Blog Feedback - November

Here's a few of the more curious comments left on my blog over the last calendar month. All of these are anonymous, so I have no idea who left them. Not a clue. Some of these make a bit of sense, but only some ...

"It's like you read my thoughts! You seem to grasp a lot approximately this, like you wrote the e-book in it or something. I think that you could do with some percent to force the message home a little bit, but instead of that, this is magnificent blog. A great read. I will definitely be back."

"Greetings! I've been reading your blog for some time now and finally got the courage to go ahead and give you a shout out from Atascocita Tx! Just wanted to say keep up the good work!" 

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"Pretty nice post. I simply stumbled upon your weblog and wished to mention that I've really enjoyed browsing your weblog posts. In any case I'll be subscribing to your feed and I'm hoping you write again very soon!"


"I visited many blogs but the audio quality for audio songs existing at this website is genuinely fabulous." Gee thanks ... uh, there aren't any audio files on this site... :)

"Hey there! I know this is kinda off topic but I'd figured I'd ask. Would you be interested in trading links or maybe guest authoring a blog post or vice-versa? My blog covers a lot of the same subjects as yours and I think we could greatly benefit from each other. If you might be interested feel free to send me an email. I look forward to hearing from you! Awesome blog by the way!" Wow, thanks. If only this message wasn't left anonymously... how can I possibly send you an email if you don't leave me an address? 

D is for Dali

Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, 1st Marquess of Dalí de Púbol, known professionally as Salvador Dalí,was a prominent Spanish artist.

He could be extremely surreal in his life as well as through his work. Here's one bizarre example (there are lots to choose from!):

• In 1936, he delivered a lecture titled "Fantomes paranoiaques athentiques" ("Authentic paranoid ghosts") while dressed in a deep sea diving suit, carrying a billiard cue and walking a pair of Russian wolfhounds. Apparently he nearly suffocated during the presentation, as Dalí had to be rescued by the young poet David Gascoyne, who arrived with a spanner to release him from the diving helmet.

How Bizarre!

Ooh baby,
(ooh baby)
It's making me crazy,
(it's making me crazy)
Every time I look around
(Look around)
Every time I look around
(Every time I look around)
Every time I look around
It's in my face
(from 'How Bizarre' by OMC, written by Alan Jansson and Pauly Fuemana)

I spend a great deal of my time at work dealing with bizarre issues - you know, those occasions where something suddenly goes wrong for unexplained reasons. You reboot the PC and it works fine, with no explanation as to what happened earlier. No-one seems to know why the computer did what it did; it just 'went wrong'.

So, when the boss asks you to explain and you try to get to the bottom of the issue, to diagnose the problem, no-one can give you any answers. There's no good solid reason - even the 'experts' often say are stumped, saying that the problem isn't reproducible! It often ends up as a totally unexplainable phenomenon. Something that really is beyond comprehension... How bizarre! How bizarre, how bizarre...

In this 21st Century world, we are taught to seek answers. There is an answer to all things, they say. After all, isn't that what our scientists do, to seek to comprehend our world? Well, there's a gap between what we know and what we don't - usually, that's where Christians live in faith. However, that doesn't always make things easier. One quotation I read recently says "Faith makes things possible, not easy."

As I continue to explore my personal faith, I find myself straying ever further from the shallow end of my experience, encouraged to wade a bit deeper... As I do so, some of the more crazy things that occur in my life begin to slowly make more sense. Every aspect of my life starts to become increasingly spiritually relevant. Things take on a whole new meaning - and thus I am beginning to get a few answers to some long-term issues in my life. I still can't comprehend it all - however I am getting there. How bizarre!

Passing understanding is his boundless love,
More than I can ever comprehend,
Jesus, in his mercy, left his throne above,
All to be my Saviour and my friend.

Higher than the stars that reach eternity,
Broader than the boundaries of endless space,
Is the boundless love of God that pardoned me;
O the wonder of his grace!
SASB 52, 3rd verse and chorus (Howard Davies)