So, I have been ploughing on - Acts, then Romans, then I and II Corinthians and Galatians. Making notes and exclamations and so on. But not uploading. I will try to get through the backlog while also keeping up the reading schedule for the rest of the New Testament. Here's yesterday's reading Ephesians Fifteen years... Continue Reading →
Sherlock Holmes short story: Silver Blaze – “the dog that didn’t bark” 13/56
In 2026 I plan to read all the Conan Doyle “Sherlock Holmes” works - 56 short stories and 4 novels (here’s why and how). If you haven’t already read it, Michael Green’s “undiscovered letter” from John Watson is fricking hilarious. In February my target is to read all (or at very least most) of the... Continue Reading →
“Sir Roger in Westminster Abbey” by Joseph Addison (22/142)
In an effort to educate myself, I am reading The Oxford Book of Essays, chosen and edited by John Gross. [copies for sale here] There’s 142 of the blighters, so it will take me all year. To make this “stick” I am going to blog each essay. This essay is online Who was the author: ... Continue Reading →
“The Royal Exchange” by Joseph Addison (21/142)
In an effort to educate myself, I am reading The Oxford Book of Essays, chosen and edited by John Gross. [copies for sale here] There’s 142 of the blighters, so it will take me all year. To make this “stick” I am going to blog each essay. This essay is online Who was the author: ... Continue Reading →
Essays; “Thoughts in Westminster Abbey” by Joseph Addison (20/142)
In an effort to educate myself, I am reading The Oxford Book of Essays, chosen and edited by John Gross. [copies for sale here] There’s 142 of the blighters, so it will take me all year. To make this “stick” I am going to blog each essay. This essay is online Who was the author: ... Continue Reading →