Friday, March 30, 2012

JUSTICE MUST BE SEEN TO BE DONE

I am still awaiting your reply, Anna?

By the way, did you hear about that student who has been jailed for writing offensive comments on Twitter? (perhaps I should have said 'tweeting' to be in with the jargon)

Now there's an example of British Justice at its best, I am sure you will agree. You can't have people going around saying whatever they want. All these 'civil liberty' whingers banging on about Free Speech - yes, we do have Free Speech but  (to paraphrase George Orwell) some speech is freer than others. And who better to arbitrate than one of her Majesty's Judges? (Noblesse oblige and all that). In fact anyone who 'tweets' that they disagree with the sentence should be arrested immediately and brought to book.

I heard some 'Human Rights' loony on the wireless saying that - although he condemned as vicious, malevolent, offensive, the comments made by this nasty young man - anyone should be free to express an opinion, however disrespectful, insulting, disgraceful, outrageous.. because that is what 'free speech' is about. And if you start saying that some things are 'okay' while others are not, then what you have is not 'free speech' but 'privilege speech'. He said, as long as you do not use physical violence against a person then you ought to be able to express your opinion;  similarly others must have the same freedom to challenge that opinion.

Is he mad?

This is not what we signed up to the Magna Carta for, all those years ago, is it?

Now, I don't suppose you have heard of the Magna Carta, Anna. So here is a succinct explanation of the major points by Stanley Holloway.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wu-iVp0Rsw


(pay particular attention to the last two lines)


Hope to hear from you soon

George

Monday, March 26, 2012

THE CASTLE IN THE PYRENEES

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Oh Anna - please beware of this woman Gerda. I think I know her. Is she late forties? Red hair with green streaks?  Rather large hands? Tobacco-stained fingers - with chipped nails?

I had her once (in one of my groups I mean) and she is trouble. She preys on vunerable young ladies - especially if they are foreign (like yourself)

If she offers to show you her portfolio - refuse.

Now as regards our little holiday. Circumstances make it necessary for me to get away as quickly as possible (I won't bore you with details). And to this end I propose to catch a train on Wednesday. So please contact me (I have an arrangement with the lady who runs the hotel to use her 'hot spot' - so you can e mail me).

These plans may, of course, change - if so I will let you know.

Sorry for all this uncertainty - but you know that is how my roller-coaster of a life runs. (just realised that's not a good metaphor: I mean you don't want 'uncertainty' if you go for a ride on a roller-coaster! Still, you know what I mean.)

Anyway, I have much to do, so I will say au revoir.

Looking forward to our re-union.

George

 

Friday, March 23, 2012

A fly in ointment

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Now then Georgie there is fly stuck in ointment of coming weekend.

What is occurring is this. My friend Gerda  - with huge chest and strong leaning to left (politically this is to say) - is wanting me to go on ‘Demo’ in the city London next Sunday.

I say to her – I do not go on the demos except once in Stockholm which is about censorship but we do not wish to explore up that passageway at the moment.

Gerda say – this is important since it to do with student fees and we get up minibus which college pay for and besides demo only take hour and half maybe – after that we have party. Also we stay night in hostel of the YMCA and I can share with her a room.

I explain her that I have plan for pleasant weekend with friend (which is you) but then think, wait a minute – if I get free trip to London then can see brother Sven whom I am not seeing for many months.
Sven is working on Olympic Games place (I do not know in what capaciousness but hope it nothing that will aggravate his groin injury).

Anyways I could slip away and stay night with brother Sven which is nice. Also I do not wish to share room with Gerda and her massive bosoms. I have suspicion she want more than hot milk and chat at bedtimes. (you are getting my drift?)

So then could return on Monday then meet and travel to holidays. This would be good plan?

Your Anna

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

THE ICE-CREAM MAN

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I wish I hadn't seen the ice-cream man picking his nose.


It was a warm afternoon and I really fancied a '99' (that's an ice-cream cone with a chocolate flake in it, Anna). But as I was approaching the van I saw him picking his nose. He didn't see me so I just turned around and walked away. (Thinking back, I suppose I could have remonstrated with him, taken him to task on his lack of hygiene standards - perhaps threatened to report him to the 'Health People'. But I did none of these things)


But the point I wish to make here is this: If I had not seen him I would have bought the ice cream and enjoyed it. And I don't suppose it would have done me any harm. But the fact that I saw him - in mid nasal-excavation - prevented me from having the pleasure of the '99'.


I am sure there is a moral here - but I am struggling to find what it is.
Perhaps I am too fussy. Perhaps we have been brainwashed about the dangers of germs. I know Sweden is a very clean place with superb hygiene standards, so I would appreciate your input on this. 


