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<br><br><br>"Whatever can go wrong at the most inopportune moment, will" Sod's law<br><br>All I had to do today was to get the laptop ready for travel: clear out old files to make space for photos, transfer my planning files with all the hotel, travel and other necessary detail; and check in.<br><br>First the laptop email chose ...

"We're leavinghome" Beatles<br><br>Leaving thehouse for three months over winter can be a bit of a worry, and besides, thehouse insurers don&#8217;t like it.<br><br>Fortuitously,Barbara and Steve will be house sitting. Good friend Barbara and new partnerSteve have both recently left failed marriages and are looking to start a newlife together. So the arrangement suitsthem, suits us, and suit our insurers. <br><br>But even so,much has to be done to get the house ...

"If you can always sit, don't stand; lie, don&#8217;t sit" Anon<br><br>Unless you&#8217;ve got first class seats, you are not going to lie, so get a good seat.<br><br>Flying is a very competitive business. Not just amongst the airlines, but also amongst passengers. Because (particularly on a long haul flight) you&#8217;ve got to give yourself the best chance of getting the best seat.<br><br>Once this was easy: just ...

"Got no bags and baggage to slow me down ......" Cliff Richard - Travellin' light.<br><br>No that's not strictly true. I may be travelling light, but Vanda's has already emptied her three wardrobes, and yesterday the kitchen sink went missing. Think that may also be in the case!<br><br>Take a lot or take a little. that has been the debate over the last several weeks.<br><br>Vanda's view is she will need clothes for every conceivable occasion, and washing and ironing ...

... city with codes, and what not, but he was granted permission to keep his house with a Great White coming out of it. Seriously, this dude is my hero!**<br>Now, punting looks easy, but it is super hard! You have a long pole that is super heavy and it is really hard to steer. It must just come with practice. Matt was great at it, save for the few times we got caught in some bushes, but who am I to talk, because when I tried ...

... with "skunk" black keys.  From there a stop at St. Phillips's Book Store where I picked up a memoir of a man who lived near Dingle. A rest--and then Jim's fifth lecture on the Scrolls and the NT with five areas of emphasis--the Messiah, the works of the Messiah, the legal aspects, the rebukes, --wow, Jim can't even remember the fifth emphasis.  Scriptural interpretation--Jim looked it up!   Evensong at Queen's College where Peter ...

... or insuates that we are then judgemental, followers of doctrine, people who can't see a person for who they are. OF COURSE, that's not true, but the connotation, at least with younger people, leads to that kind of thinking. It is rather difficult to try and explain to them that Christianity is so much more than just following rules. They see the rules as constricting, making sure you can't live a "full" life in their minds. What they don't see is that these guidelines give ...

I became a used car salesman in a foreign country for a car that drives on the left side of the road. I feel like I got a lot done yesterday, though most of it was in the form of helping Grace by cleaning and selling her car. A couple of Americans came by and took the car out for a test drive, and told me about their project, an NGO called Invisible Children, which brings aid to children in Uganda. They ...

... then your data entry and accuracy, then does a bunch of basic, intermediate, and advanced tests for excel and word. It was actually pretty fun doing the tests and hopefully they can place me quickly as I'm going loony sitting at home all day and need to start making money soon. We are getting our phone hooked up on Sept 16th and our internet shortly thereafter. We will be getting the international package attached so we will have unlimited calling to Canada for £5 a ...

... with men in Uniform. I also wanted a photo of the Queens Guard with his huge furry hat. It was so funny. He was standing next to his guard shack. People were taking pictures from about 10 feet away. It was if there was an invisible line drawn on the pavement. No one would get anywhere close to him. True the big bayonet he was holding was a bit intimidating. I walked ...