Booked today off work to give myself a bit of "cave" time to slow down a bit, maybe go for a walk, etc.
I now have the sore ear and throat from hell, and shall be repairing to the bedroom to curl up with a volume of Homer. (I'm about 2/3s of the way through The Iliad.)
Work is heating up, my university classes are back in session, we received the "24" Season 6 DVDs two weeks ago...So many alternatives, so little time for blogging...
Anyway, as it is half-term, the daughter and I are off for a walk at Cuckmere Haven...
Maybe some photos, maybe not...We'll see how we feel later...
aDM made a comment regarding the orientation of feminine/feminist politics in the USand related it back to the abortion issue and “choice”.
And I have been thinking a lot about “choice” and “life” and pondering my current stand which is 180 degrees away from the way I used to feel about it.
In the US, the evangelicals are
threatening to start a third party if Rudy Giuliani becomes the Republican
nominee because he is personally pro-choice. As much as I agree with the pro-life position, I believe this move is a
fundamental mistake.
Spent the day out at Petworth House, taking advantage of our brand spanking new National Trust family membership.
Probably one of the best collections of pre-modern art I've seen in a while, all packed into a very tight space. I recommend that if you go, you don't take any seven-year-olds with short attention spans. There are many gems to appreciate. Even a few Greek statues (which will have certain seven-year-olds laughing and pointing at willies).
Also, the grounds were designed by Capability Brown. When one looks upon the vast vistas of wood and downland park and lakes, inhabited by the largest British herd of fallow deer, and considers that it was actually designed rather than grown wild, one becomes overawed by the sheer scale of genius involved.
Also, when one sees a small group of deer inhabiting said designed landscape, one cannot help but resist the urge to go hunting.
For those of you on my previous blogroll, I've just imported from Blogrolling, and have to update each link manually, I have another thirty or so to go through, so please be patient...
Testing one, two, three, four, five,
five, four, three, two, one...
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