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Category Archives: Revelations
Evil stalks the streets
There is a song by the incomparable Laurie Anderson titled “Gravity’s Angel”. I can’t remember the thrust of the song, knowing Lauries material probably her grandmother eating a yam in Belize, but the main issue is that the title gives … Continue reading
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The Story of the Stick
During the splash of Arctic weather we’ve been having I’ve taken to using a stick to prevent eye to icy pavement incidents. I’m also not a fast walker at the best of times and downright cowardly on slippery surfaces. I … Continue reading
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“Eenglish Meen, They lacka paashion.”
The words thundered from the mouth of an attractive Italian woman round the dinner table last night. As the only Englishman there, the only other man being Welsh, I suppose I should have jumped in to defend my fellow men. … Continue reading
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Where do you start?
One of the reasons I don’t “do” politics here usually is that it’s such a complex subject and as I get older I’m wary of the semantic straw men we use in place of thought, it also doesn’t get the … Continue reading
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Jazz at the Angling Club
My loathing of Jazz, though more drama queen than principle, is well known. A jazz concert seems to consist of solo, clap, solo, clap, ad nauseam. It has the visual consistency of seals being thrown fish for tricks. At the … Continue reading
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Things that never should happen.
Yesterday started at a funeral for an old school friend and ended with me having enjoyed a jazz concert. Both of these things I never hoped to see. In reality the day ended at around quarter to eleven with your … Continue reading
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The wisdom of the hill.
Half way home up a rainy west hill, trailing a snake of 2 pints and half a carafe of wine, is where wisdom strikes, and the worst thing is is the realisation that by the time you reach your front … Continue reading
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A correction.
Yesterday I said of the new Bob Dylan album “I would admit that the latest album is not, for someone of my generation, Highway 61”. I lied, last track disc two, up there with “Desolation Row”. I’ve listened to it … Continue reading
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The problem of really talented people.
With my commercial hat on today I did a bit of writing for a client, the usual stuff; “gawk in awe at the quality of our product and slickness of service” and so forth. In my early twenties I suffered … Continue reading
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Listening, not as good as you would think.
I was never a good listener, too “me, me” for that, then a few years ago I found “listening as a weapon” was a great way to win arguments so I learnt to listen, not well, but enough for my … Continue reading
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