DC and Marvel

No, I am not doing a comparison, I’m not pitting the two franchises against one another – the title is merely reference to how both had an impact on my day. To begin with, as part of the original plan, my wife, daughter and I journeyed to the O2 Arena in London to see the […]

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Vaccinations, Autism and the ‘Link’

With my previous post I discussed the dangers of abandoning medical practices in favour of faith healing. This time, I’m taking a deeper look at the supposed link between vaccination and autism, whether there is in fact a link, plus whether or not it should be considered wise to deter people from seeking vaccinations for […]

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Faith Healing – The Return

Some time ago I confronted David Tee of Theology Archaeology about an article on faith healing. We had quite the robust discussion, where I found his use of data to be misleading. He has since returned to this subject on a few occasions, but my experience has taught me that discussing virtually any subject with […]

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Family Time

It isn’t too often these days that my immediate family and I get to gather –  but lately, we had such an opportunity, following a get-together on the south coast – Rockley Park, in Dorset, not far from Poole. It’s funny – this time last year the family was up in Scotland, nearly as far […]

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Fanboy Down!

OMG OMG OMG OMG! Just so we’re clear… OMG OMG OMG! If you haven’t already heard, Sir Patrick Stewart, legendary actor, famous for the role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation, is going to reprise the role in a new Star Trek show! Can I just say…. Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Vegas Baby! In Dream Form…

Yeah… I didn’t really go to Vegas. I dreamed my wife, daughter and I did, a trip which included attending a Star Trek convention, a pool party and a visit to a perfume shop. It also included wrapping myself up in a Manchester United towel (I would never do that!) and discovering that sales staff […]

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