I had no idea this blog was still here, I rather thought someone might have deleted it by now.

So what I have been up to, I hear you ask? Well, I have managed to give up peal ringing, which is a Good Thing. Although I don't ring during the school term time, I have rediscovered the value of attending local practices from time to time, where one's efforts are more appreciated than at the 12 bell tower near here... Apparently, there is little point in the occasional maximus ringer like me turning up, unless I know all the special methods inside out. Right now, I am struggling to even remember the standard 8 surprise major, let alone some of the complex stuff that the local mega-ringers* are aspiring to!

I notice from reading some of my earlier posts that I blogged about membership of the ASCY, a selective London ringing societies of which I am member (after my attempts to join the SRCY met with failure). One of the two people I blacklisted has now been elected - serves me right for not attending recent meetings.

During my absence from the blogsphere, I also managed to get into a bit of a row with the editor of the Ringing World, which (for those of you who are not familiar with it) is probably one of the top 10 weekly ringing periodicals. Apparently, some people like their names to appear in this publication after ringing a peal or a quarter peal. I feel this is unnecessary self-publicity, and would much prefer more articles on grass-roots ringing around the country. Unfortunately, it seems that I have no control over whether or not my name appears after a performance, something I am not happy about.

* There are really only two mega-ringers at GSM; I use the term here loosely