-14 11:42:19 Estimated to be no more than three times Jupiter’s mass, the planet, called Fomalhaut b, orbits the bright southern star Fomalhaut, located 25 light-years away in the constellation Piscis Austrinus (the Southern Fish).
Fomalhaut has been a candidate for planet hunting ever since an excess of dust was discovered around the star in the early [...] Read more:Hubble
Now Winter Nights Enlarge — by Thomas Campion (1617) 2008-11-13 12:09:48 A favourite poem for this time of year…
Now winter nights enlarge
The number of their hours,
And clouds their storms discharge
Upon the airy towers.
Let now the chimneys blaze,
And cups o’erflow with wine;
Let well-tuned words amaze
With harmony divine.
Now yellow waxen lights
Shall wait on honey love,
While youthful revels, masques, and courtly sights
Sleep’s leaden spells remove.
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And Now for Something Completely Different… 2008-11-13 04:50:22 Following on from the brawling monks video of a few days ago, a Monty Python clip that I’m fairly sure all of you will be very familiar with. It’s still one of my favourites — makes me laugh every time.
Posted in comedy, Entertainment., humour, Movies., Television. Tagged: Brian, comedy, front, humour, judea, life, Monty, peoples, Python [...
Why I Get My Knickers in a Twist. 2008-11-11 12:13:13 Very occasionally, when I write about my atheistic/humanistic approach to life on this blog, I am asked why expressing my bordering-on-antitheistic position is so important to me. I mean, if I don’t believe, I don’t believe. What more really needs to be said on the subject? It’s not as if I’m being forced at gunpoint [...]
BBC NEWS | World | World Recalls End of World War I 2008-11-11 04:40:09 via BBC NEWS | World
| World recalls end of World War
I
Today this feels all the more poignant.
I am currently writing (in outline) about the post-World War I period and as I do so I realise that, as well as remembering with gratitude, whatever I write about this time has to be executed to [...]
Obama Apparently Set to Unpick Bush’s “Most Egregious Acts”. 2008-11-10 11:58:38 Whatever my concerns regarding the possibility of Obama
returning to protectionist ways, I still have absolutely no doubt that the recent electoral result was most emphatically the right one.
In the Guardian today, Ed Pilkington reports that:
“Barack Obama will move swiftly to unpick many of what he sees as the most egregious acts of the Bush [...]
Refurbishment and Stuff. 2008-11-09 12:02:43 As the keener-eyed amongst you may have already spotted, I’ve been “fiddling” with the look of my blog. Nothing huge and earthshattering, but a few relatively minor alterations that I’ve been meaning to do for some time, now (for “some time” see “bloody ages”.) I’m not sure if it’s quite finished, yet, but I think [...]
Steel Blue Jewellery. 2008-11-08 11:58:03 Today I’d like to introduce you to the work of my friend Julian Adams.
Among other talents too innumerable to list, Julian is an armourer — and when he isn’t creating incredible helms, sabatons, gauntlets and horse armour (you really need to take a look at that!), Ju also makes a beautiful range of jewellery “inspired [...] Read more:Steel
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Bad Faith Awards 2008. 2008-11-07 12:30:53 I had intended to write a longer post today on something suitably witty and profound — but I’m suffering the mother of all brain-fades and so I’m afraid you’re just going to have to make do with a chance to vote in the New Humanist Bad FaithAwards
2008.
As they say on their blog, this is [...]
November. 2008-11-06 11:42:56 This wonderfully cheerful and uplifting poem is brought to you courtesy of Stephen Fry, who recommended it on his Twitter feed yesterday. It’s by a gentleman called Thomas Hood and, appropriately, it’s called November
.
No sun - no moon!
No morn - no noon -
No dawn - no dusk - no proper time of day.
No warmth, no [...]
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