Tim's Bits and Pieces

I finished C.S. Lewis' "The Screwtape Letters" last night, I read it straight through in two sittings and was disappointed when it was over. You should go straight to the library and get it out, or buy if you want, I've got the library's copy, but I'll be keeping my eye out for a copy I can add to my bookcase. This book would have to be one of the best books I've read in the last couple of years. (Admittedly if your not a Christian you may not enjoy it as much, but it is still probably worth a read)

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This blog is not tested on animals. :-)

"You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom: when men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it, my carpenters will build a gallows. You may follow your custom. And then we will follow ours."

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This is interesting (Yes, it is Safe For Work, it's a news article) I do agree that it is not really appropriate for a male doctor to be "rubbing" his female patient's breasts, but why would the 31 year old women in the article keep going back if she felt it was such a problem? It is implied in the article that she was more than a little uncomfortable with it, but she continued going to the same dentist fully expecting that sort of thing to happen (by the sound of it).

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This is an interesting site I came across Today.

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I found this entertaining short story by Ellis Butler a few weeks back and thought I'd share it. It's a great classic piece of satire against bureaucracy, and is available from Project Gutenberg