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Hi, I'm Gareth J M Saunders, 39 years old, 6' 4", married to Jane, father of 3 boys (twins and singleton), I'm a priest in the Scottish Episcopal Church and have a passion for Mahjong, Psion PDAs and web design.
I am employed as the Assistant Information Architect / Web Manager at the University of St Andrews.
My main interests are HTML, CSS (inc. frameworks), jQuery, Information Architecture and Agile development.
This is my second, less formal blog.
Category Archives: General
A confession
I saw an advert for Pantene that told me that their shampoo gives you “colour protection”. I’m going to be honest here. I have no idea what colour protection is in shampoo. Are there some people whose hair turns monochrome … Continue reading
The Hell Centre
When I was a young child I thought that the building where you visited the doctor was called “The Hell Centre”. It wasn’t that I had a particularly negative view of the medical profession: my mum was a nursing sister … Continue reading
Pork and apple
Why is it always pork and apple, why is it never the other way round: apple and pork? I mean, you get pork chops and apple sauce. You get pork and apple sausages. But you never get apple pie and … Continue reading
BBC Radio 1′s longest show ever with Chris Moyles and Comedy Dave for Comic Relief
I’ve been really enjoying Chris Moyles and Comedy Dave on BBC Radio 1 for the last 40+ hours, not that I’ve been listening to it all, raising money for Comic Relief. Much respect. This screenshot above amused me, from the … Continue reading
A short-sighted way to save some money
It occurred to me the other day that I don’t need to switch on the bathroom light when I go for a shower. I’m myopic: short-sighted; for those who can read these things, my last glasses prescription was this: … Continue reading
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Spoons: my Dad was right
When I was younger, like most kids, I might be asked set the table for breakfast. Easy! Bowl first, side plate to the left, glass to the right, spoon above it and knife on the plate. Done! “Can I go … Continue reading
We don’t want that now!
A couple of days ago I bought a couple of brushes: a toilet brush and a broom. I know! I live the rock ‘n’ roll dream. When I got home I went out into the back garden with Reuben and … Continue reading
Not indicative of wider trends in society
A couple of fabulous tweets this evening from my work colleague @doctorvee about this page on the BBC News website with the title “Pension age workers on the rise says [Office of National Statistics]“: Even by the standards of BBC … Continue reading
Gaddafi
This situation in Libya with Colonel Gaddafi is interesting; disturbing, but also interesting. One word comes to mind: ‘delusional’. Actually two words: ‘delusional’ and ‘fashion nightmare’, but I digress. There is a fascinating interview with him conducted by the BBC’s … Continue reading
Panic buying
During periods of particularly inclement weather you often hear reports of people ‘panic buying’. But they always end up buying sensible things. Like too much bread and milk. Or 200 toilet rolls. That doesn’t sound like panic to me. “Panic … Continue reading
