What is in Kelvin's Head?

New Year Predictions 2015

01/01/2015
Here are my New Year Predictions for 2015
1. Those who voted YES in the Scottish Referendum will continue to behave as though they won. This may be unhelpful.
2. Those who voted NO in the Scottish Referendum will continue to behave as thought he referendum never happened. This may be unhelpful.
3. There will, I fear, be a Tory Prime Minister at the end of 2015.
4. The Liberal Democrats will retain 10 – 14 seats in the House of Commons.
5. Nick Clegg will lose his seat and be Lord Clegg by the end of the year.
6. The Labour Party will not be led by a Milliband by the end of the year.
7. The Church of Scotland will begin a new procedure under the barrier act to determine whether to accept ministers in same-sex partnerships who are married (ie not merely in Civil Partnerships).
8. There will be legal victories for those seeking to extend Civil Partnerships to straight couples.
9. Elizabeth Warren will become a household name.
10. (Some) straight liberals will lead the charge (such as it is) for (something less than) LGBT equality, (sometimes). Believe it or not, I’m excited by this and it is an improvement. [Remember that in 2011 I predicted that “No straight liberal in the church will feel the need to sacrifice anything at all for the gay friends they purport to support.” Things are changing a bit].
11. Advances in e-learning in churches.
New Year Predictions

7 responses to “Solstice”

Kimberly

21/06/2007

Blue woad, Kelvin.

(perhaps with a dash of white wine vinegar?)

And it is not the virgin per se that is sacrificed.

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kelvin

22/06/2007

Ah, now I see what he really wanted the vinegar for.

Keep those suggestions coming.

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chris

22/06/2007

Naked, with sprigs of bog myrtle ( to keep away the midges). We did same in Edinburgh Botanics – lovely calm evening, affronted heron (too many people at bedtime) – and nae midges!

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kelvin

22/06/2007

Chris, the image of you naked in the Edinburgh Bots complete with affronted heron will stay with me for quite a while. Glad you enjoyed it, but no idea how you got away with it.

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asphodeline

22/06/2007

I love Solstice. Broomstick, wand and something warming to drink!! Naked isn’t so good when there are midges about of course 🙂

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chris

22/06/2007

I realised what I’d said just after hitting ‘post’ – but glad it went through. We aim to amuse …

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Andrew

22/06/2007

I think that Canon 17b in the Cof E requires Deans to go to Stonehenge on 2ist June. Having fought a running battle with the local constabulary, they then recite the ‘Quinque Vult’ and there is a retiring collection for the Bishop of Salisbury. Then all face west and exchange the Peace with hippies etc before wishing them well on their journey to Glastonbury for the real liturgy of the year.
Kelvin , your penance in the rain and the presentation of wine-vinegar to the stranger means that the Summer Solstice will now be commemorated as St Kelvins’ Day – assuming the Faith and Order Board approve.

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