the emotional blackmailers handbook

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 !

Sunday, October 15, 2006

above the entrance to the v&a is a quotation from sir joshua reynolds ...

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"... the excellence of every art must consist in the complete accomplishment of its purpose" i couldn't have put it better mys...

saint william morris in his best trowzers

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... left-overs from a golden age when fine wimmin were two-a-penny

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... we could cut out the best bits, dear, and carpet the whole flat ...

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... 'twould look nice in our bathroom ...

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... and if its sunday, then it must be bath night !

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a wonderful book, from a wonderful bookshop

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i've been hooked since i read the heading of chapter one ... "never talk to strangers" the image on the cover of bulgakov'...
Friday, October 13, 2006

every painter in the world must be jealous at this time of year

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no cycling after twisting my knee at work ... so a nice sunset at clapham junction after a thirteen hour day

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Thursday, October 12, 2006

home early ... computered, drank, dozed ... woke to find the daylight fading

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Wednesday, October 11, 2006

portslade beach ... i had twenty minutes to spare before my customer opened her shop, so i took a walk here ...

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... its fascinating how young gulls learn to fend for themselves in such barren looking spaces

? arenaria interpres ? ... whatever ! in it's search for food, this little bird overturns pebbles which probably weigh more than itself

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after the high tides and storms, the upper shelf of the beach is littered with "stuff"

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how many events and changes formed this pebble ?

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i go cross-eyed trying to think how mud turns into rock and then becomes a pebble

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Tuesday, October 10, 2006

it's anorak time on the bluebell line (1)

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it's anorak time on the bluebell line (2)

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it's anorak time on the bluebell line (3)

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it's anorak time on the bluebell line (4)

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it's anorak time on the bluebell line (5)

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