Fiscal matters have not improved, but I think that 'live now - pay later' is the best option for me to take at this time in my life. To this end I am dusting off my battery of credit cards. 


So when we get to Llandudno it will be a case of 'There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight' - a jazz classic, in its many forms - I especially like Bessie Smith's rendition.


Here's a link Get your Swedish ears around this.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4bXDKticro


'Till we meet


Georgie

Monday, March 19, 2012

NOT SO LONG NOW, EH?

Now Georgie


I am expecting that you are not tiring out oneself in pursuing the desires of the woman Bulstrode. Cutting of the lawns and such. Next thing you know she will be demanding more - much more.


A pity it is about the lack of beaches at Swindon. No, I am not wishing to immerse myself in  municipality swimming bath.  My cousin Irma work as attendant in such a place and tell me of  surprising articles found when bath is emptied sometimes.
 Not wholesome. 


Never mind. We have much else we can be occupying ourselves with, is it not?


I hope you not suffering from bowel thing which is ibs because I am wishing you to be in good bodily shape for weekend which I look immensely forward to.


Till then


Your loving Anna

Friday, March 16, 2012

Sorry

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Sorry Anna. Swindon does not have 'the beach'. And I think we should eschew the swimming baths (although this may be an excellent facility) because I don't think you would like the noise of these places and maybe the taste of chlorine - also, they frown upon nude bathing.

However, there is so much else to do in this fine town - both day and night - and I am sure we shall not be bored.

This is just a short comment because I am about to engage upon some manual work, having offered to mow the lawns for Mistress Bulstrode. (she has promised me an extra helping of her dumplings at dinner)

Can't wait for our re union.

George

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

I am within the mood for love

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I am thinking Georgie that your friend Mr Russell sure spat a bootfull there regarding love - you  can tell him from me when you are next perhaps seeing him.


As you are well knowing, Anna have pursued the pathway to love no matter where it may ever be leading. And it has lead into some queer bloody places I can tell you. Never mind.


Looking forward to weekend whence one may be putting all his Easter Eggs into the one basket - if you  are getting my drift. (this is other idiom I am picking up). 


Does town of Swindon have beach? Shall I pack small swimwear? Or perhaps has nudist beach - which is even better.


Must go now because have the essay to write on subject of phenomonology. Thank good for the Google is what I am saying.


Your loving Anna

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Good times coming

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“Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. These passions, like great winds, have blown me hither and thither in a wayward course, over a deep ocean of anguish, reaching to the very edge of despair.”

This is Bertrand Russell talking, Anna, but it could just as easily be me.

He continues…
         
          “I have sought love first, because it brings – ecstasy so great that I would often have sacrificed all the rest of life for a few hours of that joy. I have sought it next because it relieved loneliness – that terrible loneliness in which one shivering consciousness looks over the rim of the world into the cold unfathomable lifeless abyss. I have sought if, finally, because in the union of love I have seen, in a mystic miniature, the prefiguring vision of the heaven that saints and poets have imagined. This is what I sought, and though it might seem too good for human life, this is what – at last – I have found.”

So you see, Anna – it is possible. 

I am a bit down in the dumps at the moment - clinically fed-up, one might say. But never mind. I am looking forward to Easter when you will join me in a small hotel - and yes, it will be a single room. Let us throw caution to the winds... or as the song says '...let the devil take tomorrow...'

They talk about 'safe sex' but as our friend Ronnie said, 'Life is a sexually transmitted disease, with a 100% mortality.' So...since we lose in the end anyway, we can give ourselves the luxury of winning beforehand.
No, Ronnie didn't say that last bit... somebody else did. Read 'The Black Obelisk'.

Let me know the time of your arrival - I shall be awaiting you on the platform.

Your George


Friday, March 02, 2012

A LONG WEEKEND

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Well, Georgie, this place of Victorian origin sounds fine to me for a weekend (not dirty of course). My term will be finishing for the Easter holiday soon and this would be good time to get lungs full of  sea  air and stuff.


But why the necessitating of the two rooms? Why go to such expenses when we can share room without having the sexual encounter? Just as the friends. Innit. (see how I pick up current idiomatics of the chav person)


Perhaps you are thinking - if I am confining myself in small sleeping room with Anna my passion will rise and be out of control. But Anna will curb passion saying 'down boy' we are come for nice restful weekend and not bonking all time.


(Of course, if we have rested well and have time on hands, so to be saying, then we can be playing it by the earhole as you say - which might include the bonking or might not.)


Anyways, I am looking forwards to be hearing from you about rooming arrangements which I strongly suggest should be one not two.


Cannot wait to get under pier.


Your Anna