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at work in a falling skyscraper
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Dreams
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I'm at work (??) in a skyscraper downtown. I know I'm at work because of all the people from work I recognize there. But there's a problem, the roof has sprung a leak, huge sprays of water rain from the ceiling, intermittent, sometimes dripping, sometimes pouring, but it's clear we all have to get out, the building is in danger of collapse.
The owner, he's brought in a couple of people to repair things but they're cowboys, they're going to try and replace just a few jousts, meanwhile staff has all disappeared in their several directions, I'm back inside, looking up through a glass ceiling off to the side of the main building, wondering if it crashes down, when it crashes down, if I'll be trapped, squashed under the main bulk, ...
Casanova in London and Other Essays - Peter Quennell
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Books
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A series of thoughtful essays on a variety of subjects from Falstaff to The Secret Commonwealth, and his firsthand meetings with Evelyn Waugh and Robert Graves.
Interesting, perhaps it chief redeeming feature is that it recommends and refers one on to read other authors one hasn't heard of. Good.
The Condo Board
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Rants
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And they've been and painted the deck today, in the process trampling and laying waste to all the flowers I've carefully planted and nurtured these past several months.
The condo board.
The deck, or front porch, a dull, flat, uniform grey, exactly like every one of the other neighbors. I tried ornamenting it with brightly coloured Tibetan Prayer Flags, but received notice to take them down, and so now it's just like every one else's. And the flower garden, well, we'll give it a few days and see, the neighbors dandelions and weeds have been carefully trod around, mine own have been crushed and trammeled underfoot.
Salvator Mundi - Newly discovered Da Vinci?
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Found
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And this, if you trust the Daily Mail - a painting that once sold for a mere forty five pounds at auction has been authenticated as a work by Leonardo Da Vinci.
Read More Here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2010309/Leonardo-Da-Vinci-Is-long-lost-120m-Salvator-Mundi-painting-authentic.html#ixzz1RI7sp05Z
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