There Was An Old Lady

Remember I was talking about old time stuff??  You don’t have to remember, that’s the kind of guy I am.  Yet if that’s the kind of guy I am, then my sister is twice the kind of guy I am, which is of course interesting seeing as though she cannot biologically be a guy.  In […]

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Consider Yourself … A Preamble

Recently I was writing about the kind of environment conducive to genuine praise and genuine community engagement in the light of the ‘spiritual covering’ practice.  Read it for yourself by clicking for part one and part two. One aspect of the argument was about how we’re more likely to be ourselves when we’re at home.  […]

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Abby Birthday

Abigail Elizabeth Danielle Dryden. The initials were deliberately set to be a constant reminder of the most beautiful woman in the world.  Thank God so far Abigail herself has been such a tremendous blessing in our lives that she will undoubtedly be recognised as the most beautiful woman in someone else’s world. It was 3:27am […]

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He Ain’t Heavy …

It’s funny in a lot of ways.  I mean the kind of funny that makes me chuckle whimsically and somewhat ruefully. For years I’ve desired to be near my brother to be a physical presence in his life encouraging him to pursue all those things of which I know him to be capable.  In all […]

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For My Mum

What kind of son am I?  Not a good one, evidently.  Here we have the nerve centre for the online thinking and blogging on everything to do with the life of Christopher Dryden  There are blogs regaling my brother, there are blogs regaling my sister, there are blogs regaling my father, there are blogs regaling […]

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