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He's done it again, that Mr Ritchie over at Phil's Treehouse has lured me into a meme , this time on fifteen films - as Phil writes... The rules: Don’t take too long to think about it. Fifteen films you’ve seen that will always stick with you. List the first fifteen films you can recall in no more than fifteen minutes. Not in order of preference. 1 The Matrix 2 Star Trek VI 3 Crossroads 4 Saving Private Ryan 5 It's A Wonderful Life 6 The Wizard of Oz 7 Ferris Bueller's Day Off 8 This Is Spinal Tap 9 Angel-a 10 The Empire Strikes Back 11 Fargo 12 Sliding Doors 13 Sleuth (the original, with Michael Caine & Larry Olivier) 14 Roman Polanski's MacBeth 15 Condorman Yep, not a lot of high fallutin' stuff in there but in less than five minutes these are the films that most stand out for me mentally.  I could give a reason why for each one, but rather than waffle on, if anyone wants to know 'why?' then post a comment and I will respond. I didn't ...

Been a while since I did one of these, thanks to Dr John for posting, in turn taken from Bill at the Old Fart's Blog Have Any Pets: Two Dogs Have Any Children: Two aged 7 & 4 - one of each kind.... Smoke: Ummmmm, yep Drink: Whenever thirsty, yes. Exercise: limited Spend Your Life On Facebook: No, but keep forgetting to exit before leaving PC so give the impression I am there all the time Play On A Sports Team: ha ha ha ha ha ha Belong To Any Organizations: Campaign for Real Ale, Rural Theology Association, Greenbelt Angels, Writer's groups, BMF, oh and the Church, tend to be quite involved in that, I also used to be CMA (Christian Motorcyclist Association), Love Your Job: Mostly Like To Cook: Yes Play An Instrument: Guitar, but not as well as I would like... Sing: Yes, in tune but with no finesse. Dance : 'The music moves me, but it moves me ugly'. Speak Multiple Languages: Passable French alongside my passable English. Ice Skate: Never really saw t...

Your Thinking is Abstract and Random You are flexible, adaptable, and creative. There's many ways that you can learn - and you're up for any of them. You relate well to other people, and you do well working in groups. You can help people communicate together and work with each other's strengths. You don't work well with people who are competitive or adversarial. You prefer to work toward a common goal... not toward conflicting goals. What Kind of Thinker Are You?

Eric, from eric has issues reminded me of the fact that I had done the five question meme , as set by him, some time ago - about two and a half years in fact. Apologies Eric for not remembering - but having trawled back through my blog I have been rather amazed by some of the things I have written over the past few years, though I shall leave them there for posterity, tempting as it may be to weed out some of the nonsense and overly honest posts of my recent past! Am enjoying blogging! And twittering! Still have a few sermons to put up, but at present am about to take my son and the two dogs out for a wander over the road.... toodles

It's been a while since i swiped a meme, as usual it comes from Dr John who in turn got it from everything and nothing 1.Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper 2. Real tree or artificial? Real, both at home and in all the churches I serve 3. When do you put up the tree? Mid December for Churches, when my wife nags me to get it sorted at home 4. When do you take the tree down? Epiphany 5. Do you like eggnog? I like eggnog latte, but not sure I have ever tried eggnog itself 6. Favorite gift received as a child? Bicycle 7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes, a very nice carved olive wood set from Bethlehem 8. Hardest person to buy for? My lovely wife 9. Easiest person to buy for? Mum 10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I couldn't bring myself to be ungrateful for anything, people are so generous! 11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Both 12. Favorite Christmas Movie? A Muppet Christmas Carol or It's a wonderful life 13. When do you start shopping for Chri...

As Dr John said, Melli's blog is a goldmine for memes. I like this one 1. If I could travel back in time, I'd go to the gym more as a young man (or tell myself to go to the gym more, whatever makes sense!) 2. Give me truth or give me nothing 3. I am listening to the Resurrection Band . 4. Somewhere, someone is thinking what's the Vicar doing? 5. I'll always be in love with my family 6. My idea of a good time includes motorbikes, music, worship, God, friends and family - though some of these are incompatible with others 7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to seeing the batman movie tomorrow my plans include working and getting things ready for holiday and Sunday, I want to celebrate my mother's sixtieth birthday, followed by a trip to France I know that it's meant to be a Friday meme, but by then I will be gone down to Devon, another look at the Vicarage and meet a few Parishioners, then party with mum for the weekend, then take h...

Not done one of these for a while, so whilst visiting Dr John (great blog, go visit) I half inched this from him 1. Any nickname? Big Al 2. Mother’s name? Martha (actually it's Pauline, but no one has ever called her that, Martha is her middle name) 3. Favorite drink? Real Ale or Dr Pepper Zero 4. Tattoos? One, Cross on bicep (or where bicep used to be before it got padded out in a wobbly manner) 5. Body Piercings? Ear, boring but as far as I was ever willing to go....must find my earring.... 6. Do you love your job? Yes, but might be looking at doing it somewhere else soon 7. Birthplace? Honiton, Devon, the wild westcountry of England 8 Favorite vacation spot? France, preferably the Dordogne (only area in the world that sounds like a Tigger sound effect) 9.Ever been to Africa ? No 10. Ever eaten cookies for dinner? No 11. Ever been on TV? Yes, and I was in a rock video once (you can just about see my arm) 12. Ever steal any traffic sign? No 13. Ever been in a car accident? A few m...

