dandelion patch
International poetry Day and rival 2 Angostura
In the midst of so many great poets I can say no more.
08.10.15. Thursday. Really bright sharp start to the morning. Clouds over in the afternoon with some sun breaking through and dry all day. Funeral this afternoon for another pleasant man. Service had a smell of revolution around it as it started with the Red Flag and, following quickly on "all things bright and beautiful", the priest proceeded as a missile that needs the target, with one of those challenging readings from the bible as only the bible doth do!
On a day when the world tries to make sense of Russian actions (26 missiles into Syria through Iranian and Iraqi air space from the Caspian), news appears to struggle for news dominance with the interminable machinations of the FIFI corruption scandal! Should anyone hold a position of responsibility for 17 years? Could Sepp Blether and co be that irreplaceable? Generally, when people are given the privilege of service (in politics and management) should it not be time limited... shared with others ready to step in? I've argued this in politics. But then, for one thing, would the anticipated 'Corbyn shake' (think new cocktail of forgotten values) ever have happened and would politics continue to service a self-serving global elite... without any challenge and review whatsoever? But will it aid digestion... the cocktail bitters I mean, and feed the spirit as bitters are intended to do? VW appear to be 'shipping' blame for their emissions mess onto several rogue engineers... that is neither an appropriate resolution nor is it Vorsprung durch Technik! Its possible to see how they can recover but I suspect they are holding back awaiting for the rest of the car industry to fall into the same dark hole.
International poetry Day and rival 2 Angostura
In the midst of so many great poets I can say no more.
08.10.15. Thursday. Really bright sharp start to the morning. Clouds over in the afternoon with some sun breaking through and dry all day. Funeral this afternoon for another pleasant man. Service had a smell of revolution around it as it started with the Red Flag and, following quickly on "all things bright and beautiful", the priest proceeded as a missile that needs the target, with one of those challenging readings from the bible as only the bible doth do!
On a day when the world tries to make sense of Russian actions (26 missiles into Syria through Iranian and Iraqi air space from the Caspian), news appears to struggle for news dominance with the interminable machinations of the FIFI corruption scandal! Should anyone hold a position of responsibility for 17 years? Could Sepp Blether and co be that irreplaceable? Generally, when people are given the privilege of service (in politics and management) should it not be time limited... shared with others ready to step in? I've argued this in politics. But then, for one thing, would the anticipated 'Corbyn shake' (think new cocktail of forgotten values) ever have happened and would politics continue to service a self-serving global elite... without any challenge and review whatsoever? But will it aid digestion... the cocktail bitters I mean, and feed the spirit as bitters are intended to do? VW appear to be 'shipping' blame for their emissions mess onto several rogue engineers... that is neither an appropriate resolution nor is it Vorsprung durch Technik! Its possible to see how they can recover but I suspect they are holding back awaiting for the rest of the car industry to fall into the same dark hole.