Welcome, welcome!
Did you have a nice day?
Yes? Oh, how lovely. I am delighted.
Me? Ah, thank you very much. A splendid day it was.
The more as a couple of minutes ago I happened to read one abstract of the Progress Report on Human Civilisation.
Okay, they may have chosen another title, but after reading you will agree that my title is surpassing theirs. Just go on, read it.
And as soon as you have finished, let's altogether lean back and enjoy the rest of this wonderful day.
The Peace of the Night.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Monday, January 14, 2008
Do you speak Guernésiais?
While I was enjoying a "postless weekend", Jams O'Donnell has been pretty productive.
All three postings are very interesting, and therefore recommended:
One about a Hadrian expedition in London, the doors to which will be opened in July;
one about attempts to save a language most of us would not even have known it exists;
one poison cabinet story about a considered coup which, for a change, did not happen.
Jams, your host at The Poor Mouth will be glad to welcome you and answer your comments.
All three postings are very interesting, and therefore recommended:
One about a Hadrian expedition in London, the doors to which will be opened in July;
one about attempts to save a language most of us would not even have known it exists;
one poison cabinet story about a considered coup which, for a change, did not happen.
Jams, your host at The Poor Mouth will be glad to welcome you and answer your comments.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Embedded perversion
Today, leafing through one of my Moleskines, following entry - although almost four years old - again let my blood boil:
"The attack began shortly after 6:00 a.m. on March 20th, 2003"
Self-promoting ad on ABC, March19th, 2003:
AS IT HAPPENS
New
technology
will bring war
to your living
room
"The attack began shortly after 6:00 a.m. on March 20th, 2003"
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Gene-rosity? Cui bono?!
Shortly after my visit at (the herewith recommended) Postman Patel where I "stumbled upon" the link to my latest post I "stumbled upon" this.
Oh, well, reading carefully what I portioned into this evening's three posts you will surely find ...
The Peace of the Night. :)
Oh, well, reading carefully what I portioned into this evening's three posts you will surely find ...
The Peace of the Night. :)
"Pearls" before the swine?
From the Monsanto-pigs to the wheat and soya prices.
May I remind you of we are still on the topic (worldwide) food-monopoly?
Thank you very much. :)
May I remind you of we are still on the topic (worldwide) food-monopoly?
Thank you very much. :)
Rather a Dandy than a pig
Well, Brummel, d'Orsay, Baudelaire, Barbey d'Aurevilly, Wilde and des Esseintes (the protagonist in Huysman's À Rebours) kept me busy for a while.
A work about Dandysm in the English and the French literature of the late 19th century.
Work? Rather a pleasure; except for those moments, minutes, hours a chosen word, a phrase, a metapher would not fit, or a smooth transition to the next aspect not be found. At times, no doubt, the master in the devil's kitchen would have demonically smiled about this polite blogger knowing so many wonderful swearwords. :)
By the way, although Dandysm is pronounced dead, when reading this or that detail I'd immediately think of this and that contemporary.
And now - with thanks to the Monty Pythons - for something completely different: Pigs.
to be definitively continued
A work about Dandysm in the English and the French literature of the late 19th century.
Work? Rather a pleasure; except for those moments, minutes, hours a chosen word, a phrase, a metapher would not fit, or a smooth transition to the next aspect not be found. At times, no doubt, the master in the devil's kitchen would have demonically smiled about this polite blogger knowing so many wonderful swearwords. :)
By the way, although Dandysm is pronounced dead, when reading this or that detail I'd immediately think of this and that contemporary.
And now - with thanks to the Monty Pythons - for something completely different: Pigs.
to be definitively continued
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