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NW has not been around here for about a week, which is unusual. Does anyone know whether he is just lurking or away on vacation? Or is there another reason for his absence?
Concerned.
J F R
The paradox has often been noted that the United States, founded in secularism, is now the most religiose country in Christendom, while England, with an established church headed by its constitutional monarch, is among the least. (Richard Dawkins, 2006)
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Hi JFR,
I spoke to him a couple of days ago. As far as I know he is okay, but I am sure that it would do no harm to send him an email.
Best wishes,
David
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Thanks for asking JFR - I'm fine now, although last week was a decidedly shitty week for me.
I fell over on an icy patch on Monday (22nd) on the outside stairs at the railway station, after having been to the theatre with my Mum. I landed awkwardly, and inflamed my back problems, so I was housebound (often bedbound) for most of last week, and in a lot of pain. It's basically a bunch of trapped nerves serving the groin and leg area - the effect is similar to having been kicked in the balls, but lasts four or five days ... and even with strongest painkillers I get very depressed and tearful. I tend to handle these situations by just hiding myself away and going uncommunicative until I've healed up a bit.
Fortunately, it only happens three or four times a year: it isn't anything to worry about, just one of those things that one has to learn to live with, and not allow it to affect life beforehand or afterwards too much!
I was back on the bounce by the weekend, and today I'm actually rather cheerful. I met an old schoolfriend for lunch - although we e-mail each other regularly and have met as part of an old school group several times, it's the first one-on-one meeting we've had for thirty years (he's been living in France for the past 25 years). And it's great to know that someone who was my closest friend for several years at school, and who I rather hero-worshipped (but never fancied) is entirely relaxed about my sexual orientation, and happy to hug me "hallo" and "goodbye".
"The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. ... Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night devoid of stars." Martin Luther King
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