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
>
>
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Lawrence Upton
Visiting Fellow, Music Dept,
Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross, London SE14 6NW
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