 |
 |
Roger, I did a double-take when I saw the subject line. It is Wednesday but I was almost certain that I hadn't written anything today. Almost. [log in to unmask]://www.fatmandancing.co.ukhttp://www.myspace.com/fat_man_dancing> Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:25:12 +0100> From: [log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: SNAP Bass [untitled]> To: [log in to unmask]> > Is that a Cartesian Product in your pocket?> > Sorry still catching up.> > On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 11:45 AM, Patrick McManus> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:> > I sleep on matrices!> > P> >> > -----Original Message-----> > From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On> > Behalf Of Tina Bass> > Sent: 09 October 2008 10:03> > To: [log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: SNAP Bass [untitled]> >> > Doug, Judy,> >> > Thank you both very much. Judy, 'matrices' is the plural of 'matrix'. I> > hear the term used such a lot that it is easy for me to forget that it is> > not in most people's vocab. Matrices are used a lot in business theory in> > an attempt to show patterns/connections between aspects of a business.> > Most of them are absolute bollocks but they make things neat and they look> > nice.> >> > I work in a University Business School btw. Hence my cynicism ;-)> >> > Tina> > --------------------------------------------------------------tinabass@hotma> > il.co.ukhttp://www.fatmandancing.co.ukhttp://www.myspace.com/fat_man_dancing> >> Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 11:52:51 -0400> From: [log in to unmask]>> > Subject: Re: SNAP Bass [untitled]> To: [log in to unmask]> > Yeah,> > agreed, Doug [mistakenly wrote 'Dug' first; oops!].> Last 4 lines scarily> > perfect, anchored by first 2 lines establishing 'their'> [our] dogged> > [cowed?] ignorance/stupidity.> Don't know what 'matrices' means...never> > google words... petc folk usually> give meanings, if asked, so I'm asking.>> >> You're a stone cynic, Tina, and crushingly communicate that feeling. Good>> > stuff, indeed, built thru bricks of fresh image.> > Judy> > 2008/10/8> > Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]>> > > Here I am, not at all sure> > about the what, but thoroughly enjoying your> > how, Tina, especially the> > final line....> >> > Doug> > On 7-Oct-08, at 5:01 PM, Tina Bass wrote:> >>> >>> >> they demand columnisation> >>> >> ask for it> >> and so come> > two-by-two> >> matrices> >>> >> universally understood> >> animals like> > cows> >>> >> insistent creatures> >>> >> easy drain easy fill> >>> >>> > --------------------------------------------------------------tinabass> >>> > @hotmail.co.ukhttp://www.fatmandancing.co.ukhttp://> >>> > www.myspace.com/fat_man_dancing> >>> >>> > Douglas Barbour> >> > [log in to unmask]> >> > http://www.ualberta.ca/~dbarbour/> >> >> > Latest books:> > Continuations (with Sheila E Murphy)> >> > http://www.uap.ualberta.ca/UAP.asp?LID=41&bookID=664> > Wednesdays'> >> >> > http://abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2008/03/new-from-aboveground-press_10.h> > tml> >> > bleary with hashish at a ghazal dud show> > in Kurdistan, soaring> > Muslim melodies> > over a smoked-out Jamaican one drop> >> > Brian Francis> > Slattery> >=> >> > > > -- > My Stuff: http://www.badstep.net/> "I began to warm and chill> to objects and their fields"> Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds