Mar 31, 2015

It's the most wonderful time of the year



Naked
Body abused
In agony
Rejected
Forsaken
Feeling cut off and alone
Friends departed
Mother looks up at the figure on the cross
Her son
"It's the most wonderful time if the year"

Windy cold washing up done feeling disconnected



Sometimes so grateful for the smaller stuff 
Washing up
Friends Chatting people eating sharing meal
Meeting up walking together
It's spiritual measure l believe when we appreciate the small stuff
Recognise how important
Relationships
Friends are the importantstuff
Going to chat meet friend this evening

But it's so windy
Wow where that wind come from?
Anyone know fierce cold chilly 
Been bit too long this winter 

Mar 30, 2015

Me and the farmer. . . via the Archers

These are the times that try men’s souls. Young Pip turned up trumps (“Pass me the wrench!”), the vicar was a tower of strength (“We have plenty of candles!”), Adam and Charlie had a tender moment down a drain (“Reach my hand! I’m not going to leave you!”) and Roy, seizing time by the forelock, coaxed the lady of the manor into taking her clothes off again (“Elizabeth, you are soaking!”).

Sury the best paragraph to describe the Archers
Personally l feel this was a low point in the dramam series
One l have been although not faithfully
Been listening to since l was a 'tailor'in Hull back in 1974

It was disturbing because it was so unreal
Also helped get rid of a lot of story lines 
That where not worth investment 
A TV programme
A song
A radio  or even a podcast
Need to let me know 
They are worth my investment 
In time
Energy following through
Investment in listening

I  was sadly glad when this week ended
It just dragged and at every turn l expected a death
Yet of course it was the silent ones who died
Still another gay story line about father snogging another farmer
Both males of course
It very predictable 
Still l be tuned n all this week

When you vote feel for the vulnerable



When 
If
You vote
Do it not for yourself
Not for your family
Do it for those who are the most vulnerable in our society
Those who may not be inyour community
Do it for the  Lord
Pray first
May be like myself there is no one deserving of my vote
But argue 
Argue against the cuts that affect the most vulnerable 
Stand up for those who are vulnerable 
Do it for them

Mar 28, 2015

karokee soul

lets have less Karokee Soul
talentless singers and groups
no spine
no talent
suits and copycats
Overtones
jermmaine jackman
enough we can listen to the real brothas
Chairman of the board,four tops,jackson sisters,jimmy helms.

karokee soul is just money spinners lacking emotions experiance heart and nosoul
enough exposure original is best
"give me just a little more time"

I` ii be at Dams

Back to morth yorkshire map for this visit to a place newly discovered Filey Dams Nature Reserve
apparently last remaining freshwater marsh of any size in the area,(although the north yorks moors routes has scalling dam?) Filey Dams OK,fine with some migratory birds.
Further also decent place to observe plants, small mammals even if your real lucky amphibians.
GREAT TIME WATCHING
WITH MATTHEW MARCH 2015



This quiet place consists large freshwater lagoons surrounded marsh and grassland occassionly grazed with cattle.

Soft rush dominates, joined in the shallow water by toad rush, bottle sedge and branched bur-reed alongside distinctive yellow flag iris.

A short walk takes you to the Main Hide among small copse with nestboxes used by tree sparrows, this leads along a boardwalk to pond-dipping platform at edge of a quiet pool.Sometimes dragonflies skim the water settling on the mat of amphibious bistort; if you are quite fortunate might see a water vole perhaps among the water forget-me-not. It is recommended that a dusk or very early visit will enable Owls,Foxes and others to be witnessed.All three British species of newt occur here which are smooth, palmate and great crested, the latter species recognised nationally important numbers.
l personaly recommend a visit.

orthonalgy with son

thursday at the hide on the north east coast with Matty,

Another generally quiet few days with unhelpful conditions, but the first trans-Saharan migrants still made it through in the very welcome form of two Sand Martins – the first of which came in off the sea on Carr Naze – on 24th (MJP). The same day saw a single Scandinavian Rock Pipit on the Brigg, a male Stonechat on Carr Naze …

Previsous Monday, March 23rd.

