Sapphire and Stone

Aug 12, 2008 10:11

On Father's Day this year, I visited Lichfield Cathedral with my Dad, his wife and Bill. I spent time examining the details of the ornate features of the building. I sat for ten minutes in a small side-chapel up some narrow stone stairs; in the peaceful room, at knee-level, was a small painted door hinged and clad with iron.


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nartthefart August 12 2008, 12:57:42 UTC
them criss-crossing pathsies are called desire lines ( ... )

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the path of least resistence... nilogic August 12 2008, 13:15:35 UTC
Wow, wow, wow. That's beautiful :) it makes me think of this:

"and big government should not stand between a man and his money
i mean "what's good for business is good for the country"

our children still take that lie like communion
the same old line
the confederacy used on the union

conjugate liberty
into libertarian
and medicate it
associate it
with deregulation
privitization
we won't even know we're slaves
on a corporate plantation
somebody say halleluja!
somebody say damnation!
cuz the profit system follows the path of least resistance
and the path of least resistance is what makes the river crooked
makes it serpentine
capitalism is the devil's wet dream
so just give me my judy garland drugs
and let me get back to work
cuz the empire state building
is the tallest building in new york
and i always got the feeling
you just liked to hear it fall

off your tongue"

'Serpentine' from Evolve by Ani Difranco

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nartthefart August 12 2008, 19:30:31 UTC
i know some stuff.

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huh? nilogic August 12 2008, 22:01:02 UTC
what do you know?

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Re: huh? nartthefart August 12 2008, 22:47:32 UTC
i know interesting details about desire lines.

they said on QI.

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Re: huh? nilogic August 13 2008, 09:14:19 UTC
oh i see
i thought you knew a secret
QI is brilliant
i forgot to listen to your songs two nights in a row
will listen to-godamn-night
really want to know what they are like

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