People
On People – Friends, Family, Frenemies and the different sorts between
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Protected: 100. A Hounding? A Few Thoughts
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98. Grey (Salt & Pepper) Beard Envy
Photo by Venti Views on Unsplash In the aftermath of yesterday’s outing, I popped on to Instagram and was greeted by yet another friend showcasing a salt and pepper beard. Being clean shaven as I am, battling a beard – never mind its colour – has not been something I have bothered with in all… Continue reading
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97. A Throwback to the City of Red Earth
I have a message on LinkedIn, not quite on the Lopes World Cup Level, to thank for a fantastic afternoon out, one which may not be topped in a while. The food, the company, and the opportunity to reminisce over life back in the city of red earth was much welcome, particularly given the work… Continue reading
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86. Joy (And a Nigerian Party)
Suitably rested – as far as one can be outside their own bed – the main day came, and out to the sticks we went. Lodged as I was bang in the city centre, for the sake of my old haunts, getting there would have cost an arm an a kidney, thanks to the famously… Continue reading
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66. Three Types of (British) Evangelical Churches
Photo by John Price on Unsplash My Lapsed Pentecostal assertions not withstanding, I have been known to pop into church on a Sunday every so often. Over the years, therefore, I have attended a fair few, from which I think the UK Pentecostal church landscape (dare I say Evangelical-Industrial-Complex) can be considered as been divided… Continue reading
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63.Re: Posting Fewer Photos of My Kids’ Faces
Matt Langford blogs about intentionally posting fewer photos of his kids’ faces online. The part of the reasons which resonates with me is: A photo posted today can end up indexed, copied, saved, scraped, screenshotted, and fed into who knows what. That sounds dramatic, but it also sounds like Tuesday. Even if the original post… Continue reading
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62. In Memoriam: The Way the World Ends
She would have been 70 today but life happens and all we have left are memories, and the stark reminder that the world ends not with a bang but a whimper. Continue reading
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57. (Stories of) A Thousand Splendid Women
Finally finished Kate Mosse’s tome, Warrior Queens and Quiet Revolutionaries after having it on my to-read list since it made an appearance on the Empire podcast. Part biography, part celebration of femininity, it was great to see a few names I know crop up. For a final word, I have to go to the afterword:… Continue reading
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53. Collectivist v. Individualistic?
Of my X/Twitter follows, @eldivine tweeted something which caught my attention. Whilst I am not entirely sure I agree, there is a kernel of truth there. One could argue that it is the black tax writ large, with all its negative connotations. That does not account for things like the Igbo system of patronage in… Continue reading
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51. We, I and Them
As I write, England are playing Panama and making hard work of it. Coincidentally, I am on the home stretch of Zadie Smith’s Dead and Alive, in which the Essay, The Realm of the Unspoken engages with being a supporter of the England Men’s National Team at a previous World Cup within the context of… Continue reading
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