Spring is still stuttering in at a typically pedestrian pace presently, reflected in the relative highlights over the last week. Pick of the bunch was certainly a Bewick’s Swan which went north with a flock of 12 Whooper Swans on 20th, with a further 38 Whoopers north this morning. Modest signs of early spring passerine migration

Mar 27, 2015

My history my story






A big part of the story of my life 
Would include the northeast coast and the sand plus the sea
I suppose it all about nostalgia thinking overthe years 
Long walks from hull to Robin Hood bay
Summer camps
Transistor radios
Sound of soul music
Longer snogs
Stars at night
First time away from family
Making own destination
Finding out about a place
It's geographic history place in the UK
Sounds . . . Smells . . . Sights
Aware growing old
Youth has past
Sometimes walk with the ghosts of yesterday 
Memory clouded
Thoughts confused 
Smile constant

At Filey

Been watching birds in a hide yesterday with my son in Filey
Great fun and silent enjoyable
Also Saint Oswolds Church nice Norman. Style
Lovely walks and a cup of BOvril
Returning for a pint and chat after l cooked the tea
Rice chicken and hilly bean mix
Been great in a caravan but colder thenl expected
The conversations
Touching nature
Silence
Watching daft TV and talking

Cold on the coast



New toilets environment friendly 
But pain to use

So cold today I was freezing 
Had long walks and swimming
Starting to hope for warmth of summer days
Healthy eating 

Mar 21, 2015

Greenbelt 2015 l ponder further .

so thinking about Greenbelt 2015
Then l came across several Questions among interesting article
This in some way tries to explain the issues about buying this year tickets
For what is a very unique valuable creative faith based and spiritual uplifting

1.The return to a greenfield site after 15 years proved more expensive than we’d budgeted for. At the same time, slightly more of our audience than anticipated didn’t move to Boughton with us.
2. We had to dip into our reserves.
3. We had to use up our reserves.
4. We had to find some more funds after using up our reserves.
5. Thanks to some generous festival supporters, our wonderful band of Angels, and one benefactor in particular (match-funding all donations), we’ve raised close to £100,000.
6. In the past we’ve asked for short term loans to bridge periodic cash-flow crises, repaying them over time, carrying our debts forward. This time we wanted to clear our debts in one fell swoop.
But all this was a wake-up call, and staff and trustees were faced with some serious questions.

Here are some of the serious questions we were faced with.

1. After growing in size from 2000 to 2009, why, since then, has our audience been falling, each year by a few hundred people?
2.Having made small surpluses most years since 2001 on the hard-standing site at Cheltenham (hence those reserves we used up), did our losses in 2014 mean it was time to go back to a site with buildings and roads, with plumbing and plugholes?
3.In the absence of a major corporate partner (a brewery, for example, like other summer festivals which have not gone bust) is it even possible to build an open-air festival on a greenfield site for a relatively niche audience … and still be sustainable?
4. Is there a big enough audience in the UK for a progressive festival of arts, faith and justice? Do the wider demographics of religious institutions suggest Greenbelt’s audience is disappearing? Or is a Festival like this now more necessary than ever?
5. Is Greenbelt still needed? (10,500 people who bought tickets in 2014 think so… but are they enough?)
6. At the festival itself, do we try to do too many things? Too many venues, too much programming… trying to engage too many audiences?
7. We love the young people who attend the Festival but there’s not enough of them so how can Greenbelt become more their thing again?
8. Why are we still investing in a huge open air mainstage, with all the attendant infrastructure, when by the evening of the festival day most people instead seem to be in The Canopy, The Tiny Tea Tent, The Playhouse, The Big Top, The Jesus Arms, singing campsongs around the fire … or back at the tent with their mates?
9. And what about our organisation, especially the volunteers who breathe life into the festival every summer? How do we get new volunteers involved, and how might they shape the festival?

so prayer needed and reflecting back; got to ask has the young not attending!
Why you would then make provision and target them?
Why not work more with those age groups already enjoying and attending,
as an example so can the middle aged range be more encouraged.
Church groups can they be more welcomed, greater working targetting?
Further are you losing those older,camping hard on the knees?
So can you cater better for them?
Why would you target the youths -who do not attend..Yet not put effort into those already attending...
But for myself why is it predominately white..Good white folk despite the issues why does it remain mainly white..
Now this sounds like a critic but it an honest thought process.
1984 unti..2015?
Also do some of the issues isolate the festival,like support for Palestine community...GL and transgender communities

Mar 20, 2015

Something groovy about coming together


I think it's so groovy now
That people are finally getting together
I thinks it's wonderful and how
That people are finally getting together

I think it's so groovy now
That people are finally getting together
I thinks it's wonderful and how
That people are finally getting together

Reach out in the darkness
Reach out in the darkness
Reach out in the darkness
And you may find a friend

I knew a man that I did not care for
And then one day this man gave me a call
We sat and talked about things on our mind
And now this man he is a friend of mine

Reach out in the darkness
Reach out in the darkness
Reach out in the darkness
And you may find a friend