It took less time than i thought to format and post my sermon, so once again following a link from Quilly (though she took the 'lost' version) I did this little meme, and of course it is completely accurate, ahem. Which Battlestar Galactica Character Are You? More on Battlestar Galactica . Created by BuddyTV

A gentle meme for Sunday, just to let you all know I am still here. Found this thanks to a visit to Quilly after getting back from Church an hour or so ago, she in turn pointed to Melli for a shout as to where she got this!

or my NaNoWriMo stuff, I have found a distraction, thanks to Dr John ! I have half-inched a meme that he in turn says he took from Practical Chick and edited... So here's my responses to the Dr John version 38 things I know that you want to know... 1. Name one person who made you laugh last night? My son, Jack, he's got a great sense of humour for a toddler 2. What were you doing at 0800? In bed feeling grumpy with a stomach ache. Seems to have calmed down a bit and I am now in my study trying to get a sermon written 3. What were you doing 30 minutes ago? Thinking about writing a sermon 4. What happened to you in 2006? I bought a lovely new motorbike 5. What was the last thing you said out loud? Night (to my mother in law who is staying and likes to go to bed early) 6. How many beverages did you have today? Not as many as usual 7. What color is your hairbrush? I use a comb, usually a blue one, though I have a black one too. 8. What was the last thing you paid for? Some servi...

Eric, from erichasissues , has provided me with a five question interview which I am to give answers for. It's my own fault for asking for them! The idea is, if you want a go at this meme, to ask me to send you five questions to be answered on your blog - that's it. If this is the case comment and put 'interview me!' (along with your email address formatted x [at] y.com so that the evil 'bots' can't pick it up) OK here goes 1. On Music: You mention in your blog that you would bring your “Guitar” to the remote cabin. Being interested in music as I am, what kind of guitar is it, what kind of music do you play, and for how long? I have a few guitars, a fender of indeterminate name which is an electro-acoustic steel 6 string. It tends to be the one I take around with me to Church meetings and services as it makes a lot of noise, good concert hall style body with lots of resonance, but i'm not happy with the action and some fault in it means I've ...

I've seen this on Dr John's blog and on the old fart's blog, so with such illustrious companions on the journey i couldn't resist this meme, only rule is that each statement must be answered with three words only... here goes 01. Where is your cell phone? Its behind me.. 02. Boyfriend/girlfriend? not since marrying 03. Hair? way too much 04. Your mother? short and fun 05. Your father? beyond this world 06. Your favorite item(s)? slightly battered motorbike 07. Your dream last night? really can't remember 08. Your favorite drink? strong real ale 09. Your dream guy/girl? my lovely wife 10. The room you are in? my messy study 11. Your fear? old and alone 12. What do you want to be in 10 years? wiser, thinner, breathing 13. Who did you hang out with last night? my gorgeous family 14. What are you not? boring old git 15. Are you in love? very much so 16. One of your wish list items? new acoustic guitar 17. What time is it? just after midnight 18. The last thing you did...

Well, that's what the blogsphere is for, isn't it? As long as you let them know you've swiped it. Here's a meme I half-inched from The Old Fart (thanks for the comment on the last post!) who filched it from Dr John (thanks for the comment on my last post, and mention in today's post on your blog) who had taken it from Margaret (thanks for the comment on my last post) and who had mentioned this meme (Old Fart that is) in a post on plagiarism . I had great difficulty thinking of synonyms for stealing in that short paragraph above as well as trying to get the syntax right so that you realised the end of the sentence after all those parentheses was again about The Old Fart, in the end i had to give up, as you can tell. Definitely time for bed, once I've done this meme... 1.Four jobs I have had in my life: Barman Spare rib ribcage cutter upper (yeuchhhh - but fun at the time) telephone market researcher (NOT sales!) Dishwasher at Wimbledon tennis tournament an...

Thanks to 'the old fart' i have another meme, and liked it so much i decided to overwhelm my blog with two in one day... here goes Twenty Five Questions 1. If you could build a house anywhere, where would it be? France, probably in the Dordogne 2. What’s your favorite article of clothing? my T-shirt which says 'fat bikers bounce better' 3. Favorite physical feature of the opposite sex? Eyes 4. What’s the last CD that you bought? Can't remember, might have been Frank Zappa - Have I Offended someone 5. Where’s your favorite place to be? Home 6. Where is your least favorite place to be? In the car, in a traffic jam 7. What’s your favorite place to be massaged? Shoulders 8. Strong in mind or strong in body? Mind, body getting stronger 9. What time do you wake up in the morning? about 7am, though by choice it would be about 9am, but the world doesn't work with my preferred hours (late at night, late in morning) 10. What is your favorite kitchen appliance? Cafetiere ...