Archives for 2017

Opposing shoes was a strange way to start a lifelong career of protest, but romance comes in pairs.

In some valleys the rivers run as a single flow, one route going somewhere which then splits and take off in different directions.

An inexperienced river kayaker could get lost on the first experience of such a fork, but just as often would add an adventure to their lives.

We are told about all sorts of rules as children, well most children are, and as we grow up there are very few rules we ever actively think about.

When seeking freedom, stay away from the track.

Say that again. You can say that again. You said it. 

I like the scarf you are wearing. 

I will not go out and buy another one just like it.

Tasting tenses turned around for inspection by the charioteers of hope. 

We are destined to choose. 

Seek shade in the hot sun and waves will crumble on the sand.

Willingly leading lives.

Waiting for the envelope to arrive.

It was purple.

Not sure how they could read the address, making it hard for the delivery person.

The handwriting was ornate and stylized as if the writer were designing a typeface.

The pleasure of receiving this flat platter of a physical object was so great, it was easy to forget the message and just enjoy the flowing script. 

In a few words a lot was said. 

On one sheet of purple paper a new world opened up.
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Ballet and classical dance in the morning, tango at night.

Rigid rules seemed relaxing to some, they helped avoid the need to make decisions.

Semolina flour could be a substitute for something. 

Non-stick parking meters a substitute for something else. 

Wearing a cape has long given the wearer a sense of supreme capabilities. 

We can be dancing in clothes fit for life.

We calmly announce that there will not be a test after this reading.

Thank you.
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Dipoles and cathode ray tubes, finding the anode…what’s that you may say, well it was a hobby type of thing and allowed many a pirate radio station – read unlicensed – to go on the air. Long ago. About 35 years ago.

We enjoy a lack of monopolies in many things in many countries. 

Watch out for their creation again as they were breeding grounds for appalling service, high prices and frustration. Also the home of “safe jobs” however minimal and appalling the work delivered was; jobs that were secure but as boring and soul-destroying as watching cheese grow mold. 

So there is good reason to salute creativity and visit an art gallery…on your own terms.