Monthly Archives: June 2006

random poetry

I’m interested in the use of digital devices to produce random aesthetic constructions. In my office through the day I get to enjoy music that might well have been composed by John Cage. There’s a fine selection of weird beeps, … Continue reading

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sneak preview, mount pleasant retreat…

By way of a sneak preview, the Mount Pleasant Retreat is about to become available for sale as a private sale. This is just one of the views you could enjoy. Is there more? Sure! Next morning, there’s the sunrise. … Continue reading

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exploring begins

My Dear Wife, We’re all a-buzz with the news that we will be departing down to the surface in the next few hours – the weeks of planning, working, training and endless discussions about the various protocols are finally reaching … Continue reading

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weather patterns

My Dear Wife, I’m missing you terribly – more as life is settling down into a steady routine now. My strength is improving and my sense of balance has returned – I can move very confidently again – thankfully. Myco … Continue reading

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planet fall – land ho!

My Dear Wife, I can’t believe how, after having been asleep for three years, I feel so tired. Our ship has gone into a stable orbit around the planet and plans are well underway for the first landing. It’s not … Continue reading

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concrete poetry – a world view

It’s sometimes difficult to find good information on the net. Lot’s of information, yes, good information is rather more difficult to uncover. And all the more reason for joy when it is found. Mary Ellen Solt has published her 1968 … Continue reading

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if you teach a man to fish…

I hate fishing. I like catching fish. I’m not that interested in fishing gear. I’m bored with the web. I’m less interested in the net, more interested in the info-trout that live in the silv’ry data streams. It’s increasingly hard … Continue reading

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the new medium is the new message

Then he turned to me and asked me what the story behind the corkscrew was.      I was embarrassed to admit that I was drawing a blank and would need his help. Credo began to run through the list of … Continue reading

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15 minutes from …

I’ve become interested in 43 Things – What do you want to do with your life? I was scrolling aorund there the other day and I read that somebody’s 80 year old father had observed that if he’d practiced the … Continue reading

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Flash, I love you! But…

…we’ve only got 14 hours to save the earth! And to think some people find the classic lines in this 1980 film to be shallow. I picked this essential viewing up over the weekend in a ‘biff-out bin’. It intrigues … Continue reading

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