Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Sun 01 Jan 2006 10:46:25p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Joseph
>
> Littleshoes?
>
> > Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> >
> >> On Sun 01 Jan 2006 10:20:37p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
> Joseph
> >>
> >> Littleshoes?
> >>
> >> > Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> On Sun 01 Jan 2006 09:44:53p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
> >> >> Joseph
> >> >>
> >> >> Littleshoes?
> >> >>
> >> >> > Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> We had a very substantial, but early, dinner tonight. Hours
> >> >> >> have passed, I'm
> >> >> >> seriously hungry, and I don't want leftovers from dinner.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> I've just pulled some frozen, cooked shrimp and crabmeat out
> of
> >> >> >> the
> >> >>
> >> >> >> freezer and will jump on it to eat with cocktail sauce as
> soon
> >> >> >> as it's thawed.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> There's some dessert around, too. Well, maybe a bit of that
> >> >> >> later.
> >> >>
> >> >> >> <g>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > The raspberry beer went quickly but i have left over
> champagne,
> >> >> > just
> >> >>
> >> >> > popped open a bottle to have with the left over pate & bacon
> >> >> > wrapped
> >> >>
> >> >> > prawns, cheeses, and breads.
> >> >>
> >> >> Sounds really good!
> >> >>
> >> >> > People were very subdued last night, *sigh* we are all getting
>
> >> >> > older, there was a time that crowd would have left nothing
> 'over'
> >>
> >> >> > but especially not wine & talked about everything and nothing,
>
> >> >> > now a days we cant talk about anything other than whether to
> sell
> >> >> > out
> >>
> >> >> > now or hang on for a higher price some time in the future,
> both
> >> >> > literally and metaphorically. Oh well...my spring party to
> >> >> > celebrate the solar new year is only 3 months away.
> >> >>
> >> >> That type of scenario is one reason why the two of us just
> stayed
> >> >> home
> >> >>
> >> >> alone. One couple, that are out best friends, also do the same.
> >> >> Otherwise,
> >> >> the four of us could have had a great evening together. Another
>
> >> >> reason we
> >> >> don't get together with them on holidays is that we live 80
> miles
> >> >> apart and
> >> >> don't anticipate either the drive before or after.
> >> >
> >> > It was a dark and stormy night, here, which i think contributed
> to a
> >>
> >> > rather subdued gathering.
> >> >
> >> > People were overly solicitous of me and my back problem that has
> >> > kept me from going to parties or hosting them recently. I don't
> >> > consider dinner for 4 a 'party' so i had an 'open house' last
> night
> >> > and people came and went all evening. Nobody even objected to my
> >> > choice of music, i dragged out an old vynal L.P. and set up the
> old
> >> > record player and debuted "Captain Lockheed and the Star
> Fighters"
> >> > to a stunned assembly (perhaps they were just being polite) after
>
> >> > which nobody objected to my rather eclectic mix of old and modern
>
> >> > music.
> >>
> >> I hope the evening wasn't a real disappointment for you.
> >
> > It was not a rock and roll evening, more a Boccherini minuette. Not
>
> > what i had been expecting but nice never the less.
> > ---
> > JL
>
> Nothing wrong with Boccherini!
>
> Happy New Year!

I specified white tie and tiaras, some few of my friends don't like
when i do this and either make an acceptable attempt to meet me half way
or do not attend my more formal soirees. I thought my Tiara went
particularly well upside down over a white turban, looked sort of like a
jewelled bill cap, i actually considered turning the Tiara backwards so
it would be like a bill cap worn with the bill in back. I am just too
old to get into my Halston ball gown, but my Tiara goes well with white
tie & tails. How often does one get a chance to wear opera pumps.

Last nights fire works display over the bay was very good. And i have
got all these leftovers. I actually think i was given more booze than
people drank.

If i can go all metaphysical and esoteric on you for a moment, i think
the idea of the winter solstice, where the sun reaches and turns around
from its most northerly declination is a time of low energy and the
beginning of new, thus the frenzy of enthusiasm to mark it, 'sympathetic
magic" at its clearest displayed by the majority of peoples at one time
of the Year or another. An instinctual need, In the northern
hemisphere, to mark the birth and/or return of the sun or son. But its
actually visible epiphany is not celebrated till spring, and the summer
equinox is special full blown kiss of fire. The glory of existence in
full bloom, at the peak of its yearly cycle. To be celebrated as such.

C://Metpahysical esotericism off/.htm

Im exhausted and 'full' couldn't eat another bite, well maybe just one
more bite of the chocolate torte, but really, i don't even think i will
stay up for the star trek enterprise re run.

To quote Pepys, just because i don't think i ever have and it seems
appropriate,

"And so to bed."
---
JL