I think it's so groovy now
That people are finally getting together
I thinks it's wonderful and how
That people are finally getting together

I think it's so groovy now
That people are finally getting together
I thinks it's wonderful and how
That people are finally getting together

Don't be afraid of love
(Don't be afraid) don't be afraid
Don't be afraid to love
(Listen to me)
Everybody needs a little love
Everybody needs somebody
That they can be thinking of
So reach out

Reach out in the darkness
Reach out in the darkness
Reach out in the darkness
And you may find a friend

I think it's so groovy now
That people are finally getting together
I thinks it's wonderful and how
That people are finally getting together

I think it's so groovy now
That people are finally getting together
I thinks it's wonderful and how
That people are finally getting together

I think it's so groovy now
That people are finally getting together
I thinks it's wonderful and how
That people are finally getting together...


Mar 19, 2015

If you were born on March 21st 1956

if its your birthday here is your horoscope
every day someone thinks about you
they have more love then you will ever need
the sun in your heart still shines
allowing you to project that maternal instinct
so natural with Aries
although occaisonly crabby
that natural smile and charm
will always enable you to get ahead
money issues will have to be managed carefuly
the need for your own space may find you in the battery shop later
that call you need to make
will bring laughter plus the promise of hope for tomorrow.
Angels live forever love is forever also

SANDY BEACHES

just had the most enjoyable walk
along the cliffs as the sun shone down on us all
it been a great day weather wise
although my hearts needs a rest
few tablets to take another factor
been for myself the need to process my thoughts and prepare for
a few days away at the coast of north yorkshire
with family and friends but thats next week
Reighton sands


suddenly l am hungry


love the coulers in the skys
love the coulers as spring settles
love walking in the sand
ready to swim and paddle
walking in warmth
pondering the world

prepare
ready for my Dinner
Bye now


Mar 16, 2015

soccer` isa funny ole game init Jim`

shameful behaviour by the so called supporters on Saturday is that what you call supporting a team?..Also incidents in and around the city centre, pafhtic leaving "we shouldn’t be losing to team like Hull""...you won’t have to worry about that soon..It will be "we shouldn’t be losing to teams like Barnsley"....get real, retire the old players. Blood some new ones and bring in decent players, start the deals now, retain Poyet ...mind you also feel the commentators on the radio contribute to unrealistic ideals also lack technical knowledge to provide adequate commentary on game

as l wrote in newspaper today following blackcats worst ever premier league performance
its supposed to be entertainment
fun
not drama
crisis
emotional ruin
disaster

its football
good for econmic welfare of the area
it is nothing more then a game where 22 men run after a ball on green grass for a hour and half
nothing more then that
yet saturday l witnessed men in gangs trying to attack the manger of SFC and threatening any who did not agree with them
it all got out of propotion

not take for granted

this very day
in honour those without
l
will
not
take for granted
all that God has provided for myself

Mar 15, 2015

Pageviews by Countries

Graph of most popular countries among blog viewers
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Worst ever premier league performance

The worst ever premier league performance yesterday by . . . . .now who was it 4-0 down at half time. . .they sacked Saint Steve Bruce. . .let elmo,Macca and David Meyler go. . Oh yes THEM hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahaaaaaaa 
Sorry just could not resist

Mar 14, 2015

odd shoes odd eating odd me

I was hungry yesterday
so anyway ended up all you can eat
buffet,really regretted but just had two varied plates and a cup of chinese tea,but not what l do these days
feel like l let myself down
Also bought some shoes cheap odd sizes
yes thats correct
odd sizes
one was 8
the other was 9
l dont think l should be allowed out in public

Mar 13, 2015

Gathering the stats on the poor

‘Stop feeding homeless hot food, it’s against council hygiene rules’ – charity prosecution warning

Read more: http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk


One does worry about the way service providers get stopped feeding vulnerable people
HCC got bad reputation for this 
Along with way councils make it difficult to distribute food from food banks
And the way have to register to receive charity handouts
We serves community meal once a week half costs we raise go one Training plus 
Health and safety 

Hull City Council's environmental health officials have contacted Hull Homeless Outreach to say they are breaching food hygiene regulations by serving the food at St Mary's Church in Lowgate.

We know about rules and need to be sensible
Sometimes authority appears to put obstacle in the way 
Perhaps they don't want to know about the poor
The vulnerable
Those neglected
Forgotten

Strict rules one way of removing the issue and prevented stats about truth being gathered

Three tracks to share ...Jessie how do you always know....



