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...
"Out of the strong came forth weakness,
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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?
ReplyDeletehey george, we were off-line whilst moving in to the new place
ReplyDeletegetting 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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