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Rats. I could live with bullet holes, roast fish, ...

2011-09-04T17:22:08.982+01:00

Rats. I could live with bullet holes, roast fish, even. The notion of deviled human offerings, though, leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Ahh, I must admit that as soon as I started readin...

2011-09-03T04:40:35.686+01:00

Ahh, I must admit that as soon as I started reading this visions of what we called "crispy critters" came to mind and have been giving me that burnt pork smell for awhile.

Pablo Ruiz Picasso and Augustus, both. Two pieces...

2011-09-01T21:17:46.657+01:00

Pablo Ruiz Picasso and Augustus, both.

Two pieces in the jigsaw, I think. A unique eye; a unique ear. A singular way of perceiving.

Oddly, it's not the Cubism of the Málagan which appeals to me, so much as his seemingly effortless sketches. His sculpture. And Augustus' ability to pause and channel out the static.

Steven Jesse Bernstein's "Prison" gets better too, every time I hear it. Just a monster of a record. Full of crashing slabs of noise and razor keen lucidity.

Good to hear from you, Wim.

Ah, Steven Jesse Bernstein. Put him on immediately...

2011-09-01T20:46:29.988+01:00

Ah, Steven Jesse Bernstein. Put him on immediately after reading this. Great stuff. Is that 'a Pablo' mr. Picasso or mr. Augustus btw?

Could be, but outwardly he is very together; calm,...

2011-09-01T18:37:49.846+01:00

Could be, but outwardly he is very together; calm, unfazed.

I am more inclined to put the episode down to citrus juice and assorted carbonated swillings. Also, he is fond of anything remotely spicy: jalapeños; piri-piri; pickles.

What ticked me off was that his while his school seemed very keen to assume the worst, nobody thought to give him a glass of milk. I don't expect their sick bay to roll out Leonard McCoy's patent leather boots, but a little common sense would go quite far.

As it was, he got the afternoon off.

Actually. I was vaguely hoping you might bring your forensics skills to bear on that "charred transgressions touching 1 mm at the bone". I am still quite intrigued at where it came from.

Even should it be subconscious retina burn from random surfing.

The sequence of events as followed, I think, was entirely arbitrary.

That said, I used to stress over all manner of things too; the faintly important to the inconsequential. Probably still do.

You've been on a roll lately, I'm having a...

2011-09-01T17:37:49.036+01:00

You've been on a roll lately, I'm having a time formulating a response before the next article to be devoured.

Your son is maybe stressing over his lessons. Later in life... college, I did too... it caused horrible headaches and painful stomach.