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Pat,
Thanks
again for your hospitality (snacks and bevies) at the Islay Inn last
night. The next gathering is the 25th of November, at the
Islay Inn.
The book is: Thinking Fast, Thinking Slow by
Daniel Kahneman (Mark). Misha will (promptly – thinking fast) choose the book to follow the Kahneman.
Hello again, Laddage!
I must apologize, profusely, for allowing the above mentioned date to go forward as I suddenly realized, upon reading The Secretary's message, that I had booked the 25th of November already! When Giorgio and I went to the Macallan Tasting at the Eclectic Owl last Tuesday, I noticed a poster advertising a Jill Barber concert. As it turns out, the concert is on the 25th so I cannot meet then. I had slipped my mind completely as it is meant to be a surprise for Cora Lee. Since it will be getting perilously close to Christmas parties, etc, by this date, don't feel the NRBC should try to re-book date if it is convenient for most. However, I could host on November 18th or December 2nd. I leave it to the rest of you to decide. Cheers, Patrizzio!
I must apologize, profusely, for allowing the above mentioned date to go forward as I suddenly realized, upon reading The Secretary's message, that I had booked the 25th of November already! When Giorgio and I went to the Macallan Tasting at the Eclectic Owl last Tuesday, I noticed a poster advertising a Jill Barber concert. As it turns out, the concert is on the 25th so I cannot meet then. I had slipped my mind completely as it is meant to be a surprise for Cora Lee. Since it will be getting perilously close to Christmas parties, etc, by this date, don't feel the NRBC should try to re-book date if it is convenient for most. However, I could host on November 18th or December 2nd. I leave it to the rest of you to decide. Cheers, Patrizzio!
Pat,
Thanks for the wee drammage last night.
I
could probably go today but I won’t know for a while. The container on
out front street, that holds all Jake’s earthly belongings, has been
tagged and is under
a threat to be towed… I have to try and sort this out with the City. As
soon as I know I will let ya know. W
Please let us know if one or the other of these dates is better for you -- the 18 November or the 2 December.
I would prefer the 2 December but can do either date.
Either works for me, but December 2nd is preferred. Guy
Hi,
Dearest Marcus Aurelius, aka Slippery Fingers!
In response to your two queries I am rather surprised to have to answer the first one, (ie. Mind Slippage, or in your case, Mind Sloppage), as it seems quite obvious that you practice this on a regular basis, inasmuch as you always reply to the Peletonii that you will be joining the group for a ride only to realize an hour or so later, that you have unfinished renno work, uncorrected/unedited daughter's essays or a sore back. To my mind, you have taken Slippery Slippage to new heights of prestidigitation and legerdemain. I take off my riding helmet and salute you, O Master of Sleight of Mind!
With respect to clarification between "the causal link between something that 'is
meant to be a surprise for Cora Lee' and [my] mind slippage", there is
none! As I have already demonstrated, you are the Godfather of
Hypomnesia and, wearing such a mantle, it is a perennial phenomenon
inflicted upon your long suffering spouse, Susan, (not Coramandel, I
hasten to add), for which she, (Susannah, not Coriandre), deserves our
utmost understanding and deepest sympathy. I am more than sure that you
have already "slipped" one such memory from your "greased" mind, so to
speak. I refer to the evening of Tuesday, October 16th, when we saw you
at An Intimate evening With Donna Morrissey. Before we had so much as
said hello, Susan blurted out, "He hasn't read the book!", referring of
course to Adams River David, The Brokenhearted Richard. To tell the
truth I was rather taken aback at the vehemence with which she delivered
this stinging revelation but then again, at this time, I wasn't as
fully aware of the pervasive and pernicious nature of your mind boggling
blankouts. Perhaps you should suggest Memory For Dummies as your
next selection for the NRBC, if System 1 or System 2, (I can't keep
them straight, they keep slipping in and out of mental focus), can
remember the title long enough to enable you to convey your opinion to
Secretary "Sharp as a Tack" Giggster! Cheers, Dottore Dunn!
PS: The next consultation/diagnosis will cost you a bottle of single, (NOT Blended), malt!
December is better for me. Cheers, Moe
I think either the 18th or the 2nd will work for me.
Pat,
Thanks for hosting yet another fine evening.
I do have a couple questions for you:
- How do you "slip your mind"? Is this something we can do (i.e., slip your mind)? We've been trying to figure out (for years) if that were even possible.
- What's the causal link between something that "is meant to be a surprise for Cora Lee" and your mind slippage? Is this a perennial phenomenon for which Coriander deserves our [deepest] sympathies?
Dearest Marcus Aurelius, aka Slippery Fingers!
In response to your two queries I am rather surprised to have to answer the first one, (ie. Mind Slippage, or in your case, Mind Sloppage), as it seems quite obvious that you practice this on a regular basis, inasmuch as you always reply to the Peletonii that you will be joining the group for a ride only to realize an hour or so later, that you have unfinished renno work, uncorrected/unedited daughter's essays or a sore back. To my mind, you have taken Slippery Slippage to new heights of prestidigitation and legerdemain. I take off my riding helmet and salute you, O Master of Sleight of Mind!
