So said Kurt Vonnegut Senior, as reported by his son Kurt Jr in A Man Without A Country. Unusual little book, a perfect antidote to the pain caused by listening to that mp3.
I love chess quotes. There’s something about them, this weird juxtaposition of images.
When in doubt, castle
July 5th, 2006 · No Comments · Four pillars
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Four Pillars: With friends like this
July 5th, 2006 · 5 Comments · Four pillars
Malcolm is a close friend of mine. As is Sean. And recently, kicked off by Sean, we started becoming last.fm friends as well.
Malcolm’s genteel response to me was something along the lines of “Happy to accept you as a friend, but no way do I want to be associated with your taste in music” :-)
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A Victor Meldrew moment
July 5th, 2006 · No Comments · Four pillars
Victor Meldrew. I’ve provided the Wikipedia entry for the convenience of those who have not been exposed to One Foot In The Grave on UK television. His catchphrase was “I don’t believe it”.
That was my reaction to listening to this mp3 of a recent speech that has been quoted more often than Shakespeare. If you [...]
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Aggregated intention?
July 5th, 2006 · 4 Comments · Four pillars
Apologies to those who have seen this already; I hadn’t caught up with my reading, and only came across this yesterday. The Economist carried a story where a group of shoppers acted as a smart mob and aggregated their intentions in order to convert purchasing power into demonstrable landed value. And the shop they targeted [...]
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