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tomdg: January 2006
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Thursday, January 26, 2006. In Praise of Democracy (kind of). I don't believe that democracy is some kind of ideal to which we should all ascribe, but I can probably agree with Winston Churchill that it is "the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time". I personally reckon the test of a government is what it does, not what political system created it. I wonder how this will affect the US's attempts to bring democracy to the middle east? The US governmen...
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tomdg: December 2005
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Monday, December 19, 2005. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear. We sang "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" at church on Sunday. Not previously one of my favourites, but this time the words really spoke to me. And what they said was. God really doesn't want us to kill each other. Rather, he wants us to tell people about Jesus. But is that really so bad? Did that deter St. Peter, or St. Paul, or St. Stephen knowing that if they carried on preaching the word so boldly they might forfeit their lives? Above its sa...
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tomdg: October 2005
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Friday, October 21, 2005. I don’t approve of war. It’s no way to solve problems, and it’s not what Jesus would do. However I do find military history interesting, and always have. As with anything, you can learn lessons from past battles which are of use in everyday life. Today is the 200th anniversary of the battle of Trafalgar, so here are two lessons from history from that battle - one from each side. Posted by tomdg at 11:30 am. Tuesday, October 18, 2005. Still waking up alive (all over the place).
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tomdg creates: January 2007
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What I do in my spare time. Thursday, January 18, 2007. My dad is a writer, translator and editor: a professional. I write computer code for a living. Spot the difference. He's written two novels (and a bunch of other stuff). I can claim that I've written three novels, but there's no comparison. That's why I was rather nervous about telling him about NaNoWriMo. But in the end I let him see the first couple of chapters, and then sent him the whole thing. So now he's set me a challenge. He's off to Ita...
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tomdg: March 2006
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Thursday, March 30, 2006. I got you babe. Not a lot going on here, except that the baby arrived safe and well. Posted by tomdg at 3:31 pm. Friday, March 03, 2006. Well, February is over, and I amazed myself by writing no less than 16 songs for FAWM. If you're interested, have a look at the link in the previous post, but beware, the quality is . variable, to say the least! It's great to challenge yourself from time to time, and to take on something different and impossible-looking. View my complete profile.
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tomdg: February 2006
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Thursday, February 16, 2006. I've signed up to FAWM. Twice I thought I'd try something musical; it is after all more "me" than writing prose. You can see my progress here. Including lyrics for the songs I've finished and in some cases demos. Please send me comments if you listen to them. And before anyone says it, I'm definitely not planning on giving up the day job! Posted by tomdg at 10:39 am. Monday, February 06, 2006. Education, education, education. This is really a comment on this thread. Brought t...
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tomdg: August 2004
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Tuesday, August 24, 2004. This is my truth, tell me yours. I believe in things. I believe Jesus is the only way to God, I believe that war is ethically wrong, lots of things. I live in an era where this kind of belief is unfashionable. It is wrong to force one's views on others, the argument goes. How dare I claim that my opinions are more valid than anyone else's? Everyone has the right to their own opinion, and what's right for one person need not be right for another. Might be to comment, "ah, this fe...
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tomdg: November 2004
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Tuesday, November 30, 2004. Believe it or not, I did it! At nine o'clock this morning, local time, I finished writing my NaNoWriMo creation, weighing in at 50457 words, and all written in less than two weeks. Woohoo! Of course the story is dreadful, the writing is awful and the characterisation downright contradictory, but that's not the point. I did it, I achieved something! Can I even be bothered to read through it again myself? And, will I ever let anyone else read it? Posted by tomdg at 9:05 am.