But that was not a dull drive. Whatever else it so obviously was....
Doug
On 2012-03-07, at 6:43 AM, Lawrence Upton wrote:
> A day dreary on both sides of the planet! Oh dear. I had an email from a
> friend in Mum Buy in India. He sounded bored.
>
> Dullness at 3 out of 4 of round earth's imagined corners, or was it coroners?
>
> But now all is changed. That's splendid detail.
>
> Thank you
>
> L
>
> On Wed, March 7, 2012 15:36, Andrew Burke wrote:
>> 1) I have a wooden leg and she was checking for Dutch Elm disease;
>> 2) I am the grandson of Douglas Bader and she often checks my leg pulse;
>> 3) I added that detail to add spice to a dreary day.
>>
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>>
>> On 7 March 2012 20:28, Lawrence Upton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> your leg?
>>>
>>> tell us more
>>>
>>> it's very dull here
>>>
>>> i've been fiddling with my own leg for over an hour
>>>
>>> L
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, March 7, 2012 14:21, Andrew Burke wrote:
>>>
>>>> Between you, me and the fence post, my wife is a dreadful driver -
>>>> nervous and indecisive ... and doesn't enjoy it at all. However, she
>>>> fiddles with the CD player, the air con, the windows, and my leg as I
>>>> drive ... Ha ha, watch out!
>>>>
>>>> Andrew
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 7 March 2012 20:09, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> the day may come when Andrew's lady drives him…
>>>>>
>>>>> meanwhile mine buys the car and lets me drive - while she is busy
>>>>> on the iPhone
>>>>>
>>>>> Max
>>>>> (glad not to be driving in the US)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 07/03/2012, at 10:49 PM, Patrick McManus wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Manhattan poor Max how awful far away from Melbourne -hope you
>>>>>> survive P concerned Anyway why doesn't she drive you?? humff
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics
>>>>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>>>>> On
>>>>>> Behalf Of Max Richards
>>>>>> Sent: 07 March 2012 11:41
>>>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>>>> Subject: Re: snap: change yr tune
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ring of truth, every so quietly. I'd drop the 'I' maybe.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Max in Manhattan momentarily
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 07/03/2012, at 7:25 PM, Andrew Burke wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I got in the car,
>>>>>>> backed out of the garage, drove up the drive. The player was
>>>>>>> pumping out Miles Davis *On The Corner.* Picked up my wife
>>>>>>> at the front door. She started in to tell me how to drive, where
>>>>>>> to turn, *slow down!, don't play* *that music so loud!*
>>>>>>> I ejected Miles
>>>>>>> and played *Spanish Guitar.* She said,* Who's that?* I said,
>>>>>>> *John Williams*.
>>>>>>> She said, *Segovia is better.*
>>>>>>> I hit a speed hump.
>>>>>>> She said*, Slow down.*
>>>>>>> I said, *Don't repeat yourself,*
>>>>>>> and drove into the carpark to park in an easy bay. She said,
>>>>>>> *There's
>>>>>>> shade* *over there. Why didn't you* *park in the shade over
>>>>>>> there? *
>>>>>>> I said, *So you wouldn't have to*
>>>>>>> *walk so far, dear.* She huffed,
>>>>>>> then said *Thank you* ever so quietly.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Andrew
>>>>>>> http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>> http://www.mullamullapress.com/QWERTY
>>>>>>> BLUE ROSE enovel avail. at Amazon, Smashwords and
>>>>>>> http://etextpress.com/books.htm
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Andrew
>>>> http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
>>>> http://www.mullamullapress.com/QWERTY
>>>> BLUE ROSE enovel avail. at Amazon, Smashwords and
>>>> http://etextpress.com/books.htm
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----
>>> Lawrence Upton
>>> Visiting Fellow, Music Dept,
>>> Goldsmiths, University of London
>>> New Cross, London SE14 6NW
>>> ----
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Andrew
>> http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
>> http://www.mullamullapress.com/QWERTY
>> BLUE ROSE enovel avail. at Amazon, Smashwords and
>> http://etextpress.com/books.htm
>>
>>
>
>
> -----
> Lawrence Upton
> Visiting Fellow, Music Dept,
> Goldsmiths, University of London
> New Cross, London SE14 6NW
> ----
>
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