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Second Life (17) I look around the dining room and do a quick headcount. I see Dave the Don, Kiss of Death, Old Frank, Too-tall Stu, Mad John, The Welshman, Jezza, Marc the Wop, The Arg and myself. We have a full house. Plus two guests, Brian and Marty, though Brian was voted in just minutes before he arrived, which is why he has no nickname.Yet. We are The Usual Suspects, a very exclusive luncheon club, which meets roughly 4 or 5 times a year at the ...
Second Life (16) Today’s burning question is easy. No, it isn’t who will win the upcoming election or whether our English cricket and rugby teams are really up to it. It’s much simpler than that : who the hell are all you people ? Yes, you, those who have viewed these somewhat erratic and rambling memoirs. At the last count, over 5,000 hits have been logged on this blog and it’s only been going since just before last Christmas. Now, I am well aware that ...
If I were being totally honest, I would call this Third Life,(1). Because that is how it seems at the moment. Despite my dearest wishes, I find myself unable to write anything at all that matters. (Yes, yes, I know. I never did...right?) I am going to trust those who have followed these scribblings so far, to understand that what follows is not a cry for help or a mea culpa in any way. I have never pretended to be anything other than an old ...
Second Life (14) "There is nowhere more distant than the recent past." Who said that, I’m sure it wasn’t me ?* Whatever, it’s absolutely true. I only have the vaguest inklings about things that happened in the last five or so years, but I distinctly remember a hot sultry evening in August, circa 1986. I remember the tension, the sweat pouring from my brow into my eyes, how I blinked rapidly to clear my vision, then drew back from the shot, wiped my face and re-chalked ...
To those who have noticed the silence from this quarter lately and contacted me, all is well. I've simply been busy on other stuff like taking enough medicine to stay awake and constructing my very own website. (I've finally had to acknowledge the modern era.) SL will resume very shortly and thank you all for your good wishes. Archie