I've heard that too Joanna. Just as Indian horoscopes are based upon the
moment of conception, supposedly (how the hell do they know?)
Thanks Doug too.
Best
Apprentice Ancient Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joanna Boulter" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: Local Poetic Culture
> Yes. it's lovely, satisfying compound. You could try translating it into
> German?
>
> As to this counting and age business, I believe the Chinese take on this
is
> to credit a child with a year when it's first born, but I don't know
whether
> they're ignoring the zero or counting the time in the womb. I've always
> understood that the Western way is one of counting not years but
> anniversaries.
>
> joanna
>
>
> > Coorection to my last: I was born on 51 years ago at 8.20pm anniversary
> > tonight (not last night)so by my reckoning I'm still fifty till later,
> > having then completed fifty years, on the other hand I am talking
> > mathematical rubbish, the zero is the problem. The Earth for sure will
> > have
> > (roughly) completed fifty-one orbits to that (not exactly) point but I
> > will
> > be just beginning another turn of being. I think!
> >
> > Query - how to present a compound in printface:
> >
> > in this longinaloneingweallliveinitness
> >
> > doesn't look right on the page. It works if spoken , but how to ....?
> >
> > Best
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Bircumshaw" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 1:04 PM
> > Subject: Re: Local Poetic Culture
> >
> >
> >> Hey that's a point of interest Joanna: I was fifty last birthday, now I
> >> interpret this as meaning I began to be fifty a year ago but only
became
> > so
> >> at midnight (or whatever, strictly speaking it was 8.20 last night) so
> >> now
> > I
> >> am beginning to be fifty-one, which is a process for the next
> >> twelvemonth,
> >> as far as these things mean anything. It's a bit akin to the arguments
> > about
> >> when the new millenium begun: 2000 or 2001?
> >> I reason it like this: when I was born I was nought, on the first
> >> anniversary of that I was 1 (not out) so therefore my fiftieth birthday
> >> (last year) was the fiftieth anniversary of my being nought rather than
> >> my
> >> fiftieth year to heaven. So that now I am fifty-one I am truly fifty
(and
> >> hold my head up high).
> >> I think your cricketing analogy works well with this, and thanks for
the
> >> applause from the pavilion!
> >>
> >> All the Best (and to Old Grouchy)
> >>
> >> Dave
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Joanna Boulter" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 12:34 PM
> >> Subject: Re: Local Poetic Culture
> >>
> >>
> >> > Congratulations, both on the detective work and on your half-century.
> >> > 50
> >> not
> >> > out is a good score, and merits a burst of applause from the
pavilion.
> >> >
> >> > best joanna
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "David Bircumshaw" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 2:05 AM
> >> > Subject: Re: Local Poetic Culture
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > > I'm slow on the responses these last few days Rebecca as I and my
> > aides
> >> > > have
> >> > > been busy on detective work, but now, as it's 1.40 in the morn
here,
> > and
> >> > > that we are now (again now, but for the first time this) within a
> > hair's
> >> > > breath of the identity of the psycho-drug-dealer, who would cut me
> >> > > up,
> >> > > bleed
> >> > > me, skin me, because of an incident begat of a dodo, and have also
> >> > > uncovered
> >> > > stuff I wouldn't have imagined a week ago about local affairs in
the
> >> > > process, and too the ban on me at the Arts Centre is going to be
> >> > > discreetly
> >> > > lifted, in that inimitable 'English' style which consists of
behaving
> > as
> >> > > if
> >> > > it never happened in the first place and let's hope nobody notices,
> > but
> >> > > now,
> >> > > as I said before, but repeat for a first breathing space, a
stop-gap
> >> just
> >> > > gasped at, but now again, I feel much that can be said apropos your
> >> post,
> >> > > I
> >> > > like it, I can feel the too much-again of the world coming on in
all
> > the
> >> > > observations, the percepts, the sketches of individuals and
> > actualities,
> >> > > that crowd, throng, bustle, jostle to be let in, that that that
(like
> >> > > that?!) swamps articulation in its recursive generations of tales
to
> >> tell,
> >> > > that as that I am almost two hours into my year fifty-one, for it
is
> > my
> >> > > birthday and my sentence is more than half-done, it is perhaps
> >> > > appropriate,
> >> > > in lieu of future parentheses, that now I
> >> > >
> >> > > pause and take breath.
> >> > >
> >> > > All the Best
> >> > >
> >> > > Dave
> >> > >
> >> > > (all the above means is that I'll get back to you on this stuff
anon,
> >> > > time,
> >> > > memory and concentration permitting!)
> >> > >
> >> > >
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