Archive for the 'religion' Category

Black and Gold

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

For the past few days, I’ve had this song stuck in my head. I’ve been trying to work out why. Something about the beat, something about the chorus line… it just drew me in. Hypnotic.
now i’m looking for a reason why
you even set my world into motion
OK, so the proverbial ‘what is the meaning of […]

So this is Easter…

Friday, March 21st, 2008

.. and what have you done? Hang on, wrong song. Similar idea though, given that yesterday I was queried regarding the origins of Easter, and my thoughts on it. Some people find it odd that I do not see it as the time to celebrate Christ’s death and resurrection - similar to the reaction to […]

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today…

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

The eagerly anticipated wedding of Megan & Josh took place a short while back (yes, this is the Josh of paintball fame) in the beautiful Chinese Gardens of Friendship in Darling Harbour.
The weather of the past week reminded me of the weather in the days leading up the wedding: it was quite wet. Not quite […]

Christmas: the real deal

Saturday, December 30th, 2006

There are two questions commonly asked of me around this time of the year:
1. Fradam, how did you get so tall!?
2. Fradam, why don’t you celebrate Christmas like everyone else?
The answer to at least one of these questions is simple: drink lots of milk.
The other question however, is vastly more complex, primarily arising from most […]