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Countess' blog entry before last, on her thesis paper, reminded me of Wilde. I recently finished reading his Picture of Dorian Gray.

It's definitely one of the best-written books I've read yet (not that I've read very many but you know what I mean) but it was seriously disconcerting. Lord Henry's work in corrupting Dorian was repulsive -- a Mephistopheles if ever there was one.

The book frightened me. I don't know if it was the hedonism Lord Henry preached and Dorian ...

I’m Sorry

I feel it time I should make proper apologies. I realize I have hurt friends on this forum down through the months, most recently Barbara. In my place, many would play their illness as an excuse to free themselves from any liability. I refuse to do that. Sick or not, I must take responsibility for my own actions.

I think of it like a game of poker. Were I playing that game with you, my friends, and I lost a hand, I could not blame the cards. I would be to ...

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From one of my faveorite shows Las Vegas

More people are intrested in creating heat than sheding light

kneel down, fair Love, and fill thyself with tears,
girdle thyself with sighing for a girth
around the sides of mirth,
close thy lips and eyelids, let thine ears
be filled with rumor of people sorrowing;
make thee soft raiment out of woven sighs
upon the flesh to cleave,
set pains therein and many a grievous thing,
and many sorrows after each his wise
for armlet and for gorget and for sleeve.

O Love's lute hanged about ...