I second Anny's comments.
I'm especially grateful for the passage from Duncan's 'The Day Book'. The
first sentence of this is something I've long believed; but the continuation
seems to speak very directly to me just now. Thanks for bringing it to my
attention.
best joanna
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anny Ballardini" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 5:10 PM
Subject: Re: Nonsense
> I am very interested in your mails, Mark, and I usually read them.
>
> Anny
>
>
> From: "Mark Weiss" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 6:03 PM
>
>
> > Thanks for the kind thoughts, Martin--they serve as a reminder of what I
> > was alluding to. My ideas apparently deserve no attention.
> >
> > Be nice to know the history ofthe word, how a common spice became
> > synonymous with apprehensiveness.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> >
> > At 11:54 AM 1/6/2005, you wrote:
> > >Mark wrote
> > > >This is an area I enter gingerly, as it's essentially the same set of
> > >ideas I proposed some time ago and got clobbered by incomprehension for
> > >my troubles.<
> > >
> > >'"I weep for you", the Walrus said, "I truly sympathize"'....
> > >
> > >"Gingerly" * is* a lovely word, innit?
> > >
> > >cheers
> > >mjay
> >
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