This is a web blog that will document and enable comment while in Spain as an associate missionary with European Christian Mission for 7 months.

Friday, February 24, 2006

Cold!!!!!

Wed 22nd Feb the day seemed to get colder and colder. Had my second experience of eating at a Cambridge College. This time Selwyn. One of the older colleges in Cambridge. A huge big dining area, if you've seen any of the Harry Potter movies, that's the picture. Always a top table for the fellows. What are the fellows? Odd Fellows, mainly. Academics who live in a different world to the rest of the world.

If you've gone to a College, which Will, who I've been hanging out with has, then you're always welcome. Just don't walk on the manicured grass quadrangle! It makes me laugh when I remember what we used to do in the same piece of turf at Moore College. Cricket being the only mentionable one here!

After dinner we went to see Cambridge University play a Welsh side called Spoona.

Anyone know any decent Spoonerisms? Add them in the comments.

Went with Will, and an American bloke called Eric who is here doing study on the Theology of Sport. Interesting. He previously has done one the Theology of Humour.

The Jewish people are good at humour, but not so big on sport, especially golf. There is only one golf course in the whole of Israel. Many reading this will sympathize with their attitude towards this noble game. A ruin of a good walk!

The bloke on the PA apologized for the weather. I didn't know God had an English accent, though it didn't surprise me that he was at the rugby!

Thur 23rd Feb pay dirt! Or should I say snow. It's snowing! There is some consolation for the cold in snow. It snowed most of the morning. Which added to the excitement of the bike ride into Cambridge. Snow blinded. Not by the reflection of the sun of the snow, flakes getting in the eyes. Extra traffic and the English, well they say Mad Dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun, which I'm sure is true, but they also go out early in the morning, in the snow, with less on than in the rain! Ladies riding to work, in tartan skirts, no beanies and apparently oblivious to the fact that it is cold, very cold and snowing!

Progressing well on Pontius Pilate.

Fri 24th of Feb I have been able to 'wash my hands of PP' this morning. That's Pontius Pilate for any who were beginning to wondering about the last time you shook my hand and whether I washed my hands previously to today...

Hoping to take half a day off and go to Stratford -Upon- Avon. Catch up with Will and his whereabouts, catch the Arthur Miller play 'The Crucible' and see a bit o the ol' Dart like. Hope you all have good weekends. See you on Monday.

2 Comments:

Blogger dafydd said...

Hi Jim,

In case you are confused as to who this is, this is Dave Mc. Since you're in England, I couldn't resist using some sort of old celtic name...

I'm no good at spoonerisms myself, I'm afraid....leave that up to mum and dad.

You sound really busy at the moment though. Good to hear that your studies are progressing well, and hope to hear more of that and your adventures in England (and Spain) as they come up.

Dave M

9:22 AM

 
Blogger Jim said...

Hi all, Que Tal? Tanja, tell us about Welsh Spooning, never heard of it.

Thanks for all the Spoonerism. One of my favourite clean spoonerisms is our queer old dean.

Thanks for the McGowen Clan contributions. I have heard G. K. was a bit sparse on his sources. He was a journalist after all - sorry Lairdy. He did say something witty about journalism - consists largley in saying "Lord Jones Died" to people who never knew Lord Jones was alive.

Now about the office shenanigans- Rosco and Wendal, I've told Shirley, so behave. I'll have a hamburger with the lot Rosco while your there. Hope your wearing your shearers singlet into work every now and then. It's something I miss here. A lot of the people in the Tyndale library come into to study in a suit and tie! Seriously! I had the trakkie dacks on the other day and got a few sidewides glances...what's going on there!

8:25 AM

 

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