Christopher John Myers

The Royal Wedding may be old (ish) news, but am I the only one still a bit embarrassed that the Archbishop of Canterbury didn’t have a scrub up, a shave, or a hair and beard cut for the occasion? He looks like he is – a professor … a slightly dotty professor. But that’s not really why he irritates me – I just think, am sure, that he’s the wrong man for the job. Why?   Where do I start? He’s an academic of the most rarefied kind and these people are not natural man-in-the-street communicators – a critical qualification, I would argue, for the head of the Church of England.   Some of his speeches and lectures are so complex, you’ll need a PhD in theology or philosophy to understand them. See here for an example – what IS he on about? 'Cloven Tongues' lecture. But he’s not working as a professor!   He’s the Archbishop of Canterbury!   So why not start being the leader of the Church of England and pack in the former job altogether?   There’s far too much proper...

The Royal Wedding may be old (ish) news, but am I the only one still a bit embarrassed that the Archbishop of Canterbury didn’t have a scrub up, a shave, or a hair and beard cut for the occasion?  He looks like he is – a professor … a slightly dotty professor. But that’s not really why he irritates me – I just think, am sure, that he’s the wrong man for the job. Why?   Where do I start? He’s an academic of the most rarefied kind and these people are not natural man-in-the-street communicators – a critical qualification, I would argue, for the head of the Church of England.   Some of his speeches and lectures are so complex, you’ll need a PhD in theology or philosophy to understand them. See here for an example – what IS he on about? 'Cloven Tongues' lecture. But he’s not working as a professor!   He’s the Archbishop of Canterbury!   So why not start being the leader of the Church of England and pack in the former job altogether?   There’s far too much ...

I'm still grumbling about how newspapers and magazines routinely Photoshop female models, so their legs are sometimes double length. Of course, it's not JUST the media.  Product manufacturers do it too. Just look at this whacky image of a poor malformed girl on the pack of a pack of Kelloggs Special Kay! Just look at the length of  'Special Kay's' arms; especially her left arm! Those legs are at least 50% longer than they should be. Here's my original posting: http://chrisjmyers.blogspot.com/2011/03/revenge-of-8ft-9inch-model.html

It isn’t every day that a motorcycle is welcomed into a church … but that is exactly what happened on Sunday May 11 when I visited Bexhill on Sea for the unveiling of a Heritage Trail Blue Plaque. It was a happy, ‘synchronous’ happening because I worship at a St Barnabas church (in Purley, Surrey) and the unveiling was at St Barnabas, Bexhill.   But there was another, mor important, connection … to an illustrious ‘predecessor’ of mine: the multi-talented Canon Basil Davies, BA to whom the Blue Plaque was dedicated.   (I take liberties using the term ‘predecessor’ – see later). But, back to the point of this blog - allow me to explain.   In 1975 I started work at my dream job as a reporter on Motor Cycle Weekly, a newspaper for motorcycle enthusiasts.   It was a terrific opportunity to mix business and pleasure. And there was plenty of worldwide travel. At the time I was only dimly aware that ‘Motor Cycle Weekly’ had an illustrious past, but gradually lear...