Friday, February 19, 2010
Mens figure skating
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A kind of answer to the article I mentioned yesterday is here, the point being that if jumps are to be the defining action in mens skating, it would be like asking international pianists to play only Chopin instead of excelling in several kinds of playing. Just because human beings can train themselves to do wildly acrobatic stunts on ice doesn't mean that's the only thing they should do or for which they should earn approbation. Any more than a "merely" graceful skater would be sufficient. Skating, like gymnastics, is a mixture of two quite different approaches and it is exactly that juxtaposition which makes it both challenging and interesting.
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I think Norm agrees with me!
Good to hear you're OK, thought it might be the snow and attendant problems.
Good to hear you're OK, thought it might be the snow and attendant problems.
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– February 28, 2010 at 9:56 PM
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I had one of those nights where I wake up after about three hours sleep, can't get back to sleep because by then I'm hungry so I get up, have tea, toast and marmalade and spend a couple of hours on the internet. I think of it as bonus time, sleep is such a waste of time.
Lisa Spaar thinks so too.
Lisa Spaar thinks so too.
from – March 18, 2010 at 9:09 PM
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I had one of those nights where I wake up after about three hours sleep, can't get back to sleep because by then I'm hungry so I get up, have tea, toast and marmalade and spend a couple of hours on the internet. I think of it as bonus time, sleep is such a waste of time.
Lisa Spaar thinks so too.
Lisa Spaar thinks so too.
from – March 18, 2010 at 9:12 PM
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I had one of those nights where I wake up after about three hours sleep, can't get back to sleep because by then I'm hungry so I get up, have tea, toast and marmalade and spend a couple of hours on the internet. I think of it as bonus time, sleep is such a waste of time.
Lisa Spaar thinks so too.
Lisa Spaar thinks so too.
from – March 18, 2010 at 10:09 PM
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This little poem by Philip Larkin was not published until several years after he died and was therefore not included in his 'Collected'. It was written for his long time companion Monica Jones. Their relationship is to me a sad story for what it could have been.
The Little Lives Of Earth And Form
by Philip Larkin
The little lives of earth and form,
Of finding food, and keeping warm,
Are not like ours, and yet
A kinship lingers nonetheless:
We hanker for the homeliness
Of den, and hole, and set.
And this identity we feel
- Perhaps not right, perhaps not real -
Will link us constantly;
I see the rock, the clay, the chalk,
The flattened grass, the swaying stalk,
And it is you I see.
The Little Lives Of Earth And Form
by Philip Larkin
The little lives of earth and form,
Of finding food, and keeping warm,
Are not like ours, and yet
A kinship lingers nonetheless:
We hanker for the homeliness
Of den, and hole, and set.
And this identity we feel
- Perhaps not right, perhaps not real -
Will link us constantly;
I see the rock, the clay, the chalk,
The flattened grass, the swaying stalk,
And it is you I see.
from – March 20, 2010 at 10:32 PM
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One of my favourite writers is Robin of Berkeley who writes at American Thinker, which is one of my favourite sites by the way. See if you like today's article, this one specially for Anne.
from – March 25, 2010 at 11:13 PM
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A couple of links for you, first one of the best articles I've seen on the disgusting obama treatment of Netanyahu.
And some fabulous singing.
I feel like a bit of an intruder posting here most days. Just thought I'd keep something happening until Anne returns.
And some fabulous singing.
I feel like a bit of an intruder posting here most days. Just thought I'd keep something happening until Anne returns.
from – March 27, 2010 at 11:08 PM
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