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Those clever people at Utata have done some clever computer stuff to take photos from flickr and present them nicely in an annual photo essay project, Utata speaks . Here's my essay " A family holiday in France ".

Lots of photos of France

Barn wall Originally uploaded by paulmorriss Click this picture and then feel free to browse some more. My France set .

Top Gear and road signs

The Top Gear have recently asked for examples of silly road signs. One that amuses me are the "Think Bike" road signs: What are you supposed to do if you're riding a bike and you come across one? Spend a few seconds considering how fortunate you are to be riding a bike when all around you almost everyone else is in their metal cages? Check that you've turned the choke off? That you've switched the fuel switch away from reserve? If you ride a bike sometimes, but you're in a car when you see it, there's a chance that you may forget you're in a car and nod to the bike coming the other way, or try to squeeze through a gap that's too wide for a car. Still, I'm glad that the car drivers are thinking of us.

Doctor Who/Shopping List

Doctor Who/Shopping List Originally uploaded by paulmorriss What happens when you mix some Doctor Who fridge magnets with shopping list fridge magnets

Ebay feedback

My Ebay feedback is now greater than my age. I don't know if that's significant. In case you're wondering what my age is, my feedback is the answer to life the universe and everything.

Online Church book review

I've just read a booklet called " Online Church ? First Steps Towards Virtual Incarnation", by Mark Howe. It is published by Grove Books, who's tagline is "Not the last word... but often the first". Mark has been involved in St Pixels, an online church , which you can find at stpixels.com . He writes, "St Pixels is one of the older and larger online churches, so it is likely that all online churches will face many of the issues that St Pixels has encountered". He describes the profile of the participants, gathered via a survey. The typical "member" of St Pixels is a British female in her forties with experience of church leadership. Although it is an online church from time to time the members organise meetings amongst themselves. Like any church , in order to stop things descending into chaos, some leadership is necessary. A management team of eight people runs St Pixels. I could tell you more, but that would mean that you might ...