Then all of a sudden the Euro jumps from 1.166 to 1.181
Then all of a sudden the Euro jumps from 1.166 to 1.181, in the space of one day! I study the Euro exchange rate for omens as I study the … Continue reading
“‘He knows and he kept repeating that all the good things—the best things in his experience—were at an end”
“‘He knows and he kept repeating that all the good things—the best things in his experience—were at an end, and, weeping uncontrollably, he begged for forgiveness.’ On 10 April 1875, … Continue reading
So I had a couple of drinks, went to the Georg Grosz exhibition in Old Bond Street, had one more drink…and then just went home
So I had a couple of drinks, went to the Georg Grosz exhibition in Old Bond Street, had one more drink…and then just went home. That is what London has … Continue reading
Christ! the Euro is slipping away to nothing
Christ! the Euro is slipping away to nothing. Yesterday it was 1.171. Three hours ago 1.169. Now I wake up after a nap to find it is 1.167. Just in … Continue reading
When I think what —– has brought to my life I wonder how can I ever be angry at her
When I think what —– has brought to my life, I wonder how can I ever be angry at her, and feel ashamed that I ever spend a single pound … Continue reading
When you read a book about Nietzsche you are struck by how the man was in almost constant motion!
When you read a book about Nietzsche you are struck by how the man was in almost constant motion! He never stopped travelling around Europe in ceaseless, restless search for … Continue reading
Living in London is not living
Living in London is not living, it is just working and waiting to live. Living only starts when my Eurostar starts to pull out of St Pancras towards the Continent. … Continue reading
“I first discovered trains as a means of truancy and thus they have remained irrevocably linked in my mind with the idea of escape”
I am in that aching period now
I am in that aching period now, between booking my holiday and actually going.
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