of the seven deadly sins, the eighth and worst by far is emotional blackmail ... the diligent practise of this subtle and ancient art creates a constantly evolving darwinistic moral vacuum in which the brightest new manipulative ideas and stratagems flourish ... and which only you, or i, can fill !
Monday, May 26, 2008
the illustrated autobiography: chapter one ... born under a bad sign
"Out of the strong came forth weakness, Out of the lion came forth sweetness..."
My boyhood is steeped in treacle...and the love of its lavish tins...but I didn't come across the 'black treacle' until I visited a middle-class home...a superior product, and a superior tin...imagine my shame...
I buy golden syrup at some expense here, one of those little expat weaknesses. I find it so hard to throw the tins out, I can't believe something of such rare beauty can be so commonplace. But we have as many golden syrup pen and pencil holders as we can cope with...
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"Out of the strong came forth weakness,
Out of the lion came forth sweetness..."
My boyhood is steeped in treacle...and the love of its lavish tins...but I didn't come across the 'black treacle' until I visited a middle-class home...a superior product, and a superior tin...imagine my shame...
Did you get my message?...or was there a technical problem?
hey george, we were off-line whilst moving in to the new place
getting back on-line was a short saga involving at leat eleven bt employees in at least three countries
six degrees of separation doesn't work in the bt information tree
I buy golden syrup at some expense here, one of those little expat weaknesses. I find it so hard to throw the tins out, I can't believe something of such rare beauty can be so commonplace. But we have as many golden syrup pen and pencil holders as we can cope with...
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