Long journey today through roadworks
Also got big journeys coming up off to another country not to distant period
Try to make long journeys part of pilgrimage 
Choose moments to drive in quiet
Listen to albums
But try to catch radio often BBC 2 
Also enjoy listening to Archers bit of rural drama
In youth work encourge others to use the drive to residential as part of the pilgrimage also
Allowing each person to bring some music and talk about it share it with those in the mini bus
Great results
Encourge persons doing this too choose old record they listen to with family and perhaps parents
One they love 
Plus one that chilled
Promotes grand discussions

What would your three choices be?
They can change as well
Today it would be

Jessie "how do you always know when to call" forgotten the artist!
Street player by ...Chicago
Don Francisco.... he's alive

Mar 12, 2015

cum on U `ell.....part 15

steve bruce get`s extended contract with hull city tigers
great news
first we need to have some premier league survival that not yet a  given
here to the future
it good for the econmic welfare of the city that we have premier league status
also good for the soul as we struggle and survive at the top of football entertainment arena

Mar 11, 2015

I became a christian


I became and Christian
Invited Jesus into my life
This feeling folded my heart
Moved in me
Never left
I could bore you with the journey and this blog allows me to attempt that
But this l start
Finish
With
These feeling God in my life
Never left me

Jesu blood never failed me yet 
....never failed me yet....

Standing in the gap

A Christian charity is reportedly bringing the government to court in a case against the coalition's welfare reforms.
According to the Sunday Times, Zacchaeus 2000 (Z2K) is involved in legal challenges over the so called "bedroom tax and personal independence payments (PIP) for sick and disabled people.
It's believed the charity whose, patron includes the Archbishop of Canterbury, Most Revd Justin Welby, has also objected to the policy of requiring those seeking discretionary housing payments (DHP) to join a work scheme or move to a cheaper home.
A government source is quoted as saying: "I think the public would be surprised to learn how their money is being misspent by their charities.
Maybe they too should concentrate on transforming lives on the ground instead of using donations to attack government policies."
It's understood the Archbishop of Canterbury agreed to become a patron of Z2K on the understanding that he would not be involved in the day to day running of the charity.

So let's understand this!
Stay quiet,
The Church does not care and is seen as irrelevant.
Step into the situation support the vulnerable and the Goverment directly attacks a charity,
This is where the Church should be at the frontier of society attacking unfair and Basis polices that target those on the edges.
These issues have slipped into the mainstream and we must speak into the vacuum,
Along with standing in the gap supporting,
Speaking up, 
Being alongside,
Getting angry,
Yes there is a place for righteous anger!
Not pointing the finger,gossiping,nor sideing with the power brokers.

Mar 10, 2015

My boy is 31



My son is 31
Wow 
Who knows where the time goes 
Had piece of cake . . .he shared rest with mates. 
Hard to believe children grow up make own journeys
Best we can hope is we become friends in older life
Strange journey at times this life thing
Mind you he not got my hair

Mar 9, 2015

there an Angel watching

We ran out of gas, and the two other members of my team said, "We're dead!" I said, "No we're not—you're still talking." A young Arab who looked to be around 18 or 19 stuck his head in the window of the car. My first thought was, "He's going to shoot us." He smiled and held up a can of gasoline. After he put it in the car, he pointed at the door lock. I unlocked the door, and he got in.

For 32 minutes, he never said a single word. He pointed to where we needed to go. Just as we arrived at the border, he put his hand up. We stopped the car, and he got out. The colonel at the border checkpoint told me he had informed the Prime Minister's office that my team and I had been killed in Lebanon. They thought there was no way I could survive. He said, "How did you make it?" I started to point toward our guide, but he was gone. I believe it was an angel of the Lord who delivered us from death that day. We need our angels to be active because we are part of a crucial and mighty battle...
In the Angel bar
tonite
what will l have done to warrent
some discussion and celebration?

Mar 8, 2015

Walking swimming planning coping

Of caravanning soon
Guess where?
 anyway it's Yorkshire by the coast 
Swimming
Love swimming
Walking
Like walking
Yesterday not so good health wise
But still great to be coping
Reflecting this day
sunset coming up over the bay
It's all good
As youths often state
Actually it is all good
Thank you Jesus 
Thank you Lord

Mar 7, 2015

what that spiritual masterbation mean

what do we mean by
spiritual masterbation
it when we feel good about way our faith has
reponded
but really the responce achieves nothing
just makes us feel good

Mar 6, 2015

Problem with spiritual masterbation

The characters and the major events portrayed on The Wire are composite images reflecting the reality of Baltimore. Longtime residents of the city could provide you with the names of people bearing great resemblance to the politicians, policemen, drug dealers, dock workers, teachers and preachers portrayed in this television drama. However, what is often missed is that the creators of the show (one a former newspaper reporter in Baltimore, the other a former policeman and school teacher) are trying to convey a message about many American cities, not just Baltimore. Characters and events similar to those seen on The Wire have their counterparts in other urban areas facing the problems associated with illegal drugs and the consequences of a flawed national drug control policy. Baltimore may be the site of the gripping drama that is The Wire, but Baltimore is not the only American city that is gripped by the fallout from the war on drugs.

