Category Archives: literature

The moon is a she unless it’s a he

Posted on June 18, 2009 by blogmywiki

It has been suggested that I and a colleague may have now become the Pete and Dud of our office. Tragically I have to admit that Doug probably makes a better Peter Cook than me, although that means he has … Continue reading →

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If you like music and you like graphic design…

Posted on June 15, 2009 by blogmywiki

…you’ll love these.

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Ain’t no cure for the wintertime blues

Posted on January 1, 2009 by blogmywiki

I don’t do poetry. There’s a famous definition of poetry – Professor Bergonzi’s definition – that says that if the words go to the end of the line, it’s prose; if they don’t, it’s poetry. This must be hard-wired into … Continue reading →

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The Owl Service

Posted on December 26, 2008 by blogmywiki

A few weeks ago for some reason I kept thinking about The Owl Service by Alan Garner, a book I’d not read since I was at primary school. I used to have a boxed set containing that, Elidor, The Weirdstone … Continue reading →

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Never had the Latin

Posted on December 19, 2008 by blogmywiki

“I could have been a Judge, but I never had the Latin for the judgin” – Peter Cook. Well I did have a bit of Latin and I was thinking the other day of The Aeneid which I did for … Continue reading →

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