Too much of a good thing is wonderful. Mae West Context is a wonderful thing. Mae West was speaking in the context of the Hays Code, Prohibition, and the general backlash against freedom of expression of all kinds, but especially those involving sex, alcohol and recreational drugs. It was in the same context that H.Continue reading “On excess”
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On forgiveness
Forgive yourself your sins Lloyd Cole, “Sweetness” (Rattlesnakes, 1984) The subject of this week’s post was suggested by on of my readers, Phil Harris. I welcome further suggestions via the comment section below, although of course I reserve the right to ignore them 🙂 In English, we speak of bearing a grudge. I like thisContinue reading “On forgiveness”
The sound of falling leaves 