Please accept my apologies for the slowness in moderation today. There are two very good reasons for this.
One is that lots of you commented, not that I am complaining.
The other is that sometimes managing all the demands on my time creates a little pressure. Not only did we have a very busy recording session this morning, but I also had meetings and a pile of emails to deal with. That was on top of six blog posts, one LinkedIn post, and a Substack post, although the last two are very largely James's work now.
This afternoon, I have three videos to review, Thomas having edited them. Otherwise, there will not be videos between now and Monday morning, and although he does a great job, I always want to make sure that I am happy with everything, and usually make a few tweaks before the thing goes out, whilst also creating the blog post for use here from the transcript at the same time.
If I wanted a quiet retirement, I most definitely went the wrong way about this.
And if you are also wondering why I did, as a result, write this additional blog post, that was written by dictating it into my phone as I walked to get a coffee at a regular destination where they are used to seeing me sitting with a pair of headphones on, watching and listening to myself as edits progress.
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@David Crighton
Do you not have correspondence with Nigel Farage to attend to with your valuable time???
No need to apologise. We appreciate what you and the team do.
Remember to be kind to yourself. Into nurturing parent state.
🙂
Your prodigious yet carefully reasoned and thought through output is truly impressive.
The videos got done. And an emergency, extra, column for The National
I appreciate all the work you put into this blog. It helps me stay informed.
Thanks
Richard,
I would like to echo Martin’s comments as I increasingly avoid a lot of the traditional media and rely on you to cover things I think are important.
Your contributions have helped me think enormously.
I hope your Cambridge gig is a success. I would love to have attended but unfortunately the timing didn’t work.
If it goes well there may be more….
Selling out helps
And thank you
…. as for one which hath a long task, ’tis good,
With the sun to begin His business
From Temple by John Donne
Here’s the whole poem. When you draw breath this weekend, lose yourself in this wonderful, seemingly simple imagery. And maybe, just for a while, be twelve again.
Temple
With his kind mother who partakes thy woe,
Joseph turn back; see where your child doth sit,
Blowing, yea blowing out those sparks of wit,
Which himself on the Doctors did bestow;
The Word but lately could not speak, and lo
It suddenly speaks wonders, whence comes it,
That all which was, and all which should be writ,
A shallow seeming child, should deeply know?
His godhead was not soul to his manhood,
Nor had time mellowed him to this ripeness,
But as for one which hath a long task, ’tis good,
With the sun to begin his business,
He in his age’s morning thus began
By miracles exceeding power of man.
John Donne
Cliff Bawden
Please educate me on John Donne here.
Why age 12?
Thanks
Hi Eric. See Luke 2:41-52. Donne takes this story about the young Jesus of Nazareth and presents it to us in such a way as to lead us to consider what’s going on within ourselves. Where does our wisdom come from? Are we using it wisely and kindly? What’s it for? Are we getting on with it, like Richard is? That sort of thing.
I am not claiming anything like that. I only have the courage to be, vaguely acceptable in my own unacceptability.
FtF are amazing
I am off to Beachead 2006 (Table top wargames, Warhammer etc) with my youngest son today so thats one less grumpy commentator at least until I get home
And a major boost to the economy…………………
I am surprised Thomas is not there….
Have fun
Unrelated subject…
Is your conference sold out?
Yes, at the moment. We are seeing if we can expand space next week, but we are not sure if that is possible as yet. Sorry!
“Work is the curse of the drinking classes”
Oscar Wilde (?1875 or ?1893)