One of the issues for those watching with an eye on the UK is that we see so many life's destroyed by poverty plus stuff related 
The drugs are part of this scenario
The crime is part of this scenario
Along with faithlessness
Lack of funding
These are all Instituanal sins
We can pray,even dialogue,but many more in the Church run away from these issues, our faith becomes weak and shallow,pointless and irrelevent.
Fundings prevented longtime employment of many 
With a pastoral heart for the youths
Love the city
Want to proclaim its goodness
The reality is that we are disregarded
Even in the Christain world those pastoral concerns are ignored
The problems ignored
Now form apart of normal life
This is a sin an Instituanal sin,the Church is guilty of a type of spiritual masterbation where it stop having intercourse with those living plus serving the inner cities
They wish to sleep with power brokers
Not get hands dirty with real mission
Because temple need to be maintained
So real life's,lived like those close to the Wire or enviroments simiuliar become forgotten 
We point the finger and gossip about benefit culture
While we duel sin
Not resourceing those committed to the issues evident in shows like the wire

still best way

The day turned chilly
l struggled
wind was biting
l got tired
days come and gone
all seams uphill some days
but
that normal


Simple thing like a cup of Bovril
Like to
communicate
social medium one way
face-to-face
still
the best way!

Mar 4, 2015

Ice cream weather



Simple ice cream and coffe with my son Matthew
As we crowd surf at the seafront in Yorkshire
Great warm day
Nice town and great views
Looks like the fishing flets in and getting ready for spring sail
Along with. Drink also sitting to ponder life
Great old worldly place
This is spring at the seafront.

What you up too?

Mar 3, 2015

City v SFC not life or death



Tonite hull city play Sunderland in a premierleague fixture
That all it is
No one will starve
No one will die
It's fun 
Entertainment
Good for the soul to enjoy
Laugh
Appreciate skill
Not life and death
Simply is not and never had been
For the economic well being of both areas it great.
It not life or death,
Poverty,
Abuse,
Hatred,
They all go on in life.
This is simply entertainment,
It's therefor us all to enjoy
That is simply only a game of football should ever be . . Nothing more
Yes there are games of more importance
But we must never forget this simple statement
Then we can enjoy the event for all that it is!

Let the day begin


Mar 2, 2015

when the Churches of Easington get it wrong...they get it wrong

including on the playlist 12" version of born in the USA PLUS Sunny`s Doctors Orders is that Northern soul or just Pop muzic

Attended awful service last Thursday evening,
when we paint an image of the failing Church
here one to keep in the dustbin of theology
One man band, old hymns, accompanied the CD player `twixt thou sends me`
twixt not l think
then awful`Elephant man` style, pose, from the preacher
who bored everyone for the full hour
No interaction
No participation
No one else
As this guy performed.
lack of process,
Reflection,
The guy could not read the room.
ABB anything but the bible from local Churches

Vinyl surviving

still cold
in fact
freezing
but day
warm up quite well
walking later today

yesterday l travelled back in time playing some Vinyl 45 RPM  and 33 rpm as l moved from 7inch to 12 inch
thats single to longplayers already lost a few of you here,found that the sound of the Vinyl was OK mind you l had no scratchy records
as we travell and reject stuff it interesting what is being saved from our `rumble` sale of society Vinyl is still sold and several chart artists still produce Vinuyl copies of their current music,of course this is alongside CD and Downloads MP3
Vinyl will it survive the `Rumble` sale of this soicety,looking that way

The Matthew blessing,

  The Matthew blessing, May God grant us enough stupidity to believe? We can go from this place and make the world a better place, May we wi...

MAYBE WE WON`T MEET AGAIN

. . . she got a postcard in the mail
That just said Heaven,with a picture of the ocean and the beach
The simple words he wrote her
Said he loved her
How he'd hold her if his arms would reach
Wish you were here, wish you could see this place
Wish you were near,Wish I could touch your face
The weather's nice, it's paradise
It's summertime all year and there's some folks we know
They say, "Hello, "
I miss you so, wish you were here"