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| Christopher de Bellaigue |
The date for the next gathering is confirmed -- the 2 December, at the Islay Inn.
Pat,
Thanks again to for offering the Islay Inn.
Dear Delinquents!
All the better to impose sanctions! Cheers, The Hangin' Judge McNut!
His wife is Iranian. His ideas have some ingredient of reality in them, but questionable. Cheers, Moe
Hi Moe!
Too, too bad that you were not able to join us as we certainly mentioned wondering about your opinion. Perhaps at the next gathering we can talk a bit about this book, particularly since nobody will have read the "assignment"! Cheers, Patrizzio!
All the better to impose sanctions! Cheers, The Hangin' Judge McNut!
His wife is Iranian. His ideas have some ingredient of reality in them, but questionable. Cheers, Moe
Hi Moe!
Too, too bad that you were not able to join us as we certainly mentioned wondering about your opinion. Perhaps at the next gathering we can talk a bit about this book, particularly since nobody will have read the "assignment"! Cheers, Patrizzio!
Canada Party Election Vow: Reshape America's Landscape
http://m.thetyee.ca/Books/2012/10/27/Canada-Party-Reshapes-American-Landmarks/?utm_source=mondayheadlines&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=291012
America, but Better: The Canada Party Manifesto, Chris Cannon, Brian Calvert, Douglas & McIntyre
As our campaign to make the people of Canada the 45th president of the United States enters the home stretch, we are simultaneously tailoring star-spangled inauguration suits and burying food caches in the forest. Should America have the foresight to vote us their leader, we will bring a touch of Canada with us to the White House. Should they instead fold to the will of people who vote based on cat-based Internet memes, well... we have a plan for that too.
This week, we offer our plans should our bid for presidency succeed this November.
Our book lays out a general platform for how we will reshape American policies, but should we win the election, we also have a plan to reshape the American landscape to lend the U.S. a little of that "Canado" spirit. Of course we'll start with an extensive interbreeding program to pass along the Canadian humility gene, but since this will take generations to make America meek enough to inherit the earth, we have a short-term plan to integrate our cultures by sharing our countries' respective iconography.
We'll start by making some modifications to American monuments to bring a certain Canadiana to the U.S.
The Statue of Liberty doesn't seem to be welcoming foreigners anymore, so now that torch is only attracting anchor baby moths to America. We want to fix that with something worth traveling across an ocean for.
Give us your hungry, your tired, your poor, your huddling masses yearning to breathe free, and your Boston Bruins so we can beat the shit out of them.
Hello Guy!
I thought that the hockey stick was wonderful! Cheers, Il Conduttore
Hi again Laddage!
Before this "slips" from my mind, here is one reference to one of the books we were chatting about last night, as opposed to discussing the book we were all supposed to have read!
http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/Patriot-of-Persia-Muhammad-Mossadegh-and-a-Tragic-Anglo-American-Coup.htm
Author: Christopher de Bellaigue, Harper, 2012)
Christopher de Bellaigue, a former contributor to The Economist, brings to light the fascinating story of one of the great anti-colonial heroes of the twentieth century: Muhammad Mossadegh, the great Iranian leader whose untimely demise resulted in the Islamic Revolution of 1979, and a man who has been demonized, ridiculed, and misunderstood in the West while remaining an icon and an inspiration across the Middle East. Patriot of Persia, a new biography exploring his life and impact, opens a crucial new window into Mossadegh—whose role in the evolution of Iran’s political climate cannot be overemphasized—providing a resource that will prove equally invaluable to academics, newshounds, and activists as they struggle to understand Mideast politics, Iran, Ahmadinejad, and the future of the region—and the world.
About the Author
Born in London in 1971, Christopher de Bellaigue has worked as a journalist in the Middle East and South Asia since 1994. His first book, IN THE ROSE GARDEN OF THE MARTYRS: A MEMOIR OF IRAN, was shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize. His second book, THE STRUGGLE FOR IRAN, was a collection of 14 essays on Iranian culture and politics, all of which originally appeared in The New York Review of Books. His most recent book, REBEL LAND: UNRAVELING THE RIDDLE OF HISTORY IN A TURKISH TOWN, was shortlisted for the prestigious Orwell Book Prize for political writing. Christopher de Bellaigue is the Tehran correspondent for The Economist and a frequent contributor to The New Yorker, Granta, Harper's, and The New York Review of Books. He lives in London with his wife and two children.
Link for Further Reading:
*'Patriot Of Persia' Revisits 1953 CIA Coup In Iran: http://www.npr.org/2012/05/17/152893691/patriot-of-persia-revisits-1953-cia-coup-in-iran
Before this "slips" from my mind, here is one reference to one of the books we were chatting about last night, as opposed to discussing the book we were all supposed to have read!
