Monthly Archives: September 2011

La Mer

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

I watched the movie Tinker Tailor Solider Spy at the cinema on Saturday night. Really enjoyed it. Extremely atmospheric. It’s not high on ‘action’. It’s just not one of those movies. But it is multi-layered, complex, deep, involved. I hadn’t read … Continue reading →

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Boats against the current

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

“Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no matter–tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther…. And one fine morning– So we beat … Continue reading →

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Can I tell you something Daddy?

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

‘Don’t ask don’t tell’ is finally over in America. At last. This video was posted 24 hours ago and it’s already had 1.7m views on youtube.

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Varsity track team – 1910

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

Georgetown University Varsity Track Team – circa 1910. Click for larger That feeling… of having one foot in the past – of belonging to another era. Yeh – that. We danced all night. Source.  

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Inside the whorehouse

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

More wyrd dreams. Yet it can’t be due to cheese (because I’m dieting and cheese is completely off the menu). It seems likely that last night’s wyrd dream was spawned by the book I’m reading – a fascinating account of … Continue reading →

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Everything’s as if we never said goodbye

Posted on September 10, 2011 by

Six weeks since last I blogged. How fast time passes. It’s been a busy month and a half. I’ve spent time in Poland at a wedding, which was wonderful. During that trip I also visited Auschwitz (just outside Krakow) which was profoundly … Continue reading →

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