David Jones, artist and poet (1895-1974) begins his PREFACE TO THE ANATHEMATA :

'I have made a heap of all that I could find.' (1) So wrote Nennius, or whoever composed the introductory matter to Historia Brittonum. He speaks of an 'inward wound' which was caused by the fear that certain things dear to him 'should be like smoke dissipated'. Further, he says, 'not trusting my own learning, which is none at all, but partly from writings and monuments of the ancient inhabitants of Britain, partly from the annals of the Romans and the chronicles of the sacred fathers, Isidore, Hieronymous, Prosper, Eusebius and from the histories of the Scots and Saxons although our enemies . . . I have lispingly put together this . . . about past transactions, that [this material] might not be trodden under foot'. (2)

(1) The actual words are coacervavi omne quod inveni, and occur in Prologue 2 to the Historia.
(2) Quoted from the translation of Prologue 1. See The Works of Gildas and Nennius, J.A.Giles, London 1841.


27 June 2013

The Prince, the People & the Polls

       
LOGOS : The Speaking into Being of the World

HA HA :  from that same bag of grasping wind and gas, disruptive other sounds - burps, farts, laughter

LOGOS/HA HA : the imperfect Word, the broken Promise

bLOGOS/HA HA : a heap of such



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A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
someone looks at something ...
 
LOGOS/HA HA
[I give you my word / that I will break my word)

            
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FRIDAY, 22 MARCH 2013


Statement from Spokesperson for the Hon Kevin Rudd MP  

Mr Rudd has said consistently over the last 12 months that he would not challenge for the Labor leadership and that he would contest the next election as a local member of Parliament at the next election. That position has not changed. 

Furthermore, Mr Rudd wishes to make 100 per cent clear to all members of the parliamentary Labor Party, including his own supporters, that there are no circumstances
under which he will return to the Labor Party leadership in the future.

Posted by Kevin Rudd at 10:22    : posted at kevinruddmp

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Today, after challenging and defeating Julia Gillard

"The truth is, if we're all being perfectly honest..."
  
- Kevin Rudd

      
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At 9.15pm Julia Gillard makes her speech-in-defeat to the media.

After this we switch to SBS for the final episode of Borgen.

It opens with a quote from Machiavelli...
       

...then moves to a TV news report about the latest polls.


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 A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
 someone looks at something ...
 
 LOGOS/HA HA