Author: Christopher de Bellaigue, Harper, 2012)
Christopher de Bellaigue, a former contributor to The Economist, brings to light the fascinating story of one of the great anti-colonial heroes of the twentieth century: Muhammad Mossadegh, the great Iranian leader whose untimely demise resulted in the Islamic Revolution of 1979, and a man who has been demonized, ridiculed, and misunderstood in the West while remaining an icon and an inspiration across the Middle East. Patriot of Persia, a new biography exploring his life and impact, opens a crucial new window into Mossadegh—whose role in the evolution of Iran’s political climate cannot be overemphasized—providing a resource that will prove equally invaluable to academics, newshounds, and activists as they struggle to understand Mideast politics, Iran, Ahmadinejad, and the future of the region—and the world.
Born in London in 1971, Christopher de Bellaigue has worked as a journalist in the Middle East and South Asia since 1994. His first book, IN THE ROSE GARDEN OF THE MARTYRS: A MEMOIR OF IRAN, was shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize. His second book, THE STRUGGLE FOR IRAN, was a collection of 14 essays on Iranian culture and politics, all of which originally appeared in The New York Review of Books. His most recent book, REBEL LAND: UNRAVELING THE RIDDLE OF HISTORY IN A TURKISH TOWN, was shortlisted for the prestigious Orwell Book Prize for political writing. Christopher de Bellaigue is the Tehran correspondent for The Economist and a frequent contributor to The New Yorker, Granta, Harper's, and The New York Review of Books. He lives in London with his wife and two children.
Link for Further Reading:
*'Patriot Of Persia' Revisits 1953 CIA Coup In Iran: http://www.npr.org/2012/05/17/152893691/patriot-of-persia-revisits-1953-cia-coup-in-iran
As I'm sure you know, it was stupendous day yesterday so I took advantage of rain-free weather to go for a long ride. Regular mates, Whirlygig and Robo Man, were not able to join me, Guess they have not seen the AofGT clip!
Really glad I took advantage of yesterday's sunshine as it had been pouring when I had to run errands this morning. Stopped at MEC to buy a hand pump to keep my new carbon fibre bike tires full. They lose pressure quite quickly if one does not top them up regularly I learned when last I took bike into West Point Cycles, (on a ride near there), for air! Plan to hit he Acquatic Centre for a swim tomorrow morning. Managed to do 2.5 miles on Saturday so am delighted to back in the pool after almost a year away from the water.
Let us know the date you and David can come for dinner. Fondestos and Cheers, Patrizzio!
Hi Sylvia and Raymond!
Trust you are back to normal now, Sylvia. Stopped at On the Rivet to buy my Idiot Savant Helmet, Charcoal, no Orange, more's the pity! Then MEC to buy a pair of "lobster" mitts for the colder weather and a hand pump to keep my Madone bike tires full. They lose pressure quite quickly if one does not top them up regularly I learned when last I took bike into West Point Cycles, (on a ride near there), for air! Saw Andrea and Sara and Martine, all very friendly and helpful. Cheers, Patrizzio!
Pat,
Excellent riding. Don't peak too
early before the Penticton run if you are still planning to do that.
Haven't managed a ride for a while. Crazy work schedule at the moment
and wasn't able to get out at all on the weekend.
Heard from Pete who had ridden with Rod to West Van on Sunday. Very
leisurely evidently with 2 stops for coffee. Shows what they get up to
when I'm not around. Rod under the influence from the previous evening
evidently. I'll try and get my old Giant into
the shop this week - requires a new cassette and maybe a chain, I
think. It has the mudguards, so it is pretty handy for this time of
year. The video was very humorous and worth passing along. It certainly
beat the usual rubbish I receive. Ray
Hi again, Raymond!
Guess we'd better invite Rod to join the NRBC as we seem to do more tippling than reading! Giorgio and I were only two who had read book last night! Told Sara that you might be in to see her now that I was logging some longer distances! Buona Fortuna with Giant! Cheers, Patrizzio!
dear dunns,
we hope you & yours are all well & now send you our best regards.
icelanders know how to tell a story, yes?
(highest literacy rate & per capita use of libraries in the world as i understand.)
here/hear "of monsters & men" who want to engage you in a "little talk"
clever/brilliant in my hubble opinion
as always,
filmer, (who just composed this message to you) & sally, (who's still @ work & can't be here to contribute).
http://youtu.be/ghb6eDopW8I
Hi Hubble Bubble People!
How terrific to hear from you, Filmer! Really enjoyed the music video! I do apologize for not writing sooner. We had Mom's Memorial on Sunday, October 14th, (I plan to mail copies of the program unless I can find a way to compress it as it a very large set of files, (over 32MB), and I have had trouble loading and sending it as a test. As well, will be having a graveside service this coming summer. More of that later, a little closer to the time.), and everything went off very well so quite pleased with the Service itself as well as the gathering at the church afterwards and then the Wake at our place. Fondestos and Cheers, Patrizzio!
Hello Peletonii
As I'm sure all of you know, (those not couch potatoe-ing), it was stupendous day yesterday so I took advantage of rain-free weather to go for a long ride. Since I had no word from any of the so-called Peletonii, (Please watch AofGT clip!), I set off for Horseshoe Bay at 10:30am, solo. Cheers, Il Conduttore!
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