Every now and again I de-clutter my house. One of the ways I do this is by listing things on an auction service on the Internet, where potential buyers place their bids and the highest one obviously wins. Online bidders cannot have a close look at the listed items, as they would have the opportunity to do at local auctions.…
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Long-distance walks are a good alternative to hillwalking when the weather isn’t favourable for the latter. That was certainly the case when I decided early on the Monday morning to walk two section of the Moray Coast Trail between Forres and Lossiemouth. A friend of mine kindly provided transport from the western outskirts of Lossiemouth to Sueno’s Stone in the…
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A car with the red letter ‘L’ attached to its boot stopped in an awkward position, wedged between a parked car, a narrow drive and another parked car. Clearly the driver had not honed his or her driving skills – and that’s something you can expect. However, the driver couldn’t reverse – the only way to rectify the situation –…
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In the light of Jesus’ demand in today’s gospel, I cannot be His disciple because I love my mum; you know, she’s the only mum I have! On the other hand, I could have qualified for that sort of discipleship when I was an angry teenager; I hated my father, and I believed I had good reasons for that. But…
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‘Do you know who I am?’ asked a man angrily at an airport check-in desk. A resolute attendant manning the desk grabbed the microphone and asked over the PA system: ‘Can anyone help? This man doesn’t know who he is.’ This is an old joke, but I couldn’t find one any better than this; and it pops into my mind…